Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

Spurious medicine can be fatal to the patient.

Genuine

The most appropriate antonym of the underlined word spurious is genuine.

• Spurious means false or fake.
• Genuine means real or authentic.

The sentence states that spurious medicine can be fatal to the patient. This means that the medicine is not real or authentic, and therefore could be harmful to the patient. The opposite of this would be genuine, which means real or authentic.

The other options are not antonyms of spurious.

• Inferior means of lower quality or standard.
• Contemptuous means showing or feeling contempt or scorn.
• Virtuous means morally good or admirable.