Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.
They drank some spurious drink and fainted.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The most appropriate antonym of the highlighted word spurious is genuine.
- Spurious means "not genuine or authentic; false or counterfeit."
- Genuine means "being exactly what it purports to be; authentic."
The other words do not have the same meaning as spurious, so they are not its antonyms.
- Curious means "interesting or unusual."
- Nefarious means "wicked or villainous."
- Artificial means "made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally."
Therefore, the most appropriate antonym of spurious is genuine.