Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the given word.
Hereditary
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The most appropriate antonym for the word hereditary is acquired.
- Hereditary means passed down from parents to offspring.
- Acquired means gained or obtained through one's own efforts or actions.
The other words do not have the same meaning as hereditary and are therefore not antonyms.
- Possessed means having or owning something.
- Regenerate means to grow or develop anew.
- Carried means to bear or transport something.