In each of the questions below, certain words are highlighted. Mark the option that is the most opposite in meaning to the highlighted word(s). The sub-prime crisis has pushed millions of people in the quagmire of financial indebtedness.
Explanation:
“Quagmire” means ‘a situation from which extrication is very difficult.’ ‘Predicament’ means ‘an unpleasantly difficult or dangerous situation’. ‘Swamp’ in its verb form means ‘to overwhelm, especially to overwhelm with an excess of something’. ‘Tranquility’ means ‘calmness, peacefulness, serenity.’ ‘Impasse’ means ‘a position or situation from which there is no escape’. ‘Tranquility’ is a suitable antonym for “Quagmire”. Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
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