WAEC - English Language (2024 - No. 6)
In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.
The manager was eulogised for his speech while his assistant was ________
discouraged
criticised
appraised
denounced
Explicació
The underlined word "eulogised" means praised highly or spoken of with great admiration. The opposite of eulogised would be spoken of negatively or condemned, which is "criticised".