JAMB - English Language (2022 - No. 40)
From the options lettered A-D, choose the option that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
Last Easter was an austere period.
harsh
severe
prosperous
sour
Forklaring
Austere stresses the absence of warmth, colour or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial. The opposite in meaning is prosperous.