WAEC - English Language (2010 - No. 7)
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
Rather than convict him, the impartial judge........him.
blamed
dismissed
upheld
acquitted
설명
Convict; declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
Acquitted; free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.