JAMB - English Language (1998 - No. 12)
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
Uche could not travel last December because of the severity of the harmattan?
Uche could not travel last December because of the severity of the harmattan?
cold
mildness
warmth
moderation
Wyjaśnienie
severity; in this context is a condition of being severe, extreme, intense.
The opposite is mild.
Mildness means lack of intensity, severity.