JAMB - English Language (2018 - No. 34)
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics.
The witness averred that she had seen Dosun at the scene of the crime
argued
confirmed
denied
affirmed
Explanation
To aver means to establish a fact or assert a truth.
To deny means to disprove of a statement. It is the opposite of ‘aver’.