JAMB - English Language (2002 - No. 8)
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Her phlegmatic temperament endears her to her friends?
Her phlegmatic temperament endears her to her friends?
stoic
irritable
lively
cold
Explicaţie
these are various meanings of phlegmatic
a. Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional or apathetic.
b. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; having a calm or apathetic temperament.. synonymes apathetic, stoic, cold-blooded, sluggish. Antonymes edgy, excitable.
LIVELY is therefore the opposite of phlegmatic from the options given above. it means to be;
a. Full of energy or alertness; vigorous or animated: a lively baby; lively eyes.
b. Characterized by much activity or excitement: