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Q:

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘fertile’ in the given sentence.
The teacher asked, “Wheat is grown in which kind of land – rich, wet, barren and fecund?”

  • 1
    Fecund
  • 2
    Rich
  • 3
    Barren
  • 4
    Wet
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Answer : 3. "Barren"
Explanation :

In the context of the sentence, the teacher is asking about the kind of land suitable for growing wheat. "Fertile" means capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops, while "barren" means not suitable for cultivation or lacking in vegetation. Therefore, option (C) Barren is the opposite or antonym of "fertile" in this context.

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