Question 40: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 21. Successful desert plants are resilient to scorching summers and frigid winters, drought, and high-salt conditions.
Antonyms – knowledge of vocabulary
Successful drought-tolerant plants are able to quickly recover from scorching hot summers and bone-chilling winters, drought, and high frost weather patterns.
=> Resilient /rɪˈzɪl.i.ənt/ (a): quick to recover, elastic
Consider the answers:
A. Rigid /ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/ (a): rigid, inflexible, inflexible
B. Flexible /ˈflek.sə.bəl/ (a): flexible, flexible
C. Tough /tʌf/ (a): difficult
D. Sturdy /ˈstɜː.di/ (a): sturdy, sturdy
=> The answer is A
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