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प्रश्न
Write the opposites (antonyms) of the following.
- cheap × ______
- discouraged × ______
- inadequacy × ______
- accept × ______
- simple × ______
- irrational × ______
- understand × ______
- clear × ______
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उत्तर
- cheap × expensive
- discouraged × encouraged
- inadequacy × adequacy
- accept × reject
- simple × complicated
- irrational × rational
- understand × misunderstand
- clear × unclear
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