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Question
Now, find and write the antonyms for the words in Box A from the set of words in Box B
| A | B | ||
| amateur | professional | leader | eccentric |
| compulsory | respective | elusive | cheap |
| traditional | unnecessary | supportive | ancillary |
| expensive | hateful | desperate | trivial |
| hopeful | modern | fanciful | repulsive |
| accepted | fulfilled | refused | showered |
| invaluable | novice | optional | |
| complex | antique | determined | |
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Solution
| A | B | Ans | ||
| amateur | professional | leader | eccentric | Professional |
| compulsory | respective | elusive | cheap | Optional |
| traditional | unnecessary | supportive | ancillary | Modern |
| expensive | hateful | desperate | trivial | Cheap |
| hopeful | modern | fanciful | repulsive | Desperate |
| accepted | fulfilled | refused | showered | Refused |
| invaluable | novice | optional | ||
| complex | antique | determined | ||
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