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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Antonym/SCURVY

SCURVY:
A. completely centered
B. above reproach
C. imaginative
D. valiant
E carefree


Whoa, the board is flooded by my posts.


(Choose a lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in the capital letters.)


Once again I failed to sniff out which one is right. I am now wondering if there's a typo. Hope so.


Thanks for your help.
  

Top answer

B? (or D)

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  • B?
  • (or D)
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scurvy = contemptible

so......?


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I can hear pirates going 'Yarrrrrr you scurvy dogs'.

I have no idea what the antonym would be.
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Easy. The opposite of contemptible is above reproach.
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DavkettEasy. The opposite of contemptible is above reproach.


You're hitting bang on the target, Davkett. But why why why?
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Jeff_999
But why why why?
A person who is 'above reproach' is one who cannot be criticized for faults, because he is blameless, (or, perhaps, because he is a superior officer, or a potentate, and the like, and there are legal or religious restrictions on who is allowed to blame who.)
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So "above" have the meaning of "counter-"?
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