Question

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold

    word.She was very apprehensive about the results of her exam.
    A Nervous Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Anxious Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Fearful Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Confident Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Apprehensive means feeling anxious or fearful about something, and the antonym is confident, which means feeling sure and positive about something.

    The other options (nervous, anxious, and fearful) are synonyms of apprehensive, not antonyms.

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