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UI Post-UTME Use of English 2025 (Model questions) Question 6

Question 6

Antonyms

Choose the word or group of words that is opposite in meaning to the word in italics: The lecturer's explanation was esoteric. The students would have understood it better if it had been ________

  1. A.obscure
  2. B.innocuous
  3. C.exoteric
  4. D.mild
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Answer: C (exoteric)

Explanation

Esoteric means understood only by a few insiders; exoteric means simple enough for the general public, its opposite.