Choose the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word. 1. He has been sinking. (a) drowning (b) floating(c) running (d) sleeping2. I don’t dare disobey him. (a) rebel (b) defy (c) challenge (d) obey3. He brought this illness back with him. (a) sickness (b) ailment (c) disease (d) health4. It is deadly and contagious.(a) safe (b) unsafe (c) dangerous (d) lethal5. I said advancing towards him. (a) going forward (b) retreating (c) regurgitating(d) belching6. How ignorant you are! (a) tacking in know ledge (b) well- informed (c) uninformed (d) unaware7. You will persuade him to come. (a) dissuade (b) urge (c) distract (d) disembark8. He was a frail man. (a) weak (b) feeble (c) strong (d) thin9. The man was startled. (a) reassured (b) amused (c) alarmed (d) annoyed10. You will tell him exactly how you have left one. (a) accurately (b) carefully (c) adequately(d) superficially11. You disappear to the next room. (a) vanish (b) distress (c) distinct (d) appear12. He pleaded to cure him. (a) requested (b) beseeched (c) ordered (d) begged13. It was successful acting. (a) victorious (b) unsuccessful (c) joyful (d) triumphant14. James at last talked in his natural voice. (a) innate (b) native (c) nature (d) unnatura15. There was silence. (a) solemnity (b) noise (c) contempt(d) concept