Direction: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence.

The doctor assured the patient that the tumour was benign and could be easily removed

The correct answer is "Malignant."

 Key Points

• 'Malignant' means harmful or cancerous. ((कैंसर या किसी रोग के कारण बनी गाँठ) जिससे मृत्‍यु भी हो सकती है यदि वह नियंत्रित न हो सके; घातक)
  • Example: He has a malignant brain tumour.
• The sentence talks about a tumour that can be easily removed, so the opposite of that would be a tumour that is harmful and difficult to remove.
• Grammatically, 'benign' is an adjective that describes (used about a disease, etc.) not dangerous. (रोग या बीमारी) हलकी, सुसाध्य रोग)
  • Example: A benign growth is not cancer and is not likely to be harmful.
• The antonym of 'benign' is 'malignant.'
• The correct answer is Option 2.

 Additional Information

• Option 1: 'Favourable' means positive or advantageous. (अनुकूल)
• Option 3: 'Sterile' means not able to produce children or young. (प्रजनन में असमर्थ; नपुंसक, बाँझ, बंध्‍या)
• Option 4: 'Kind' means friendly or compassionate. (समान गुणों वाले व्यक्तियों का समूह; वर्ग)