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Default ANNIHILATE- nearly most opposite word?
1. Supplement (Izaafi)

2. Augment (Izafa karna/barhana)

3. Append (shaamil karna)

4. Contract (Agreement, Simatna/sukarna)




(ANNIHILATE means 'complete destruction')
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Contract

Rest of the 3 indicate addition to something pre-existing while contract means initiating something new. Annihilate means completely destroying (or ending as I would presume in this case) something therefore most suitable opposite is contract
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Contract

Rest of the 3 indicate addition to something pre-existing while contract means initiating something new. Annihilate means completely destroying (or ending as I would presume in this case) something therefore most suitable opposite is contract
but this can be 'contract' that means minimizing/closing like contraction! it now resembles annihilate.
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but this can be 'contract' that means minimizing/closing like contraction! it now resembles annihilate.
You are right. In that case, most suitable option seems to be augment
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(ANNIHILATE means 'complete destruction')
To protect.

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To protect.

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and where is that option?
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it must be Augment...
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Augment seems more suitable.
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and where is that option?
I was mistaken.

Augment seems correct.
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1. Supplement (Izaafi)

2. Augment (Izafa karna/barhana)

3. Append (shaamil karna)

4. Contract (Agreement, Simatna/sukarna)




(ANNIHILATE means 'complete destruction')
ANNIHILATE means To destroy completely so the right answer is augment
same question was asked in CSS 2011
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