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Title: Detest

Grade: 6-a Lesson: S4-L5

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Find the correct antonym for the word "Detest"?
2	Clue	An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
3	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?
4	Choice.A	Choice A is correct. "Detest" means to strongly dislike, while "cherish" means to deeply care for. They are opposites because when you detest something, you really don’t like it, but when you cherish something, you hold it dear and love it. So, "cherish" is the opposite or antonym of "detest."	Cherish
5	Choice.B	Choice B is incorrect because "detest" and "abhor" are synonyms, not antonyms. They both mean to strongly dislike something. An antonym of "detest" would be a word like "cherish" or "admire," which mean to have positive feelings toward something.	Abhor
6	Choice.C	Choice C is incorrect because "despise" is actually a synonym, not an antonym, of "detest." Antonyms are words with opposite meanings, like "love" or "admire."	Despise
7	Choice.D	Choice D is incorrect because "Detest" and "Loathe" are synonyms, not antonyms. They both mean to strongly dislike. An antonym of "Detest" would be a word like "Cherish" or "Adore," which means to have strong positive feelings instead of negative ones.	Loathe
8	Step:	Meaning of "Detest" - To dislike or hate something or someone intensely.
9	Step:	The option that suits the correct antonym of "Detest" - Cherish
10	Answer	Choice A
11	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

Find the correct antonym for the word "Detest"?

Clue

An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice.A

Choice A is correct. "Detest" means to strongly dislike, while "cherish" means to deeply care for. They are opposites because when you detest something, you really don’t like it, but when you cherish something, you hold it dear and love it. So, "cherish" is the opposite or antonym of "detest."

Cherish

Choice.B

Choice B is incorrect because "detest" and "abhor" are synonyms, not antonyms. They both mean to strongly dislike something. An antonym of "detest" would be a word like "cherish" or "admire," which mean to have positive feelings toward something.

Abhor

Choice.C

Choice C is incorrect because "despise" is actually a synonym, not an antonym, of "detest." Antonyms are words with opposite meanings, like "love" or "admire."

Despise

Choice.D

Choice D is incorrect because "Detest" and "Loathe" are synonyms, not antonyms. They both mean to strongly dislike. An antonym of "Detest" would be a word like "Cherish" or "Adore," which means to have strong positive feelings instead of negative ones.

Loathe

Step:

Meaning of "Detest" - To dislike or hate something or someone intensely.

Step:

The option that suits the correct antonym of "Detest" - Cherish

Answer

Choice A

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?