Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Abrogate

Correct — C. Abrogate means to repeal or formally do away with a law, right or agreement.

The opposite is to keep it in force. Uphold means to maintain or confirm, as when a court upholds a law or a verdict.

So the antonym is Uphold → option (c).

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Abolish — Abolish means to formally put an end to a law or system. That is what abrogate means, so it is a synonym, not an antonym.
• (b)
  Revoke — Revoke means to officially cancel a decree, licence or permission. It is a synonym of abrogate, the reverse of what is asked.
• (d)
  Annul — Annul means to declare invalid, as with a marriage or contract. It too is a synonym of abrogate, so it fails an antonym question.

An antonym item asks for the opposite, so the options that match the word are the traps.

Here abolish, revoke and annul are near-synonyms of abrogate: each means to cancel or end something by authority. That cluster is the tell.

The option pointing the other way is uphold, to keep something in force. Abrogate is a legal word: laws, treaties and rights are abrogated.

Key facts

• Abrogate = repeal or formally abolish a law, right or treaty.
• Synonyms: abolish, revoke, annul, rescind, repeal.
• Antonyms: uphold, maintain, establish, enact.

Common traps

• Picking a synonym (abolish, revoke or annul) because it matches the word, missing that the instruction says antonym.
• Confusing abrogate with arrogate, which means to claim or seize without right.

No directly related past PYQ was found.