In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Construe

Options

A. Deduce
B. Expound
C. Infer
D. Obscure

Answer

D

Explanation

Construe (Verb) = to interpret the meaning of something: to understand the meaning of other people.s actions in a particular way, elucidate, decode.
Obscure (Verb) = to make something difficult to discover and understand, hide, conceal, confuse.
Look at the sentences : Any changes to the plan would be construed as indecision. Managers deliberately obscured the real situation from federal in vestigators.