Choose the word closest to the opposite in the meaning of the following underlined word.

Hydra is biologically believed to be immortal.

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Undying

Perishable

Ancient

Eternal

answer is B.

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Concept: The term immortal refers to the ability to live endlessly. In the given question, we are given an underlined word and must find the opposite of the given word from the options provided. To do so, we must first understand the meaning of the given word. Immortality refers to the ability to live forever, that is, to never die.
Let us now examine the meanings of the given options one by one.
Option 1: Undying refers to something, usually an emotion that lasts forever.
Option 2: Perishable refers to something which will die or decay.
Option 3: Ancient refers to belonging to the very distant past that's now not alive.
Option 4: Eternal refers to something which will last forever.
From the above options, we will use that options ‘1’ and ‘4’ are incorrect because they contain a meaning almost like that of the given word. Option ‘3’ is additionally incorrect because it refers to something within the past and is hence, neither a synonym of the given word nor the alternative.
Therefore, the proper answer is option ‘2’, perishable because it refers to something that may die, which is the exact opposite of the word ‘immortal.’
Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

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