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Select the most appropriate antonym of SPECULATE in the sense “guess without certain knowledge”.

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SSC Stenographer 2019 Previous Year Paper (24-Dec-2020) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is

Know

To “speculate” is to form a conjecture without certain knowledge. To “know” is to have knowledge rather than merely guess, providing the intended contrast.

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