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

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• Let's look at the meanings of the given word and marked option:
  • Voracious- engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm.
  • Indifferent- having or showing a lack of interest or concern.
• Let's look at the meanings of the other given options: 
  • Ferocious- extreme in degree, power, or effect.
  • Rapacious- having a huge appetite.
  • Rampant- getting worse quickly and in an uncontrolled way.
• Hence from the given meanings, we find that Voracious and Indifferent are antonyms.

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• We should learn the words in a bunch if we want to enhance our vocabulary skills, learning through root words serves that very purpose.
• There are some other words with the root 'Vor/vour-' which indicates 'eat/large' are given below:
  • Carnivorous- meat-eating.
  • Devour- to eat quickly.
  • Omnivorous- avidly taking in everything as if devouring or consuming.
  • Herbivorous- feeding on plants.