Question

Read the following passage from page 40:%0D%0A%0D%0A "Many of the children, including the Burnells, were not allowed even to speak to them. They walked past the Kelveys with their heads in the air, and as they set the fashion in all matters of behavior, the Kelveys were shunned by everyone."%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich word is an antonym of the word shunned as it is used in the story?

Answer 1

The word "shunned" in the passage means that the Kelveys were avoided or ignored by everyone. Therefore, the antonym of "shunned" would be embraced, included, or welcomed.