In this excerpt from Leo Tolstoy's, "The Death of Ivan Ilych" that suggests that Ivan Ilych tried his best to escape from the reality of his troubled family life is <em>He attained this by spending less and less time with his family, and when obliged to be at home he tried to safeguard his position by the presence of outsiders</em>. As he has previously been speaking of how to free himself from the unpleasantness of his family life, this is the best example of how he did it.
Answer:
It is an antonym.
Explanation:
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.
The meaning of the word <em>petulant</em> is <em>insolent or rude in speech or behavior</em>, while the word <em>agreeable</em> means <em>pleasant </em>or <em>willing to agree to something</em>. As we can see, those two meanings are very different.
An analogy is a comparison between two things, typically used to explain or clarify something.
Cognates are words that have a common origin.
Synonyms are different words that mean the same thing.
