curious and eager I think
The answer is: A. obsession
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In the excerpt from "Moby D*ck," by Herman Melville, the narrator describes Captain Ahab's determination and fixation to kill the whale that caught his leg. Thus, Ishmael mentions Ahab's upright posture, his coraugeous persistance, and devoted look towards a dangerous task like encountering the whale.
The antonym of this word is A. a follower.
When you say dissident meaning a person who loves to oppose everytime.
A provider, a protester and a contender are all synonyms of this word. A follower thus is the antonym of it because a follower never opposes. It always follows.
