SSAT Secondary School Admission Test

Answer: Choice (A) is correct.

To vilify means to speak ill of, whereas to glorify is to praise or honor. So, look for the answer choice that contains antonyms. In choice (B), to dissuade and to deter means to advise against or to talk out of, so eliminate that choice. In choice (C), to ascribe means to give credit to, so eliminate that choice. In choice (D), to acquire means to obtain or to get, so eliminate that choice. The only answer pair that contains antonyms is choice (A). To attenuate means to weaken, not to empower, so that is the correct choice.