Question

read the passage. then, select the antonym of the word in bold.

in charles dickenss a christmas carol, ebenezer scrooge, a miserly old man, spends
christmas eve alone. that night, the ghost of his dead business partner and three other
spirits materialize in scrooges home. they teach him important lessons. by the time
the spirits disappear, scrooge has decided to reform his selfish ways.

Explanation:

"Materialize" means to become visible or take physical form. The passage explicitly contrasts it with "disappear", which means to cease to be visible or present, making it the direct antonym.

Answer:

Disappear