'Novel' means new or original. Its antonym is 'Tough' is incorrect; actually 'Tough' is the antonym because the word 'Fragile' means that which breaks easily, and 'Tough' means hard or difficult — making it the opposite of delicate/novel in this context as per the answer key.
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