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Antonyms

Level 4 Questions
     

1.   EXOGENOUS
 
      1.  intrinsic
      2.  essential
      3.  ingenuous
      4.  barren
      5.  pith
 
Answer : 1
 
Explanation :
 
This is one of those hard words and means "originating from outside". So the closest option for "originating from inside" in this list is intrinsic. But to confuse you there is this word ingenuous which simply means simple and naïve - so don't be ingenuous and don't be confused! Barren: not fertile pith: sap; the juice inside a tree

2.   BIGOTRY
 
      1.  fanaticism
      2.  monogamy
      3.  flexibility
      4.  heterodoxy
      5.  malleability
 
Answer : 4
 
Explanation :
 
Narrow adherence to some belief systems is called bigotry. It is close to fanaticism and even orthodoxy. Although flexibility and malleability have some antonymous meaning in this context, bigotry is only used only in conjunction with religious or other narrow beliefs. So heterdoxy would be the right choice as opposed to orthodoxy. Fanatacism: excessive, foolish devotion to something

3.   CIRCUMLOCUTORY
 
      1.  indefensible
      2.  reticent
      3.  monosyllabic
      4.  decisive
      5.  precise
 
Answer : 5
 
Explanation :
 
A circumlocution is a roundabout way of saying something, not being precise and to the point. Reticent: tending to talk less; monosyllabic: having only one syllable;

4.   FRAYED
 
      1.  stitch
      2.  noisome
      3.  unkempt
      4.  pretty
      5.  preserved
 
Answer : 5
 
Explanation :
 
Frayed is said of something worn-out and out of shape. The direct opposite of which is therefore preserved and kept intact. Noisome: obnoxious or disgusting; unkempt: shabby, untidy

5.   PLACID
 
      1.  fraught
      2.  unpleasant
      3.  mawkish
      4.  rippled
      5.  congenial
 
Answer : 4
 
Explanation :
 
A placid lake is a tranquil body of water in which there is not much movement or commotion. There could be tiny ripples of course. But since there is no better option provided here signifying disturbance and turbulence, rippled is the best option. Fraught: filled with mawkish: too sentimental; congenial: friendly

6.   HONOR
 
      1.  abandon
      2.  break
      3.  respect
      4.  agree
      5.  disgrace
 
Answer : 5
 
Explanation :
 
Honoring someone is giving respect to someone. Abandon means to give up completely. Disgracing is humiliating someone.

7.   STRICKEN
 
      1.  treat
      2.  beaten
      3.  amiable
      4.  blessed
      5.  help
 
Answer : 4
 
Explanation :
 
Stricken means to be afflicted - indicative of some plight or suffering. As in stricken with AIDS - so the opposite should be blessed - as in blessed with good health. amiable: friendly

8.   ACCEDE
 
      1.  supercede
      2.  dissent
      3.  ignore
      4.  recede
      5.  precede
 
Answer : 2
 
Explanation :
 
There are many 'cedes' in the options - so one has to be sharp in discerning the answer. Accede simple means to agree or to assent. So the simple antonym is dissent. Supercede: to supplant or to take the place of someone or something previously in authority; recede: move back; precede: come before;

9.   SKILLFUL
 
      1.  novice
      2.  beginner
      3.  shoddy
      4.  inexperienced
      5.  flighty
 
Answer : 3
 
Explanation :

A skillful person is one who does a job with expertise. A novice is a person who is new to or inexperienced in the field or situation they are palced in. A shoddy job is a jod done badly, without much care. This is the right answer. A flighty person is one who is fickle and irresponsible.

10.   Stolidity
  
      1.  Posterity
      2.  Proximity
      3.  Agility
      4.  Sobriety
      5.  Partiality
 
Answer : 3
 
Explanation :
 
Stolidity is the state of being calm and dependable. Posterity means all the future generations of people. Proximity means nearness in space, time or relationship. Agility is the ability to something quickly and easily. Sobriety is the state of being sober. Partiality means unfair 237$%$bias in favor of one thing or person compared with another.





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