Vocabulary, Synonym & Antonym (Page 4)

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Q. What is the synonym of ‘disparity’?

(a) argumentation
(b) belittlement
(c) difference
(d) harmony

Answer

difference. Disparity āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāϭ⧇āĻĻ, āĻŦ⧈āϏāĻžāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: Economic disparities between different regions of the country is huge. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Argumentation (āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•, āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž, āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž): lines of argumentation used to support his thesis.
  • Belittlement (āĻ…āĻŦāĻœā§āĻžāĻž, āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻšā§€āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž): It is against the rules for students to belittle each other.
  • Difference (āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ)
  • Harmony (āϐāĻ•ā§āϝ)

Q. Choose the correct synonym of the word ‘Tedious’?

(a) amusing
(b) dull
(c) exciting
(d) quick

Answer

exciting. Tedious āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: This was a tedious journey. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Amusing (āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϜāύāĻ•, āĻŽāϜāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ)
  • Dull (āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ, āύ⧀āϰāϏ)
  • Exciting (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ)
  • Quick (āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ)

Q. Antonym of ‘Tedious’ is:

(a) boring
(b) monotonous
(c) tiresome
(d) refreshing
(e) dull

Answer

refreshing. Tedious āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: This was a tedious journey. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Boring (āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ)
  • Monotonous (āĻāĻ•āĻ˜ā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇): The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity.
  • Tiresome (āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ)
  • Refreshing (āĻ…āĻŦāϏāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ)
  • Dull (āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ, āύ⧀āϰāϏ)

Q. ‘Sluggish’ means –

(a) Active
(b) Cunny
(c) Lethargic
(d) Purified

Answer

Lethargic. Sluggish āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ…āϞāϏ, āϧ⧀āϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: The car had been sluggish all morning. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋: 

  • Active (āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ)
  • Cunny (āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰ āϝ⧌āύāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—)
  • Lethargic (āĻ…āϞāϏ, āύāĻŋāϰ⧂āĻĻā§āϝāĻŽ)
  • Purified (āĻļ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ)

Q. What is the antonym of ‘Sluggish’?

(a) Animated
(b) Dull
(c) Heavy
(d) Slow

Answer

Animated. Sluggish āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ…āϞāϏ, āϧ⧀āϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: The car had been sluggish all morning. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋: 

  • Animated (āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ)
  • Dull (āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ, āύ⧀āϰāϏ)
  • Heavy (āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀)
  • Slow (āϧ⧀āϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ)

Q. What is the synonymous word of ‘augment’?

(a) Beautify
(b) Increase
(c) Segment
(d) Calm

Answer

Increase. Augment āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: He augmented his summer income by painting houses. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Beautify (āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž)
  • Increase (āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž)
  • Segment (āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ)
  • Calm (āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ)

Q. What is the synonym of ‘Diligent’?

(a) Lethargic
(b) Weak
(c) Dull
(d) Assiduous

Answer

Assiduous. Diligent āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§€, āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ⧇ āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āĻ“ āϏ⧁āĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: After diligent searching, he found a parcel. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Lethargic (āĻ…āϞāϏ): I felt tired and a little lethargic
  • Weak (āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ)
  • Dull (āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ, āύ⧀āϰāϏ)
  • Assiduous (āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§€, (āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡) āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋): She was assiduous in pointing out every feature.

Q. INDUSTRIOUS (synonym)

(a) laid-back
(b) large
(c) active
(d) lethargic

Answer

active. INDUSTRIOUS āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ (āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§€)āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: An industrious people striving to make their country prosperous. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Laid-back (āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž)
  • Large (āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ)
  • Active (āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ)
  • Lethargic (āĻ…āϞāϏ)

Q. DESTITUTE (antonym)

(a) indigent
(b) debt
(c) wealthy
(d) impoverished

Answer

wealthy. DESTITUTE āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĻāϰāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: The charity cares for destitute children. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Indigent (āĻĻāϰāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§€): A charity for the relief of indigent artists
  • Debt (āĻ‹āĻŖ)
  • Wealthy (āϧāύāĻŋ)
  • Impoverish (āĻĻāϰāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ): The soil was impoverished by annual burning.

Q. Synonym of the word ‘dejection’ is –

(a) happiness
(b) sadness
(c) disease
(d) calmness

Answer

sadness. dejection āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āύ⧈āϰāĻžāĻļāĻž, āĻĻ⧁: āĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŖā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: He was slumped in deep dejection. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Happiness (āϏ⧁āĻ–)
  • Sadness (āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ–āĻŋāϤ)
  • Disease (āϰ⧋āĻ—)
  • Calmness (āϧ⧈āĻ°ā§āϝāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž, āϧ⧀āϰāϤāĻž, āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž): Those who worked with him refer time and again to his calmness under pressure.

Q. The antonym of ‘polite’ is –

(a) civil
(b) rude
(c) confuse
(d) courteous

Answer

rude. Polite āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŽā§āϰāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: The picture outraged polite society. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Civil (āϏāĻ­ā§āϝ)
  • Rude (āĻ…āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ)
  • Confuse (āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ)
  • Courteous (āĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§€)

Q. The antonym of the word ‘tacit’ is –

(a) sluggish
(b) tricky
(c) spoken
(d) flawless

Answer

spoken. Tacit āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŽā§Œāύ, āĻ…āĻ•āĻĨāĻŋāϤ, āϏ⧋āϜāĻžāϏ⧁āϜāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāχ āĻāĻŽāύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Sluggish (āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āϧ⧀āϰ)
  • Tricky (āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ⧀)
  • Spoken (āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§Œāύ āύāϝāĻŧ)
  • Flawless (āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ, āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ…āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ āύ⧇āχ āĻāĻŽāύ)

Q. The word ‘Benevolent’ means-

(a) honest
(b) kind
(c) unkind
(d) cruel

Answer

kind. Benevolent āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻŋāϤ⧈āώ⧀, āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŖāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: He was something of a benevolent despot (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧈āϰāĻļāĻžāϏāĻ•). āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Honest (āĻ¸ā§Ž)
  • Kind (āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§€āϞ)
  • Unkind (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāϝāĻŧ)
  • Cruel (āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āϠ⧁āϰ)

Q. The antonym of ‘Bonafide’ is –

(a) bondage
(b) similar
(c) honest
(d) spurious

Answer

spurious. Bonafide āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ…āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ āύāĻžāχ āĻāĻŽāύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: She was a bona fide expert. the court will assume that they have acted bona fide. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Bondage (āĻĻāĻžāϏāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ): 
  • Similar (āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧂āĻĒ)
  • Honest ((āĻ¸ā§Ž)
  • Spurious (āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϜāĻžāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻ•): His job, as a manager of an insurance company, is to separate authentic and spurious claims.

Q. The synonym of ‘Bonafide’ is –

(a) artificial
(b) permanent
(c) imaginary
(d) genuine

Answer

genuine. Bonafide āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ…āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ āύāĻžāχ āĻāĻŽāύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: She was a bona fide expert. the court will assume that they have acted bona fide. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Artificial (āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ)
  • Permanent (āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€)
  • Imaginary (āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ•)
  • Genuine (āĻ…āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ, āφāϏāϞ)

Q. The synonym of ‘meticulous’ is –

(a) delightful
(b) careful and exact
(c) having strength of mind
(d) careless

Answer

careful and exact. meticulous āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϝāĻ¤ā§āύāĻŦāĻžāύ, āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: The designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Delightful (āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•, āϰāĻŽā§āϝ)
  • Careful and exact (āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•)
  • Having strength of mind (āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž)
  • Careless (āĻ…āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ)

Q. Antonym of the word ‘Meticulous’ is –

(a) ordinary
(b) careful
(c) careless
(d) meritorious

Answer

careless. meticulous āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϝāĻ¤ā§āύāĻŦāĻžāύ, āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: The designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Ordinary (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•)
  • Careful (āϝāĻ¤ā§āύāĻŦāĻžāύ)
  • Careless (āωāĻĻāĻžāϏ⧀āύ)
  • Meritorious (āĻŽā§‡āϧāĻžāĻŦā§€)

Q. The synonym of ‘flexible’ is –

(a) Plaint
(b) Hard
(c) Weak
(d) Stubborn

Answer

Plaint. Flexible āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āύāĻŽāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Plaint (āύāĻŽāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—)
  • Hard (āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ)
  • Weak (āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ)
  • Stubborn (āĻāĻ•āϗ⧁āρāϝāĻŧ⧇)

Q. What is the synonym of ‘Fickle’?

(a) Constant
(b) Stable
(c) Unstable
(d) Trustworthy

Answer

Unstable. Fickle āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϚāĻžā§āϚāϞ, changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties or affectionsāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: Celebs trying to appeal to an increasingly fickle public. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Constant (āĻ§ā§āϰ⧁āĻŦāĻ•, āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĻļā§€āϞ)
  • Stable (āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ)
  • Unstable (āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ)
  • Trustworthy (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ)

Q. Antonym of the word ‘futile’ is –

(a) Useful
(b) Useless
(c) Idle
(d) Comical

Answer

Useful. futile āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ; āύāĻŋāϰāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: A futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Useful (āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀, āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀)
  • Useless (āĻ…āϕ⧇āĻœā§‹, āĻ…āύāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•)
  • Idle (āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ, āĻ…āϞāϏ)
  • Comical (āĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϝāϰāϏāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•)

Q. What is the synonym of ‘ruthless’?

(a) merciless
(b) tender
(c) disprove
(d) leave

Answer

merciless. Ruthless āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŽ, āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āϠ⧁āϰāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ: He is a ruthless manipulator. āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞ⧋:

  • Merciless (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāϝāĻŧ)
  • Tender (āĻ¸ā§āύ⧇āĻšāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ)
  • Disprove (āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ)
  • Leave (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ)

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