Q. What is the synonym of ‘disparity’?
(a) argumentation
(b) belittlement
(c) difference
(d) harmony
Answer
difference. Disparity āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āĻĻ, āĻŦā§āϏāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: Economic disparities between different regions of the country is huge. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Argumentation (āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰā§āĻ, āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž, āĻāϰā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύ⧠āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž): lines of argumentation used to support his thesis.
- Belittlement (āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻšā§āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž): It is against the rules for students to belittle each other.
- Difference (āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ)
- Harmony (āĻāĻā§āϝ)
Q. Choose the correct synonym of the word ‘Tedious’?
(a) amusing
(b) dull
(c) exciting
(d) quick
Answer
exciting. Tedious āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: This was a tedious journey. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Amusing (āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻāύāĻ, āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ)
- Dull (āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āĻ, āύā§āϰāϏ)
- Exciting (āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāύāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ)
- Quick (āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ)
Q. Antonym of ‘Tedious’ is:
(a) boring
(b) monotonous
(c) tiresome
(d) refreshing
(e) dull
Answer
refreshing. Tedious āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: This was a tedious journey. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Boring (āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ)
- Monotonous (āĻāĻāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§): The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity.
- Tiresome (āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ)
- Refreshing (āĻ āĻŦāϏāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ)
- Dull (āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āĻ, āύā§āϰāϏ)
Q. ‘Sluggish’ means –
(a) Active
(b) Cunny
(c) Lethargic
(d) Purified
Answer
Lethargic. Sluggish āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āϞāϏ, āϧā§āϰ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: The car had been sluggish all morning. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:Â
- Active (āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ)
- Cunny (āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰ āϝā§āύāĻžāĻā§āĻ)
- Lethargic (āĻ āϞāϏ, āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϝāĻŽ)
- Purified (āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϧ)
Q. What is the antonym of ‘Sluggish’?
(a) Animated
(b) Dull
(c) Heavy
(d) Slow
Answer
Animated. Sluggish āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āϞāϏ, āϧā§āϰ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: The car had been sluggish all morning. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:Â
- Animated (āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāύā§āϤ)
- Dull (āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āĻ, āύā§āϰāϏ)
- Heavy (āĻāĻžāϰā§)
- Slow (āϧā§āϰ āĻāϤāĻŋ)
Q. What is the synonymous word of ‘augment’?
(a) Beautify
(b) Increase
(c) Segment
(d) Calm
Answer
Increase. Augment āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: He augmented his summer income by painting houses. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Beautify (āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻž)
- Increase (āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž)
- Segment (āĻ āĻāĻļ)
- Calm (āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ)
Q. What is the synonym of ‘Diligent’?
(a) Lethargic
(b) Weak
(c) Dull
(d) Assiduous
Answer
Assiduous. Diligent āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§, āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ⧠āϝāϤā§āύ āĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: After diligent searching, he found a parcel. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Lethargic (āĻ āϞāϏ): I felt tired and a little lethargic
- Weak (āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ)
- Dull (āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āĻ, āύā§āϰāϏ)
- Assiduous (āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§, (āĻāĻžāĻā§) āϝāϤā§āύ āĻ āĻ āϧā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§): She was assiduous in pointing out every feature.
Q. INDUSTRIOUS (synonym)
(a) laid-back
(b) large
(c) active
(d) lethargic
Answer
active. INDUSTRIOUS āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ (āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§)āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: An industrious people striving to make their country prosperous. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Laid-back (āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž)
- Large (āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ)
- Active (āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ)
- Lethargic (āĻ āϞāϏ)
Q. DESTITUTE (antonym)
(a) indigent
(b) debt
(c) wealthy
(d) impoverished
Answer
wealthy. DESTITUTE āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻĻāϰāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: The charity cares for destitute children. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Indigent (āĻĻāϰāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ, āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§): A charity for the relief of indigent artists
- Debt (āĻāĻŖ)
- 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 āϰā§āĻĨ āύā§āϰāĻžāĻļāĻž, āĻĻā§: āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŖā§āĻŖ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: He was slumped in deep dejection. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Happiness (āϏā§āĻ)
- Sadness (āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ)
- Disease (āϰā§āĻ)
- Calmness (āϧā§āϰā§āϝāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž, āϧā§āϰāϤāĻž, āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§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 āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŽā§āϰāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: The picture outraged polite society. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Civil (āϏāĻā§āϝ)
- Rude (āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ)
- Confuse (āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ)
- Courteous (āĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§)
Q. The antonym of the word ‘tacit’ is –
(a) sluggish
(b) tricky
(c) spoken
(d) flawless
Answer
spoken. Tacit āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŽā§āύ, āĻ āĻāĻĨāĻŋāϤ, āϏā§āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Sluggish (āĻ āϤāĻŋ āϧā§āϰ)
- Tricky (āĻā§āĻļāϞā§)
- Spoken (āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽā§āύ āύāϝāĻŧ)
- Flawless (āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ, āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϤā§āϰā§āĻāĻŋ āύā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāύ)
Q. The word ‘Benevolent’ means-
(a) honest
(b) kind
(c) unkind
(d) cruel
Answer
kind. Benevolent āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻŋāϤā§āώā§, āĻāϞā§āϝāĻžāĻŖāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: He was something of a benevolent despot (āϏā§āĻŦā§āϰāĻļāĻžāϏāĻ). āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Honest (āϏā§)
- Kind (āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āϞ)
- Unkind (āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāϝāĻŧ)
- Cruel (āύāĻŋāώā§āĻ ā§āϰ)
Q. The antonym of ‘Bonafide’ is –
(a) bondage
(b) similar
(c) honest
(d) spurious
Answer
spurious. Bonafide āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŦ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āύāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: She was a bona fide expert. the court will assume that they have acted bona fide. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Bondage (āĻĻāĻžāϏāϤā§āĻŦ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ):
- Similar (āĻ āύā§āϰā§āĻĒ)
- Honest ((āϏā§)
- Spurious (āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ, 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 āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŦ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āύāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: She was a bona fide expert. the court will assume that they have acted bona fide. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Artificial (āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ)
- Permanent (āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§)
- Imaginary (āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ)
- Genuine (āĻ āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻāϏāϞ)
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 āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϏāϤāϰā§āĻ, āĻ āϤāĻŋāϝāϤā§āύāĻŦāĻžāύ, āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: The designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Delightful (āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ, āϰāĻŽā§āϝ)
- Careful and exact (āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ)
- Having strength of mind (āĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž)
- Careless (āĻ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ)
Q. Antonym of the word ‘Meticulous’ is –
(a) ordinary
(b) careful
(c) careless
(d) meritorious
Answer
careless. meticulous āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϏāϤāϰā§āĻ, āĻ āϤāĻŋāϝāϤā§āύāĻŦāĻžāύ, āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: The designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Ordinary (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ, āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ)
- Careful (āϝāϤā§āύāĻŦāĻžāύ)
- Careless (āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύ)
- Meritorious (āĻŽā§āϧāĻžāĻŦā§)
Q. The synonym of ‘flexible’ is –
(a) Plaint
(b) Hard
(c) Weak
(d) Stubborn
Answer
Plaint. Flexible āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Plaint (āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧ, āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ)
- Hard (āĻļāĻā§āϤ)
- Weak (āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ)
- Stubborn (āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧā§)
Q. What is the synonym of ‘Fickle’?
(a) Constant
(b) Stable
(c) Unstable
(d) Trustworthy
Answer
Unstable. Fickle āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻā§āĻāϞ, changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties or affectionsāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: Celebs trying to appeal to an increasingly fickle public. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Constant (āϧā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻ, āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύāĻļā§āϞ)
- Stable (āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ, āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ)
- Unstable (āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ, āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ)
- Trustworthy (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤ)
Q. Antonym of the word ‘futile’ is –
(a) Useful
(b) Useless
(c) Idle
(d) Comical
Answer
Useful. futile āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻ āĻā§āώāĻŽ; āύāĻŋāϰāϰā§āĻĨāĻāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: A futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Useful (āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰā§, āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§)
- Useless (āĻ āĻā§āĻā§, āĻ āύāϰā§āĻĨāĻ)
- Idle (āύāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ, āĻ āϞāϏ)
- Comical (āĻšāĻžāϏā§āϝāϰāϏāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ)
Q. What is the synonym of ‘ruthless’?
(a) merciless
(b) tender
(c) disprove
(d) leave
Answer
merciless. Ruthless āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŽāĻŽ, āύāĻŋāώā§āĻ ā§āϰāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: He is a ruthless manipulator. āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύāĻā§āϞā§:
- Merciless (āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāϝāĻŧ)
- Tender (āϏā§āύā§āĻšāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ)
- Disprove (āĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ)
- Leave (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ)