Antonyms MCQs Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided? 36. withdraw a.

reduce b. need c. advance d. want 37. secret a. friendly b. covert c. hidden d. overt 3 . heartfelt a. lovin! b. insincere c. unhealthy d. humorous 3". impartial a. hostile b. biased c. disli#e d. worried $%. luminous a. clear b. dim c. brittle d. clever $&. awe a. borrow b. shallow c. low d. contempt $'. pit a. !roup b. pea# c. select d. marry

$3. rotund a. round b. unimportant c. thin d. dull $$. talent a. un!rateful b. silent c. show d. inability $(. common a. stran!e b. uneasy c. )uic# d. fast $6. bra*en a. bashful b. boisterous c. noisy d. heated $7. e+pect a. attend b. re!ret c. despair d. loathe $ . malodorous a. acrid b. pun!ent c. fra!rant d. delicious $". e+pound a. besmirch b. confuse c. con,ne d. condemn (%. pi)ue a. value b. !ully

c. smooth d. soothe (&. abate a. free b. au!ment c. provo#e d. wane ('. dearth a. lac# b. poverty c. abundance d. forei!n (3. pea#ed a. tired b. arro!ant c. pointy d. ruddy ($. abrid!e a. shorten b. e+tend c. stress d. easy ((. #indle a. smother b. detest c. enemy d. discoura!e (6. mea!er a. #ind b. !enerous c. thou!htful d. copious (7. philistine a. novice b. intellectual c. pious d. debutante ( . *enith

a. worst b. ape+ c. nadir d. past (". !ermane a. irrelevant b. indifferent c. impartial d. improvident 6%. irascible a. determined b. placid c. reasonable d. pliant 6&. approbate a. in!ratitude b. condemn c. dissatisfaction d. master 6'. supercilious a. unimportant b. relevant c. serious d. mee# 63. improvident a. cautious b. fortunate c. proven d. intelli!ent 6$. demur a. embrace b. crude c. boisterous d. falter 6(. fatuous a. crafty b. fru!al c. sensible d. inane

66. )uiescent a. lac#adaisical b. active c. dull d. prescient 67. sartorial a. cheerful b. sincere c. inele!ant d. homespun 6 . sapient a. hunched b. stron! c. simple d. simian 6". matutinal a. paternal b. crepuscular c. maritime d. marsupial 7%. impecunious a. wealthy b. cautious c. hun!ry d. tardy Answers 36. c. to withdraw means to remove or retreat- to advance is the opposite of retreat 37. d. secret means hidden or covert- overt means open to view 3 . b. heartfelt means e+pressin! !enuine feelin!. or sincere. so insincere is its opposite 3". b. impartial means to be without pre/udice or bias. therefore biased is the opposite $%. b. luminous means radiatin! or re0ectin! li!ht. or !lowin!- dim means dar# or dull $&. d. awe means a sense of deep respect or veneration- contempt means a lac# of respect. or disdain $'. b. a pit is a hole and a pea# is the top of a hill or mountain $3. c. rotund means rounded or plump. therefore thin is the opposite $$. d. a talent is a special creative or artistic ability. therefore inability is the opposite $(. a. common means ordinary or familiar- stran!e means unfamiliar $6. a. bra*en means to be de,ant or insolent- bashful means to be shy

or timid $7. c. to e+pect is to wait for or to loo# forward to- to despair is to lose all hope $ . c. malodorous means to have a bad smell- fra!rant means smellin! sweet or delicate $". b. to e+pound means to e+plain- to confuse. or confound. is the opposite of e+pound (%& 1ynonym 2 Antonym Questions(%. d. to pi)ue means to e+cite or irritate- to soothe means to calm (&. b. to abate means to reduce in de!ree or intensity- to au!ment means to increase ('. c. dearth means an inade)uate supply or lac# of somethin!abundance means an ample )uantity. or wealth (3. d. to be pea#ed is to appear pale or wan- to be ruddy is to have a healthy. red comple+ion ($. b. to abrid!e means to shorten and to e+tend means to len!then ((. a. to #indle means to start burnin! or i!nite- to smother means to sti0e or suppress (6. d. mea!er means lac#in! in )uality or )uantity- copious means present in lar!e )uantity. or abundant (7. b. philistine is used dispara!in!ly to describe a person !uided by material rather than intellectual values- an intellectual is a person who en!a!es in creative use of his or her intellect ( . a. *enith means the hi!hest point or the ape+- nadir means the lowest point (". a. !ermane means to be appropriate or relevant. therefore irrelevant is the opposite 6%. b. irascible means easily an!ered- placid means calm or serene 6&. b. to approbate means to approve or sanction- to condemn means to declare wron! or to convict 6'. d. supercilious means coolly or patroni*in!ly hau!hty- mee# means endurin! in/ury with patience and without resentment 63. a. improvident means lac#in! prudent foresi!ht. or carelesscautious means to be wary or to e+ercise forethou!ht &$ (%& 1ynonym 2 Antonym Questions&( 6$. a. to demur means to delay or hesitate- to embrace means to accept readily or !ladly- demure means coy 6(. c. fatuous means inanely foolish- sensible is its nearest opposite 66. b. )uiescent means mar#ed by inactivity or repose. therefore active is the opposite 67. a. sartorial means of or relatin! to tailored clothes- homespun means homemade 6 . c. sapient means possessin! !reat wisdom. or sa!e- one meanin! of simple is de,cient in intelli!ence 6". b. matutinal means of or relatin! to the mornin!- crepuscular means relatin! to or resemblin! twili!ht 7%. a. impecunious means havin! little or no money. therefore wealthy is the opposite