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Solved Examples Set 2 (Antonyms)

  1. NOVEL

    1. fictional
    2. poetic
    3. ordinary
    4. narrative
    5. peerless
    (C. ordinary) Novel means new or unique. Fictional means made up or fabricated. Poetic means elegant or musical. Ordinary means common or everyday. Narrative means related to a story. Peerless means unique.
  2. MODERATE

    1. calm
    2. reason
    3. whisper
    4. intensify
    5. lead
    (D. intensify.) Moderate means to make less intense. Choice D intensify means to make more intense.
  3. PATHOLOGICAL

    1. Sick
    2. Healthy
    3. Unrealizable
    4. Selective
    5. Chemicals
    (B. Healthy) Pathological here refers to a negative characteristic, the correct choice is positive, Healthy.
  4. ABSTEMIOUS

    1. self-indulgent
    2. on the dole
    3. self-sacrificing
    4. off the mark
    5. self-satisfied
    (A. self-indulgent) Abstemious means self-denying, temperate.
  5. IRASCIBLE

    1. iridescent
    2. cooperative
    3. irregular
    4. commensurate
    5. devilish
    (B. cooperative) Irascible means quarrelsome or hot-tempered. Choice A iridescent means giving off a rainbow glow. Choice B cooperative means agreeable or easygoing. Choice D commensurate means proportionate. Choice E devilish means evil or sinister.
  6. BOMB

    1. inception
    2. task
    3. divot
    4. storm
    5. hit
    (E. hit) A bomb is American theater terminology for a failure, the opposite of hit.
  7. TRUMPET

    1. fetch
    2. glut
    3. hone
    4. idle
    5. veil
    (E. veil) The verb trumpet means to announce loudly, to proclaim. The opposite is veil, which means to cover or conceal.
  8. MATRICULATE

    1. articulate
    2. speculate
    3. divorce
    4. impart
    5. graduate
    (E. graduate) Matriculate means to sign up, to register for or join, especially for college. Choice A articulate means to express ideas clearly. Choice B speculate means to form opinions without definite knowledge. Choice E graduate means to be awarded a diploma for a course of study or to conclude school successfully.
  9. REDUNDANT

    1. Insufficient
    2. Expanded
    3. Profound
    4. Numerous
    5. Verbose
    (A. Insufficient) Redundant means superfluous, extra, unneeded. But insufficient means not enough.
  10. NADIR

    1. ebb tide
    2. positron
    3. mean
    4. median
    5. zenith
    (E. zenith) Nadir is the bottom, the lowest point. Choice A ebb tide means a period or state of decline. Choice B positron means an electrically charged particle. Choice C mean means the average. Choice D median means the middle point. Choice E zenith means topmost or highest point.
  11. DISCRIMINATING

    1. racist
    2. gourmet
    3. crass
    4. popular
    5. segregated
    (C. crass) Discriminating means being able to make fine distinctions. Choice C crass means gross, being unable to make fine distinctions.
  12. PROCEED

    1. secede
    2. succeed
    3. impede
    4. lead
    5. recede
    (E. recede.) Proceed means move forward, go ahead as planned. Choice E recede means to move backward. Choice A secede means to withdraw or quit. Choice C impede means to slow down.
  13. PALLID

    1. resplendent
    2. lackluster
    3. enervated
    4. impaled
    5. impervious
    (A. resplendent) Pallid means drab or colorless. Choice A resplendent means bright or brilliant. Choice B lackluster means drab or colorless. Choice C enervated means frail or feeble. Choice D impaled means pierced. Choice E impervious means impenetrable.
  14. BOMBASTIC

    1. Creative
    2. Selfish
    3. Artistic
    4. Polite
    5. Overbearing
    (D. Polite) Bombastic is a very strong word that means boastful. Notice that it simply sounds like a strong word. The best opposite here is Polite.
  15. ELOQUENT

    1. lucid
    2. ministerial
    3. wise
    4. graceful
    5. inarticulate
    (E. inarticulate.) Eloquent means articulate. Choice A lucid means clear. Choice B ministerial pertains to a minister. Choice E inarticulate means not eloquent.
  16. SUCCULENT

    1. harshly astringent
    2. axiomatic
    3. quietly reclusive
    4. parched
    5. highly spiced
    (D. parched) Succulent means full of juice, juicy. Choice D parched means dried out. Choice B axiomatic means self-evident.
  17. CONFIDANT

    1. assurance
    2. acquaintance
    3. enemy
    4. confession
    5. ally
    (C. enemy.) Confidant means a friend, a person you can confide in. Choice C enemy is the opposite of friend.
  18. HIDEBOUND

    1. liberal
    2. dishonorable
    3. honorable
    4. conservative
    5. leathery
    (A. liberal) Hidebound means narrow-minded. Choice A liberal means openminded.
  19. CHAOTIC

    1. Immersive
    2. Orderly
    3. Hectic
    4. Nervous
    5. Embarrasing
    (B. Orderly) Chaotic is a negative word that means in a state of complete confusion or disorder. Orderly is the positive word that is the best opposite.
  20. PROFUNDITY

    1. depth
    2. shallowness
    3. profanity
    4. perfidy
    5. complexity
    (B. shallowness) Profundity means having great depth of understanding or importance. Choice B shallowness means not deep, or an incapability of having deep feelings. Choice C profanity means coarse or irreverent speech. Choice D perfidy means treachery.

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