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English Questions: Antonyms set 68

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Identify the Antonym

  1. Undermine
    1. assist
    2. de-emphasize
    3. strengthen
    4. sabotage
    5. overestimate
    Answer : 3. strengthen
    Explanation:
    Undermine – lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.Niggard – a mean or ungenerous person; a miser.

  2. Rancid
    1. abominable
    2. fresh
    3. polite
    4. putrid
    5. repugnant
    Answer : 2. fresh
    Explanation:
    Rancid – (of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.

  3. Sagacious
    1. unperceptive
    2. ignorant
    3. morose
    4. gloomy
    5. discerning
    Answer : 1. unperceptive
    Explanation:
    Sagacious – having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.

  4. Provident
    1. imprudent
    2. prudent
    3. gullible
    4. shrewd
    5. careless
    Answer : 5. careless
    Explanation:
    Provident – making or indicative of timely preparation for the future,wise,sensible

  5. Susceptible
    1. incredible
    2. predictable
    3. immune
    4. unpredictable
    5. stymied
    Answer : 3. immune
    Explanation:
    Susceptible – likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

  6. Procrastinate
    1. experiment
    2. expedite
    3. exclude
    4. propagate
    5. allude
    Answer : 2. expedite
    Explanation:
    Procrastinate – delay or postpone action; put off doing something.

  7. Cessation
    1. commencement
    2. unlevy
    3. renewal
    4. ongoing
    5. interruption
    Answer : 1. commencement
    Explanation:
    Cessation – the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.

  8. Potent
    1. soft
    2. opportune
    3. weak
    4. inefficient
    5. lurky
    Answer : 3. weak
    Explanation:
    Potent – having great power, influence, or effect.

  9. Foment
    1. spur
    2. foster
    3. dampen
    4. nurture
    5. repression
    Answer : 3. dampen
    Explanation:
    Foment – to instigate or stir up

  10. Innocuous
    1. hurtless
    2. benign
    3. deleterious
    4. inobnoxious
    5. gullible
    Answer : 3. deleterious
    Explanation:
    Innocuous – not harmful or offensive





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