English Questions: Antonyms – 17

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1. Asperity
   1) moistness
   2) amenity
   3) sour
   4) generosity
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: asperity means roughness of surface or manner; amenity means pleasantness or smoothness of manner
   
   
2. Epicurean
   1) ascetic
   2) slovenly
   3) imprecision
   4) providential
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation: epicurean means having sensitive and self-indulgent taste especially in food and wine; ascetic means practicing self-denial and austerity
   
   
3. Traduce
   1) deduce
   2) laud
   3) presuppose
   4) converge
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: to traduce means to expose to shame or blame; to laud means to praise or extol
   
   
4. Bridle
   1) heckle
   2) dissuade
   3) vent
   4) persist
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation: to bridle means to restrain or keep under control; to vent means to relieve by means of an outlet
   
   
5. Spare
   1) rotund
   2) pacify
   3) impolite
   4) impose
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation: one meaning of spare is lean; rotund means round or fleshy
   
   
6. Proclivity
   1) calm
   2) antipathy
   3) desire
   4) dearth
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: proclivity means inclination or predisposition; antipathy means settled aversion or dislike
   
   
7. Vituperation
   1) alacrity
   2) alertness
   3) reparation
   4) acclaim
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation: vituperation means bitter condemnation; acclaim means praise
   
   
8. Gambol
   1) trudge
   2) hedge
   3) crone
   4) misplace
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation: to gambol means to skip about in play; to trudge means to march steadily and laboriously
   
   
9. Quixotic
   1) simple
   2) staid
   3) passe
   4) unpredictable
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: quixotic means foolishly impractical and marked by extravagantly romantic ideals; staid means sedate and marked by prim self-restraint
   
   
10. Lachrymose
    1) quick
    2) loquacious
    3) blithe
    4) plentiful
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: lachrymose means given to weeping, or morose; blithe means of a happy or lighthearted character, or merry