English Questions – Antonyms 49

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1. Elegance
   1) indigent
   2) fluent
   3) novel
   4) vulgarity
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation: Elegance – the quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
   vulgarity – the state or quality of being vulgar.
   
   
2. Exhaust
   1) rancid
   2) wither
   3) permit
   4) invigorates
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation: Exhaust – make (someone) feel very tired.
   invigorates – give strength or energy to.
   
   
3. Gruesome
   1) gracious
   2) insipid
   3) knack
   4) concur
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation: Gruesome – causing repulsion or horror; grisly.
   gracious – courteous, kind, and pleasant, especially towards someone of lower social status.
   
   
4. Conform
   1) barren
   2) Valerian
   3) vague
   4) differ
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation: Conform – comply with rules, standards, or laws.
   differ – be unlike or dissimilar.
   
   
5. Orthodox
   1) inclination
   2) annihilate
   3) sallow
   4) heretical
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation: Orthodox – following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice.
   heretical – believing in or practising religious heresy.
   
   
6. Melodious
   1) bleak
   2) odious
   3) demolish
   4) brevity
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: Melodious – relating to or characterized by melody.
   odious – extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
   
   
7. Apparent
   1) provoke
   2) misery
   3) ambiguous
   4) scarcity
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation: Apparent – clearly visible or understood; obvious.
   ambiguous –
   
   
8. Acquitted
   1) negligence
   2) convicted
   3) strife
   4) vanity
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: Acquitted – free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
   convicted – declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
   
   
9. Tentative
   1) definite
   2) genial
   3) brutal
   4) malice
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation: Tentative – not certain or fixed; provisional.
   definite – clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful.
   
   
10. Comrade
    1) liberation
    2) eminent
    3) libation
    4) enemy
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: Comrade – (among men) a colleague or a fellow member of an organization.
    enemy – a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.