Welcome to Online English in AffairsCloud.com. Here we are creating question sample in Antonyms, which is common for the SSC CGL & Some other SSC exams. We have included Some questions that are repeatedly asked in exams !!!
- ABRIDGE
a. shorten
b. extend
c. stress
d. easyb. extend
to abridge means to shorten and to extend means to lengthen - KINDLE
a. smother
b. detest
c. enemy
d. discouragea. smother
to kindle means to start burning or ignite; to smother means to stifle or suppress - MEAGER
a. kind
b. generous
c. thoughtful
d. copiousd. copious
meager means lacking in quality or quantity; copious means present in large quantity, or abundant - PHILISTINE
a. novice
b. intellectual
c. pious
d. debutanteb. intellectual
philistine is used disparagingly to describe a person guided by material rather than intellectual values; an intellectual is a person who engages in creative use of his or her intellect - ZENITH
a. worst
b. apex
c. nadir
d. pastc. nadir
zenith means the highest point or the apex; nadir means the
lowest point - GERMANE
a. irrelevant
b. indifferent
c. impartial
d. improvidenta. irrelevant
germane means to be appropriate or relevant, therefore irrelevant is the opposite - IRASCIBLE
a. determined
b. placid
c. reasonable
d. pliantb. placid
irascible means easily angered; placid means calm or serene - APPROBATE
a. ingratitude
b. condemn
c. dissatisfaction
d. masterb. condemn
to approbate means to approve or sanction; to condemn means to declare wrong or to convict - SUPERCILIOUS
a. unimportant
b. relevant
c. serious
d. meekd. meek
supercilious means coolly or patronizingly haughty; meek means enduring injury with patience and without resentment - IMPROVIDENT
a. cautious
b. fortunate
c. proven
d. intelligenta. cautious
improvident means lacking prudent foresight, or careless; cautious means to be wary or to exercise forethought
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