English Questions – Antonyms for SSC CGL/IBPS PO set 63

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Identify the antonym

1. Adversary
   1. boorish
   2. chaos
   3. accomplice
   4. enemy
   5. chide
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 3)
   Explanation:
   Adversary- an opponent
   
   
   
2. Affable
   1. pandemonium
   2. brusque
   3. affordable
   4. cordial
   5. ally
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 2)
   Explanation:
   Affable- sociable or agreeable in courteous manner
   
   
   
3. Jaunty
   1. somber
   2. cajole
   3. entice
   4. inveigle
   5. amiable
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 1)
   Explanation:
   Jaunty- Having an air of easy carelessness or liveliness
   
   
   
4. Lucid
   1. replica
   2. dexterous
   3. barrel
   4. abstruse
   5. skillful
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 4)
   Explanation:
   Lucid- clear , transparent , easily understood
   
   
   
5. Morose
   1. raillery
   2. blithe
   3. chaff
   4. baton
   5. erupt
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 2)
   Explanation:
   Morose- gloomy , ill-humored
   
   
   
6. Malicious
   1. spruce
   2. revivify
   3. enliven
   4. invigorate
   5. benign
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 5)
   Explanation:
   Malicious- Bearing, or acting with, deliberate ill-will or spite
   
   
   
7. Platitude
   1. truism
   2. relinquish
   3. perfunctory
   4. berate
   5. revile
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 1)
   Explanation:
   Platitude-A dull and commonplace remark
   
   
   
8. Zenith
   1. acme
   2. shrew
   3. nadir
   4. culmination
   5. shallow
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 3)
   Explanation:
   Zenith- the highest point
   
   
   
9. Banal
   1. benevolent
   2. avidity
   3. genuine
   4. bogus
   5. vivid
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 5)
   Explanation:
   Banal- lacking in freshness or originality
   
   
   
10. Clandestine
    1. collaboration
    2. conniving
    3. surreptitious
    4. manifest
    5. ample
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer : 4)
    Explanation:
    Clandestine – Secret; stealthy