ANTONYMS

ANTONYM QUESTIONS
Ans: (D)
SET – 1 Sol: Abeyance means temporary suspension. Its
opposite is continuance.
01. ABATE :
(A) attach (B) later 06. ABHOR :
(C) absent (D) augment
(A) inspire (B) credit
(C) improve (D) greatly admire
Ans: (D)
Sol: To abate means to make less. Its opposite is Ans: (D)
to augment, meaning to increase. Sol: To abhor means to hate or to detest. Its
opposite is to greatly admire.
02. ABBREVIATE :
(A) extend (B) advance 07. ABJURE :
(C) reach (D) diffuse (A) commingle (B) arbitrate
(C) espouse (D) appease
Ans: (A)
Ans: (C)
Sol: To abbreviate means to shorten. Its
Sol: To abjure means to give up; to renounce.
opposite is to extend, meaning to lengthen.
Its opposite is to espouse, meaning to
adopt; to embrace; to take up.
03. ABDICATE :
(A) condone (B) affiliate
08. ABOMINATE :
(C) attack (D) usurp
(A) gratify (B) esteem
(C) console (D) support
Ans: (D)
Sol: To abdicate means to voluntarily give up a
Ans: (B)
position of power or legal title. Its opposite Sol: To abominate means to abhor; to hate; to
is to usurp, meaning to forcibly or
detest; its opposite is to esteem, meaning to
dishonestly assume a legal title.
respect; to revere; to admire.
04. ABERRANT : 09. ABROGATE :
(A) attractive (B) blissful
(A) uphold
(C) normal (D) precise (B) defer
(C) discuss secretly
Ans: (D) (D) admit willingly
Sol: Aberrant means abnormal. Its opposite is
normal. Ans: (A)
Sol: To abrogate means to abolish; to cancel; to
05. ABEYANCE : repeal. Its opposite is to uphold, meaning to
(A) fulfillment (B) activity retain, to maintain.
(C) renascence (D) continuance
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10. ABSCISSION : 04. ACCOLADE :
(A) process of grafting (A) disappearance (B) absurdity
(B) process of transforming (C) disapprobation (D) exclusion
(C) state of fluctuation
(D) lack of coordination Ans: (C)
Sol: Accolade means praise; esteem, honour. Its
Ans: (A) opposite is disapprobation meaning
Sol: Abscission means the process of cutting condemnation; censure.
off. Its opposite is the process of grafting.
05. ACCREDIT :
(A) withhold approval
(B) surpass expectations
SET  2
(C) falsify records
01. ABSOLVE : (D) make preparations
(A) create (B) bind
(C) devise (D) reveal Ans: (A)
Sol: To accredit means to accept; to approve as
Ans: (C) true. Its opposite is to withhold approval.
Sol: Absolute means complete; whole;
unconditional. Its opposite is qualified, 06. ACCRETION :
meaning conditional; limited. (A) disinterest (B) disagreement
(C) exactitude (D) attrition
02. ABSOLUTE :
(A) inferior (B) tolerant Ans: (D)
(C) qualified (D) preliminary Sol: Accretion means gradual accrual;
accumulation; increase. Its opposite is
Ans: (B) attrition, meaning gradual reduction.
Sol: To absolve means to liberate; to set free. Its
opposite is to bind, meaning to constrain; to 07. ACERBIC :
shackle. (A) massive (B) grateful
(C) tiring (D)sweet
03. ACCELERATE :
(A) swerve (B) arouse Ans: (D)
(C) dispel (D) retard Sol: Acerbic means bitter; sour. Its opposite is
sweet.
Ans: (D)
Sol: To accelerate means to increase the speed. 08. ACQUIT :
Its opposite is to retard, meaning to reduce (A) sentence (B) perjure
the speed. (C) arrest (D) convict
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Ans: (D) Ans: (D)
Sol: To acquit means to exonerate; to find a Sol: To aerate means to mix with air; to fill with
person not guilty. Its opposite is to convict, gas. Its opposite is to remove air from.
meaning to find a person guilty.
03. AFFABLE :
09. ADHERE : (A) sentimental (B) predisposition
(A) detach (B) cleanse (C) irascible (D) equivocal
(C) engulf (D) incise
Ans: (C)
Sol: Affable means pleasant; congenial; good-
Ans: (A)
natured. Its opposite is irascible, meaning
Sol: To adhere means to stick; to attach; to
bad-tempered; irritable; testy.
fasten. Its opposite is the detach, meaning
to separate; to divide; to disconnect. 04. AGGRANDIZE :
(A) misrepresent
10. ADROIT : (B) disparage
(A) characterized (C) render helpless
(B) characterized by grandeur (D) take advantage of
(C) imperfectly executed
(D) inadequately prepared Ans: (C)
Sol: To aggrandize means to increase; to
Ans: (A) enlarge. No word among the choices
Sol: Adroit means skillful; dexterous. Its appears to be an exact antonym of this
opposite, among the choices, is word, and the closest is to render helpless,
characterized by clumsiness. which is also the official correct answer.

05. AGGRAVATE :
SET  3 (A) disperse (B) alleviate
01. ADVOCATE : (C) heed (D) render bland
(A) rectify (B) enforce Ans: (B)
(C) observe (D) denounce Sol: To aggravate means to worsen; to intensify;
to exacerbate. Its opposite is to alleviate,
Ans: (D) meaning to moderate; to assuage; to
Sol: To advocate means to support; to defend; mitigate.
to champion; among the choices, its
opposite is to denounce, meaning to blame; 06. AGILITY :
to censure; to condemn. (A) tardiness (B) malevolence
(C) equality (D) banality
02. AERATE :
Ans: (A)
(A) generate (B) create
Sol: Agility means the ability to move quickly
(C) elevate (D) remove air from
and easily. Its opposite is tardiness,
meaning slowness in motion or action.
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SET  4
07. ALACRITY :
(A) hesitance and reluctance 01. AMORTIZE :
(B) caution and fear (A) propose (B) criticize
(C) cynicism and skepticism (C) add to one’s debts (D) confuse
(D) suspicion and doubt
Ans: (C)
Ans: (A) Sol: To amortize means to set apart money
Sol: Alacrity means prompt and cheerful regularly to pay up a debt. Its opposite
willingness; swiftness; dispatch; celerity. among the choices is to add to one’s debts.
Its opposite is hesitance and reluctance.
02. ANALGESIA :
(A) capability of change
08. ALLENATE :
(B) sensitivity to pain
(A) transpose (B) exacerbate
(C) synthesis
(C) fortify (D) rectify
(D) recollection
Ans: (B)
Sol: To alleviate means to make easier to bear Ans: (B)
(a misfortune or a pain); to lessen; to Sol: Analgesia means the absence of the sense
moderate; to mitigate; to assuage. Its of pain. Its opposite is sensitivity of pain.
opposite is to exacerbate, meaning to make (if you did not know the meaning of the
it more difficult to bear(a pain or word, you could have guessed it correctly
misfortune) worsen; to heighten; to if you knew that tablets such as Aspro,
complicate. Anacin and Saridon are called analgesics,
because they reduce the sense of pain.)
09. ALLY :
(A) mediator (B) felon 03. ANALOGOUS :
(C) adversary (D) inventor (A) resolving inconsistency
(B) lacking similarity
Ans: (C) (C) repetitive (D) unremarkable
Sol: An ally means a friend; a supporter. Its
opposite is an adversary, meaning a rival; Ans: (B)
an enemy; an opponent; a foe. Sol: Analogous means similar; comparable. Its
opposite is lacking similarity.
10. AMALGAMATE : (2011)
04. ANCHOR :
(A) congregate (B) insulate
(A) unwind (B) unbend
(C) isolate (D) layer
(C) disjoin (D) dislodge
Ans: (C)
Sol: To amalgamate means to mix; to unite. Its Ans: (D)
opposite is to isolate, meaning to separate; Sol: To anchor means to fix firmly; to fasten; to
to segregate. attach. Its opposite is to dislodge, meaning
to uproot.
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Ans: (A)
05. ANGUISH
Sol: Apocryphal means of doubtful authenticity.
(A) happiness (B) extreme pain
Its opposite is authenticated.
(C) anxiety (D) calmness
10. APOTHEOSIS:
Ans: (A) (A) heresy or impiety
Sol: Anguish means agony; great grief; distress. (B) debasement or downgrading
Its opposite is happiness. (C) hostility or annoyance
(D) avoidance or escape
06. ANHYDROUS :
(A) filled to capacity (B) dark
Ans: (B)
(C) cold (D) wet
Sol: Apotheosis means glorification; deification.
Its opposite is debasement or downgrading,
Ans: (D)
meaning disgrace; dishonor.
Sol: Anhydrous means dry. Its opposite is wet.
(if you did not know the meaning of the
word anhydrous, you could have guessed it SET  5
if you knew that to hydrate means to add
water. 01. APPOSITE :
(A) disposable (B) adjacent
(C) vicarious (D) extraneous
07. ANIMUS :
(A) insularity (B) stability Ans: (D)
(C) cogent reason (D) goodwill Sol: Apposite means appropriate; relevant;
fitting. Its opposite, among the choices, is
Ans: (D) extraneous, meaning irrelevant;
Sol: Animus means ill-will. Its opposite is inappropriate.
goodwill. (you could have guessed the 02. APPRECIABLE:
meaning of animus from the word (A) interminable (B) unsatisfactory
animosity which means enmity; hostility.) (C) tentative (D) imperceptible

08. ANOMALOUS : Ans: (D)

(A) porous (B) viscous Sol: Appreciable means discernible; tangible;
(C) essential (D) normal perceptible. Its opposite is imperceptible,
meaning cannot be seen.

Ans: (D) 03. APPRISE:

Sol: Anomalous means abnormal; unusual; (A) oblige (B) underrate
(C) apply pressure
aberrant. Its opposite is normal. (D) withhold information

09. APOCRYPHAL: Ans: (D)

Sol: To apprise means to inform; to make
(A) authenticated (B) annotated known. Its opposite is to withhold
(C) famous (D) restored information.
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04. APPROBATION: 09. ASCETICISM:

(A) censure (B) accumulation (A) condemnation (B) craving
(C) infirmity (D) falsity (C) indulgence (D) assessment

Ans: (A) Ans: (C)

Sol: Approbation means approval; Sol: Asceticism means austerity; self-denial.
commendation. Its opposite is censure, Its opposite is indulgence, meaning
meaning disapproval; criticism. extravagance; gratification;
immoderation.
05. APPROPRIATE:
(A) create a void
(B) rectify an error 10. ASPERSIONS:
(C) sanction (D) surrender (A) qualms (B) apologies
(C) rewards (D) flattery
Ans: (C)
Sol: To appropriate means to confiscate; to Ans: (D)
expropriate; to take away. Its opposite, Sol: Aspersions means defamations;
among the choices, is to sanction. condemnations; censure. Its opposite,
among the choices, is flattery.
06. ARRHYTHMIC:
(A) timely (B) subordinate
(C) terminal (D) exhibiting regularity SET 6

Ans: (D) 01. ASSET:

Sol: Arrhythmic means irregular; not (A) duty (B) qualification
rhythmic. Its opposite, among the (C) denial (D) liability
choices, is exhibiting regularity. (this
word is rarely used and may not have Ans: (A)
been known to you. But you can guess its Sol: Asset means wealth. Its opposite is
meaning from the word rhythm which liability, meaning debt; indebtedness.
means regularity of beats.)
02. ASSIDUOUS:
07. ARTLESSNESS: (A) frequently unreliable
(A) originality (B) objectivity (B) habitually idle
(C) cunning (D) foresight (C) honorable
(D) stubbornly aggressive
Ans: (C)
Sol: Artlessness means innocence; naivete; Ans: (B)
sincerity. Its opposite, among the Sol: Assiduous means hardworking;
choices, is cunning. industrious; diligent; sedulous. Its
opposite, among the choices, is
habitually idle.
08. ASCEND:
(A) go down (B) take apart
(C) overturn (D) conceal 03. ASSUAGE:
(A) generate (B) intensify
Ans: (A) (C) segregate (D) disjoin
Sol: To ascend means to climb up. Its
opposite is to go down. Ans: (B)
Sol: To assuage means to lessen; to soothe; to
mollify; to palliate. Its opposite is to
intensify.
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04. ATTENUATE: Ans: (D)
(A) lighten (B) loosen Sol: To balk means to refuse to move
(C) worsen (D) strengthen forward. Its opposite is to move ahead
willingly.
Ans: (D)
Sol: To attenuate means to weaken. Its
opposite is to strengthen. SET  7
01. BALLOON:
05. AUDACIOUS : (A) regain completely
(A) timid (B) mute (B) decrease slowly
(C) visible (D) disciplined (C) respond rapidly
(D) survey thoroughly
Ans: (A)
Sol: Audacious means daring; courageous; Ans: (B)
fearless; intrepid. Its opposite is timed. Sol: To balloon means to swell; to expand in
size very fast. Its opposite among the
06. AUSTERE: choices, is to decrease slowly.
(A) repentant (B) intelligent
(C) insidious (D) luxurious 02. BALM:
(A) irritant (B) imperfection
Ans: (D) (C) dizzying sensation
Sol: Austere means ascetic; frugal; (D) survey thoroughly
abstemious; Spartan. Its opposite is
luxurious. Ans: (A)
Sol: Balm means a soothing ointment; an
07. AVER: emollient, its opposite is irritant.
(A) collect (B) augment 03. BANAL:
(C) placate (D) deny (A) faithful (B) arresting
(C) inclined (D) forced
Ans: (D)
Sol: To aver means to assert; to affirm. Its Ans: (B)
opposite is to deny. Sol: Banal means commonplace;
uninteresting; stale. Its opposite is
08. AVID: arresting, meaning prominent;
(A) independent (B) inquisitive conspicuous.
(C) forgetful (D) indifferent
04. BANE:
Ans: (D)
(A) source (B) courage
Sol: Avid means enthusiastic; eager; fervent.
(C) divinity (D) blessing
Its opposite is indifferent, meaning cool;
detached; apathetic.
Ans: (D)
Sol: Bane means a curse; a misfortune. Its
09. BALEFUL:
opposite is blessing.
(A) beneficent (B) undemanding
(C) eloquent (D) enticing
05. BAUBLE :
(A) poor example (B) valuable object
Ans: (A)
(C) distressing result
Sol: Baleful means evil; harmful; destructive.
(D) unwanted recommendation
Its opposite is beneficent.

10. BALK: Ans: (B)

(A) extend (B) derive Sol: Bauble means a showy object having no
(C) observe (D) move ahead willingly real worth; a trinket. Its opposite is a
valuable object.
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SET  8
06. BEDIZEN :
(A) propel forcefully 01. BEMUSED :
(B) see dimly (A) clear in thinking
(C) dig deep (D) strip bare (B) unhappy in motion
(C) inept in action
Ans: (D) (D) nonchalant in attitude
Sol: To bedizen means to dress or to decorate
in a showy manner. Its opposite is to strip Ans: (A)
bare. Sol: Bemused means confused; bewildered;
stupefied. Its opposite is clear in
07. BEGIN : thinking.
(A) participate (B) determine
(C) persist (D) conclude 02. BLITHE :
(A) conceited (B) dim
Ans: (D) (C) sturdy (D) grave
Sol: Obviously, the opposite of the begin is to
conclude. Ans: (D)
Sol: Boisterous means cheerful; happy. Its
08. BELEAGUER : opposite is grave, meaning serious;
(A) dissuade (B) marinate sober; staid.
(C) analyze (D) withdraw forces
03. BOISTEROUS :
Ans: (D) (A) grateful (B) angry
Sol: To beleaguer means to invade; to (C) clever (D) quiet
surround with forces; to besiege. Its
opposite is to withdraw forces. Ans: (D)
Sol: Boisterous means noisily cheerful;
09. BELIE :
exuberant; clamorous. Its opposite is
(A) denote specifically
quiet.
(B) represent accurately
(C) confess reluctantly
04. BOLSTER :
(D) superimpose
(A) condense (B) undermine
(C) disprove (D) cancel
Ans: (B)
Sol: To belie means to misrepresent; to
Ans: (B)
mislead; to mistake. Its opposite is to
Sol: To bolster means to support; to prop up
represent accurately.
its opposite among the choices is to
undermine, meaning to weaken; to
damage.
10. BELLICOSE :
(A) peaceable (B) pugnacious
(C) lean (D) benign 05. BOMBAST :
(A) kindness
Ans: (A) (B) non-threatening motion
Sol: Bellicose means aggressive; belligerent; (C) great effort
hostile. Its opposite is peaceable. (D) down-to-earth language

Ans: (D)
Sol: Bombast means showy or high-flown
language; overstatement; exaggeration.
Its opposite is down-to-earth language.
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06. BOOR : SET  9
(A) intelligent man
(B) heroic individual 01. BROOK :
(C) faithful friend (A) refuse to tolerate (B) demolish
(D) civil person (C) debate (D) detain

Ans: (D) Ans: (A)

Sol: A boor means a rude and ill- mannered Sol: To brook means to allow; to permit. Its
person. Its opposite is a civil person. opposite is to refuse to tolerate.

07. BOUNTY : 02. BULGE :

(A) stinginess (B) resource (A) indentation (B) plainness
(C) anesthetic (D) forest tract (C) slope (D) spot

Ans: (A) Ans: (A)

Sol: Bounty means generosity; munificence. Sol: A bulge is a swelling; a protuberance; a
Its opposite is stinginess, meaning protrusion; a hump. Its opposite, among
frugality. the choices, is indentation, meaning a
dent, a notch, a cut.
08. BOYCOTT :
(A) extort (B) underwrite 03. BUNGLE :
(C) underbid (D) patronize (A) bring off (B) bail out
(C) give in (D) pull through
Ans: (D)
Sol: To boycott means to refuse to buy from. Ans: (A)
Sol: To bungle means to foul up; to botch; to
Its opposite is to patronize.
fail to achieve. Its opposite is to bring
09. BREACH : off, meaning to carry out successfully.
(A) garner (B) solder
(C) keep silent (D) move forward 04. BUOYANT :
(A) morose (B) rising
(C) calamitous (D) simple
Ans: (B)
Sol: To breach means to break; to rupture. Its
opposite is to solder, meaning to join Ans: (A)
together. Sol: Buoyant means cheerful; gay; mirthful.
Its opposite is morose, meaning unhappy;
10. BROACH : dispirited; dejected.
(A) keep track of (B) lay claim to
(C) close off (D) soothe 05. BURGEON :
(A) retreat (B) evolve
(C) wither (D) sever
Ans: (C)

Sol: To broach means to propose; to Ans: (C)

introduce; to bring up; to moot, its Sol: To burgeon means to bloom; to flourish;
opposite, among the choices, is to close to develop rapidly. Its opposite is to
off. wither, meaning to dry up; to fade; to
shrivel.
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06. BURNISH : SET  10
(A) lighten (B) hide
(C) dull (D) heat slowly 01. CAPRICIOUS :
(A) adventurous (B) brave
Ans: (C) (C) defiant (D) resolute
Sol: To burnish means to polish; to shine. Its
opposite is to dull
Ans: (D)
07. CADGE : Sol: Capricious means changing one’s mind
(A) conceal (B) influence often fickle-minded. Its opposite is
(C) reserve (D) earn resolute, meaning determined; steadfast.

Ans: (D) 02. CARDINAL :

Sol: To cadge means to beg shamelessly. Its (A) abstract (B) elusive
opposite, among the choices, is to earn. (C) subtle (D) minor

08. CALUMNIATE : Ans: (D)

(A) follow (B) familiarize Sol: Cardinal means fundamental; principal;
(C) rejuvenate (D) vindicate chief. Its opposite, among the choices, is
minor.
Ans: (D)
Sol: To calumniate means to slander; to
defame; to denigrate, its opposite is to 03. CASTIGATION :
vindicate, meaning to exonerate; to (A) affection (B) solicitousness
absolve; to clear from suspicion or (C) sincerity (D) approbation
dishonour.
Ans: (D)
09. CANONICAL : Sol: Castigation means severe criticism;
(A) infelicitous (B) irrefutable
reprimand; censure. Its opposite is
(C) heterodox (D) minuscule
approbation, meaning favorable opinion;
Ans: (C) Approval
Sol: Canonical means orthodox; authorized by
04. CATALYZE :
religion. Its opposite is heterodox, meaning (A) distort (B) cool
opposed to accepted religious beliefs. (C) refine (D) inhibit

Ans: (D)
10. CAPITULATION : Sol: To catalyze means to help something to
(A) resistance (B) detraction happen; to facilitate. Its opposite is to
(C) dejection (D) perception inhibit, meaning to obstruct.
05. CAUSTIC :
Ans: (A) (A) nonflammable (B) anesthetic
Sol: Capitulation means surrender; (C) antiseptic (D) innocuous
submission. Its opposite is resistance,
meaning defiance; insubordination;
Ans: (D)
insurgency.
Sol: Caustic means very critical; sarcastic;
sharp; trenchant. Its opposite is innocuous,
meaning inoffensive; harmless
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06. CAUTIOUS :
(A) restless (B) unwise SET  11
(C) petulant (D) rash
01. CLINCH :
(A) treat gently
Ans: (D)
Sol: Cautious means careful; watchful. Its (B) divide carelessly
opposite is rash, meaning careless; (C) grow less weary
reckless; headlong. (D) make more doubtful

07. CEDE : Ans: (D)

(A) excite (B) destroy Sol: To clinch means to conclude; to settle; to
(C) moisten (D) annex finish off. Its opposite, among the choices,
is to make more doubtful.
Ans: (D)
Sol: To cede means to voluntarily give up
territory; to yield. Its opposite is to 02. COALESCED :
annex. meaning to add to one’s territory. (A) spread rapidly (B) heated quickly
(C) broken apart (D) soaked
08. CESSATION :
(A) involvement (B) union Ans: (C)
(C) commencement (D) protection
Sol: Coalesced means united into one mass. Its
Ans: (C) opposite is broken apart.
Sol: Cessation means end; termination. Its 03. CODA :
opposite is commencement, meaning (A) prelude (B) crescendo
beginning. (C) solo (D) refrain

Ans: (A)
09. CHARY :
Sol: Coda means the concluding passage of a
(A) brisk (B) bold
musical composition. Among the
(C) untidy (D) ungenerous
choices, its opposite is prelude, meaning
the opening passage.
Ans: (B)
Sol: Chary means cautious; careful;
circumspect; prudent. Its opposite, 04. COEVAL :
among the choices, is bold. (A) of beneficent temperament
(B) of large dimensions
10. CHICANERY : (C) of immediate importance
(A) honest opinion (D) of different ages
(B) sound investment
(C) unfashionable item Ans: (D)
(D) aboveboard action Sol: Coeval means contemporary; of the same
age; at the same time. Its opposite is of
Ans: (D) different ages.
Sol: Chicanery means low and dishonest
trickery. Its opposite, among the choices, 05. COMELINESS :
is aboveboard action. (A) disagreement (B) humiliation
(C) ambition (D) unattractiveness

Ans: (D)
Sol: Comeliness means beauty; attractiveness.
Its opposite is unattractiveness.
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06. COMITY :
(A) onerous burden SET  12
(B) arrant nonsense
(C) incivility (D) cravenness 01. CONDONE :
(A) meditate (B) inflate
Ans: (D) (C) take exception to
(D) advance rapidly
Sol: Comity means politeness; civility;
courtesy. Its opposite is incivility. Ans: (C)
Sol: To condone means to pardon; to excuse. Its
07. COMPLAISANCE :
opposite, among the choices, is to take
(A) churlishness (B) emptiness
(C) difficulty (D) swiftness exception to, meaning to object; to protect.

Ans: (A)
Sol: Complaisance means meekness; docility; 02. CONFOUND :
obedience. Its opposite is churlishness. (A) specify (B) signify
Meaning rudeness. (C) scrutinize
(D) discriminate between

08. COMPLIANCE : Ans: (D)

(A) misunderstanding (B) frugality
Sol: To confound means to be unable to
(C) disillusionment (D) stubbornness
distinguish. Its opposite its to discriminate
Ans: (D) between.
Sol: Complaisance means yielding to a request
or command. Its opposite is stubbornness, 03. CONSIDER :
(A) activate (B) infer
meaning obstinacy; unwillingness. (C) table (D) defer

09. COMPOUND : Ans: (D)

(A) reveal (B) concentrate
Sol: To consider means to examine. Its opposite
(C)activate (D)separate
is to defer, meaning to postpone
Ans: (D) consideration.
Sol: To compound means to mix; to combine.
Its opposite is to separate. 04. CONSOLE :
(A) pretend sympathy
(B) reveal suffering
(C) aggravate grief
10. CONCUR : (D)betray
(A) expose (B) incite
(C) prolong (D) dissent
Ans: (C)
Ans: (D) Sol: To console means to comfort a person in
Sol: To concur means to agree with; to order to lessen his grief. Its opposite is to
acquiesce. Its opposite is to dissent, aggravate grief.
meaning to disagree with. 05. CONSTRAIN :
(A) release (B) sever
(C) abandon (D) unload
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Ans: (A) Ans: (C)
Sol: To constrain means to restrain; to tie down Sol: To convoke means to summon to assemble;
to check the movement of. Its opposite is to to convene. Its opposite is to adjourn
release. meaning to disperse.

06. CONSTRICT :
(A) expiate (B) deviate
(C) dilate (D) accelerate
SET  13

Ans: (C) 01. CONVOLUTED :

(A) symmetrical (B) separate
Sol: To constrict means to narrow; to strangle.
(C) straight forward
Its opposite is to dilate, meaning to widen; (D) completely flexible
to extend or enlarge.
Ans: (C)
07. CONTEMN : Sol: Convoluted means complicated; intricate.
(A) endure patiently (B) exude
(C) invoke (D) esteem Its opposite is straightforward, meaning
simple
Ans: (D)
Sol: To contemn means to show contempt. Its
opposite is to esteem, meaning to show 02. CORNER :
respect. (A) paint over (B) send back
(C) set free (D) subtract
08. CONTINUITY :
(A) disjunction (B) disability Ans: (C)
(C) discomfort (D) deceit
Sol: To corner means to trap; to capture, its
Ans: (A) opposite is to set free,
Sol: Obviously, disjunction, meaning
discontinuity, is the opposite of continuity. 03. CORPULENT :
(A) compulsive (B) jaded
09. CONVERSANCE : (C) indolent (D) slender
(A) anonymity (B) brevity
(C) lack of familiarity Ans: (D)
(D) lack of manners Sol: Corpulent means fast. Its opposite is
slender.
Ans: (C)
Sol: Conversance means familiarity. Its 04. CORROBORATE :
opposite is lack of familiarity. (if you did (A) complicate (B) controvert
(C) conflate (D) condone
know the word conversance, you could
have guessed its meaning if you had Ans: (B)
remembered that conversant means Sol: To corroborate means to confirm; to
familiar.) substantiate. Its opposite is to controvert;
meaning to dispute; to contradict; to argue
10. CONVOKE : against.
(A) forgive (B) eradicate
(C) adjourn (D) omit
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05. CORRUGATED :
(A) pliant (B) smooth SET  14
(C) fragile (D) vaporous
01. CREDIT :
(A) disbelieve (B) defer
Ans: (B)
(C) misinterpret (D) make amends for
Sol: Corrugated means ridged; wrinkled;
furrowed. Its opposite is smooth. Ans: (A)
Sol: To credit means to believe. Its opposite is
06. COUNTENANCE : to disbelieve.
(A) forbid (B) purify
(C) reveal (D) compel 02. CREST :
(A)fault (B) completion
Ans: (A)
(C) covering (D) trough
Sol: To countenance means to approve; to
welcome; to tolerate. Its opposite is to Ans: (D)
forbid. Meaning to ban; to disallow. Sol: Crest means peak; summit. Its opposite is
trough, meaning the lowest point.
07. COVERT :
(A) acquainted (B) acclaimed
(C) open (D) alert 03. CRYPTIC :
(A) resonant (B) superficial
Ans: (D) (C) unobjectionable
Sol: Covert means secret; clandestine; (D) self-explanatory
surreptitious. Its opposite is open; overt;
frank; candid. Ans: (D)
08. COWER : Sol: Cryptic means puzzling; enigmatic;
(A) rise (B) face bravely obscure. Its opposite, among the choices, is
(C) appease (D) deafen
self-explanatory.
Ans: (B) 04. CUMBERSOME :
Sol: To cower means to draw back in fear. Its (A) likely to succeed
opposite is to face bravely. (B) reasonable to trust
(C) valuable to have
09. CRASS : (D) easy to handle
(A) demanding (B) florid
(C) refined (D) intrepid Ans: (D)
Sol: Cumbersome means unwieldy;
Ans: (C) unmanageable. Its opposite, among the
Sol: Crass means coarse; vulgar; low-bred. Its choices, is easy to handle.
opposite is refined; cultured.
05. DAMPED :
10. CRAVEN : (A) phonetic (B) flexible
(A) indifferent (B) presumptuous (C) amplified (D) concentrated
(C) valorous (D) scrupulous
Ans: (C)
Ans: (C)
Sol: Damped (in relation to noise)means
Sol: Craven means cowardly; faint-hearted;
deadened. Its opposite is amplified.
pusillanimous. It opposite is valorous,
meaning bold; courageous; intrepid; daring.
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06. DAUNT : Sol: To default means to fail to pay one’s debts.

(A) make resolute
(B) increase vigor Its opposite is to pay one’s debts.
(C) instill in (D) demand from
SET  15
Ans: (A)
Sol: To daunt means to frighten; to intimidate; 01. DEFERENCE :
to overawe. Its opposite, among the (A) aversion (B) resignation
(C) suspicion (D) contempt
choices, is to make resolute, meaning.
Ans: (D)
07. DEBACLE : Sol: Deference means obedience; reverence;
(A) definite agreement
(B) complete success veneration. It opposite, among the choices,
(C) ungrudging acceptance is contempt.
(D) unquestionable assumption
02. DEHYDRATE :
Ans: (B) (A) make soluble
Sol: Debacle means failure; defeat. Its opposite (B) separate electrolytic ally
(C) combine with oxygen
is complete success. (D) add water

08. DECORUM : Ans: (D)

(A) constant austerity Sol: To dehydrate means to remove water from;
(B) false humility
(C) impropriety to desiccate; to evaporate. Its opposite is to
(D) incompetence add water.

Ans: (C) 03. DENUNCIATION :

Sol: Decorum means correctness; propriety; (A) suspension (B) indecision
etiquette; protocol. Its opposite is (C) eulogy (D) catharsis
impropriety. Ans: (C)
09. DECREPIT : Sol: Denunciation means strong criticism;
(A) popular (B) sturdy censure; indictment. Its opposite is eulogy,
(C) sterile (D) sketchily detailed meaning high praise; tribute; compliment.
Ans: (B)
04. DEPOSITION :
Sol: Decrepit means feeble because of old age; (A) process of congealing
worn out. Its opposite is sturdy, meaning (B) process of distilling
robust; strong; muscular. (C) process of eroding
(D) process of evolving
10. DEFAULT :
(A) budget one’s time Ans: (C)
(B) pay one’s debts Sol: Deposition means the process of
(C) change one’s opinion
accumulation of sediment. Its opposite is
(D) keep one’s temper
the process of eroding.
Ans: (B)
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05. DERELICT : 10. DETERIORATION :
(A) cautious buyer (A) imitation (B) impression
(B) inveterate liar (C) improvement (D) impropriety
(C) casual bystander
(D) pillar of society Asn: (C)
Sol: Deterioration means becoming worse;
Ans: (D) depreciation; reduction in quality or value.
Sol: Derelict means a social outcast; a tramp; a Its opposites is improvement.
hobo. Its opposite, among the choices, is a
pillar of society. SET  16
06. DERIDE : 01. DETUMESCENT :
(A)emulate (B) reward (A) articulated (B) alert
(C) condone (D) show respect for (C) swollen (D) tumultuous

Ans: (D) Ans: (C)

Sol: To deride means to ridicule; to insult. Its Sol: Detumescent means reduced in swelling;
opposite, among the choices, is to show its opposite is swollen.
respect for.
02. DIATRIBE :
07. DESICCATE : (A) encomium (B) epitome
(A) add fertilizer to (B) add water to (C) epistle (D) epigram
(C) cement (D) suspend
Ans: (A)
Ans: (B) Sol: Diatribe means violent criticism;
Sol: To desiccate means to dehydrate; to denunciation; tirade. Its opposite, among
remove water from. Its opposite is to add the choices, is encomium, meaning high
water to. praise.
08. DESUETUDE : 03. DIATRIBE :
(A) unusual behavior (A) complimentary description
(B) stiff formality (B) formal speech
(C) use (C) spoken reproof
(D) importance (D) inaugural address
Ans: (C) Ans: (A)
Sol: Desuetude means disuse; no longer in use. Sol: The opposite of diatribe, among the choices
Its opposite is use for this question, is complimentary
description.
09. DESULTORY :
04. DIATRIBE :
(A) highly inimical
(A) preaching (B) oration
(B) cheerfully accepted
(C) eulogy (D) dissertation
(C) strongly highlighted
(D) strictly methodical
Ans: (C)
Ans: (D) Sol: The opposite of diatribe, among the choices
Sol: Desultory means aimless; without goal or for this question, is eulogy, meaning high
method. Its opposite is strictly methodical. praise; compliment.
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05. DIFFIDENT : SET  17
(A) wise (B) bold
(C) cruel (D) relaxed 01. DISABUSE :
(A) afflict with pain (B) lead into error
Ans: (B) (C) force into exile
Sol: Diffident means timid; shy. Its opposite is (D) remove from grace
bold.
Ans: (B)
06. DILATE : Sol: To disabuse means to free from error; to
(A) narrow (B) strengthen clarify; to elucidate; to undeceive. Its
(C) bend (D) push
opposite is to lead into error.
Ans: (A)
Sol: To dilate means to enlarge. Its opposite is 02. DISAFFECT :
to narrow. (A) win over (B) fail to proceed
(C) include (D)reinstate
07. DILETTANTE :
(A) communicant (B) defender Ans: (A)
(C) chaperon (D) connoisseur Sol: To disaffect means to offend; to alienate; to
antagonize. Its opposite is to win over.
Ans: (D)
Sol: Dilettante means a dabbler; an amateur. Its
03. DISARM :
opposite is connoisseur, meaning an expert.
(A) hold close (B) instruct
(C) challenge (D) entertain
08. DILUTE :
(A) fill (B) affirm Ans: (C)
(C) install (D) concentrate
Sol: To disaffect means to win over. To coax; to
Ans: (D) charm; to persuade, its opposite, among the
Sol: The opposite of to dilute, obviously, is to choices, is to challenge.
concentrate.
04. DISCRETE :
09. DIMINUTIVE : (A) continuous (B) external
(A) glossy (B) energetic (C) highly developed
(C) immense (D) adjacent (D) illogically composed
Ans: (C) Ans: (A)
Sol: Diminutive means very small; Lilliputian; Sol: Discrete means discontinuous; distinct. Its
microscopic. Its opposite is immense, opposite is continuous.
meaning very big; huge; gigantic; colossal.
05. DISINGENUOUSNESS :
10. DIN : (A) coherent thought
(A) resonance (B) weakness (B) polite conversation
(C) hush (D) uninhabitable place (C) acquisitiveness
(D) guilelessness
Ans: (C)
Sol: Din means uproar; noise; clamor. Its Ans: (D)
opposite is hush, meaning silence; calm; Sol: Disingenuousness means cunning;
stillness, serenity. deceitfulness; guile. Its opposite is
guilelessness.
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SET  18
06. DISINTER :
(A) ban (B) depress 01. DISSEMBLE:
(C) choose (D) bury (A) act conventionally
(B) put together
Ans: (D) (C) appear promptly
Sol: To disinter means to dig up; to unearth; to (D) behave honestly
exhume; top excavate. Its opposite is to Ans: (D)
bury. Sol: To dissemble means to pretend. Its
07. DISMANTLE : opposite is to behave honestly.
(A) ignite (B) arrive
(C) assemble (D) reconcile 02. DISSEMINATE :
(A) deceive (B) garner
Ans: (C) (C) constrain (D) confirm
Sol: To dismantle means to take apart; to pull
Ans: (B)
down. Its opposite is to assemble.
Sol: To disseminate means to scatter; to spread.
08. DISPARATE : Its opposite is to garner, meaning to gather
(A) homogeneous (B) cumulative together; to harvest.
(C) invariable (D) cooperative

Ans: (A) 03. DISSOLUTION :

(A) catharsis (B) corrugation
Sol: Disparate means dissimilar; various; (C) coagulation (D) distortion
miscellaneous; heterogeneous. Its opposite
is homogeneous. Ans: (C)
Sol: Dissolution means changing from the solid
09. DISPOSED: to the liquid state. Its opposite, among the
(A) disinclined (B) disrupted choices, is coagulation, meaning hardening;
(C) determined (D) derided
thickening.
Ans: (A)
Sol: Disposed means inclined; willing; tending. 04. DISSONANCE :
(A) concord (B) confederacy
Its opposite is disinclined. (C) collusion (D) consent

10. DISPUTE: Ans: (A)

(A) concede (B) uproot Sol: Dissonance means discord; disharmony. Its
(C) win (D) mute
opposite is concord, meaning ; harmony.
Ans: (A)
Sol: To dispute means to argue; to question; to 05. DISTEND :
(A) constrict (B) concentrate
quarrel. Its opposite is to concede meaning (C) deteriorate (D) fold
to acknowledge; to concur; to agree to.
Ans: (A)
Sol: To distend means to bulge; to protrude;to
swell; to jut out. Its opposite is to constrict,
meaning to contract; to tighten; to narrow.
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SET  19
06. DIVERGE : 01. DORMANCY :
(A) relay (B) bypass (A) acceleration (B) restoration
(C) enclose (D) come together (C) tedium (D) activity

Ans: (D) Ans: (D)

Sol: To diverge means to branch off; to Sol: Dormancy means inactivity; lethargy;
separate; to fork. Its opposite is to come quiescence. Its opposite is activity.
together.

07. DIVEST : 02. DRAWBACK :

(A) multiply (B) initiate (A) eccentric behavior
(C) persist (D) endow (B) inevitable conclusion
(C) gradual disappearance
Ans: (D) (D) praiseworthy
Sol: To divest means to deprive; to take a way;
Ans: (D)
to dispossess; to strip. Its opposite is to
Sol: Drawback means defect. Its opposite is
endow.
praiseworthy feature.
08. DIVULGE :
03. DROLL :
(A) keep secret (B) refine
(A) lax (B) colorful
(C) restore (D) copy
(C) humorless (D) honor- bound
Ans: (A)
Ans: (C)
Sol: To divulge means to reveal; to disclose. Its
Sol: Droll means humorous; amusing; witty;
opposite is to keep secret.
comical. Its opposite is humorless.

04. DUCTILITY :
09. DOFF :
(A) air of command (B) harshness
(A) raze (B) don
(C) conciseness (D) brittleness
(C) ply (D) clasp tightly
Ans: (D)
Ans: (B)
Sol: Ductility means flexible; pliant; pliable. Its
Sol: To doff means to take off; to remove. Its
opposite is brittle, meaning breakable;
opposite is to don, meaning to put on; to
frangible.
wear.
05. DWINDLE :
10. DOMINANT : (A) accept (B) esteem
(A) manifold (B) understood (C) combine (D) increase
(C) temporary (D) recessive
Ans: (D)
Ans: (D) Sol: To dwindle means to decrease; to decline.
Sol: Dominant means ascendant; predominant; Its opposite is to increase.
assertive. Its opposite is recessive, meaning
withdrawing. 06. EBULLIENCE :
(A) blatancy (B) ornamentation
(C) solitude (D) impassivity
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Ans: (D) SET  20
Sol: Ebullience means excitement; enthusiasm;
01. EFFRONTERY :
exuberance; zest. Its opposite is (A) charity (B) deference
impassivity, meaning emotionless; (C) simplicity (D) stupidity
insensible.
Ans: (B)
07. ECLECTIC : Sol: Effrontery means shameless boldness;
(A) cordial (B) witty impertinence; impudence. Its opposite is
(C) noticeable (D) narrow-minded deference, meaning courtesy, reverence,
Ans: (D) veneration.
Sol: Eclectic means broadminded; catholic;
02. EGRESS :
universal; cosmopolitan. Is opposite is (A) entrance (B) decline
narrow-minded. (C) wide variation
(D) inadequate amount
08. EDIBLE :
(A) important (B) animalistic Ans: (A)
(C) swelled with pride Sol: Egress means exit; outlet. Its opposite is
(D) unfit for consumption entrance; ingress.
Ans: (D)
Sol: Edible means fit for eating; palatable. Its 03. ELASTICITY :
opposite is unfit for consumption. (A) lack of spontaneity
(B) lack of tension
(C) lack of resilience
09. EFFICACIOUS : (D) symmetry
(A) ineffective (B) unfit
(C) unreal (D) unstable
Ans: (C)
Ans: (A) Sol: Elasticity means springiness; resilient;
Sol: Efficacious means effective. Its opposite is adaptable. Its opposite is lack of resilience.
ineffective.
04. ELEVATE :
(A) maintain (B) retrieve
10. EFFLUVIA : (C) minimize (D) depress
(A) relevant theories Ans: (D)
(B) predictable results
(C) controlled reactions Sol: To elevate means to raise. Its opposite is to
(D) desired products depress meaning to lower.

Ans: (D) 05. ELICIT :

Sol: Effluvia means unhealthy byproducts. Its (A) agitate (B) protect
opposite is desired products. (C) stifle (D) place within the law

Ans: (C)
Sol: To elicit means to draw out; to evoke. Its
opposite is to stifle, meaning to suppress; to
strangle.
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06. EMACIATION : SET  21
(A) invigoration (B) glorification
(C) amelioration (D) inundation 01. ENCOMIUM :
(A) biased evaluation
Ans: (A) (B) polite response
(C) vague description
Sol: Emaciation means wearing away;
(D) harsh criticism
weakening. Its opposite is invigoration,
meaning strengthening. Ans: (D)
Sol: Encomium means high praise; eulogy. Its
07. EMBED :
opposite, among the choices, is harsh
(A) induce (B) extend
(C) extract (D) receive criticism.
02. ENDEMIC :
Ans: (C)
(A) exotic (B) shallow
Sol: To embed means to plant; to bury. Its (C) episodic (D) manifest
opposite is to extract.
Ans: (A)
08. EMBOSS : Sol: Endemic means native to a place or area.
(A) turn over (B) flatten out Its opposite is exotic, meaning non-native;
(C) roughen (D) unfold foreign.

Ans: (B) 03. EN DORSE :

(A) provoke criticism
Sol: To emboss means to cause to stand out (B) receive payment
from the surface. Its opposite is to flatten (C) submit unwillingly
out. (D) oppose publicly

Ans: (D)
09. EMIT :
(A) absorb (B) demand Sol: To endorse means to approve. Its opposite
(C) mistake (D) prevent is to oppose publicly.

Ans: (A) 04. ENERVATE :

Sol: To emit means to give off; to radiate. Its (A) provide assistance
(B) make restitution
opposite is to absorb.
(C) irritate (D) fortify

10. EMOLLIENT : Ans: (D)

(A) loss (B) irritant Sol: To enervate means to weaken; to debilitate.
(C) weakness (D) difficulty
Its opposite is to fortify, meaning to
Ans: (B) strengthen.
Sol: Emollient means a soothing ointment; a 05. ENFRANCHISE :
balm. Its opposite is irritant. (A) ensconce (B) engage
(C) enfetter (D) deflect
Ans: (C)
Sol: To enfranchise means to liberate; to set
free. Its opposite is to enfetter, meaning to
enslave.
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SET  22
06. ENGENDER :
(A) condemn (B) purloin
01. EPICUREAN :
(C) assuage (D) extinguish
(A) ignorant about art
(B) dedicated to a cause
Ans: (D)
(C) motivated by greed
Sol: To engender means to create; to bring into (D) indifferent to food
existence. Its opposite is to extinguish,
meaning to destroy. Ans: (D)
Sol: Epicurean means enjoying good food and
07. ENIGMATIC : drinks. Its opposite is indifferent to food.
(A) stirred by emotion
(B) free of ambiguity 02. EQUANIMITY :
(C) fraught with danger (A) exaggeration (B) foolishness
(D) held in esteem (C) excitability (D) notoriety

Ans: (B) Ans: (C)

Sol: Enigmatic means mysterious; puzzling. Its Sol: Equanimity means calmness; composure;
opposite is free of ambiguity. poise; serenity. Its opposite is excitability,
meaning restlessness.
08. ENRICH :
(A) deplete (B) mitigate
03. EQUIPOISE :
(C) forfeit (D) occlude
(A) lack of balance
(B) inability to grow
Ans: (A)
(C) failure to accomplish
Sol: To enrich means to add value. Its opposite (D) inability to learn
is to deplete, meaning to reduce value.
Ans: (A)
09. ENSEMBLE : Sol: Equipoise means balance; equilibrium. Its
(A) separate (B) different opposite is lack of balance.
(C) solo (D) foreword
04. EQUITY :
Ans: (C)
(A) uncleanness (B) unfairness
Sol: Ensemble means performance by a group (C) unskillfulness (D) unreadiness
of musicians. Its opposite is solo, meaning
performance by a single musician. Ans: (B)
Sol: Equity means fairness; justice. Its opposite
is unfairness.
10. EPHEMERAL :
(A) garish (B) harsh
05. EURDITE :
(C) enduring (D) grasping
(A) unsettled (B) untalented
(C) untitled (D) unlettered
Ans: (C)
Sol: Ephemeral means temporary; fleeting; Ans: (D)
evanescent. Its opposite is enduring, Sol: Erudite means scholarly; learned. Its
meaning permanent; everlasting; perpetual. opposite is unlettered, meaning
uneducated; illiterate.
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06. ESCHEW : SET  23
(A) consume (B) maintain
(C) condemn (D) seek 01. EVACUATE :
(A) boil off (B) fill up
Ans: (D) (C) melt down (D) neutralize
Sol: To eschew means to avoid; to shun; to
refrain from. Its opposite is to seek; to Ans: (B)
pursue. Sol: To evacuate means to empty; to exhaust. Its
opposite is to fill up.
07. ESOTERIC :
(A) unsophisticated (B) worthless 02. EVANESCENT :
(C) lasting (D) generally known (A) perpetual (B) languid
(C) opaque (D) modest
Ans: (D)
Sol: Esoteric means known to only a few Ans: (A)
persons; abstruse. Its opposite is generally Sol: Evanescent means short-lived; momentary;
known. fleeting; ephemeral. Its opposite is
perpetual, meaning eternal.
08. ESTIMABLE :
(A) recalcitrant (B) mendacious
(C) infamous (D) obstinate 03. EVINCE:
(A) perturb (B) forbid
Ans: (C) (C) subjugate (D) conceal
Sol: Estimable means honorable; venerable. Its
Ans: (D)
opposite is infamous, meaning ignoble,
Sol: To evince means to show clearly; to
disreputable; contemptible.
indicate; to demonstrate. Its opposite is to
conceal.
09. ESTRANGE :
(A) devour (B) ensure 04. EXACT:
(C) impel (D) unite (A) deny (B) judge
(C) deprive (D) forgive
Ans: (D)
Sol: To estrange means to disunite; to Ans: (D)
antagonize; to alienate. Its opposite is to Sol: To exact means to force (someone) to pay
unite. up. Its opposite is to forgive, meaning to
write off a loan.
10. EULOGY :
(A) denigration (B) oscillation 05. EXAGGERATE:
(C) portrayal (D) poverty (A) minimize (B) relate
(C) disclose (D) delegate
Ans: (A)
Sol: Eulogy means high praise; commendation. Ans: (A)
Its opposite is denigration, meaning Sol: To exaggerate means to increase; to
defamation; vilification; slander; calumny. enlarge. Its opposite is to minimize.
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06. EXCESSIVE: SET  24
(A) too soon (B) too little
(C) with care (D) of interest 01. EXPATIATE:
(A) state tersely (B) replace
Ans: (B) (C) infuriate (D) palpitate
Sol: Excessive means too much. Its opposite is
Ans: (A)
too little.
Sol: Expatiate means to explain in detail. Its
opposite is to state tersely.
07. EXCORIATE:
(A) improve (B) absorb 02. EXPEND:
(C) extol (D) admit (A) proceed toward (B) take away
(C) place upon (D) store up
Ans: (C)
Sol: To excoriate means to abuse severely; to Ans: (D)
revile. Its opposite is to extol, meaning to Sol: To expend means to consume; to use up; to
praise; to acclaim. exhaust. Its opposite is to store up.

08. EXHAUSTIVE: 03. EXPUNGE:

(A) incomplete (B) energetic (A) preserve (B) laud
(C) strong (D) indecisive (C) insinuate (D) desiccate

Ans: (A) Ans: (A)

Sol: Exhaustive means complete. Its opposite is Sol: to expunge means to erase; to delete; to
incomplete. obliterate. Its opposite is to preserve,
meaning to retain.
09. EXIGENT:
(A) inquisitive (B) devoted 04. EXTANT:
(C) absurd (D)deferrable (A) extensive (B) extraneous
(C) extinct (D) extra
Ans: (D)
Sol: Exigent means requiring prompt action; Ans: (D)
urgent; pressing. Its opposite is deferrable, Sol: Extant means existing; alive. Its opposite is
meaning capable of being delayed or extinct, meaning dead and gone; defunct.
postponed.
05. EXTEMPORANEOUS:
10. EXODUS: (A) additional (B) skillful
(A) search (B) retraction (C) planned (D) calm
(C) influx (D) meeting
Ans: (C)
Ans: (C) Sol: Extemporaneous means unplanned;
Sol: Exodus means mass departure from a unrehearsed; spontaneous; impromptu. Its
place. Its opposite is influx, meaning mass opposite is planned.
arrival at a place.
06. EXTENUATING:
(A) justifying (B) caustic
(C) disobedient (D) aggravating
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Ans: (D) SET  25
Sol: Extenuating means mitigating; making
01. FABICATION:
something look less serious. Its opposite is (A) fidelity (B) untruth
aggravating, meaning heightening; making (C) thinness (D) strength
something look more serious.
Ans: (A)
Sol: Fabrication means a lie; a falsehood. Its
07. EXTINCTION:
opposite is fidelity, meaning accuracy.
(A) immunity (B) mutation
(C) inhibition (D) formulation
02. FACETOUS:
(A) lugubrious (B) contentious
Ans: (D)
(C) ingenuous (D) prodigious
Sol: Extinction means destruction; wiping out;
extermination. Its opposite is perpetuation, Ans: (A)
meaning continuance. Sol: Facetious means humorous; amusing;
merry; cheerful. Its opposite is lugubrious,
08. EXTINGUISH: meaning gloomy; dismal; doleful.
(A) smolder (B) defuse
(C) scorch (D) ignite
03. FACETIOUS:
(A) uncomplicated (B) prideful
Ans: (D)
(C) earnest (D) laconic
Sol: To extinguish means to put out a fire. Its
opposite is to ignite, meaning to set on fire. Ans: (C)
Sol: Another meaning of facetious is flippant;
09. EXTRANEOUS: jovial. Its opposite is earnest, meaning
(A) fruitful (B) expeditious
serious; solemn; sober; sedate.
(C) neutral (D) relevant

Ans: (D) 04. FACILITATE:

(A) remove anxiety (B) incur expenses
Sol: Extraneous means irrelevant; immaterial;
(C) express anger (D) make harder
inappropriate. Its opposite is relevant.
Ans: (D)
10. EXTRICATE: Sol: Facilitate means to make (a task) easier; to
(A) absorb (B) induct
lessen the labour of. Its opposite is to make
(C) entice (D) entangle
(a task) harder.
Ans: (D)
Sol: To extricate means to disengage; to release. 05. FACILIATE:
(A) hallow (B) hamper
Its opposite is to entangle, meaning to
(C) hurdle (D) hide
enmesh; to ensnare.
Ans: (B)
Sol: To facilitate means to make (a task) easier.
One of its antonyms is to hamper, meaning
to obstruct.
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(A) ambiguity (B) mischance 01. FASTIDIOUS:
(C) lack of dexterity (D) lack of dignity (A) coarse (B) destructive
(C) willing (D) collective
Ans: (C)
Sol: One meaning of facility is skill in using the Ans: (A)
hands or the mind. Its opposite is lack of Sol: Fastidious means overnice; fussy; finicky;
dexterity, meaning lack of skill. extremely refined; choosy; meticulous. Its
opposite is coarse, meaning inelegant;
07. FACTIONAL: without polish.
(A) excessive (B) disdainful
(C) disinterested (D) disparate
02. FATUITY:
(A) desiccation (B) sagacity
Ans: (D)
(C) veracity (D) artifice
Sol: Factional means biased; partial; partisan.
Its opposite is disinterested, meaning Ans: (B)
neutral; unbiased. Sol: Fatuity means folly; stupidity; idiocy;
imbecility. Its opposite is sagacity,
08. FACTIOUS: meaning wisdom; maturity.
(A) proper (B) contrite
(C) innocent (D) cooperative
03. FATUOUSNESS:
(A) sensibleness (B) courage
Ans: (D)
(C) obedience (D) aloofness
Sol: Factious means rebellious; insubordinate;
mutinous. Its opposite is cooperative. Ans: (A)
Sol: Fatuousness means foolishness; idiocy. Its
09. FALLACIOUS: opposite is sensibleness.
(A) safe (B) valid
(C) energetic (D) diverted
04. FAWN :
(A) enshrine (B) proceed
Ans: (B)
(C) continue (D) snub
Sol: Fallacious means illogical; misleading;
deceptive. Its opposite is valid, meaning Ans: (D)
logical; convincing. Sol: To fawn means to cringe; to act slavishly.
Its opposite is to snub, meaning to insult.
10. FALLOW:
(A) abundant (B) valuable 05. FECUND :
(C) necessary (D) in use (A) unable to produce
(B) unlikely to change
Ans: (D) (C) easy to decipher
Sol: Fallow means uncultivated; neglected. Its (D) tangential
opposite is in use. Ans: (A)
Sol: Fecund means productive; fertile. Its
opposite is unable to produce.
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06. FELICITY : SET  27
(A) MEANESS (B) misery 01. FINESSE :
(C) inconvenience (D) jealousy (A) indecision
(B) heavy-handedness
Ans: (B) (C) extroversion (D) extravagance
Sol: One of the meanings of felicity is great
happiness. Its opposite is misery. Ans: (B)
Sol: Finesse means delicacy of execution; subtle
handling. Its opposite is heavy-handedness.
07. FERAL :
(A) ductile (B) domesticated
(C) festive (D) lustrous 02. FIRE :
(A) impale (B) validate
Ans: (B) (C) organize (D) quench
Sol: Feral means untamed; wild. Its opposite is Ans: (D)
domesticated. Sol: To fire means to kindle a flame; to light. Its
opposite is to quench, meaning to put down
08. FERMENT :
(A) solidity (B) purity a fire; to extinguish; to douse; to smother.
(C) lucidity (D) tranquility
03. FLAMBOYANT :
Ans: (D) (A) competent (B) aloof
Sol: Ferment means commotion; disturbance; (C) unafraid (D) subdued
riot; agitation. Its opposite is tranquility, Ans: (D)
meaning peace; quiet; serenity. Sol: Flamboyant means showy; flashy; ornate;
lavish. Its opposite is subdued, meaning
09. FERVID :
(A) restrained (B) unexpected modest; unpretentious.
(C) discouraged (D) stubborn
04. FLEDGE :
Ans: (A) (A) seek (B) call
Sol: Fervid means enthusiastic; spirited; ardent. (C) male (D) molt
Its opposite is restrained, meaning sober. Ans: (D)
Sol: To fledge means to grow feathers. Its
10. FETID : opposite is to molt, meaning to shed
(A) luminous (B) dense feathers.
(C) having a pleasant
(D) having a balanced structure
05. FLIPPANCY :
Ans: (C) (A) temperance (B) reliability
(C) seriousness (D) inflexibility
Sol: Fetid means foul-smelling; putrid; rotten.
Its opposite is having a pleasant smell. Ans: (C)
Sol: Flippancy means lack of seriousness;
superficiality. Its opposite is seriousness.
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06. FLIT : SET  28
(A) complete slowly
(B) focus accurately 01. FOCUS :
(C) stress (D) plod (A) layer (B) disperse
(C) link (D) activate
Ans: (A)
Sol: To flit means to pass lightly and quickly; to Ans: (B)
dart. Its opposite is to complete slowly. Sol: To focus means to converge. Its opposite is
to disperse.
07. FLOURSIH :
(A) lack of consistency 02. FOMENT :
(B) lack of embellishment (A) inhibit (B) instigate
(C) lack of spontaneity (C) reduce (D) retreat
(D) lack of substance
Ans: (A)
Ans: (B)
Sol: To foment means to encourage; to
Sol: Flourish means ostentation; show;
instigate. Its opposite is to inhibit, meaning
embellishment. Its opposite is lack of
to discourage; to hinder.
embellishment.
03. FORESTALL :
08. FLUCTUATE : (A) announce (B) equivocate
(A) lack motivation (B) fly over (C) prolong (D) precipitate
(C) infer from (D) be steady
Ans: (D)
Ans: (D)
Sol: To forestall means to prevent an unpleasant
Sol: To fluctuate means to change often; to
event from happening; to preclude. Its
vary. Its opposite is to be steady.
opposite is to precipitate, meaning to
09. FLUKE : hasten the occurrence of an unpleasant
(A) reexamined opinion event.
(B) expected occurrence
(C) observed experiment 04. FROFEIT :
(D) burst of insight (A) excel (B) reveal
(C) retain (D) defy regulations
Ans: (B)
Sol: Fluke means an unexpected stroke of luck. Ans: (C)
Its opposite is expected occurrence. Sol: To forfeit means to give up; to relinquish;
to renounce. Its opposite is to retain.
10. FLUSTERED :
(A) mute (B) calm 05. FORGO :
(C) heavy (D) ingrained (A) put together (B) indulge in
(C) certify (D) waver
Ans: (B)
Ans: (B)
Sol: Flustered means agitated; disturbed;
Sol: To forgo means to relinquish; to abandon.
shaken. Its opposite is calm.
Its opposite is to indulge in.
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06. FRACAS : SET  29
(A) glee (B) artifact 01. FRUSTRATE :
(C) unusual experience (A) expand (B) enjoy
(D) peaceful situation (C) nullify (D) abet
Ans: (D) Ans: (D)
Sol: Another antonym of fracas is peaceful Sol: To frustrate means to thwart; to prevent
situation. from accomplishing. Its opposite is to abet,
meaning to help to achieve.
07. FRAGILITY :
(A) merit (B) durability
(C) humidity (D) pertinence 02. FULMINATION :
(A) repetition (B) addition
Ans: (B) (C) ratification (D) praise
Sol: Fragility means easy breakability; Ans: (D)
perishability. Its opposite is durability. Sol: Fulmination means condemnation;
denunciation; curse. Its opposite is praise.
08. FREQUENCY :
(A) unity (B) rarity
(C) gradualness (D) persistency 03. FUMBLE :
(A) reply promptly
Ans: (B) (B) articulate clearly
(C) imitate accurately
(D) perform skillfully
Sol: Frequency means occurring often;
commonplace. Its opposite is rarity. Ans: (D)
Sol: To fumble means to handle awkwardly. Its
09. FRINGE : opposite is to perform skillfully.
(A) center (B) proximity
(C) breadth (D) outlet 04. FUSION :
(A) clarity (B) malleability
Ans: (A) (C) predictability (D) differentiation
Sol: Fringe means edge; periphery; frontier. Its
opposite is center. Ans: (D)
Sol: Fusion means mixing; amalgamation. Its
10. FROWARD : opposite is differentiation.
(A) compliant (B) inexact
(C) moderate (D) impractical 05. GAINSAY :
(A) lose (B) ruin
Ans: (A) (C) corroborate (D) hate
Sol: Froward means rebellious; troublesome;
unmanageable. Its opposite is compliant, Ans: (C)
meaning submissive; obedient. Sol: To gainsay means to dispute; to contradict.
Its opposite is to corroborate.
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06. GAMBOL : SET  30
(A) admit (B) plod 01. GIST:
(C) follow (D) fret (A) artificial (B) trivial point
(C) informal procedure
Ans: (B) (D) eccentric method
Sol: To gambol means to run and jump about.
Its opposite is to plod, meaning to walk Ans: (B)
slowly. Sol: Gist means central theme. Its opposite is
trivial point.
07. GARNISH :
(A) collate (B) denude 02. GLIB:
(C) procure (D) surrender (A) illiterate (B) inexplicitly
(C) verbose (D) labored
Ans: (B)
Sol: To garnish means to decorate; to embellish; Ans: (D)
to adorn; to beautify. Its opposite, among Sol: Glib means fluent; smooth; articulate; slick.
the choices, is to denude, meaning to strip; Its opposite is labored, meaning strained;
to bare. effortful.

08. GARRULITY : 03. GLOBAL:

(A) probity (B) sophistry (A) local (B) unusual
(C) acumen (D) polish (C) unpredictable (D) hot-headed

Ans: (D) Ans: (A)

Sol: Garrulity means talkativeness. Its opposite Sol: The antonym of global is, obviously, local.
is taciturnity, meaning silence;
disinclination to talk. 04. GLUT:
(A) dearth (B) limit
(C) void (D) supply
09. GAUCHENESS:
(A) Probity (B) sophistry Ans: (A)
(C) acumen (D) polish
Sol: Glut means surplus; oversupply;
Ans: (D) overabundance. Its opposite is dearth,
Sol: Gaucheness means lacking grace; meaning scarcity; deficiency; inadequacy;
awkwardness; maladroitness. Its opposite is scantiness.
polish, meaning refinement; grace; poise;
elegance. 05. GOAD:
(A) ignore (B) cajole
(C) console (D) protect
10. GREMANE:
(A) domestic (B) sympathetic Ans: (D)
(C) controversial (D) inappropriate Sol: To goad means to encourage; to urge; to
impel. Its opposite is to curb, meaning to
Ans: (D) discourage; to restrict.
Sol: Germane means relevant; appropriate;
pertinent. Its opposite is inappropriate.
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06. GOSSAMER: SET  31
(A) sincere (B) taciturn 01. GROUSE :
(C) intense (D) awkward (A) rejoice (B) rekindle
(C) restore (D) reject
Ans: (D)
Sol: Gossamer means thin; flimsy. Its opposite Ans: (A)
is ponderous, meaning heavy; bulky; Sol: To grouse means to complain; grumble. Its
weighty. opposite is to rejoice.

07. GRANDSTAND: 02. GRUELING :

(A) keep a low profile (A) useless (B) effortless
(B) bet carefully (C) indefinable (D) insignificant
(C) speak flamboyantly
(D) attract attention Ans: (B)
Sol: Grueling means tiresome; tedious. Its
Ans: (A)
opposite is effortless.
Sol: To grandstand means to show off; to flaunt;
to be conspicuous. Its opposite is to keep a 03. HACKNEYED :
low profile. (A) fresh (B) illicit
(C) careful (D) unpopular
08. GRATE : Ans: (A)
(A) soothe (B) gather
(C) forgive (D) improve Sol: Hackneyed (in relation to a phrase) means
overused; common; trite; platitudinous. Its
Ans: (A) opposite, among the choices, is fresh.
Sol: To grate means to rub; to abrade; to scour.
Its opposite is to smooth. 04. HALCYN :
(A) agitate (B) ephemeral
09. GRATUITOUS : (C) passive (D) advantageous
(A) thankless (B) warranted
(C) trying (D) discreet Ans: (A)
Sol: Halcyon means calm and peacefully happy;
Ans: (B) serene. Its opposite, among the choices, is
Sol: Gratuitous means uncalled for. Its opposite agitated.
is warranted.
05. HALLMARK :
10. GRIEVOVS : (A) grave defect
(A) slight (B) stereotyped (B) valueless object
(C) solicitous (D) sophisticated (C) unfortunate incident
(D) uncharacteristic future
Ans: (A)
Sol: Grievous means hard to bear; very evil. Its Ans: (A)
opposite is slight, meaning trivial; Sol: Hallmark means mark of good quality. Its
superficial. opposite, among the choices, is grave
defect.
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06. HAPLESS : SET  32
(A) excited (B) elated
(C) fortunate 01. HERMETIC :
(D) completely self-reliant (A) abundant (B) derisive
(C) permeable (D) steadfast
Ans: (C)
Sol: Hapless means unfortunate; unlucky; Ans: (C)
pitiable. Its opposite is fortunate. Sol: One of the meaning of hermetic is
impervious; watertight. Its opposite is
07. HARMONY : permeable, meaning porous.
(A) slowness (B) insignificance
(C) discord (D) inhumanity
02. HIATUS :
(A) nexus (B) atavism
Ans: (D) (C) cognate (D) vortex
Sol: Harmony means concord. Its opposite is
discord. Ans: (A)
Sol: Hiatus means a gap; an interval. Its
08. HARROW : opposite is nexus, meaning a connection; a
(A) soothe (B) tax
link.
(C) aerate (D) dispel

Ans: (A) 03. HIRSUTE :

(A) gracious (B) crafty
Sol: To harrow means to wound; to hurt; to
(C) hairless (D) noiseless
lacerate. Its opposite is to soothe, meaning
to comfort; to soften. Ans: (C)
Sol: Hirsute means hairy. Its opposite is
09. HAVEN : hairless.
(A) challenging puzzle
(B) gloomy cavern
04. HONE :
(C) dangerous place
(A) shorten (B) blunt
(D) deserted building
(C) fuse (D) bend
Ans: (C)
Ans: (B)
Sol: Haven means an asylum; a sanctuary; a
Sol: To hone means to sharpen; to file; to mill.
safe place. Its opposite is dangerous place.
Its opposite is to blunt.

10. HEGEMONY :
05. HODWINK :
(A) lack of authority
(A) demonstrate (B) supervise
(B) lack of energy
(C) ignore (D) disabuse
(C) lack of precision
(D) lack of confidence
Ans: (D)
Ans: (A) Sol: To hoodwink means to deceive; to mislead.
Sol: Hegemony means authority; domination; Its opposite is to disabuse, meaning to
ascendancy. Its opposite is lack of clarify; to undeceive.
authority.
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06. HUMILIATE : SET  33
(A) divide (B) elucidate
(C) dignify (D) disengage 01. IMMUNITY :
(A) variability (B) mortality
Ans: (C) (C) irritability (D) susceptibility
Sol: To humiliate means to dishonour; to
Ans: (D)
debase; to humble. Its opposite is to
Sol: Immunity means resistance (to disease or
dignify, meaning to ennoble.
poison). Its opposite is susceptibility.

07. HYPERBOLE :
02. IMPECUNIOUS :
(A) equivocation (B) criticism
(A) heinous (B) noxious
(C) understatement (D) pessimism
(C) contented (D) affluent
Ans: (C)
Ans: (D)
Sol: Hyperbole means exaggeration;
Sol: Impecunious means impoverished;
embellishment. Its opposite is
insolvent; indigent. Its opposite is affluent,
understatement.
meaning rich; wealthy; prosperous.

08. IDYLL :
03. IMPEDE :
(A) negative appraisal
(A) facilitate (B) request
(B) pedestrian argument
(C) uproot (D) promise
(C) object created for a purpose
(D) experience fraught with tension
Ans: (A)
Ans: (D) Sol: To impede means to hinder; to obstruct; to
Sol: Idyll means a simple and charming event or deter. Its opposite is to facilitate, meaning
experience. Its opposite is experience to help; to promote; to make easy.
fraught with tension.
04. IMPERATIVE :
09. ILL-FATED (A) relevant (B) optional
(A) unimaginative (B) premeditated (C) complete (D) readily understood
(C) difficult (D) successful

Ans: (D) Ans: (B)

Sol: Ill-fated means bound to fail; unlucky. Its Sol: Imperative means compulsory; mandatory.
opposite is successful. Its opposite is optional.

10. IMBROGLIO : 05. IMPERMANENCE :

(A) flippancy (B) containment (A) scarcity (B) capability
(C) colorlessness (D) harmony (C) durability (D) rationality

Ans: (D) Ans: (C)

Sol: Imbroglio means a complicated Sol: Impermanence means a short- life,
misunderstanding or disagreement. Its temporariness. Its opposite is durability.
opposite is harmony, meaning agreement;
rapport.
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06. IMPERMEABLE : SET  34
(A) sandy (B) blunt
(C) sticky (D) porous 01. IMPROBITY :
(A) success (B) honesty
Ans: (B) (C) paucity (D) likelihood
Sol: Impermeable means water-tight; hermetic.
Ans: (B)
Its opposite is porous, meaning full of
Sol: Improbity means dishonesty. Its opposite is
holes; perforated.
honesty.

07. IMPETUOUS :
02. IMPROMPU :
(A) fitting (B) boring
(A) carefully rehearsed
(C) frivolous (D) planned
(B) widely recognized
(C) narrowly focused
Ans: (D) (D) purposely vague
Sol: Impetuous means hasty; rash; impulsive;
unplanned. Its opposite is planned. Ans: (A)
Sol: Impromptu means offhand; without
08. IMPLAUSIBLE : previous thought or preparation. Its
(A) admirable (B) believable
opposite is carefully rehearsed.
(C) controllable
(D) extremely practical
03. IMPUDENT :
Ans: (D) (A) compelling (B) mature
(C) respectful (D) thorough
Sol: Implausible means impractical; outlandish.
Its opposite is extremely practical. Ans: (C)
Sol: Impudent means impertinent; insolent;
09. IMPLODE :
audacious; disrespectful. Its opposite is
(A) make muted noise
(B) react violently respectful.
(C) burst outward
(D) vary sharply 04. IMPUGN :
(A) revoke (B) discharge
Ans: (C) (C) champion (D) console
Sol: To implode means to burst inward. Its
Ans: (C)
opposite is to burst outward.
Sol: The opposite of to impugn, among the
choices for this question, is to champion,
10. IMPRECATION :
meaning to support.
(A) dedication (B) benediction
(C) malfunction (D) harmony
05. INADVERTENT :
Ans: (B) (A) well known (B) fortunate
(C) normal (D) intentional
Sol: Imprecation means curse; anathema;
malediction. Its opposite is benediction, Ans: (D)
meaning blessing. Sol: Inadvertent means unintentional. Its
opposite is intentional.
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06. INCARCERATE : SET  35

(A) anticipate (B) liberate 01. INCOGITABLE :
(C) summon (D) confide (A) purposeful (B) applicable
(C) conceivable (D) exacting
Ans: (B)
Sol: To incarcerate means to imprison; to jail. Ans: (C)
Its opposite is to liberate. Sol: Incogitable means unchangeable;
Inconceivable. Its opposite is changeable.
07. INCENSE :
(A) pacify (B) outdo
(C) agree (D) alienate 02. INCOMMUTABLE :
(A) solvable (B) available
Ans: (A) (C) changeable (D) permissible
Sol: To incense means to infuriate; to enrage; to
Ans: (C)
irritate. Its opposite is to pacify.
Sol: Incommutable means unchangeable. Its
08. INCENTIVE : opposite is changeable.
(A) agreement (B) doubt
(C) deterrent (D) complement 03. INCURSION :
(A) lack of resolve (B) reparation
Ans: (C) (C) relapse (D) retreat
Sol: Incentive means inducement;
encouragement; reward. Its opposite is Ans: (D)
deterrent, meaning discouragement. Sol: Incursion means invasion; raid; assault. Its
opposite is retreat.
09. INCHOATE :
(A) obviously fictional 04. INDELIBILITY :
(B) partially visible (A) availability
(C) correctly predicted (B) comprehensibility
(D) fully realized (C) decidability (D) erasability

Ans: (D) Ans: (D)

Sol: Inchoate means undeveloped; embryonic. Sol: (indelible means cannot be erased.)
Its opposite is fully realized. indelibility means permanence;
ineffaceability. Its opposite is erasability.
10. INCIPIENT :
(A) exuberant (B) explicit 05. INDETERMIATE :
(C) plentiful (D) full-blown (A) qualified (B) definite
(C) stubborn (D) effective
Ans: (D)
Sol: Incipient means in the beginning stage; Ans: (B)
undeveloped. Its opposite is full-blown, Sol: Indeterminate means indefinite; general;
meaning completely developed. (full- inexact. Its opposite is definite.
bodied does not mean completely
developed; it means fat; muscular.)
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06. INDIGENCE :
(A) alienation (B) reliability 01. INFEST :
(C) opulence (D) anxiety (A) poison (B) propitiate
(C) flee in droves (D) plan carefully
Ans: (C)
Sol: Indigence means poverty. Its opposite is Ans: (C)
opulence, meaning great wealth. Sol: 01. To infest means to invade in large
numbers; to swarm; to plague. Its opposite
07. INDISCRIMINATE : is to flee in droves.
(A) energetic (B) permanent
(C) particular (D) easily copied
02. INFINITY :
(A) bounded space
Ans: (C)
(B) physical reputation
Sol: Indiscriminate means general; not (C) inadequate measurement
particular. Its opposite is particular. (D) small miscalculation

08. IDUCEMENT : Ans: (A)

(A) reproof (B) deterrent Sol: Infinity means unbounded space. Its
(C) partially (D) distinction opposite is bounded space.

Ans: (B)
03. IFLATE :
Sol: Inducement means incentive; enticement; (A) converge (B) inhibit
bait; bribe. Its opposite is deterrent, (C) audit (D) minimize
meaning disincentive.
Ans: (D)
09. INERANCY : Sol: To inflate means to swell; to expand; to
(A) productivity (B) generosity bloat. Its opposite is to minimize.
(C) volubility (D) fallibility
04. INGEST :
Ans: (D) (A) take long (B) uncover
Sol: Inerrancy means freedom from error. Its (C) expel (D) enlarge
opposite is fallibility, meaning prone to
Ans: (C)
error; erroneous. (this is a rather unusual
Sol: To inflate means to swallow; to guzzle. Its
word, but you could have guessed its
opposite is to expel.
meaning if you had noted that it has
something to do with error.) 05. INGRATE :
(A) thankful person (B) polite person
10. INERTIA : (C) friendly person (D) witty person
(A) short duration
(B) massless particle Ans: (A)
(C) ability to maintain pressure Sol: Ingrate means a thankless person. Its
(D) tendency to change motion
opposite is thankful person.
Ans: (D)
Sol: Inertia means inactivity; idleness; laziness;
being static. Its opposite is tendency to
change motion.
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06. INHIBITOR :
(A) catalyst (B) acid 01. INSERT:
(C) solution (D) reaction (A) exclude (B) converge
(C) outwit (D) reduce
Ans: (A)
Sol: Inhibitor means something that hinders, Ans: (A)
obstructs or prevents. Its opposite is Sol: To insert means to introduce. Its opposite is
catalyst, meaning something that facilitates to exclude, meaning to keep out; to expel.
or helps.
02. INSOLVENCY:
07. INIMICAL : (A) ability to pay one’s debts
(A) trite (B) similar (B) ability sustain growth
(C) servile (D) amicable (C) concentration (D) coherence

Ans: (D) Ans: (A)

Sol: Inimical means hostile; unfriendly; Sol: Insolvency means lack of ability to pay
antagonistic. Its opposite is amicable, one’s debts. Its opposite is ability to pay
meaning friendly. one’s debts.

08. INIMITABLE : 03. INSTINCT:

(A) enviable (B) reparable (A) hallucination (B) reservation
(C) amicable (D) plain (C) irrational fear (D) learned response

Ans: (D) Ans: (D)

Sol: Inimitable means unique; incomparable; Sol: Instinct means intuitive reaction. Its
unparalleled; matchless. Its opposite plain. opposite is learned response.

09.INSALUBRITY: 04. INSULARITY:

(A) neatness (B) sobriety (A) overzealousness
(C) confidence (D) healthfulness (B) cosmopolitanism
(C) susceptibility
Ans: (D) (D) willing hospitality
Sol: Insalubrities means unhealthfullness. Its Ans: (B)
opposite is healthfulness. Sol: Insularity means narrow-mindedness;
parochialism. ts opposite is
10. INSENTIENCE: cosmopolitanism, meaning universalism;
(A) bravery (B) frivolity catholicity.
(C) consciousness (D) normality

Ans: (D) 05. INTERDICT:

(A) continue (B) abstain
Sol: Insentience means unconsciousness; (C) defy (D) authorize
senselessness. Its opposite is
consciousness. Ans: (D)
Sol: To interdict means to ban; to prohibit; to
forbid; to disallow. Its opposite is to
authorize, to permit; to allow.
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06. INTERLOCKING:
(A) independent (B) internal 01. INVECTIVE:
(C) peripheral (D) sequential (A) restoration
(B) normality
Ans: (A) (C) laudatory words
Sol: Interlocking means connected. Its opposite (D) willing compliance
is independent, meaning disconnected. Ans: (D)
Sol: Invective means abuse; denunciation. Its
07. INTRPID:
(A) morbid (B) forbearing opposite is laudatory words.
(C) temperate (D) apprehensive
02. INVEIGH:
Ans: (D) (A) violate (B) balance
Sol: Intrepid means bold; brave; courageous; (C) introduce (D) laud
daring. Its opposite is apprehensive,
Ans: (D)
meaning fearful; panicky.
Sol: To inveigh means to make violent verbal
08. INTRICATE: attack. Its opposite is to laud, meaning to
(A) inimitable (B) disreputable acclaim; to applaud.
(C) dispassionate (D) uncomplicated
03. INVEIGLE:
Ans: (D) (A) display openly
Sol: Intricate means complicated; perplexing; (B) request directly
involved. Its opposite is uncomplicated. (C) initiate willingly
(D) advocate strongly
09. INUNDATE:
(A) drain (B) erupt Ans: (B)
(C) exist (D) decelerate Sol: To inveigle means to obtain a favor by
trickery. Its opposite is to request directly.
Ans: (A)
Sol: to inundate means to flood; to deluge; to 04. INVETERATE:
submerge in water. Its opposite is to drain. (A) casual (B) public
(C) satisfactory
10. INVALIDATE: (D) even-tempered
(A) substantiate (B) precipitate
(C) anticipate (D) alleviate Ans: (A)
Sol: Inveterate means habitual; chronic. Its
Ans: (A) opposite is casual, meaning infrequent.
Sol: To invalidate means to refute; to disprove;
to invalidate. Its opposite is to substantiate, 05. IRASCIBLE:
(A) quickly changing (B) self-satisfied
meaning to validate; to corroborate. (C) very reluctant (D) even-tempered

Ans: (D)
Sol: Irascible means hot-tempered; irritable;
petulant. Its opposite is even-tempered,
meaning composed; serene; sedate.
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06. JABBER: SET  39
(A) tickle (B) argue 01. LABILE:
(C) stroke (D) speak slowly (A) stable (B) differential
(C) colorable (D) restored
Ans: (D)
Sol: To jabber means to talk fast and not Ans: (D)
clearly. Its opposite is to speak slowly. Sol: Labile means unstable. Its opposite is
stable.
07. JIBE:
(A) surpass (B) prevent 02. LABORIOUS:
(C) qualify (D) conflict (A) mildly irritating
(B) easily accomplished
Ans: (D) (C) obviously unimportant
Sol: To jibe means to agree with; to conform (D) practically impossible
to. Its opposite is to conflict.
Ans: (B)
08. JOCULAR: Sol: Laborious means arduous; tiresome;
(A) carefree (B) serious onerous. Its opposite is easily
(C) strange (D) essential accomplished.

Ans: (B)
03. LACKLUSTER:
Sol: Jocular means humorous; witty; amusing. (A) necessary (B) descriptive
Its opposite is serious (C) radiant (D) organized

Ans: (C)
09. JUDICIOUS: Sol: Lackluster means drab; dull; lusterless. Its
(A) insecure
(B) unwise opposite is radiant, meaning shining;
(C) inept resplendent; brilliant.
(D) lacking consequence
04. LACONIC:
Ans: (B) (A) blithe (B) incapable
Sol: Judicious means sensible; wise; sagacious. (C) fragrant (D) garrulous
Its opposite is unwise.
Ans: (D)
10. JUXTAPOSE: Sol: Laconic means speaking few words. Its
(A) ebb (B) evolve opposite is garrulous, meaning talkative;
(C) clarify (D) separate loquacious

Ans: (D)
05. LAG:
Sol: To juxtapose mean s to put close together (A) look around (B) dodge easily
side by side. Its opposite is to separate. (C) seem hard (D) forge ahead

Ans: (D)
Sol: To lag means to trail; to fall behind. Its
opposite is to forge ahead.
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06. LAMBASTE: SET  40

(A) allow (B) choose
(C) praise (D) smoothen
01. LEVITY:
(A) veracity (B) audacity
Ans: (C)
(C) felicity (D) gravity
Sol: To lambaste means to criticize strongly; to
castigate; to excoriate. Its opposite is to Ans: (D)
praise. Sol: Levity means lightness of mind; flippancy.
Its opposite is gravity, meaning
07. LASSITUDE: seriousness; solemnity.
(A) a fear of discovery
(B) a feeling of vigor
(C) a twinge of embarrassment 02. LEVY:
(D) a want of seriousness (A) reconsider (B) relinquish
(C) repatriate (D) rescind
Ans: (B)
Sol: Lassitude means fatigue; lethargy; Ans: (D)
tiredness. Its opposite is feeling of vigor Sol: To levy means to demand. Its opposite is
to relinquish, meaning to give up; to
08. LATENT: abandon; to renounce.
(A) recent (B) slow
(C) intricate (D) patent
03. LIBERTINE:
(A) serf (B) miser
Ans: (D)
(C) prisoner (D) ascetic
Sol: Latent means hidden; dormant, unseen. Its
opposite is patent, meaning obvious; Ans: (D)
manifest; evident; conspicuous. Sol: Libertine means lustful; sensuous. Its
opposite is ascetic, meaning austere.
09. LETHAL:
(A) protected (B) painless 04. LIMP:
(C) pleasant (D) harmless (A) true (B) firm
(C) clear (D) stark
Ans: (D)
Ans: (B)
Sol: Lethal means deadly. Its opposite is
Sol: Limp means pliant; flaccid; drooping. Its
harmless.
opposite is firm.
10. LETHARGY:
(A) flexibility (B) adequacy 05. LIMPID:
(C) toughness (D) vigor (A) unfading (B) coarse
(C) elastic (D) murky
Ans: (D)
Ans: (D)
Sol: Lethargy means laziness; sluggishness;
Sol: Limpid means clear; transparent. Its
apathy; indolence. Its opposite is vigor,
opposite is murky, meaning hazy; dim.
meaning briskness; agility.
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06. LIONIZE:
(A) exculpate (B) analyze SET  41
(C) demote (D) denigrate 01. LUCID:
(A) unrecognized (B) limited
Ans: (D) (C) murky (D) improbable
Sol: To lionize means to praise; to eulogize; to
Ans: (C)
extol. Its opposite is to denigrate, meaning
Sol: Lucid means clear; transparent. Its
to disparage; to ridicule; to belittle.
opposite is murky, meaning foggy; cloudy.

07. LIST: 02. LULL:

(A) be upside down (A) pronounced interest
(B) intense discussion
(B) be upright
(C) speedy resolution
(C) side backward (D) increased activity
(D) sway to and fro
Ans: (D)
Ans: (B) Sol: Lull means a break in activity; a pause; an
Sol: To list means to lean to one side. Its interval. Its opposite is increased activity.
opposite is to be upright.
03. LUMBER:
(A) align (B) squelch
08. LOATHSOME: (C) swerve (D) glide
(A) arresting (B) appealing
(C) convincing (D) challenging Ans: (D)
Ans: (B) Sol: To lumber means to move slowly. Its
Sol: Loathsome means disgusting; foul. Its opposite is to glide, meaning to descend
opposite is appealing. fast.

09. LOLL: 04. LUMINOUS:

(A) comply readily (A) dark (B) cold
(B) move vigorously (C) hard (D) silent
(C) describe exactly
(D) notice incidentally Ans: (A)
Sol: Luminous means bright. Its opposite is
Ans: (B) dark.
Sol: To loll means to sit relaxed; to lounge. Its
opposite is to move vigorously. 05. MACERATE:
(A) harden by drying
(B) influence by lying
10. LOQUACIOUS: (C) cover by painting
(A) tranquil (B) skeptical (D) cure by medicating
(C) morose (D)taciturn
Ans: (A)
Ans: (D) Sol: To macerate means to cause something to
Sol: Loquacious means talkative; garrulous. Its became soft by soaking it in a liquid. Its
opposite is taciturn, meaning speaking opposite is to harden by drying.
little.
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06. MACULATED: SET  42
(A) unobserved (B) unfocused
(C) unplanned (D) unspotted 01. MEANDER:
(A) change permanently
Ans: (D) (B) believe strongly
(C) behave appropriately
Sol: Maculated means spotted; stained. Its
(D) move purposively
opposite is unspotted.
Ans: (D)
07. MALIGN: Sol: To meander means to wander aimlessly.
(A) reconcile (B) venerate
Its opposite is to move purposively.
(C) argue in response to
(D) speak well of
02. MEASLY:
Ans: (B) (A) healthy (B) abundant
(C) serious (D) cretative
Sol: To malign means to vilify; to slander; to
libel. Its opposite is to venerate, meaning to Ans: (B)
honour; to revere. Sol: Measly means very little, scanty; meager.
Its opposite is abunadant.
08. MANDATORY:
(A) optional (B) viable
03. MELLIFLUOUS:
(C) humane (D) punitive
(A) diaphanous (B) munificent
(C) cacophonous (D) deranged
Ans: (A)
Sol: Mandatory means compulsory. Its Ans: (C)
opposite is optional. Sol: Mellifluous means melodious; musical;
harmonious. Its opposite is cacophonous,
09. MANIPULATIVE: meaning harsh-sounding; inharmonious.
(A) impassioned (B) lethargic
(C) inept (D) guileless 04. MENDACITY:
(A) full supply (B) loud response
Ans: (D) (C) impunity (D) truthfulness
Sol: Manipulative means cunning; crafty. Its
opposite is guilelsess, meaning truthful; Ans: (D)
candid. Sol: Mendacity meanslie; falsehood;
fabrication. Its opposite is truthfulness
10. MANNERED:
(A) plain (B) infantile 05. MENDICANT:
(C) progressive (D) natural (A) gangrenous (B) overbearing
(C) destructive (D) self-supporting
Ans: (D)
Sol: Mannered means artificial; affected; self- Ans: (D)
conscious. Its opposite is natural. Sol: Mendicant means begging. Its opposite is
self-supporting.
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SET  43
06. MERCURIAL:
(A) earthy (B) honest 01. MITIGATE:
(C) thoughtful (D) constant (A) adore (B) saturate
(C) proclaim (D) exonerate
Ans: (D)
Sol: Mercurial means changeable. Its opposite Ans: (B)
is constant. Sol: To mitigate means to lessen. Its opposite
among the choice, is to saturate, meaning
07. METAMORPHOSE: to fill up; to soak.
(A) move ahead
(B) remain unaltered 02. MITIGATE:
(C) descend slowly (A) exacerbate (B) preponderate
(D) examine in haste (C) accelerate (D) elevate

Ans: (B) Ans: (A)

Sol: To metamorphose means to change shape; Sol: The opposite of to mitigate, among the
to transform; to transmute. Its opposite is choice for this question, is to exacerbate,
to remain unaltered. meaning to increase; to intensify; to
heighten.
08. METEORIC:
(A) skeptical (B) pessimistic
(C) complacent (D) gradual 03. MOBILITY:
(A) liquidity (B) stasis
(C) ascent (D) propinquity
Ans: (D)
Sol: Meteoric means fast; swift. Its opposite is Ans: (B)
gradual. Sol: Mobility means movement. Its opposite
is stasis, meaning state of rest; stagnation.
09. MIASMA:
(A) frivolousness
(B) intemperance 04.MOLLIFY:
(C) wholesome atmosphere (A) ire (B) commence
(D) moderate amount (C) abate (D) oppose

Ans: (C) Ans: (A)

Sol: Miasma means foul-smelling vapour Sol: To mollify means to pacify; to calm; to
emanating from decaying matter. Its placate. Its opposite is to ire, meaning to
opposite is wholesome atmosphere. ire, meaning to irritate; to make angry; to
enrage.

10. MINATORY:
05. MOLLIFY:
(A) reassuring (B) hopeful
(A) roughen (B) humiliate
(C) sensitive (D) plain
(C) irritate (D) prevent
Ans: (A)
Ans: (C)
Sol: Minatory means threatening; menacing.
Sol: The opposite of to mollify, among the
Its opposite is reassuring.
choices for this question, is to irritate.
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06. MOLLYCODDLE: SET  44
(A) talk boastfully (B) flee swiftly
(C) treat harshly (D) demand suddenly 01. MUNIFICENCE:
(A) deception (B) modesty
Ans: (C) (C) stinginess (D) anxiety
Sol: To mollycoddle means to pamper unduly;
Ans: (D)
to fuss over. Its opposite is to treat harshly.
Sol: Munificence means generosity; charity;
benevolence. Its opposite is stinginess,
07. MORDANT:
(A) uninteresting (B) supine meaning to disperse; to scatter..
(C) genial (D) given to silence
02. MUSTER:
Ans: (C) (A) listen (B) appreciate
Sol: Mordant means sarcastic; biting; caustic, (C) predict (D) disband
Its opposite is genial, meaning
Ans: (D)
cordial; friendly; pleasant.
Sol: Mercurial means changeable. Its opposite
is constant.
08. MOROSE:
(A) fast-talking (B) quick-witted
(C) lighthearted (D) casual 03. MUTE:
(A) amplify (B) harmonize
Ans: (C) (C) attune (D) synthesize
Sol: Morose means sorrowful; melancholy;
Ans: (A)
dispirited; dejected. Its opposite is
Sol: To mute means to lessen sound; to
lighthearted.
dampen. Its opposite is to amplify.

09. MULTIFARIOUSNESS:
04. MUTTER:
(A) vigilance (B) tenacity
(A) satisfy others
(C) impertinence (D) uniformity
(B) increase output
(C) speak clearly
Ans: (D) (D) help willingly
Sol: Multifariousness means diverseness;
heterogeneity. Its opposite is uniformity. Ans: (C)
Sol: To mutter means to mumble; to speak
10. MUNDANE:
indistinctly with lips partly closed. Its
(A) sufficient (B) superior
(C) exotic (D) agile opposite is to speak clearly.

Ans: (C) 05. NADIR:

Sol: Mundane means ordinary; commonplace; (A) immobile object
(B) uniform measurement
earthly. Its opposite is exotic, meaning
(C) extreme distance
unusual; outlandish. (D) topmost point

Ans: (D)
Sol: Nadir means the lowest point. Its opposite
is the highest point; Zenith; pinnacle; acme.
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06. NASCENCY: SET  45
(A) excitement (B) decency
(C) conclusion (D) venality 01. NEXUS:
(A) disconnected components
Ans: (C) (B) tangled threads
Sol: Nascence means beginning; incipience. Its (C) lost direction
opposite is conclusion. (D) unseen obstacles

Ans: (A)
07. NATTY: Sol: Nexus means a connection; a link, Its
(A) sloppy (B) quiet
(C) loose (D) common opposite is disconnected components.

Ans: (B) 02. NOISOME:

(A) attractive fragrant
Sol: Natty means chattering. Its opposite is
(B) subtly flattering
quiet. (C) consistently patient
(D) softly glowing
08. NEGLIGENCE:
(A) conformity (B) care Ans: (A)
(C) potency (D) moderation Sol: Noisome means disgusting odor;
malodorous; putrid; foul. Its opposite is
Ans: (B)
attractively fragrant.
Sol: Obviously, the opposite of negligence is
care. 03. NOMADIC:
(A) contended (B) settled
09. NEMESIS: (C) factual (D) relaxed
(A) unjust punishment
(B) unstated thesis Ans: (B)
(C) irreparable loss Sol: Nomadic means wandering; unsettled. Its
(D) unquoted saying opposite is settled.
Ans: (A) 04. NONPLUSED:
Sol: Nemesis means just punishment for evil (A) known to excel
deeds, retribution. Its opposite is unjust (B) able to decide
(C) inclined to scorn
punishment. (D) happy to oblige

Ans: (B)
10. NEOLOGISM:
(A) syllogism (B) idealism Sol: Nonplused means confused; baffled;
(C) archaism (D) paternalism puzzled; bewildered. Its opposite is able
to decide
Ans: (C)
Sol: Neologism means new meaning for an old 05. NUCLEATE:
word. Its opposite is archaism, a meaning (A) displace (B) scatter
(C) preserve (D) smother
that is no longer current.
Ans: (B)
Sol: To nucleate means to centralize. Its
opposite is to scatter.
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06. NUGATORY: Sol: Obstinacy means stubbornness;
(A)consequential (B) unlimited mulishness; intractability. Its opposite is
(C) innovative (D) fashionable
tractability, meaning docility; flexibility;
Ans: (D) complaisance.
Sol: Nugatory means trifling; worthless; of no
value. Its opposite is consequential, SET  46
meaning important; significant; weighty.
01. OBSTREPEROUS:
07. OBDURATE: (A) willing to learn
(B) easy to control
(A) complaisant (B) similar
(C) commensurate (D) transitory (C) free from pain
(D) slow to retaliate
Ans: (A)
Ans: (B)
Sol: Obdurate means unyielding; inflexible;
Sol: Obstreperous means unruly; disorderly;
obstinate; stubborn. Its opposite is
boisterous. Its opposite is easy to control.
complaisant, meaning submissive;
obedient. 02. OCCULT:
(A) anticipate (B) disclose
08. OBLOQUY: (C) emphasize (D) change
(A) roundness (B) ease
(C) artifice (D) enthusiastic praise Ans: (A)
Sol: Occluded means eclipsed; obstructed. Its
Ans: (D)
opposite is unobstructed.
Sol: Obsequiousness means submission;
slavishness; servility. Its opposite is
03. OCCLUDED:
imperiousness, meaning arrogance; (A) unobstructed (B) intersecting
haughtiness. (C) extrapolated (D) extended

09. OBSEQUIOUSNESS: Ans: (B)

(A) sententiousness
Sol: To occult means to mystify; to hide. Its
(B) gregariousness
(C) imperiousness (D) efficacy opposite is to disclose.

Ans: (C) 04. ODIUM:

Sol: Obsequiousness means stubbornness; (A) approval (B) fragrance
(C) passion (D) drug
slavishness; servility. Its opposite is
imperiousness, meaning arrogance; Ans: (A)
haughtiness. Sol: Odium means dislike; aversion;
resentment. Its opposite is approval.
10. OBSTINACY:
(A) persuasiveness (B) tractability
05. OFFHAND:
(C) antipathy (D) neutrality
(A) accurate (B) universal
(C) appropriate (D) premeditated
Ans: (B)
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Ans: (D) Sol: To orient means to familiarize; to
Sol: Offhand means unprepared; impromptu; acclimate. Its opposite, among the choices,
extemporaneous; spontaneous. Its opposite is to confuse.
is premeditated, meaning preplanned.
SET  47
06. ONEROUS:
(A) popular (B) beneficial 01. ORTHODOXY:
(C) claming (A) impermeability
(D) requiring little effort (B) nonconformity
(C) similarity
Ans: (D) (D) salaciousness
Sol: 06. Onerous means obscurity; blur; lack of
clarity. Its opposite is requiring little Ans: (B)
effort. Sol: Orthodoxy means conformity; observance
of traditions. Its opposite is
07. OPAQUENESS: nonconformity.
(A) opalescence (B) clarity
(C) density (D) latency 02. OSCILLATE:
(A) remain static
Ans: (B) (B) measure approximately
Sol: Opaqueness means obscurity; blur; lack of (C) describe qualitatively
(D) impede movement
clarity. Its opposite is clarity, meaning
transparency. Ans: (A)
Sol: To oscillate means to move to and fro; to
08. OPPROBRIOUS: sway; to fluctuate. Its opposite is to
(A) meretricious (B) innocuous
remain static.
(C) invulnerable (D) irreproachable

Ans: (D) 03. OSSIFY:

(A) create consensus
Sol: Opprobrious means infamous; disgraceful;
(B) placate critics
dishonorable. Its opposite is irreproachable (C) reassemble fragments
able, meaning upright; spotless; virtuous. (D) transcend conventions

Ans: (D)
09. OPPROBRIUM:
(A) good repute (B) fidelity Sol: Oscillation means fluctuation; vibration;
(C) exposure (D) patience swinging. Its opposite is absence of
variation.
Ans: (A)
Sol: Opprobrium means disgrace; dishonour; 04. OSTENTATION:
odium. Its opposite is good repute. (A) defensive conduct
(B) timid approach
(C) begrudging concession
10. ORIENT: (D) modest demeanor
(A) hasten (B) defile
(C) menace (D) confuse Ans: (D)
Sol: Ostentation means pomp; pomposity. Its
Ans: (D)
opposite is modest demeanor.
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10. PALPABILITY:
05. OUTLANDISH: (A) infertility (B) inflammability
(A) prolific (B) unchanging (C) intangibility (D) intractability
(C) conventional (D) noticeable
Ans: (C)
Ans: (C)
Sol: Palpable means tangibility; reality. Its
Sol: Outlandish means strange; unusual;
opposite is intangibility.
extraordinary. Its opposite is conventional,
meaning commonplace; ordinary.
SET  48
06. OUTSET: 01. PARTITION:
(A) regression (B) series (A) unify (B) mollify
(C) exit (D) termination (C) nullify (D) fortify

Ans: (D) Ans: (A)

Sol: Outset means beginning; commencement; Sol: To partition means to divide. Its opposite
inception; onset. Its opposite is is to unify.
termination, meaning end; closure.
02. PATHOLOGICAL:
07. OVERREACH: (A) acute (B) normal
(A) understate (B) under perform (C) adequate (D) variable
(C) understand (D) underpin
Ans: (B)
Ans: (B)
Sol: Pathological means unhealthy. Its
Sol: To overreach means to overdo; to perform
opposite, among the choices, is normal.
beyond one’s capacity. Its opposite is to
under perform. 03. PAUCITY:
(A) ample supply (B) hasty action
08. PALLIATE; (C) familiarity (D) alertness
(A) terminate (B) color
(C) drain (D) aggravate Ans: (A)
Sol: Paucity means scarcity; shortage; dearth;
Ans: (D)
insufficiency. Its opposite is ample supply.
Sol: 08. The opposite of to palliate among the
choice is to aggravate, meaning to
04. PEDESTRIAN:
intensify; to aggravate, meaning to
(A) concise (B) attractive
intensify; to exacerbate. (C) mobile (D) imaginative
09. PALPABLE: Ans: (D)
(A) phantomlike (B) insecure
(C) distinctive (D) insubordinate Sol: Pedestrian means commonplace;
uninteresting. Its opposite is imaginative,
Ans: (A) meaning artistic; inspired.
Sol: Palpable means touchable; tangible;
corporeal. Its opposite is phantomlike,
meaning ghostlike; spectral; unreal.
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05. PEER; 10. PERFIDY:
(A) a complicated structure (A) generosity (B) gratitude
(B) a subordinate person (C) tact (D) loyalty
(C) an inept musician
(D) an unreliable worker Ans: (D)
Sol: Perfidy means treachery; betrayal;
Ans: (C)
disloyalty. Its opposite is loyalty.
Sol: Peer means an equal; a colleague. Its
opposite is a subordinate person.
SET  49
06. PELLUCID: 01. PERIPATETIC:
(A) putrid (B) acrid (A) stationary (B) enclosed
(C) frigid (D) turbid (C) discrete (D) essential

Ans: (D) Ans: (A)

Sol: Pellucid means clear; transparent, Its Sol: Peripatetic means wandering; foot-loose;
opposite is turbid, meaning misty; foggy. nomadic. Its opposite is stationary,
meaning motionless.
07. PENCHANT:
(A) stigma (B) dishonesty
02. PERISH:
(C) disbelief (D) dislike
(A) move on (B) survive
(C) come after (D) transgress
Ans: (D)
Sol: Penchant means inclination; liking; bent Ans: (B)
of mind. Its opposite is dislike. Sol: To perish means to die. Its opposite is to
survive.
08. PEREGRINATE:
(A) remain whole
03. PERJURE:
(B) remain unaffected
(A) depose truthfully
(C) remain childless
(B) remember vividly
(D) remain in one place
(C) disclose hesitantly
(D) fabricate dishonestly
Ans: (D)
Sol: To peregrinate means to ramble; to move Ans: (D)
from place to place. Its opposite is to Sol: To perjure means to render false evidence.
remain in one place. Its opposite is to depose truthfully.

09. PERENNIAL: 04. PERPETUAL:

(A) predictable (B) latent (A) antecedent (B) coincident
(C) engrossing (D) fleeting (C) intermittent (D) precipitous

Ans: (D) Ans: (C)

Sol: Perennial means everlasting; eternal. Its Sol: Perpetual means uninterrupted; eternal. Its
opposite is fleeting, meaning short-lived; opposite is intermittent, meaning
ephemeral; momentary; fleeting. interrupted; spasmodic.
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10. PETROUS :
05. PERSEVERANCE : (A) soft (B) withered
(A) obvious suffering (C) volatile (D) fluffy
(B) abnormal tranquility
(C) lack of promptness Ans: (D)
(D) cessation of effort Sol: Petrous means very dense; rocklike. Its
opposite is fluffy, meaning feathery; very
Ans: (D)
Sol: Perseverance means continued effort; light.
determination; lenacity; steadfastness.
Its opposite is cessation of effort.
SET  50

01. PHILISTINE :
06. PERSISTENCE : (A) trader (B) connoisseur
(A) inequality (B) inconstancy (C) atheist (D) commoner
(C) irrelevance (D) incompetence
Ans: (B)
Ans: (B)
Sol: Philistine means commonplace in ideas and
Sol: Persistence mean continuance;
tastes. Its opposite is connoisseur, meaning
perpetuation. Its opposite is inconstancy,
a critical judge of art and music.
meaning changeableness.

07. PERTAIN : 02. PHLEGMATIC :

(A) be apathetic (A) showing excitement
(B) be illegitimate (B) displaying contentment
(C) be incongruous (C) distractible
(D) be irrelevant (D) self-conscious

Ans: (D) Ans: (A)

Sol: To pertain means to be related to; to be Sol: Phlegmatic means apathetic; indifferent;
relevant. Its opposite is to be irrelevant. calm. Its opposite is showing excitement.

08. PERTINACITY : 03. PHLEGMATIC :

(A) liability (B) simplicity (A) vivacious (B) valiant
(C) vacillation (D) eccentricity (C) arid (D) healthy

Ans: (C) Ans: (A)

Sol: Pertinacity means determination; firmness; Sol: The opposite of phlegmatic, among the
steadfastness. Its opposite is vacillation, choices for this question, is vivacious,
meaning hesitation; indecision; uncertainty. meaning active; vigorous; energetic; brisk.

09. PERUSE : 04. PIED :

(A) glide along (B) strive for (A) delicately (B) smooth
(C) pick up (D) glance at (C) solid-colored (D) luminous

Ans: (C)
Ans: (D)
Sol: Pied means spotted; freckled. Its opposite
Sol: To peruse means to read through carefully.
is solid coloured.
Its opposite is to glance at.
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05. PILLORY : 10. PITH :
(A) foster (B) lament (A) unsound opinion
(C) enjoy (D) exalt (B) previous statement
(C) erroneous judgment
Ans: (D) (D) insignificant part
Sol: To pillory means to denounce; to expose to
public ridicule; to stigmatize. Its opposite Ans: (D)
is to exalt, meaning to praise; to glorify; to Sol: Pith means the central part; core; kernel .
dignify. Its opposite its an insignificant part.

06. PINCH : SET  51

(A) important accomplishment
(B) apt translation 01. PLACATE :
(C) abundant amount (A) avert (B) antagonize
(D) opportune acquisition (C) procure (D) subside

Ans: (C) Ans: (B)

Sol: Pinch means very small quantity. Its Sol: To placate means to soothe the anger of; to
opposite is abundant amount. conciliate; to appease. Its opposite is to
antagonize, meaning to oppose; to quarrel
07. PINE : with.
(A) fall apart
(B) become invigorated 02. PLASTICITY :
(C) move ahead (D) stand firm (A) purity (B) solidity
(C) rigidity (D) sternness
Ans: (B)
Sol: To pine means to waste away with grief or Ans: (C)
desire. Its opposite is to become Sol: Plasticity means flexibility; pliability;
invigorated suppleness. Its opposite is rigidity,
meaning stiffness; hardness.
08. PIQUANCY :
(A) delicacy (B) solidity 03. PLATITUDE :
(C) acidity (D) blandness (A) concise formulation
(B) original observation
Ans: (D)
(C) insubstantial claim
Sol: Piquancy means sharpness to the taste. Its (D) insincere remark
opposite is blandness, meaning
tastelessness; insipidity. Ans: (B)
Sol: Platitude means an oft-repeated statement;
09. PIQUE : cliché; banality; bromide. Its opposite is
(A) poke fun at (B) give hope to original observation.
(C) neglect (D) mollify

Ans: (D) 04. PLENITUDE :

Sol: To pique means to irritate; to displease; to (A) innocence (B) dearth
(C) punishment (D) softness
nettle. Its opposite is to mollify, meaning
to pacify; to soothe. Ans: (B)
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Sol: Plenitude means plenty; abundance; Sol: Pomposity means arrogance; conceit;
copiousness. Its opposite is dearth, haughtiness. Its opposite is humility;
meaning scarcity; inadequacy; scantiness; modesty
insufficiency.
10. POROUS :
05. PLETHORA : (A) inadmissible (B) intractable
(A) degradation (B) flourish (C) impermeable (D) impalpable
(C) paucity (D) vacillation
Ans: (C)
Ans: (C) Sol: Porous means penetrable; permeable. Its
Sol: Plethora means oversupply; glut; opposite is impermeable, meaning
abundance. Its opposite is paucity, meaning watertight; impenetrable; hermetic.
insufficiency; inadequacy; dearth.

06. PLUMP : SET  52

(A) lofty (B) light
(C) thin (D) horizontal 01. POSTURE :
(A) walk clumsily
Ans: (C) (B) behave naturally
(C) impose arbitrarily
Sol: Plump means fat; fleshy; corpulent; obese.
(D) publicize widely
Its opposite is thin.
Ans: (B)
07. POINT-BLANK : Sol: To posture means to behave artificially; to
(A) untimely (B) impartial
pose for effect. Its opposite is to behave
(C) indirect (D) unusable
naturally.
Ans: (C)
Sol: Point-blank means direct. Its opposite is 02. PRECARIOUS :
(A) sensitive (B) natural
indirect.
(C) eager (D) well-balanced

08. POLEMICAL : Ans: (D)

(A) imitative (B) lavish
(C) conciliatory (D) attractive Sol: Precarious means unstable; unsteady;
hazardous. Its opposite is well-balanced,
Ans: (C) meaning stable; steady.
Sol: Polemical means argumentative;
03. PRECIPITATE :
quarrelsome. Its opposite is conciliatory,
(A) deliberate (B) determined
meaning agreeable; accommodative; (C) dissident (D) desperate
harmonious.
Ans: (A)
09. POMPOSITY : Sol: Precipitate means thoughtless; impetuous;
(A) honesty (B) humility hasty; rash; headlong. Its opposite is
(C) competence (D) composure deliberate, meaning intentional;
premeditated; calculated.
Ans: (B)
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04. PRECIPITATE : Ans: (A)
(A) dissident (B) divided Sol: Predilection means preference; choice. Its
(C) determined (D) deliberate
opposite is unwillingness to choose.
Ans: (D)
Sol: In this question also, the opposite of
precipitate is deliberate. 10. PREEMINENCE :
(A) diligence (B) partially
05. PRECIPITATE : (C) lowliness (D) irrationally
(A) valid (B) rugged
(C) cautious (D) spectacular Ans: (C)
Sol: Preeminence means eminence;
Ans: (C) prominence; illustriousness. Its opposite is
Sol: The opposite of precipitate, among the lowliness.
choices for this question, is cautious.

06. PRECIS : SET  53

(A) elaboration (B) distortion 01. PREEN :
(C) meticulous revision (A) envelop (B) offend
(D) excessive expurgation (C) confine (D) rumple
Ans: (A) Ans: (D)
Sol: Précis means a summary; a condensation. Sol: To preen means to arrange carefully. Its
Its opposite is elaboration, meaning opposite is to rumple, meaning to
expansion. disarrange, to derange.

07. PRECURSORY : 02. PREHENSILE :

(A) derivate (B) ephemeral (A) requiring no assistance
(C) original (D) essential (B) requiring no explanation
(C) unable to grasp
Ans: (A) (D) unable to stretch
Sol: Precursory means preceding; antecedent.
Its opposite, among the choices, is Ans: (C)
derivative, meaning consequential; derived. Sol: Prehensile means grasping; capable of
holding on. Its opposite is unable to grasp.
08. PREDESTINE :
(A) jumble (B) doubt 03. PREJUDICED :
(C) leave to chance (D) defy authority (A) straightforward (B) unmoved
(C) disinterested (D) sentimental
Ans: (C)
Sol: To predestine means to decide in advance; Ans: (C)
to predetermine; to preordain. Its opposite Sol: Prejudiced means biased; partial; partisan.
is to leave to chance. Its opposite is disinterested, meaning
unbiased; impartial; neutral
09. PREDILECTION :
(A) unwillingness to choose 04. PRESS :
(B) desire to please (A) excel (B) desire
(C) ambiguity (C) require (D) withdraw
(D) stereotype
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Ans: (D)
10. PROCLIVITY :
Sol: To Press means to push; to go ahead. Its (A) tranquility (B) humility
opposite is to withdraw. (C) deceitfulness (D) disinclination
Ans: (D)
05. PRESUMPTUOUS : Sol: Proclivity means inclination; liking;
(A) delicate (B) humble
(C) certain (D) constructive propensity; bent. Its opposite is
disinclination, meaning dislike; aversion.
Ans: (B)
Sol: Presumptuous means overbold; impudent; SET  54
impertinent. Its opposite is humble,
01. PROCRASTINATE :
meaning modest; polite; unassuming. (A) act promptly (B) judge fairly
(C) describe accurately
06. PRETERNATURAL : (D) disseminate fully
(A) constant (B) protracted
(C) factual (D) ordinary Ans: (A)
Sol: To procrastinate means to delay or
Ans: (D)
postpone habitually. Its opposite is to act
Sol: Preternatural means extraordinary;
promptly.
abnormal; unusual; exceptional. Its
opposite is ordinary. 02. PRODIGALITY :
(A) disinterest (B) guilt
07. PREVARICATION : (C) passivity (D) penury
(A) truth (B) consistency
(C) evidence (D) taciturnity Ans: (D)
Sol: Prodigality means plenty; abundance;
Ans: (A)
profusion. Its opposite is penury, meaning
Sol: Prevarication means lie; falsehood; untruth;
poverty; insolvency; indigence;
mendacity. Its opposite is truth.
destitution.

08. PRISTINE :
03. PRODIGIOUS :
(A) corrupted by civilization
(A) implicit (B) slight
(B) acquired by stealth
(C) unnecessary (D) premature
(C) destroyed by adversity
(D) established by tradition
Ans: (B)
Ans: (A) Sol: Prodigious means very big; immense;
Sol: Pristine means pure; unsullied; virginal. Its enormous; gigantic. Its opposite is slight,
opposite is corrupted by civilization. meaning very small; trivial; paltry;
insignificant.
09. PRISTINE :
(A) bold (B) rough 04. PROFANITY :
(C) mundane (D) polluted (A) fair play
(B) helpful advice
Ans: (D) (C) valid criticism (D) pious speech
Sol: The opposite of pristine, among the choices
Ans: (D)
for this word, is polluted.
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Sol: Profanity means contempt towards 10. PROMPT :
something considered holy; blasphemy; (A) betray (B) check
(C) sway (D) complicate
sacrilege. Its opposite is pious speech. Ans: (B)
Sol: To prompt means to impel; to induce; to
05. PROFLIGACY :
(A) frugality (B) paucity activate. Its opposites is to check, meaning
(C) insensitivity (D) legitimacy to stop; to hinder.

Ans: (A)
SET  55
Sol: Profligacy means wastage; prodigality;
01. PROPAGATE :
squandering. Its opposite is frugality,
(A) hesitate to join
meaning thrift; economy. (B) hop to prosper
(C) begin to falter
06. PROFUNDITY : (D) fail to multiply
(A) speciousness (B) solicitude
(C) succinctness (D) superficiality Ans: (D)
Sol: To propagate means to produce offspring;
Ans: (D)
to multiply; to breed; to procreate. Its
Sol: Profundity means depth of knowledge.
opposite is to fail to multiply.
Its opposite is superficiality, meaning
shallowness of knowledge. 02. PROPITIATE :
(A) antagonize (B) discourage
07. PROFUSE : (C) repress (D) forsake
(A) recurrent (B) rare
(C) flawed (D) scanty Ans: (A)
Sol: To propitiate means to please; to
Ans: (D)
conciliate; to reduce the anger of; to
Sol: Profuse means abundant; lavish; luxuriant.
appease. Its opposite is to antagonize,
Its opposite is scanty, meaning little,
meaning to alienate; to estrange.
meager, scarce.
03. PROPONENT :
08. PROLIX : (A) detractor (B) skeptic
(A) lucid (B) concise (C) agent (D) disciple
(C) erudite (D) affluent
Ans: (A)
Ans: (B) Sol: Proponent means a supporter; an advocate;
Sol: Prolix means wordy; verbose. Its opposite a champion; a sponsor. Its opposite is
is concise, meaning brief; terse; laconic. detractor, meaning a critic; a faultfinder.

09. PROLOGUE : 04. PROSAIC :

(A) soliloquy (B) trilogy (A) imaginative
(C) analogue (D) epilogue (B) plain-speaking
(C) unsure (D) proud
Ans: (D)
Ans: (A)
Sol: Prologue means introduction; preface;
Sol: Prosaic means boring; commonplace;
prelude. Its opposite is epilogue, meaning
ordinary; banal. Its opposite is imaginative.
conclusion.
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05. PROSCRIBE :
(A) predict (B) sanction Ans: (A)
(C) delineate (D) codify Sol: To quell means to suppress; to stifle. Its
opposite is to foment, meaning to
Ans: (B)
Sol: The opposite of to proscribe, among the encourage; to foster; to incite.
choices for this question, is to sanction.
SET  56
06. PUISSANCE :
(A) powerlessness (B) baseness 01. QUIESCENCE :
(C) liberality (D) skepticism (A) impartiality (B) subtlety
(C) indictment (D) action
Ans: (A)
Ans: (D)
Sol: Puissance means power; might; strength.
Sol: Quiescence means quiet; rest. Its opposite
Its opposite is powerlessness.
is action.
07. PUNGENCY :
(A) boredom (B) redundancy 02. QUOTA :
(C) insignificance (D) blandness (A) decisive action
(B) unlimited number
Ans: (D) (C) anonymous
Sol: Pungency means bitterness; acerbity. Its (D) debatable issue
opposite is blandness, meaning
Ans: (B)
tastelessness.
Sol: Quota means a limited quantity. Its
08. QUACK : opposite is unlimited number.
(A) hard worker (B) true believer
(C) honest practitioner 03. QUOTIDIAN :
(D) careful employee (A) resourceful (B) serious
(C) unusual (D) expensive
Ans: (C)
Ans: (C)
Sol: Quack means a fake; a person who falsely
Sol: The opposite of quotidian, among the
pretends he has a knowledge or skill. Its
choices for this question, is unusual.
opposite is honest practitioner.
04. RADIATE :
09. QUANDARY : (A) concur (B) frigid
(A) sate of suppressed enmity (C) absorb (D) vanish
(B) state of complete certainty
(C) state of mild hysteria Ans: (C)
(D) sate of unprovoked anger Sol: To radiate mean to give out; to scatter; to
Ans: (B) broadcast. Its opposite is to absorb.
Sol: Quandary means inability to decide; 05. RAFFISH :
dilemma; predicament. Its opposite is (A) capable and ambitious
state of complete certainly. (B) tactful and cautious
(C) sedate and reputable
10. QUELL : (D) condescending and proud
(A) foment (B) divert
(C) confirm (D) convoke Ans: (C)
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Sol: Raffish means rowdy; disreputable. Its SET  57
opposite is sedate and reputable. 01. RAREFY :
(A) condense (B) inspect
06. RAMIFY : (C) dispatch (D) confuse
(A) relax (B) coerce
(C) stultify (D) contract Ans: (A)
Sol: To rarefy means to make less dense; to
Ans: (E) evaporate. Its opposite is condensation.
Sol: To ramify means to spread out; to branch
02. RATIFY :
out. Its opposite is to contract.
(A) veto (B) negotiate
(C) postpone (D) debate alternatives
07. RANDOMIZE :
(A) distribute (B) analyze Ans: (A)
(C) systematize (D) blend
Sol: To ratify means to approve; to endorse; to
Ans: (C) confirm. Its opposite is to veto, meaning
Sol: To randomize means to work at random. to reject; to forbid.
Its opposite is to systematize.
03. RAVE :
(A) flak (B) flop
08. RANKLE :
(C) cant (D) pan
(A) assuage (B) duplicate
(C) divulge (D) append
Ans: (A)
Ans: (A) Sol: Rave means unrestrained praise. Its
Sol: To rankle means to annoy; to irk; to nettle. opposite is flak, meaning violent criticism;
Its opposite is to assuage, meaning to censure.
soothe, to pacify; to alleviate.
04. RAVEL :
(A) remain silent (B) knit
09. RAPPROACHMENT : (C) measure (D) omit
(A) deceit (B) abnormality
(C) unconcern (D) estrangement Ans: (D)
Sol: To ravel means to entangle; to involve. Its
Ans: (D)
opposite, among the choice, is to omit
Sol: Rapprochement means reconciliation;
compromise; true; settlement. Its opposite 05. RAZE :
is estrangement, meaning alienation; (A) construct (B) amble
distancing; enmity. (C) ruin (D) popularize

Ans: (A)
10. RAREFACTION : Sol: To raze means to pull down; to demolish;
(A) elevation (B) application
to flatten. Its opposite is to construct.
(C) elimination (D) condensation

Ans: (D) 06. REACTANT :

(A) by-product (B) low-grade ore
Sol: Rarefaction means making less dense;
(C) inter material
evaporation. Its opposite is condensation. (D)inorganic substance
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Ans: (A) SET  58
Sol: Reactant is a substance that enters into a 01. RECONDITE :
chemical reaction. Its opposite is by- (A) desired (B) conquered
product, which means a substance that (C) easily understood (D) invented
comes out of a chemical reaction. Ans: (C)
Sol: Recondite means difficult to understand;
07. REBUFF :
(A) tease (B) defy abstruse; profound. Its opposite is easily
(C) meddle (D) welcome understood.

Ans: (D) 02. RECORD:

Sol: To rebuff means to cold-shoulder; to reject. (A) postpone (B) disperse
Its opposite is to welcome. (C) delete (D) delay

Ans: (C)
8. RECALCITRANT : Sol: To record means to write; to register; to
(A) permissive (B) submissive chronicle. Its opposite is to delete,
(C) excitable (D) dependable
meaning to erase.
Ans: (B)
Sol: Recalcitrant means defiant; disobedient; 03. RECREANCY:
(A) staunchness (B) impassivity
intractable; refractory. Its opposite is (C) disjunction (D) apprehension
submissive , meaning obedient; amenable.
Ans: (A)
09. RECANT : Sol: Recreancy means disloyalty;
(A) propose (B) respond unfaithfulness; treachery. Its opposite is
(C) instruct (D) affirm
staunchness, meaning loyalty; faithfulness;
Ans: (D) dependability.
Sol: To recant means to disown (what one has
said or promised); to retract; to disavow. 04. RECTITUDE:
(A) immorality (B) pessimism
Its opposite is to affirm, meaning to (C) lucky guess (D) mental agility
confirm; to maintain.
Ans: (A)
10. RECIPROCATING :
Sol: Rectitude means integrity; uprightness;
(A) releasing slowly
(B) calculating approximately morality. Its opposite is immorality.
(C) accepting provisionally
(D) moving unidirectionally 05.RECUMBENT:
(A) well fortified (B) standing up
Ans: (D) (C) constricted (D) alarmed
Sol: One of the meanings of reciprocating is
Ans: (A)
alternating, meaning moving in both
Sol: Recumbent means reclining; prone;
directions. Its opposite is moving
supine; prostrating. Its opposite is
unidrectionally.
standing up.
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06. REDOUBTABLE: SET  59
(A) unsurprising (B) unimpressive
(C) inevitable (D) immovable 01. REFRACTORY :
(A) reflective (B) manageable
Ans: (C) (C) pastoral (D) relaxed
Sol: Redoubtable means overpowering; Ans: (B)
formidable. Its opposite is unimpressive. Sol: Refractory means disobedient;
unmanageable; intractable; obstinate. Its
07. REDUCE:
(A) exploit (B) amplify opposite is manageable.
(C) omit (D) displace
02. REFULGENT :
Ans: (B) (A) lackluster (B) stiff
Sol: The opposite of to reduce, obviously, is to (C) plodding (D) distant
amplify, meaning to increase. Ans: (A)
Sol: Refulgent means shining brightly; brilliant;
08. REDUNDANT:
(A) consistent (B) complex radiant. Its opposite is lackluster, meaning
(C) diffuse (D) economical dull; drab; lusterless.

Ans: (D) 03. REFUTABLE :

Sol: Redundant means excessive; overflowing; (A) understandable (B) unavoidable
superfluous; unnecessary. Its opposite Is (C) indispensable (D)indisputable
economical. Ans: (D)
Sol: Refutable means deniable; questionable;
09. REFINE:
(A) loosen (B) obscure disputable. Its opposite is indisputable.
(C) destabilize (D)reduce purity
04. REFUTE :
(A) reveal (B) associate
Ans: (D) (C) recognize (D) prove
Sol: The opposite of to refine, among the
choices for this question, is to reduce Ans: (D)
Sol: To refute means to disprove; to dispute; to
purity.
contradict. Its opposite is to prove.
10. REFLECT:
(A) diffuse (B) polarize 05. REIN :
(C) absorb (D) focus (A) prod (B) assess
(C) affirm (D) commend
Ans: (C)
Sol: To reflect means to rebound. Its opposite Ans: (A)
Sol: To rein means to control; to hold back; to
is to absorb.
check; to bridle. Its opposite is to prod,
meaning to push forward; to impel.

06. RENT :
(A) in abeyance (B) occupied
(C) undeserved (D) made whole
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Ans: (D) SET  60
Sol: Rent means torn; split. Its opposite is made
01. RESCISSION :
whole. (A) expansion (B) enactment
(C) instigation (D) stimulation
07. REPORTORIAL:
(A) unlikely (B) imaginative Ans: (B)
(C) indecisive (D) characteristic Sol: Rescissions means repeal of a law;
annulment of a law. Its opposite is
Ans: (B)
enactment. (The word rescission is the
Sol: Reportorial means factual; accurate. Its
noun form of to rescind, meaning to
opposite is imaginative.
repeal.)
08. REPROBATE :
(A) difficult situation 02. RESIGNATION :
(B) righteous individual (A) refusal to give up
(C) complex relationship (B) inability to respond
(D) healthy society (C) assumption of innocence
(D) need for assistance
Ans: (B)
Ans: (A)
Sol: Reprobate means a wicket person; a
Sol: Resignation means giving up; surrender;
scoundrel. Its opposite is
relinquishment. Its opposite is refused to
righteous individual.
give up.
09. REPULSION :
(A) combination (B) elongation 03. RESOLUTION :
(C) attraction (D)oscillation (A) informality (B) indirectness
(C) indecision (D) unawareness
Ans: (C)
Ans: (C)
Sol: Repulsion means revulsion; aversion. Its
Sol: Resolution means determination; firmness;
opposite is attraction.
resolve. Its opposite is indecision.
10. REQUITE:
(A) incite (B) applaud 04.RETARD :
(C) consume quickly (D) leave unrepaid (A) redirect (B) release
(C) smooth over (D) speed up
Ans: (D)
Sol: To requite means to repay. Its opposite Ans: (D)
is to leave unrepaid. Sol: To retard means to slow down; to inhibit;
to check. Its opposite is to speed up, to
accelerate;

05. RETRENCHEMENT :
(A) improved health
(B) extensive attention
(C) increased expenditure
(D) stubborn resistance

Ans: (C)
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Sol: Retrenchment means planned reduction in SET  61
expenditure. Its opposite is increased
expenditure. 01. SALVAGE :
(A) allow to perish
(B) decide to continue
06. RETROSPECTIVE : (C) seek to recondition
(A) irresolute (B) hopeful (D) try to build
(C) unencumbered
(D) anticipatory Ans: (A)
Sol: To salvage means to save; to rescue; to
Ans: (D) renovate. Its opposite is to allow to perish.
Sol: Retrospective means remembering;
reminiscent. Its opposite is anticipatory,
02. SANE :
meaning expectant; waiting for. (A) manic (B) forensic
(C) cryptic (D) cyclic
07. RIFT :
(A) bondage (B) capitulation Ans: (A)
(C) fidelity (D) reconciliation Sol: Sane means sober; sensible; rational. Its
Ans: (D) opposite is manic, meaning mad;
Sol: Rift means a quarrel; misunderstanding. Its irrational.
opposite is reconciliation, meaning
03. SANGUINE :
compromise; true. (A) morose (B) puzzled
(C) gifted (D) witty
08. RUE :
(A) tenderness (B) sincerity Ans: (B)
(C) heartiness (D) satisfaction Sol: Sanguine means confident; sure. Its
Ans: (D) opposite is puzzled; doubtful.
Sol: Rue means sorrow; regret; dissatisfaction.
Its opposite is satisfaction. 04. SAP :
(A) bolster (B) approve
09. SALUBRIOUS : (C) believe (D) precipitate
(A) unhealthy (B) unpalatable
(C) insipid (D) steadily weakening Ans: (A)
Sol: To sap means to waken; to enervate; to
Ans: (A)
debilitate; to drain. Its opposite is to
Sol: Salubrious means healthful; beneficial;
bolster, meaning to strengthen.
wholesome. Its opposite is unhealthy.
05. SATE :
10. SALUTARY : (A) dehydrate (B) enervate
(A) expedient (B) impeccable (C) initiate (D) starve
(C) commonplace (D) pernicious
Ans: (D)
Ans: (D)
Sol: Salutary means helpful; remedial; Sol: To sate means to overfill; to overfeed. Its
curative. Its opposite is pernicious, opposite is to starve, meaning to deny food.
meaning harmful; destructive.
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06. SATURNINE : SET  62
(A) genial (B) devout 01. SCURVY :
(C) distinguished (D) quick-witted (A) completely centered
(B) above reproach
Ans: (A) (C) imaginative
Sol: Saturnine means sad; gloomy; morose; (D) valiant
melancholy; dispirited. Its opposite is
Ans: (B)
genial, meaning happy; lively; cheerful.
Sol: Scurvy means contemptible; base; mean.
07. SAVANT : Its opposite is above reproach.
(A) flatterer (B) bore
(C) unlearned person 02. SEAMY :
(D) unprincipled individual (A) decent and respectable
(B) jagged and irregular
Ans: (C) (C) strict and authoritarian
Sol: Savant means a scholar; a learned person. (D) ornate and adorned
Its opposite is an unlearned person. Ans: (A)
Sol: Seamy means disreputable; unpleasant. Its
08. SCAD :
(A) revocation (B) portion opposite is decent and reputable.
(C) frugality (D) paucity
03. SECURE :
Ans: (D) (A) infest (B) unearth
Sol: Scad means a large quantity. Its opposite is (C) impart (D) unfasten
paucity, meaning scarcity; deficiency. Ans: (D)
Sol: To secure means to fasten; to lock. Its
09. SCOTCH :
(A) entrust (B) emphasize opposite is to unfasten.
(C) encourage (D) renovate
04. SEDULITY :
Ans: (C) (A) lack of industriousness
Sol: To Scotch means to hinder; to prevent; to (B) abundance of supporters
(C) contradiction of doctrine
foil; to abort. Its opposite is to encourage. (D) rejection of analysis

10. SCRUTINY : Ans: (A)

(A) awkwardness Sol: Sedulity means hard work; industriousness;
(B) misunderstanding
(C) casual glance assiduity. Its opposites is lack of
(D) simple movement industriousness.

Ans: (C) 05. SEDULOUS :

Sol: Scrutiny means careful examination. Its (A) presumptuous
opposite is casual glance. (B) ponderous
(C) treacherous (D) careless

Ans: (D)
Sol: Sedulous means diligent; attentive; careful.
Its opposite is careless.
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(A) indecorous (B) inapparent 01. SERE :
(C) disconnected (D) disingenuous (A) lush (B) obstinate
(C) immersed (D) fortunate
Ans: (A)
Ans: (A)
Sol: Seemly means attractive; comely;
Sol: Sere means dried up; withered. Its opposite
beautiful. Its opposite is indecorous,
is lush, meaning rich in greenery; luxuriant.
meaning indecent; unseemly.

07. SEGMENT : 02. SERRATED :

(A) affix (B) inflate (A) dull (B) smooth
(C) cleanse (D) make whole (C) random (D) fragile
Ans: (D) Ans: (B)
Sol: To segment means to partition; to divide. Sol: Serrated means notched like the edge of a
Its opposite is to make whole, meaning to saw. Its opposite is smooth.
integrate.

08. SEMINAL : 03. SHALLOW :

(A) withholding peripheral (A) arbitrary (B) painstaking
information (C) profound (D) restive
(B) promoting spirited exchange
(C) suggesting contradictory Ans: (C)
hypotheses Sol: Shallow means having superficial
(D) hampering further development knowledge. Its opposite is profound,
meaning having deep knowledge.
Ans: (D)
Sol: Seminal means having the possibility of
04. SHUN :
future development. Its opposite is (A) seek actively
hampering further development. (B) perform occasionally
(C) understand intuitively
09. SENTIENT : (D) answer correctly
(A) abnormal (B) irregular
(C) unconscious (D) irrelevant Ans: (A)
Sol: To shun means to avoid; to eschew; to
Ans: (C) evade. Its opposite is to seek actively.
Sol: Sentient means conscious; sensitive. Its
opposite is unconscious. 05. SIDESTEP :
(A) confront directly
10. SEQUESTER : (B) detain temporarily
(A) discover (B) correlate (C) comprehend accurately
(C) integrate (D) convict of (D) judge hastily

Ans: (C) Ans: (A)

Sol: To sequester means to separate; to Sol: To sidestep means to avoid; to evade; to
segregate; to isolate. Its opposite is to bypass. Its opposite is to confront directly.
integrate, meaning to make whole.
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(A) optimistic forecast
(B) voluntary restriction 01. SLACK :
(C) unwelcome news (A) braided (B) taut
(D) arduous employments (C) dense (D) enduring

Ans: (D) Ans: (B)

Sol: Sinecure means an easy job that pays well. Sol: Slack means loose; limp. Its opposite is
Its opposite is arduous employment. taut, meaning tight.

07. SINEWY : 02. SLAKE :

(A) new (B) weak (A) prohibit (B) identify
(C) corrupt (D) subtle (C) anticipate (D) intensify

Ans: (B) Ans: (D)

Sol: Sinewy means strong; powerful. Its Sol: To slake means to satisfy or reduce (thirst,
opposite is weak. hunger etc.). Its opposite is to intensify.

08. SINUOUS : 03. SLEW :

(A) vacant (B) direct (A) uncertain supply
(C) wet (D) round (B) unwanted interference
(C) unsuitable arrangement
Ans: (B) (D) limited quantity
Sol: Sinuous means winding; devious; indirect. Ans: (D)
Its opposite is direct. Sol: Slew means a large amount. Its opposite is
limited quantity.
09. SKEPTICISM :
(A) plausibility (B) audacity
(C) reason (D) conviction 04. SLOTH :
(A) intelligence (B) secrecy
Ans: (D) (C) neatness (D) industry
Sol: Skepticism means unbelief; doubt. Its Ans: (D)
opposite is conviction. Sol: Sloth means laziness, lethargy; indolence.
Its opposite is industry, meaning activity;
10. SLAB :
(A) sliver (B) rock zeal; assiduity.
(C) magnet (D) silk
05. SLUR :
Ans: (A) (A) avoid completely
Sol: Slab means a thick piece of a hard (B) pronounce clearly
(C) oppose vigorously
substance. Its opposite is a sliver, meaning (D) insist emphatically
a ling, thin piece.
Ans: (B)
Sol: To slur means to mispronounce; to garble.
Its opposite is to pronounce clearly.
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(A) moist (B) desiccated
(C) tropical (D) man-made 01. SPATE :
(A) clear pool (B) low tide
Ans: (D) (C) swirling eddy (D) trickling flow
Sol: Sodden means soaked in liquid. Its Ans: (D)
opposite is desiccated, meaning dried up; Sol: Specious means apparently right but not
parched. really so; deceptive; fallacious.
Its opposite is valid, meaning conclusive;
07. SOLVENT :
(A) catalyst (B) detergent
(C) reactant (D) precipitant 02. SPECIOUS :
(A) unfeigned (B) significant
Ans: (D) (C) valid (D) agreeable
Sol: Solvent means a liquid that dissolves other Ans: (C)
substances. Its opposite is precipitant, Sol: Specious means apparently right but not
meaning a substance that causes a really so; deceptive; fallacious. Its opposite
dissolved substance to separate. is valid, meaning conclusive; authentic.

08. SOMATIC : 03. SPIRITUAL :

(A) unitary (B) disjointed (A) eclectic (B) figurative
(C) nonphysical (D) by hand (C) ephemeral (D) corporeal
Ans: (C) Ans: (D)
Sol: Somatic means having to do with the body; Sol: Spiritual means having to do with the spirit
physical. Its opposite is nonphysical. or the soul rathr than with the body. Its
09. SOPORIFIC : opposite is corporeal, meaning having to
(A) artificial nourishment do with the body.
(B) hallucinatory experience
(C) effective cure (D) stimulant 04. SPLEEN :
(A) joyfulness (B) moroseness
Ans: (D) (C) earnestness (D) haughtiness
Sol: Soporific means a substance that induces
sleep. Its opposite is stimulant, meaning a Ans: (A)
substance that makes one become active. Sol: Spleen means bad temper. Its opposite is
joyfulness.
10. SPARSE :
(A) mild (B) bent
05. SPLENDOR :
(C) vile (D) rife
(A) earnestness (B) squalor
(C) depravity (D) greed
Ans: (D)
Sol: Sparse means few, scanty; meager. Its Ans: (B)
opposite is rife, meaning abundant; Sol: Splendor means great display of richness;
plentiful. pomp. Its opposite is squalor, meaning
poverty; misery; filth.
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06. SQUALID :
(A) florid (B) extraneous 01. STEEP :
(C) fervid (D) pristine (A) relax (B) repulse
(C) plummet (D) parch
Ans: (D)
Ans: (D)
Sol: Squalid means filthy; unclean. Its opposite
Sol: To steep means to soak in water. Its
is pristine, meaning pure; clean;
opposite is to parch, meaning to dry; to
unsullied.
desiccate.
07. STAID :
(A) simple (B) young 02. STINT :
(C) jaunty (D) grandiloquent (A) expunge (B) relinquish
(C) burden (D) squander
Ans: (C)
Ans: (D)
Sol: Staid means sedate; serious; sober. Its
Sol: To stint means to be careful in spending; to
opposite is jaunty, meaning high-spirited;
be frugal. Its opposite is to squander,
buoyant; perky.
meaning to fritter away; to dissipate.
08. STARTLE :
(A) appease (B) lull 03. STODGY :
(C) reconcile (D) dally (A) nervous (B) incisive
(C) exciting (D) talkative
Ans: (B)
Ans: (C)
Sol: To startle means to surprise; to alarm to
Sol: Stodgy means dull; uninteresting. Its
terrify. Its opposite is to lull, meaning to
opposite is exciting.
calm; to soothe.

04. STOLID :
09. STASIS :
(A) excitable (B) friendly
(A) flux (B) apex
(C) slender (D) brittle
(C) stigma (D) thesis
Ans: (A)
Ans: (A)
Sol: Stolid means impassive; emotionless;
Sol: Stasis means stagnation in the flow of a
stoical; impassive; imperturbable. Its
liquid. Its opposite is flux, meaning free
opposite is excitable.
flow.

05. STOMACH :
10. STEADFAST :
(A) reformulate (B) anticipate
(A) contemptuous (B) selective
(C) hand out freely
(C) eligible (D) capricious
(D) refuse to tolerate
Ans: (D)
Ans: (D)
Sol: Steadfast means decisive; firm. Its opposite
Sol: To stomach means to tolerate. Its opposite
is capricious, meaning often changing
is to refuse to tolerate.
one’s mind.
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(A) comfortable (B) familiar
(C) open (D) simple 01. SUBSTANTIVE :
(A) inelegant (B) casual
Ans: (B) (C) controversial (D) trivial
Sol: The opposite of strange is familiar.
Ans: (D)
Sol: Substantive means important; essential. Its
07. STREW :
(A) melt (B) clarify opposite is trivial, menacing of little
(C) shorten (D) gather importance.

Ans: (D) 02. SUBTLE :

Sol: To strew means to scatter; to broadcast; to (A) careful (B) dirty
disseminate. Its opposite is to gather. (C) obvious (D) intentional

08. STRIDENT : Ans: (C)

(A) mellifluous (B) retrogressive Sol: Subtle means suggestive; elusive; abstruse;
(C) plaintive (D) incessant not obvious. Its opposite is obvious.

Ans: (A) 03. SUCCULENT:

Sol: Strident means loud and harsh. Its opposite (A) restricted (B)juiceless
is mellifluous, meaning harmonious; (C) colorless (D) lightly flavored
melodious.
Ans: (B)
Sol: Succulent means rich in juice. Its opposite
09. STYMIE :
(A) entreat (B) apprise is juiceless.
(C) foster (D) lend credibility
04. SUMMARILY:
Ans: (C) (A) after long deliberation
Sol: To stymie means to obstruct; to hinder; to (B) with benevolent intent
(C) in general disagreement
restrain. Its opposite is to foster, meaning
(D) in close scrutiny
to help; to nurture to encourage.
Ans: (A)
10. SUBLIME : Sol: Summarily means without thought;
(a) lofty (B) base
peremptorily. Its opposite is after along
(C) insolent (D) prodigal
deliberation.
Ans: (B)
Sol: Sublime means noble; lofty; elevating. Its 05. SUNDRY:
(A) medicinal (B) specific
opposite is base, meaning disgraceful;
(C) tawdry (D) essential
dishonorable; shameful.
Ans: (B)
Sol: Sundry means various; not specific. Its
opposite is specific.
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06. SUPINE:
(A) vigilant (B) flustered 01. SYNCHRONOUS:
(C) distorted (D) brittle (A) unusual in appearance
(B) of a distinct origin
Ans: (B) (C) occurring at different times
Sol: Supine means lazy; inactive. Its opposite is (D) monotonous
flustered, meaning excited.
Ans: (C)
07. SUPPLICATE: Sol: Synchronous means congruous, meaning
(A) misrepresent (B) demand occurring at the same time. Its opposite is
(C) evade (D) vacillate occurring at different times.

Ans: (B)
02. TACIT:
Sol: To supplicate means to beg; to plead; to (A) determined (B) illicit
beseech. Its opposite is to demand. (C) discrete (D) explicit

08. SURCHARGE: Ans: (D)

(A) loss (B) liability Sol: Tacit means unstated; implicit. Its opposite
(C) decrease (D) discount is explicit, meaning out spoken

Ans: (D)
03. TAINTED :
Sol: Surcharge means an addition to the price. (A) available (B) strident
Its opposite is discount, meaning a (C) conspicuous (D) wholesome
reduction in the price.
Ans: (D)
09. SURFEIT: Sol: Tainted means corrupted; base. Its
(A) affirmation (B) compromise opposite is wholesome, meaning
(C) dexterity (D) deficiency hygienic; sanitary; healthful.

Ans: (D)
04. TEDIOUS:
Sol: Surfeit means overabundance; excess; (A) rare (B) ambitious
surplus. Its opposite is deficiency, meaning (C) serene (D) stimulating
deficit; insufficiency; inadequacy.
Ans: (D)
10. SYBARITIC: Sol: Tedious means boring; dull; tiresome;
(A) austere (B) incomplete wearisome. Its opposite is stimulating,
(C) aggressive (D) invulnerable meaning interesting; exciting.

Ans: (A)
05. TEETOTALISM:
Sol: Sybaritic means self-indulgent; hedonistic. (A) jingoism (B) proclivity
Its opposite is austere, meaning Spartan; (C) intemperance (D) intolerance
abstemious.
Ans: (C)
Sol: Teetotalism means abstinence from
intoxicating drinks. Its opposite is
intemperance, meaning excessive drinking.
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06. TEMERITY:
(A) inaction (B) condescension 01. TESTY:
(C) weariness (D) caution (A) easygoing (B) wise
(C) unquestioning (D) noncommittal
Ans: (D)
Ans: (A)
Sol: Temerity means foolish boldness; audacity;
Sol: Testy means hot-tempered; irritable;
effrontery; impudence. Its opposite is
impatient. Its opposite is easygoing,
caution.
meaning tolerant; relaxed.
07. TENDENTIOUS:
(A) unbiased 02. TIMOROUS:
(B) severely hampered (A) consummate (B) faithful
(C) inapplicable (C) intrepid (D) antagonistic
(D) highly productive
Ans: (C)
Ans: (A) Sol: Timorous means shaking in fear; timid;
Sol: Tendentious means biased; one-sided. Its fearful; tremulous. Its opposite is intrepid,
opposite is unbiased. meaning bold; daring; courageous;
valorous.
08. TENUOUS:
(A) finite (B) embedded 03. TIRADE:
(C) convinced (D) substantial (A) lecture (B) digression
(C) unplanned debate
Ans: (A) (D) dispassionate speech
Sol: Tenuous means thin; weak; slender;
insubstantial. Its opposite is substantial. Ans: (D)
meaning abundant; plentiful. Sol: Tirade means violent abuse. Its opposite is
dispassionate speech.
09. TENUOUS:
(A) substantial (B) obdurate 04. TORPOR:
(C) permanent (D) ubiquitous (A) conformity (B) effervescence
(C) insolence (D) complexity
Ans: (A)
Sol: The correct choice for this question is also Ans: (B)
substantial. Sol: Torpor means dullness; drowsiness;
lethargy; listlessness; inactivity. Its
10. TESTINESS: opposite is effervescence, meaning
(A) devotion (B) patience liveliness; vivacity; zeal; enthusiasm.
(C) methodicalness (D) caution
05. TORRIDNESS:
Ans: (B)
(A) solubility (B) volatility
Sol: Testiness means impatience; irritability; (C) frigidity (D) viscosity
peevishness. Its opposite is patience.
Ans: (C)
Sol: Torridness means winding; twisted;
serpentine. Its opposite is Straight forward/
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06. TORTUOUS:
(A) enduring (B) informal 01. TRACTABLE:
(C) cautious (D) straightforward (A) indefatigable
(B) incorrigible
Ans: (D) (C) insatiable (D) impractical
Sol: Tortuous means winding; twisted;
serpentine. Its opposite is straightforward. Ans: (B)
Sol: The opposite of tractable, among the given
07. TOUT: choices, is incorrigible, meaning adamant;
(A) gently inclined obdurate.
(B) misrepresent
(C) withhold consent 02. TRANQUILLITY:
(D) cast aspersions of (A) leniency (B) virtue
(C) insatiable (D) morbidity
Ans: (D)
Sol: To tout means to praise highly. Its Ans: (C)
opposite is to cast aspersions on. Sol: Tranquility means calmness; peace;
serenity. Its opposite is pandemonium,
08. TOY: meaning disorder; bedlam; chaos.
(A) think over seriously
(B) admire overtly
(C) use sporadically 03. TRANSFIX:
(D) praise unstintingly (A) give assistance
(B) prevent a problem
(C) misuse (D) release
Ans: (A)
Sol: To toy means to dabble with an idea. Its Ans: (D)
opposite is to think over seriously. Sol: To transfix means to fasten; to bind; to
connect. Its opposite is to release.
09. TRACTABILITY:
(A) infertility (B) implausibility 04. TRANSPARENT:
(C) incorrigibility (D) impenetrability (A) shadowy (B) unprepared
(C) foggy (D) morose
Ans: (C)
Sol: Tractability means adaptability; flexibility. Ans: (C)
Its opposite is incorrigibility, meaning Sol: Transparent means clear; pellucid. Its
inflexibility; obduracy. opposite is foggy, meaning misty; cloudy;
nearly opaque.

10. TRACTABLE: 05. TRAVESTY:

(A) distraught (B) irritating (A) intentional slight
(C) ruthless (D) headstrong (B) light burden
(C) good support (D) paragon
Ans: (D) Ans: (D)
Sol: Tractable means obedient; docile; Sol: Travesty means a spurious imitation; a
manageable. Its opposite headstrong, parody; a spoof; a caricature. Its opposite is
means self-willed; obstinate; paragon, meaning perfection; idealization;
uncontrollable. model.
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(A) intellectuality (B) faithfulness
(C) notewothiness (D) pleasantness 01. TURBIDITY:
(A) nobility (B) rapture
Ans: (B) (C) senility (D) clarity
Sol: Treacherousness means disloyalty; treason;
perfidy. Its opposite is faithfulness. Ans: (D)
Sol: Turbidity means misty; foggy; indistinct.
Its opposite is clarity, meaning visibility;
07. TRENCHANT:
(A) obtuse (B) timorous clearness.
(C) abundant (D) pleasantness
02. TURBULENCE:
Ans: (A) (A) moderation (B) tranquility
Sol: Trenchant (when applied to criticism) (C) immunity (D) correlation
means caustic; incisive; sharp. Its opposite Ans: (D)
is obtuse, meaning blunt; dull Sol: Turbulence means agitation; commotion;
upheaval. Its opposite is tranquility,
08. TRIBUTE:
(A) denunciation (B) torment meaning peace; serenity.
(C) betrayal (D) menace
03. TURGID:
Ans: (A) (A) receptive (B) shriveled
Sol: Tribute means praise; acclaim; accolade. Its (C) flexible (D) docile
opposite is denunciation, meaning violent Ans: (B)
criticism; censure; indictment. Sol: Turgid means swollen; bloated; tumescent.
Its opposite is shriveled, meaning dried up;
09. TRUCE:
(A) resumed fighting shrunk.
(B) false pretenses
(C) genuine grievances 04. TURPITUDE:
(D) nonmilitary service (A) probity (B) determinedness
(C) pragmatism (D) animation
Ans: (A)
Sol: Truce means reconciliation; compromise; Ans: (A)
rapprochement. Its opposite is resumed Sol: Turpitude means vice; evil; depravity. Its
fighting. opposite is probity, meaning uprightness;
virtue; rectitude; prudence.
10. TRUCULENT:
(A) gentle (B) dim 05. TYRO:
(C) dainty (D) silent (A) subordinate (B) genuine person
(C) eccentric (D) expert
Ans: (A)
Sol: Truculent means cruel; inhuman; barbaric. Ans: (A)
Its opposite is gentle. Sol: Tyro means a beginner; a freshman; an
initiate; a novitiate. Its opposite is expert.
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(A) uniform (B) unanimous
(C) digested (D) adulterated 01. UNIMPEACHABLE:
(A) irritable (B) preventable
Ans: (C) (C) unused to conflict
Sol: Ubiquitous means present everywhere; (D) open to question
universal; omnipresent. Its opposite is Ans: (D)
unique, meaning singular; solitary; Sol: Unimpeachable means unassailable;
peerless. irrefutable. Its opposite is open to question.

07. UNALLOYED:
(A) independent (B) manned 02. UNPREDICTABLE:
(C) digested (D) adulterated (A) sensitive (B) compliant
(C) dependable (D) mature
Ans: (D)
Sol: Unalloyed means pure; unadulterated. Its Ans: (C)
opposite is adulterated. Sol: Unpredictable means unreliable; uncertain.
Its opposite is dependable.

08. UNCONVENTIONALTY: 03. UNTOWARD:

(A) perceptibility (B) inscrutability (A) direct (B) decisive
(C) imperturbability (C) necessary
(D) fidelity to custom (D) favorable and anticipated
Ans: (D) Ans: (D)
Sol: Unconventionality means non-adherence to Sol: Untoward means unfavorable; inimical. Its
customary behavior. Its opposite is fidelity opposite is favor able and anticipated.
(meaning adherence) to custom.
04. UNTOWARD:
09. UNDERMINE: (A) industrious (B) favorable
(A) originate (B) plan (C) experienced (D) inevitable
(C) smooth (D) reinforce
Ans: (B)
Ans: (D) Sol: Untoward means unfavorable; inimical. Its
Sol: To undermine means to weaken; to impair. opposite is favorable.
Its opposite is to reinforce, meaning to
strengthen. 05. VACILLATE:
(A) offer resistance
10. UNEARTH: (B) resolve firmly
(A) conform (B) conceal (C) employ force (D) share property
(C) respect (D) blend
Ans: (B)
Ans: (B) Sol: To vacillate means to be indecisive; to
Sol: To unearth means to reveal; to uncover. Its waver; to teeter. Its opposite is to resolve
opposite is conceal. firmly.
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(A) certainty (B) stability
(C) incontinence (D) plenitude
01. VERDANT:
Ans: (D) (A) tranquil (B) ominous
(C) lucid (D) sere
Sol: Vacuity means emptiness; nothingness. Its
opposite is intelligent. Ans: (D)
Sol: Verdant means green; leafy; lush. Its
07. VACUOUS:
opposite is sere, meaning dried up;
(A) courteous (B) exhilarated
(C) modest (D) intelligent withered.

Ans: (D) 02. VERITABLE:

Sol: Vacuous means unintelligent; foolish. Its (A) impetuous (B) pernicious
(C) inefficacious (D) specious
opposite is intelligent.
Ans: (D)
08. VAGUE:
Sol: Veritable means genuine; authentic;
(A) expressive (B) felicitous
(C) well-defined (D) nearly perfect truthful. Its opposite is specious, meaning
misleading; erratic.
Ans: (C)
Sol: Vague means imprecise; undetermined. Its 03. VERMIN:
opposite is well-defined. (A) rare flora (B) natural products
(C) beneficial creatures
(D) surviving species
09. VARIATION:
(A) uniformity (B) equivalence
Ans: (C)
(C) parallelism (D) precision
Sol: Vermin means harmful creatures. Its
Ans: (A) opposite is beneficial creatures.
Sol: Variation means disparity; dissimilarity. Its
opposite is uniformity. 04. VICTOR:
(A) victim (B) enemy
(C) opponent (D) loser
10. VENAL:
(A) pleasant (B) clever
Ans: (D)
(C) healthy (D) incorruptible
Sol: Victor means winner. Its opposite is loser;
Ans: (D) vanquished.
Sol: Venal means corrupt; dishonest. Its
opposite is incorruptible. 05. VISCID:
(A) sticky (B) sloping
(C) icy (D) slick

Ans: (D)
Sol: Viscid means sticky. Its opposite is slick,
meaning free flowing.
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06. VITUPERATE:
(A) refurbish (B) regard 01. WARMONGER:
(C) enliven (D) glorify (A) commentator (B) liaison
(C) lobbyist (D) pacifist
Ans: (D)
Sol: To vituperate means to abuse; to denounce; Ans: (D)
to malign; to revile; to vilify. Its opposite is Sol: Warmonger means jingoist; a hawk. Its
to glorify. opposite is pacifist.

07. VOLATILE: 02. WATERPROOF:

(A) uniform (B) large (A) soggy (B) natural
(C) pungent (D) stable (C) unglazed (D) permeable

Ans: (D) Ans: (D)

Sol: Volatile mans unstable; short-lived; Sol: Waterproof means non-permeable. It
ephemeral; transient. Its opposite is stable. opposite is permeable.

08. VULNERABLE: 03. WELTER:

(A) empty (B) sullen (A) orderly arrangement
(C) modest (D) safe (B) convincing remark
(C) inconclusive meeting
Ans: (D) (D) luxuriant growth
Sol: Vulnerable means unprotected; unsafe;
Ans: (A)
insecure. Its opposite is safe.
Sol: Welter means a confused mass. Its opposite
09. WAFFLE: is orderly arrangement.
(A) discharge (B) construct
(C) insist harshly 04. WHOLESOME:
(D) speak unequivocally’ (A) deleterious (B) submissive
(C) provoking (D) monotonous
Ans: (D)
Sol: To waffle means to engage in double talk; Ans: (A)
to prevaricate; to dissemble; to equivocate. Sol: Wholesome means beneficial; healthful;
Its opposite is to speak unequivocally. salubrious. Its opposite is deleterious,
meaning harmful; injurious.

10. WAIVE: 05. WINNOW:

(A) peruse (B) supply (A) erode (B) deflate
(C) prove (D) demand (C) repeat (D) adulterate

Ans: (C) Ans: (D)

Sol: To waive means to write off; to give up. Its Sol: To winnow means to sift; to screen; to
opposite is to demand. filter; to purify. Its opposite is to adulterate.
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06. ZENITH:
(A) decline (B) anticlimax
(C) foundation (D) nadir

Ans: (D)
Sol: Zenith means the highest point; peak. Its
opposite is nadir, meaning the lowest point;
bottom.

07. ZEST:
(A) silence (B) humility
(C) distaste (D) concerted action

Ans: (C)
Sol: Zest means pleasant quality or flavor. Its
opposite is distaste.