Vocabulary – Antonyms Set 2
Antonym/Synonym Questions are a very important part of vocabulary section. This section is usually asked in comprehensions.
Directions (1-15): Choose the option which is the antonym of the word mentioned in the question.
Q1. ABDICATE
(a) Abjure
(b) Assert
(c) Disclaim
(d) Renounce
Q2. ABECEDARIAN
(a) Novice
(b) Jackleg
(c) Beginner
(d) Expert
Q3. ABRASIVE
(a) Gentle
(b) Chafing
(c) Jarring
(d) Strident
Q4. KNACK
(a) Inability
(b) Talent
(c) Instinct
(d) Aptitude
Q5. ABSONANT
(a) Harsh
(b) Strident
(c) Harmonious
(d) Tuneless
Q6. FACETIOUS
(a) flippant
(b) Serious
(c) ridiculous
(d) frivolous
Q7. FALLIBLE
(a) Errant
(b) Faulty
(c) Perfect
(d) Erring
Q8. FECUND
(a) Infertile
(b) Breeding
(c) Fructiferous
(d) Propagating
Q9. IMPROMPTU
(a) improvised
(b) Spontaneous
(c) Extempore
(d) Rehearsed
Q10. INCENDIARY
(a) Agitator
(b) Arsonist
(c) Provocative
(d) Benevolent
Q11. INCULPATE
(a) Emancipate
(b) Implicate
(c) Indict
(d) Incriminate
Q12. TACIT
(a) Reserved
(b) Incommunicable
(c) Reticent
(d) Garrulous
Q13. TEETER
(a) Stabilize
(b) Falter
(c) Stumble
(d) Stagger
Q14. TRACTABLE
(a) Amenable
(b) Submissive
(c) Obstinate
(d) Docile
Q15. TRANSIENT
(a) Permanent
(b) Ephemeral
(c) Fleeting
(d) Evanescent
ANSWERS:
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. ABDICATE -> to give up a position of authority
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol.ABECEDARIAN -> any beginner or novice
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. ABRASIVE -> rude manner, causing annoyance or dislike
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. KNACK -> an acquired or natural skill at doing something.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. ABSONANT -> dissonant or unreasonable
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. FACETIOUS -> treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. FALLIBLE -> capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. FECUND -> Capable of producing offspring or vegetation, fruitful or marked by intellectual productivity
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. IMPROMPTU -> done without being planned or rehearsed.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. INCENDIARY -> capable of causing fire; hence, tending to cause trouble or rouse passionsanto
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. INCULPATE -> accuse or blame.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. TACIT -> understood or assumed without being directly expressed
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. TEETER -> to walk or move unsteadily or unsurely
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. TRACTABLE -> easy to control or influence.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. TRANSIENT -> passing away with time; not permanent; temporary
