Vocabulary – Antonyms Set 2

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