Choose the word which is the antonym of ‘Chide’. / (criticize, scold, chastise)

1. Scold
2. Chastise
3. Praise
4. Arraign

The antonym of ‘Forgo’ is / (give up, waive)

1. Claim
2. Despise
3. Undergo
4. Remember

Choose the appropriate antonym of / ‘Adore’. / (love, dote on, cherish)

1. Love
2. Like
3. Hate
4. Ignore

The antonym of the word ‘weird’ is / (uncanny, unreal)

1. Normal
2. Casual
3. Tired
4. Worried

The antonym of the word ‘superficial’ is / (surface, exterior)

1. Deep
2. Artificial
3. Apparent
4. True

Add a suitable prefix to ‘Embark’ / (begin, start, commence, undertake)

1. Disembark (get off, step off, leave)
2. Unembark
3. Imembark
4. Inembark

The correct antonym of ‘Lecherous’ is / (lustful, perverted)

1. Passionate
2. Dirty
3. Nasty
4. Chaste (virgin, innocent, pure)

Add a suitable prefix to form the opposite of the word / ‘Balance‘.

1. Nonbalance
2. Unbalance
3. Disbalance
4. Imbalance

Mary’s patience and serenity won the admiration of all who saw her / (calmness, peacefulness)

1. holiness
2. placidity
3. agitation (anxiety, distress)
4. equanimity

The darkness covered the whole countryside.

1. Silence
2. Stillness
3. Light
4. Noise

People responded to the leader’s speech with shouts of ecstasy. / (feeling of great happiness, joyful excitement)

1. Despondency
2. Despair
3. Disagreement
4. Displeasure

The appearance of the stranger was forbidding. / (hostile, unwelcoming, unfriendly)

1. Warm
2. Kind
3. Friendly
4. Amiable (friendly, cordial)

The crowd felt stupefied by the lecture. / (make unable to think or feel properly)

1. Engulfed
2. Entertained
3. Enthused
4. Encouraged

The silence of the children was

1. Catnap
2. Cacophony
3. Coarse
4. Cruelty

His point was lost amid the cacophony / (noise, discord)

1. Music
2. Discordance
3. Silence
4. Crowd

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below: / The possibility of failure was imminent. / (about to happen, close, near, approaching)

1. Remote
2. Inherent
3. Immediate
4. Perennial

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below: / There is abundant scope for improvement.

1. Ample
2. Scarce (in short supply)
3. Copious
4. Eternal

Transparency is needed in dealing with a matter of public interest.

1. Haziness
2. Trauma
3. Turbulence
4. Transition

The opposite of ‘remote’ is

1. High
2. Less
3. Far
4. Near

Select the pair in the following options, which is set in opposition :

1. Erroneous – Faulty
2. Reticent – Silent
3. Vilify – Slander
4. None of the above

Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition:

1. Liquid – Solid
2. Enough – Adequate
3. Entice – Lure
4. Excess – Surplus

Chaos reigned supreme at the football match.

1. Order
2. Confusion
3. Luck
4. Anarchy

The hubbub in the cities makes one tired and irritable. / (noise, confusion, chaos)

1. Roar
2. Quiet
3. Disorder
4. Disturbance

Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition :

1. Pedant — Pedagogic
2. Humid — Arid
3. Erroneous — Faulty
4. Horrible — Horrendous

Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition:

1. Doggish – Canine
2. Manly – Virile
3. Divine – Infernal
4. Earthly – Terrestrial

The prospect of her marriage is remote. The opposite of ‘remote’ in this sentence would be —

1. High
2. Less
3. Far
4. Near

The high-handed ways of the manager made him an enemy of the people. / (using authority without considering the feelings of others)

1. Submissive and friendly
2. Ignorant
3. Angry
4. Impatient

Select the pair among the following which is set in opposition:

1. Gay : Animated
2. Full : Replete
3. Surmise : Fact
4. Generation :Age

1. Wanton : Restrained
2. Sardonic : Bitter
3. Bright : Refulgent
4. Fetch : Bring

1. Macabre : Eerie
2. Abortive : Successful
3. Secret : Covert
4. Mock : Rally

The 19th century was the heyday of the renaissance in Bengali. / (prime, peak, high point)

1. Days of decline
2. Peak-point
3. Period of stagnation
4. Time of up-rise WBCS

Extravagance / (spending money, using resources, luxury)

1. Rashness
2. Meanness
3. Prudence (cautiousness, thrift)
4. Excess

Humility / (modesty, humbleness)

1. Rudeness
2. Vanity
3. Pride
4. Arrogance

The opposite of help is

1. Hate
2. Helpless
3. Hindrance (resistance, obstruction)
4. Stop

The boy wore a dismal look after having failed to clear the final examination. / (dim, dark, gloomy)

1. Despondent
2. Solemn
3. Beautiful
4. Cheerful

The liberal views of the leader did not find favour with a section of his party.

1. Biased
2. Prejudiced
3. Conservative
4. Backward

We had a rich diet there.

1. Poor
2. Plain
3. Simple
4. Lean

He had a sharp attack of fever.

1. Sudden
2. Mild
3. Intermittent
4. Slow

He spoke in a whisper.

1. Shout
2. Murmur
3. Rumble
4. Roar

He is very sagacious for such a young person. / (wise, clever, intelligent)

1. Foolish
2. Bitter
3. Voracious
4. Veracious

I find writing this book to be an odious task. / (extremely unpleasant)

1. Stimulating
2. Satisfactory
3. Nice
4. Delightful

Parents should not belittle their children’s early attempts at drawing. / (dismiss as unimportant)

1. Magnify
2. Encourage (give support or confidence)
3. Extol
4. Flatter

The Glitter and opulence of the Ballroom took Cinderella’s breath away. / (great wealth or luxuriousness)

1. Potency
2. Glamour
3. Poverty
4. Squalor

Philosophical work are cerebral in nature and require much thought. / (intellectual rather than emotional or physical)

1. Spiritual
2. Intellectual
3. Carnal (relating to physical, especially sexua)
4. Sensational

It was an arduous task. / (difficult, hard, heavy)

1. Difficult
2. Problematic
3. Effortless
4. Fitting

Many people prefer a vegetarian diet.

1. Desire
2. Taste
3. Abhor (hate)
4. Like

The truck was traveling at a trot. / (with reference to a horse or other quadruped)

1. At break-neck speed
2. At a snail’s pace
3. Slowly
4. Leisurely

We were served a rich fare in the dinner.

1. Poor
2. Plain
3. Tasteless
4. Unpleasant

He was rather reluctant to help me. / (unwilling, hesitant, disinclined)

1. Willing
2. Ready
3. Eager (keen, strongly wanting)
4. Inclined

The barber was a most loquacious man. / (talkative, garrulous)

1. Taciturn (untalkative, quiet)
2. Reserved
3. Quiet
4. Tongue-tied

The gentle had aristocratic manners.

1. Coarse
2. Democratic
3. Base
4. Plebeian (a commoner)

This proposal seems practicable / (feasible, possible)

1. Realistic
2. Expensive
3. Unfamiliar
4. Unfeasible

His conduct was always been licentious. / (dissolute, dissipated)

1. Controlled
2. Uncontrolled
3. Illegal
4. Unofficial

Mr. Singh’s report was at odd with Mr. Sharmas’

1. Consistent with
2. Conflicting
3. As peculiar as
4. As simple as

The President is the nominal head of the state. / (formal, token, symbolic)

1. Actual
2. Titular
3. Assumptive
4. Hereditary

The travelers were served tender meat by their host. / (gentleness, kindness)

1. Raw
2. Tough
3. Cooked
4. Well-done

Her conduct in this affair was inconsistent with her usual politeness and gentleness. / (not staying the same throughout)

1. At variance with
2. In accordance
3. Incompatible
4. Contrary to

Towards the end of his career, he seemed to be constantly out of luck.

1. Happy
2. Thriving
3. Fortunate
4. Miserable

My parents are quite old-fashioned in their views.

1. Antiquated
2. Conservative
3. Modern
4. Fresh

The child was reluctant to listen to his elders. / (unwilling, disinclined)

1. Slow
2. Willing
3. Unable
4. Hesitant