Antonyms
Direction: In the following questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
- RUEFULLY
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cheerfully (Adverb) : happily; in a cheerful manner
ruefully (Adverb) : sadly; sorrowfully; regretfully
regretfully (Adverb) : in a way that shows you are sad or disappointed about something
thoughtfully (Adverb) : considerately; in a thoughtful manner
hopefully (Adverb) : showing hopeCorrect Option: A
cheerfully (Adverb) : happily; in a cheerful manner
ruefully (Adverb) : sadly; sorrowfully; regretfully
regretfully (Adverb) : in a way that shows you are sad or disappointed about something
thoughtfully (Adverb) : considerately; in a thoughtful manner
hopefully (Adverb) : showing hope
- AFFABLE
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surly (Adjective) : bad– tempered and rude
affable (Adjective) : pleasant, friendly and easy to talk to; genial
pleasant (Adjective) : enjoyable, pleasing or attractive; friendly and polite
weak (Adjective) : not strong
unknown (Adjective) : not known or identified; not famousCorrect Option: B
surly (Adjective) : bad– tempered and rude
affable (Adjective) : pleasant, friendly and easy to talk to; genial
pleasant (Adjective) : enjoyable, pleasing or attractive; friendly and polite
weak (Adjective) : not strong
unknown (Adjective) : not known or identified; not famous
- ABERRATION
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normality (Noun) : a situation where everything is normal or as you would expect it to be
aberration (Noun) : a fact, an action or a way of behaving that is not usual and that may be unacceptable
regularity (Noun) : the fact that the same thing happens again and again, with the same length of time between each time it happens
commonality (Noun) : sharing of common attributes
particularity (Noun) : the quality of being individual or uniqueCorrect Option: D
normality (Noun) : a situation where everything is normal or as you would expect it to be
aberration (Noun) : a fact, an action or a way of behaving that is not usual and that may be unacceptable
regularity (Noun) : the fact that the same thing happens again and again, with the same length of time between each time it happens
commonality (Noun) : sharing of common attributes
particularity (Noun) : the quality of being individual or unique
- EMACIATED
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healthy (Adjective) : having good health and not likely to become ill/sick
emaciated (Adjective) : thin and weak because of illness or lack of food
luxurious (Adjective) : very comfortable ; containing expensive and enjoyable things; sumptuous
intelligent (Adjective) : clever and witty
sympathetic (Adjective) : kind to somebody who is hurt or sadCorrect Option: A
healthy (Adjective) : having good health and not likely to become ill/sick
emaciated (Adjective) : thin and weak because of illness or lack of food
luxurious (Adjective) : very comfortable ; containing expensive and enjoyable things; sumptuous
intelligent (Adjective) : clever and witty
sympathetic (Adjective) : kind to somebody who is hurt or sad
- EXASPERATING
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soothing (Adjective) : affording physical relief; freeing from fear and anxiety
exasperating (Adjective) : extremely annoying; infuriating
successful (Adjective) : achieving your aims or what was intended; having become popular and/or made a lot of money annoying (Adjective) : making somebody feel slightly angry; irritating
distressing (Adjective) : making you feel extremely upset because of somebody’s sufferingCorrect Option: A
soothing (Adjective) : affording physical relief; freeing from fear and anxiety
exasperating (Adjective) : extremely annoying; infuriating
successful (Adjective) : achieving your aims or what was intended; having become popular and/or made a lot of money annoying (Adjective) : making somebody feel slightly angry; irritating
distressing (Adjective) : making you feel extremely upset because of somebody’s suffering