Antonyms
- In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
VANQUISH
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surrender (V.) : to admit that you have been defeated and want to stop fighting; give in.
vanquish (V.) : to defeat somebody completely in a competition, war etc.Correct Option: C
surrender (V.) : to admit that you have been defeated and want to stop fighting; give in.
vanquish (V.) : to defeat somebody completely in a competition, war etc.
- In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
DIFFIDENT
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confident (Adj.) : feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful.
diffident (Adj.) : not having much confidence in yourself; shy; not wanting to talk about yourself.Correct Option: C
confident (Adj.) : feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful.
diffident (Adj.) : not having much confidence in yourself; shy; not wanting to talk about yourself.
Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
- SQUANDER
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skimp (V.) : to try to spend less time, money on something than is really needed.
squander (V.) : to waste money, time etc. in a stupid way.
slander (V.) : to make a false spoken statement about somebody that is intended to damage the good opinion that people have of themCorrect Option: D
skimp (V.) : to try to spend less time, money on something than is really needed.
squander (V.) : to waste money, time etc. in a stupid way.
slander (V.) : to make a false spoken statement about somebody that is intended to damage the good opinion that people have of them
- INERTIA
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vigour (N.) : energy, force or enthusiasm; vitality
inertia (N.) : lack of energy; lack of desire or ability to move or change.Correct Option: B
vigour (N.) : energy, force or enthusiasm; vitality
inertia (N.) : lack of energy; lack of desire or ability to move or change.
Direction: In each of these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning to the word given in CAPITALS/bold.
- GUMPTION
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stupidity (N.) : behaviour that shows a lack of good judgement or thought.
gumption (N.) : courage and determination ; intelligence.
ingenuity (N.) : the ability to invent things/solve problems in clever new ways
sagacity (N.) : good judgement and understanding
acumen (N.) : the ability to understand and decide things quickly and wellCorrect Option: B
stupidity (N.) : behaviour that shows a lack of good judgement or thought.
gumption (N.) : courage and determination ; intelligence.
ingenuity (N.) : the ability to invent things/solve problems in clever new ways
sagacity (N.) : good judgement and understanding
acumen (N.) : the ability to understand and decide things quickly and well