Antonyms


  1. 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.


  1. 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.

  1. 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 them

    Correct 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


  1. 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.

  1. 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 well

    Correct 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