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ANTONYMS

Find the antonyms of the underlined / bold words from the options given below each
sentence.

1. My alacrity to cricket prevented me from concentrating on my studies.

(A) Reluctance (B) Sprightliness (C) Courtesy (D) Despair
2. The police's attempt to assuage the violent mob went in vain.
(A) Exacerbate (B) Wince (C) Placate (D) Incongruity
3. We would need to recall the armies from the south to bolster our numbers.
(A) Bulwark (B) Buttress (C) Undermine (D) Devastate
4. The best business decisions will allow a company to burgeon and increase profits.
(A) Boom (B) Wither (C) Expand (D) Prosper
5. The company was exposed of its financial chicanery.
(A) Candour (B) Subterfuge (C) Furtiveness (D) Slyness
6. Jake’s contumacious character makes it hard for him to get along with his supervisor at
work.
(A) Intractable (B) Subordinate (C) Obstinate (D) Recalcitrant
7. It appears that I may have been a little crotchety over the past couple of weeks.
(A) Curmudgeonly (B) Cheerful (C) Peevish (D) Bad-Tempered
8. If I do not monitor my daughter in the mall, she will dawdle there all day long.
(A) Linger (B) Dally (C) Hurry (D) Tarry
9. The beautiful smile of the bride was visible behind the diaphanous veil.
(A) Flimsy (B) Gossamer (C) Opaque (D) Sheer
10. The calm and quiet morning acted as an emollient to his agitated mind.
(A) Moisturizer (B) Palliative (C) Irritant (D) Salve
11. The fossils contain eons of geological history.
(A) Eternity (B) Moments (C) Terms (D) Years
12. John excoriated his children so much that they grew up diffidently.
(A) Chastised (B) Castigated (C) Complimented (D) Condemned
13. It flabbergasts me to see how many people still support them
(A) astonishes (B) confounds (C) expected (D) overwhelms
14. The police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lock up
(A) altercation (B) dispute (C) harmony (D) brawl
15. The lambs gamboled in the meadow
(A) enthused (B) cheerful (C) inspirited (D) dispirited
16. She is outgoing and gregarious.
(A) cheerful (B) friendly (C) unfriendly (D) selective
17. The patient has only hazy memories of the accident.
(A) lucid (B) crazy (C) unclear (D) dull
18. The room was filled with hideous furniture.
(A) attractive (B) glamorous (C) beautiful (D) pretty
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19. He drank too much and started acting like a complete imbecile
(A) schmuck (B) foolish (C) smart (D) moron
20. He muttered imprecations under his breath.
(A) curse (B) piety (C) bane (D) expletive
21. Well, at least he came to see how jejune his earlier view was.
(A) insipid (B) dull (C) luminous (D) dry
22. His characters are often loquacious and satirical, capable of raunchy humor.
(A) voluble (B) prolix (C) garrulous (D) subdued
23. Famed pathologist Cyril Wecht on how to handle the dead, and the morbid challenge the
country faces.
(A) cheerful (B) aberrant (C) horrid (D) macabre
24. Still, for the last year the media has been treating the Abe regime with obsequious
deference.
(A) prostrate (B) parasitic (C) brazen (D) fawning
25. In the real world, walking around with Google Glass is as likely to make you a target of
opprobrium as it is a target of envy.
(A) tarnish (B) infamy (C) pride (D) ignominy
26. Mr. Britt did not wait in his office for the completion of the panegyric.
(A) dearth (B) rarity (C) slenderness (D) affluence
27. Readers who might feel shame about their predilection for tawdry paperbacks can now
enjoy them discreetly.
(A) antipathy (B) penchant (C) fondness (D) leaning
28. In the face of fierce criticism he relinquished his position.
(A) abandon (B) retain (C) remain (D) renounce
29. The crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive.
(A) calm (B) impatient (C) nervous (D) fidgety
30. The bombing was a spectacular act of sabotage.
(A) treachery (B) mischief (C) vandalism (D) assistance
31. The individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct.
(A) damned (B) hallowed (C) sanctified (D) divine
32. He painted all the walls in his house a dull lead grey that perfectly matched his saturnine
personality.
(A) desolate (B) jubilant (C) cheerless (D) dejected
33. No one had the temerity to question his conclusions.
(A) cowardice(B) audacity (C) humility (D) presumption
34. The men set off in fear and trepidation.
(A) anxiety (B) apprehension (C) panic (D) contentment
35. Could there be an ulterior motive behind his request?
(A) concealed (B) furtive (C) overt (D) privy
36. Voters should be concerned about his veracity and character.
(A) rectitude (B) falsehood (C) truth (D) fidelity
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37. Egg-capsules are formed they are often of large size, have tough walls, and in each capsule
are several eggs floating in a viscid fluid.
(A) runny (B) thin (C) thick (D) viscous
38. I have no intention of seeing my dues gambled away by your wastrel of a son.
(A) tramp (B) deadbeat (C) thick (D) vagabond
39. They both ended up sounding like a couple of dumb yokels just off the bus in the big city.
(A) hayseed (B) barbarian (C) cosmopolitan (D) oaf
40. The king was at the zenith of his power.
(A) base (B) apex (C) pinnacle (D) crest
41. History abounds in instances of courage.
(A) shines (B) Lacks (C) suffices (D) Fails
42. The inhabitants of the island were barbarians.
(A) Civilized (B) Cruel (C) Uncivilized (D) bad
43. The members thought that the task was feasible.
(A) Impractical (B) impossible (C) Difficult (D) impracticable
44. Crestfallen he returned as he had never faced such humiliation in the whole of his life.
(A) vainglorious (B) indignant (C) triumphant (D) disturbed
45. Feasibility of the project is under study.
(A) unsuitability (B) cheapness (C) impropriety (D) impracticability
46. She was often teased as corpulent by her friends.
(A) Fat (B) Belligerent (C) Garrulous (D) gaunt
47. Unsettled conditions in the land led to exodus of hundreds of its citizens.
(A) invasion (B) entry (C) immigration (D) expulsion
48. Many people try to resist reforms in the society.
(A) fight (B) accept (C) welcome (D) repel
49. Because of the economy drive, they very unwillingly surrendered some superfluous posts.
(A) important(B) relevant (C) significant (D) Trivial
50. The young leader was reluctant to shoulder the responsibilities of ministerial office.
(A) wanting (B) willing (C) anxious (D) eager
51. Sathish’s point of view was correct but his behavior with his father was quite impertinent.
(A) healthy (B) respectful (C) inadequate (D) smooth
52. This new magazine is known for its comprehensive coverage of news.
(A) casual (B) inadequate (C) indifferent (D) superficial
53. He is well known for coming up with impracticable solutions.
(A) easy (B) possible (C) feasible (D) alternate
54. The managing director remarked that the secretary was an asset to the company.
(A) loss (B) liability (C) drag (D) handicap
55. You can hardly find any trace of humility in the man.
(A) pride (B) insolence (C) arrogance (D) conceit
56. The plantation workers were on a collision course before the labor officer intervened.
(A) retaliatory (B) perfunctory (C) conciliatory (D) circuitous
57. The result of the tournament gave them a sense of elation.
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(A) despondency (B) misery (C) disappointment (D) despair

58. The officer asked the clerk to expedite the matter.
(A) postpone (B) defer (C) adjourn (D) delay
59. Those who views are progressive often meet with formidable impediments when they
begin to act.
(A) revolutionary (B) retrograde (C) brave (D) outmoded
60. Everything about him, especially his talkative nature, proclaims his effeminacy.
(A) aggressiveness (B) attractiveness (C)manliness (D) boorishness
61.Adversity teaches man to be humble and self-reliant.
(A) sincerity (B) animosity (C) curiosity (D) prosperity
62. Given these constraint, we have no alternative but to suggest an improvised solution.
(A) a complete (B) a preplanned (C) a permanent (D)a proscribed
63. The chairman initiated the proceedings with a brief speech.
(A) confused (B) closed (C) started (D) complicated
64. We had a delectable meal yesterday.
(A) heavy (B) unsavory (C) tasty (D) nice
65. There was something strange and morbid about the whole house.
(A) healthy (B) cheerful (C) insipid (D) appealing
66. The leader was pragmatic in his approach to the problem facing the country.
(A) indefinite (B) vague (C) idealistic (D) optimistic
67. Many people suffer setbacks in their career because of their inherent levity.
(A) seriousness (B) solemnity (C) religiosity (D) gravity
68. It is one of pernicious customs prevailing in the society.
(A) permanent (B) beneficial (C) parochial (D) dangerous
69. He was asked to accelerate the pace of work.
(A) supervise (B) slacken (C) control (D) check
70. The commission took two years to go through the massive collection of files and
documents before preparing its report.
(A) meager (B) heavy (C) light (D) short
71. He is the most prudent person. I have ever come across.
(A) shortsighted (B) reckless (C) inconsiderate (D) injudicious
72. According to a great philosopher magnanimity in a man implies many other qualities.
(A) enmity (B) meanness (C) jealousy (D) poverty
73. The club meets on the last Thursday of every month is a dilapidated palace.
(A) neglected (B) regenerated (C) renovated (D) furnished
74. A friendly dog meets us at the farm gate.
(A) helpful (B) understanding (C) quiet (D) hostile
75. In the interest of one's own reputation one should avoid ostentation while entertaining
friends.
(A) miserliness (B) simplicity (C) purity (D) innocence
76. She used to disparage her neighbor every now and then.
(A) please (B) praise (C) belittle (D) denigrate
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77. The story told by the teacher amused children in the class.
(A)frightened (B) jolted (C) astonished (D) saddened
78. In a literary work obscurity can be a virtue.
(A) clarity (B) precision (C) definiteness (D) specificity
79. It was universally characterized as a progressive measure.
(A ) regressive (B) obstructive (C) retrograde (D) abhorrent
80. His vindictive nature often came up for comment among his friends.
(A) forgetful (B) forgiving (C) obedient (D) timid
81. The minister gave a public speech on the controversial subject to precipitate the matter.
(A) aggravate (B) create (C) defer (D) push
82. In ancient India, scholars had no interest in political power or material growth.
(A) internal (B) spiritual (C) psychic (D) celestial
83. The atmosphere in that desolate place looked ominous.
(A) pleasant (B) encouraging (C) auspicious (D) favorable
84. Like poverty, affluence can sometimes create its own problems.
(A) indigence (B) opulence (C) sorrow (D) exuberance
85. The atmosphere in the institute he had newly joined congenial to research.
(A) disagreeable for (B) inconvenient for (C) unpleasant for (D) unsuitable for
86. Poets often prefer ambiguity to
(A) clarity (B) certainty (C) rationality (D) perversity
87.Dinesh could manage his family satisfactorily with his meager income.
(A) continuous (B) fabulous (C) hard (D) adequate
88. His short but pointed speech was applauded by all sections of the audience.
(A) disapproved (B) misunderstood (C) praised (D) welcomed
89. I thought about her a lot during the following months.
(A) succeeding (B) proceeding (C) preceding (D) receding
90. His interpretation of the poem is superficial.
(A) mysterious (B) difficult (C) profound (D) mystical