Practice Section 1 question answer - general english mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Direction:
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite (or) ANTONYMS in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Q-1) BLEAK
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bright (Adjective) : not dull bleak (Adjective) : not encouraging or giving any reason to have hope; cold and unpleasant; exposed, empty or with no pleasant features; pale; cheerless; gloomy
dull (Adjective) : not bright
dark (Adjective) : without light
exposure (Noun) : the state of being in a place or situation where there is no protection from something harmful or unpleasant
Direction:
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite (or) ANTONYMS in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Q-2) OVERT
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hidden (Adjective) : not open ; secret ; concealed
overt (Adjective) : done in an open way and not secretly ; open
open (Adjective) : not closed
complete (Adjective) : in totality
culvert (Noun) : a tunnel that carries a river or pipe for water under a road
Direction:
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite (or) ANTONYMS in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Q-3) EXONERATE
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convict (Verb) : to decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime
exonerate (Verb) : to officially state that somebody is not responsible for something that he has been blamed for; acquit
admit (Verb) : to accept truth; to confess; to allow
release (Verb) : to set somebody/ something free; to let go; to let loose
reject (Verb) : to refuse to accept; to decide not to use, sell, publish etc.
Direction:
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite (or) ANTONYMS in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Q-4) CONCUR
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disagree
concur (Verb) : to agree
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In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite (or) ANTONYMS in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Q-5) REDUNDANT
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concise (Adj.) : giving only the information that is necessary and important.
redundant (Adj.) : without a job ; not needed ; surplus ; wordy.
Direction:
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite (or) ANTONYMS in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Q-6) DEVOUT
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treacherous (Adj.) : that cannot be trusted; deceitful.
devout (Adj.) : believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices; honest; faithful.
Direction:
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite (or) ANTONYMS in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Q-7) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word. VIRTUE
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vice (N.) : immoral behaviour
virtue (N.) : behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards.
Direction:
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite (or) ANTONYMS in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Q-8) REVOKE
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implement (Verb) : to make something that has been officially decided to start, to happen or be used; carry out
revoke (Verb) : to officially cancel something so that it is no longer valid; invalidate
negate (V.) : to stop something from having any effect ; nullify
annul (V.) : to state officially that something is no longer legally valid
invalidate (V.) : to prove that an idea, a story, an argument, etc. is wrong
Direction:
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite (or) ANTONYMS in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Q-9) NOURISH
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starve (Verb) : to suffer/ die becuase you do not have enough food to eat
nourish (Verb ) : to keep a person/ plant alive and healthy with food
foster (V. ) : to encourage something to develop
sustain (V.) : to provide enough of what somebody/something needs in order to live/exist
Direction:
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite (or) ANTONYMS in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Q-10) SWELTERING
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freezing (Adj.) : extremely cold
sweltering (Adjective) : stifling; very hot and uncomfortable.
Cozy (Adjective) : warm, comfortable and safe; easy and convenient.
clammy (Adj.) : damp in an unpleasant way