Practice Section 16 question answer - general english mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

DIRECTIONS:

In these questions you have to choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word in bold text.

Q-1)   Extol

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DIRECTIONS:

In these questions you have to choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word in bold text.

Q-2)   BRIDGE

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DIRECTIONS:

In these questions you have to choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word in bold text.

Q-3)   BEGET

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Explanation:

When a man begets a child, he becomes its father. If you beget something, you cause it to happen or be created. On the other hand, if something is stopped in the process of its creation, it is aborted. We are familiar with abortion — the deliberate ending of a pregnancy.


DIRECTIONS:

In these questions you have to choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word in bold text.

Q-4)   Tolerance

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DIRECTIONS:

In these questions you have to choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word in bold text.

Q-5)   OBSOLETE

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DIRECTIONS:

In these questions you have to choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word in bold text.

Q-6)   Clinch

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DIRECTIONS:

In these questions you have to choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word in bold text.

Q-7)   Grandiose

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DIRECTIONS:

In these questions you have to choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word in bold text.

Q-8)   HOARD

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DIRECTIONS:

In these questions you have to choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word in bold text.

Q-9)   Oppressive

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DIRECTIONS:

In these questions you have to choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word in bold text.

Q-10)   AMALGAMATE

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Explanation:

Chemistry students should be familiar with amalgam. Amalgam is a mixture of mercury and another metal, usually silver, that is used in dentistry to make fillings. In general, an amalgam is a mixture of two or more things. So when two or more organisations amalgamate they become one large organisation. When their relations deteriorate, they separate.