Antonyms - 1

Select the most suitable option as the antonym of the given word.

1. Assuaged
a. thirsty
b. devastated
c. untrue
d. unsatisfied
e. foiled

2. Hiatus
a. nexus
b. atavist
c. cognate
d. vortex
e. reflex

3. Adroit
a. prim
b. unskillful
c. correct
d. strong
e. apt

4. Retrench
a. vilify
b. infringe
c. advocate
d. enjoin
e. augment

5. Repugnance
a. love
b. absolution
c. blame
d. virtue
e. awe

6. Fractious
a. delicate
b. solid
c. agreeable
d. liberal
e. wholesome

7. Admonition
a. countenance
b. evasion
c. deposition
d. declaration
e. denial

8. Doltish
a. casuistic
b. clever
c. qualified
d. disabled
e. sharpened

9. Abstruse
a. detested
b. detained
c. obvious
d. tight
e. rebuilt

10. Eschew
a. welcome
b. swallow whole
c. borrow
d. save
e. reset

11. Schism
a. concealment
b. calm
c. clumsiness
d. union
e. reduction

12. Avarice
a. cupidity
b. virtue
c. altruism
d. kindness
e .stealth

13. Laconic
a. cool
b. voluble
c. friendly
d. militant
e. fretful

14. Factitious
a. untruthful
b. spontaneous
c. peaceful
d. superstitious
e. magnified

15. Pandemonium
a. amusement
b. tumult
c. torment
d. calm
e. epidemic

16. Flinch
a. revive
b. extol
c. offend
d. advance
e. pierce

17. Prosaic
a. romantic
b. opposed
c. inured
d. fictional
e. biographical

18. Proclivity
a. proposition
b. propensity
c. aversion
d. activity
e. delay

19. Halcyon
a. rough
b. meager
c. notable
d. varied
e. customary

20. Parry
a. return
b. delay
c. discuss
d. ward off
e. thrust

Answers

1. d
2. a
3. b
4. e
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. a
11. d
12. c
13. b
14. b
15. d
16. b
17. a
18. c
19. a
20. c

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