481.
Wary
Answer: C
It is prudent.
Wary means cautious about possible danger. Heedless, negligent and reckless are all its opposites.
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Synonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 481 To 490 ] :
In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
482.
Wane
Answer: B
It is decline.
To wane is to decrease, as the moon does after full. Rise and revive are its opposites, and the moon's opposite phase is to wax.
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483.
Saucy
Answer: C
It is brazen.
Saucy means impertinent or cheekily bold, and brazen carries the same shamelessness. Humble and meek are its opposites.
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484.
Throng
Answer: A
It is crowd.
A throng is a dense crowd of people. Handful is its opposite in number, and peace describes the absence of the noise a throng makes.
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485.
Slander
Answer: C
It is defame.
To slander is to damage a reputation by a false spoken statement - libel is the written form. Exalt is its opposite; mocking and despising injure no one's standing in law.
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486.
Sanguine
Answer: C
It is hopeful.
Sanguine means optimistic. The word comes from the blood, one of the four humours, which was held to produce a cheerful temperament - which is why it also means blood-red. Pessimistic is its opposite.
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487.
Shrewd
Answer: B
It is artful.
Shrewd means having sharp practical judgement. Simple and thoughtless are its opposites; artful captures the cleverness, though shrewdness need not be cunning.
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488.
Trite
Answer: D
It is stale.
Trite means worn out by repetition - a trite remark. It comes from the Latin for rubbed away, the same root as attrition. Recent is its opposite.
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489.
Tyro
Answer: A
It is beginner.
A tyro is a novice, from the Latin tiro, a young soldier. Proficient and connoisseur are at the other end of experience.
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490.
Tenacious
Answer: D
It is dogged.
Tenacious means holding firmly and not letting go, from the Latin tenere, to hold. Fragile and unstable are its opposites.
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- Synonyms
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- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
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- Choose the Correct - Incorrect Sentence
- Reconstruction of Sentence
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- Rearrangement of Jumbled Parts
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- Transformation of Sentences
- Spelling Test
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- Prepositions
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Figures of Speech and Poetic Devices