361.
Lachrymose
Answer: A
The opposite is cheering.
Lachrymose means tearful, from the Latin lacrima, a tear. Cheering is its reverse.
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Antonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 361 To 370 ] :
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
362.
Grandiose
Answer: D
The opposite is simple.
Grandiose means impressive in an exaggerated and pretentious way; simple is plain and unpretending.
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363.
Judicious
Answer: A
The opposite is unwise.
Judicious means showing good judgement, from the Latin judicium. Punitive means inflicting punishment, and licit means lawful; neither concerns judgement.
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364.
Diatribe
Answer: C
The opposite is eulogy.
A diatribe is a bitter verbal attack; a eulogy is a speech of praise. An elegy is a lament for the dead, which is a different kind of speech altogether.
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365.
Scanty
Answer: D
The opposite is plentiful.
Scanty means barely sufficient; plentiful is abundant.
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366.
Equanimity
Answer: A
The opposite is agitation.
Equanimity is evenness of mind under strain, from the Latin aequus animus. Agitation is its reverse; stirring belongs with agitation but describes the act rather than the state.
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367.
Bleak
Answer: D
The opposite is cheerful.
Bleak means cold, bare and dispiriting. Cheerful is its reverse in mood.
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368.
Gregarious
Answer: A
The opposite is antisocial.
Gregarious means fond of company, from the Latin grex, a flock. Antisocial avoids it.
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369.
Turpitude
Answer: D
The opposite is virtue.
Turpitude is depravity, from the Latin turpis, base - the phrase moral turpitude is its usual home. Virtue is its reverse.
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370.
Secular
Answer: B
The opposite is clerical.
Secular means belonging to this world rather than to religion, from the Latin saeculum, an age. Clerical belongs to the clergy.
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- Synonyms
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- Double Synonyms
- Homonyms
- One Word Substitution
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Theme Detection
- Deriving Conclusions from Passages
- Sentence Completion
- Passage Completion
- Fill in the Blanks
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Passage Correction
- Choose the Correct - Incorrect Sentence
- Reconstruction of Sentence
- Sentences Rearrangement
- Reconstruction of Paragraphs
- Rearrangement of Jumbled Parts
- Word Formation
- Idioms and Phrases
- Active-Passive voice
- Direct-Indirect Speech
- Transformation of Sentences
- Spelling Test
- Phrasal Verbs
- Parts of Speech
- Tenses
- Articles and Determiners
- Prepositions
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Figures of Speech and Poetic Devices