461.
Rustic
Answer: B
It is rural.
Rustic means of the countryside, and often simple or rough in consequence. Urban and refined are its opposites.
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Synonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 461 To 470 ] :
In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
462.
Zealot
Answer: A
It is fanatic.
A zealot is one who pursues a cause with uncompromising zeal - originally a member of the Jewish party that resisted Rome. Liberal and apathy point the other way.
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463.
Prevaricate
Answer: C
It is lie.
To prevaricate is to speak evasively so as to avoid the truth. Truth is its opposite; delay is what prevarication achieves, not what it is.
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464.
Yell
Answer: D
It is shout.
To yell is to cry out loudly. Whisper is its opposite, and shackle and hitch are unrelated verbs of fastening.
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465.
Exude
Answer: A
It is ooze.
To exude is to discharge slowly through pores or cuts, and figuratively to display an air of something. Evaporate and wither describe other processes.
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466.
Yoke
Answer: B
It is harness.
A yoke is the wooden bar joining a pair of draught animals, and to yoke is to harness them. Release, detach and liberate are all its opposites.
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467.
Zest
Answer: B
It is enthusiasm.
Zest is keen enjoyment and energy - a zest for life. Passive and disgust are its opposites. The word's other sense, the outer peel of citrus, is where the flavour is.
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468.
Yearn
Answer: A
It is long for.
To yearn is to have an intense longing, usually for something out of reach. It is stronger and more wistful than merely wanting.
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469.
Superficial
Answer: A
It is flimsy.
Superficial means on the surface only, and flimsy is the nearest of the four - both describe a lack of substance. Deep and profound are its opposites.
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470.
Stupor
Answer: D
It is lethargy.
A stupor is a state of near-unconsciousness in which one cannot respond normally. Consciousness and feeling are what it suspends.
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Topics
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- 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