471.
Rancour
Answer: C
It is malice.
Rancour is bitter, long-lasting ill feeling, from the Latin for rankness or stench. Regards is its opposite in tone.
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Direction for [ Question No: 471 To 480 ] :
In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
472.
Rapture
Answer: D
It is ecstasy.
Rapture is overwhelming delight, from the Latin for being seized and carried off - the same root as rapt. Sorrow and disappointment are its opposites.
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473.
Squalid
Answer: D
It is filthy.
Squalid means dirty and wretched, especially through neglect or poverty. Attractive and clear are its opposites.
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474.
Raze
Answer: B
It is destroy.
To raze is to demolish completely, level to the ground. Build is its opposite. Note that raze and rise are opposites though they sound alike, and that raze shares a root with erase.
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475.
Sycophant
Answer: A
It is flatterer.
A sycophant is one who flatters the powerful for advantage. Loyal describes a genuine attachment, which is what the sycophant only imitates.
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476.
Wilt
Answer: D
It is wither.
To wilt is to droop through loss of water or vigour, and wither is the same drying and shrivelling. Restore and revive are its opposites.
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477.
Vagrant
Answer: A
It is roving.
Vagrant means wandering from place to place without a settled home, from the Latin vagari, to wander - the same root as vague. Stable is its opposite.
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478.
Wield
Answer: D
It is exert.
To wield is to hold and use, whether a weapon or power - to wield influence. Abstain, avoid and forgo are all its opposite: holding off rather than putting to use.
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479.
Valour
Answer: C
It is heroism.
Valour is courage in the face of danger, especially in battle, from the Latin valere, to be strong. Cowardice and fear are its opposites.
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480.
Vanity
Answer: A
It is pride.
Vanity is excessive pride in oneself, from the Latin vanus, empty - the same root as vain and in vain. Modesty and bashfulness are its opposites.
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