In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Sonorous
Answer: C
It is loud.
Sonorous means having a deep, full and resonant sound, from the Latin sonus. Sleepy belongs to soporific, which is a different word altogether.
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Patron
Answer: B
It is one who gives encouragement to others.
A patron supports a person or cause, usually with money, from the Latin pater - standing in the place of a father. Antagonist and detractor are its opposites.
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Pensive
Answer: D
It is given to quiet reflection.
Pensive means deep in thought, usually with a touch of sadness, from the French penser, to think. Negligent and uncaring describe the absence of thought.
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Soporific
Answer: B
It is sleep-inducing.
Soporific means tending to cause sleep, from the Latin sopor, deep sleep. Invigorating and stimulating are its opposites; soothing is milder - it calms without putting to sleep.
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Dissolute
Answer: D
It is immoral.
Dissolute means given over to loose living, literally loosened from restraint. Virtuous is its opposite.
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Sozzled
Answer: A
It is drunk.
Sozzled is British slang for intoxicated, from the dialect verb to sozzle, to splash about. Moderate is its opposite.
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Irk
Answer: A
It is to annoy.
To irk is to irritate or weary. Delight and appease are its opposites; making a wry face is a reaction to being irked, not the word's meaning.
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Bucolic
Answer: B
It is rustic.
Bucolic means of the countryside, especially pastoral life, from the Greek boukolos, herdsman. Citified is its opposite.
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Banal
Answer: E
It is commonplace.
Banal means so ordinary as to be uninteresting. The word came into English from the French, where banal first meant belonging to the whole village and so common to all.
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Intrepid
Answer: D
It is fearless.
Intrepid means resolutely fearless, from the Latin trepidus, alarmed, with the negative prefix. Afraid and timid are its opposites.
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