421.
Amble
Answer: B
The opposite is hasten.
To amble is to walk at a leisurely pace, from the Latin ambulare. To hasten is to hurry.
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Antonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 421 To 430 ] :
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
422.
Objective
Answer: D
The opposite is emotionally involved.
Objective means judging without personal feeling; its reverse is subjective, and emotionally involved is the nearest of the four. Impartial belongs with objective.
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423.
Categorical
Answer: D
The opposite is qualified.
Categorical means stated absolutely and without conditions; a qualified statement is hedged with them.
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424.
Traduce
Answer: D
The opposite is extol.
To traduce is to speak evil of, from the Latin for leading across and so exposing to scorn. To extol is to praise highly.
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425.
Opportunist
Answer: B
The opposite is man of principle.
An opportunist takes advantage of circumstances without regard to principle; a man of principle holds to it whatever the circumstances.
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426.
Coy
Answer: C
The opposite is brazen.
Coy means affectedly shy and modest; brazen means bold without shame.
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427.
Lethargic
Answer: D
The opposite is invigorating.
Lethargic means heavy and inactive, from the Greek lethargos. Enervating drains strength and so belongs with it; invigorating restores it.
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428.
Dilate
Answer: B
The opposite is contract.
To dilate is to widen, from the Latin for spreading out; to contract is to draw in. The two describe the pupil of the eye in either direction.
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429.
Berate
Answer: B
The opposite is praise.
To berate is to scold at length; to praise is to commend.
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430.
Optimum
Answer: C
The opposite is worst.
Optimum means the best possible in the circumstances, from the Latin optimus. Minimum is the least in quantity, which is a different kind of extreme.
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