471.
Pugnacious
Answer: A
The opposite is pacific.
Pugnacious means eager to fight, from the Latin pugnus, a fist. Pacific means peace-making, from pax.
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Antonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 471 To 475 ] :
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
472.
Anonymous
Answer: B
The opposite is signed.
Anonymous means without a name attached, from the Greek an-onoma. A signed piece carries its author's name.
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473.
Benign
Answer: D
The opposite is malignant.
Benign and malignant are exact opposites in both senses - kindly against ill-natured, and harmless against dangerous in medicine.
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474.
Admonition
Answer: B
The opposite is commendation.
An admonition is a warning or mild rebuke; commendation is praise. A premonition is a forewarning of a coming event, which is a different word from a different root.
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475.
Adulation
Answer: D
The opposite is criticism.
Adulation is excessive flattery, from the Latin adulari, to fawn. Criticism finds fault.
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476.
Calumny
Answer: A
The opposite is commendation.
Calumny is a false and damaging statement about someone; commendation is praise. Flurry and savage are unrelated.
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477.
Consequence
Answer: B
The opposite is origin.
A consequence is what follows from a cause; an origin is where a thing begins. The two stand at either end of the chain.
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478.
Deride
Answer: C
The opposite is inspire.
To deride is to mock, from the Latin for laughing at. To inspire is to lift and encourage.
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479.
Grisly
Answer: A
The opposite is pleasing.
Grisly means causing horror; pleasing gives pleasure. Note that grizzly, which sounds the same, describes grey-tipped fur.
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480.
Inevitable
Answer: C
The opposite is unlikely.
Inevitable means bound to happen; unlikely means probably not going to. Skilled and inefficient describe ability rather than probability.
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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