351.
Bridge
Answer: C
The opposite is divide.
To bridge is to join two separated things; to divide is to separate them.
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Antonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 351 To 360 ] :
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
352.
Onrush
Answer: A
The opposite is obstruction.
An onrush is a forward surge; an obstruction is what stops one. Attack and swiftness belong with onrush.
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353.
Serene
Answer: B
The opposite is agitated.
Serene means calm and untroubled; agitated is disturbed. Collected belongs with serene.
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354.
Esoteric
Answer: D
The opposite is familiar.
Esoteric means understood only by a few, from the Greek for inner. Secret, hidden and profound belong with it; its exact opposite is exoteric, and familiar is the nearest of the four.
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355.
Turbulence
Answer: B
The opposite is calmness.
Turbulence is violent disorder; calmness is stillness. Disturbance and fight belong with turbulence.
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356.
Polemic
Answer: D
The opposite is agreement.
A polemic is a strongly worded attack on an opinion, from the Greek polemos, war. Agreement is its reverse; polemical is the adjective of the headword.
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357.
Incarcerate
Answer: E
The opposite is liberate.
To incarcerate is to shut in prison, from the Latin carcer, a jail. Imprison and restrain belong with it; liberate sets free.
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358.
Captious
Answer: A
The opposite is tolerant.
Captious means given to finding fault over trifles, from the Latin for seizing. Tolerant overlooks them. Capable merely resembles the word.
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359.
Vaunted
Answer: D
The opposite is belittled.
Vaunted means much boasted of; belittled is spoken of as of little worth. Feted belongs with vaunted.
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360.
Desecrate
Answer: D
The opposite is consecrate.
To desecrate is to treat a sacred thing with violence; to consecrate is to make it sacred. The two are formed from the same Latin root with opposite prefixes.
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