Antonyms
Direction: Choose the option closest in meaning to the OPPOSITE of the word given in capitals.
- TENACIOUS
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- Convincing
- Resolute
- Vacillating
- Moderate
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Tenacious means determined and comes from tenacity. The word is not related to tenuous. Vacillating (Indecisive) is an antonym.
Correct Option: C
Tenacious means determined and comes from tenacity. The word is not related to tenuous. Vacillating (Indecisive) is an antonym.
- DECOY
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- Honesty
- Distraction
- Appearance
- Unemployment
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Decoy is a distractor used for luring or deceiving someone. Honesty is an antonym.
Correct Option: A
Decoy is a distractor used for luring or deceiving someone. Honesty is an antonym.
Direction: A word in capital letters is followed by four words. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters.
- NEBULOUS
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- Concrete
- Unkind
- Undramatic
- Uninteresting
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As we can say that ,
Nebulous is indistinct something that does not have a clear outline, Concrete is solid and of definite shape.Correct Option: A
As we can say that ,
Nebulous is indistinct something that does not have a clear outline, Concrete is solid and of definite shape.
Hence , Concrete is antonym ( opposite ) of Nebulous .
- TRANSIENT
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- Urgent
- Youthful
- Original
- Eternal
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As we know that ,
Transient is something that is momentous or not fixed, which passes away with time, eternal is what lasts forever.Correct Option: D
As we know that ,
Transient is something that is momentous or not fixed, which passes away with time, eternal is what lasts forever.
Hence , eternal is antonym word of Transient .
- PARTITION
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- Maintain
- Enjoin
- Unify
- Break
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As we can say that ,
Partition is to divide,
unify is to bring together,
Enjoin means command or an order.Correct Option: C
As we can say that ,
Partition is to divide,
unify is to bring together,
Enjoin means command or an order.
Therefore , unify is an opposite of Partition .