Antonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (04)

MINOR                 LUSCIOUS                        AMELIORATE                       GORGEOUS                                     FORMER                                  IMPERVIOUS                                    APPROPRIATE                      RETRIEVE                    RABID                                              OPAQUE

Choose The Correct Antonymous (Opposite Word):-

1.  MINOR
[1] Heavy
[2] Tall
[3] Major
[4] Big

Right answer- Major
Minor (Adj./N/V)
-> not very large, not important or serious

2.  LUSCIOUS
[1] Dry
[2] Sour
[3] Ugly
[4] Stale

Right answer- Sour
Luscious (Adj.)
-> having a strong pleasant taste delicious

3.   AMELIORATE
[1] Lessen
[2] Hasten
[3] Expedite
[4] Worsen

Right answer- Worsen
Ameliorate (V)
-> to make something better

4.   GORGEOUS
[1] Desperate
[2] Plain
[3] Fashionable
[4] Sumptuous

Right answer- Plain
Gorgeous (Adj.)
-> very beautiful and attractive

5.  FORMER
[1] Subsequent
[2] Later
[3] Resultant
[4] Latter

Right answer- Latter
Former (N/Adj.)
-> belonging to some prior time that used to have a particular position or status in the past

6.  IMPERVIOUS
[1] Penetrable
[2] Hidden
[3] Tolerable
[4] Gentle

Right answer- Penetrable
Impervious (Adj.)
-> not capable of being affected
-> not affected or influenced by something

7.   APPROPRIATE
[1] Unskilled
[2] Unsuitable
[3] Unqualified
[4] Unable

Right answer- Unsuitable
Appropriate (Adj./V)
-> suitable for a particular person, place, condition
-> to take something somebody's ideas, etc. for your own use

8.  RETRIEVE
[1] Respond
[2] Dismiss
[3] Foil
[4] Abandon

Right answer- Abandon
Retrieve (V)
-> recover
-> to bring or get something back

9.   RABID
[1] Decent
[2] Fair
[3] Rational
[4] Pure

Right answer- Rational
Rabid (Adj.)
-> having not logical thinking about someone
-> violent or extreme

10.   OPAQUE
[1] Misty
[2] Covered
[3] Clear
[4] Transparent

Right answer- Transparent
Opaque (Adj.)
-> not clear enough to see through

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