Antonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (05)

FRATERNITY                 PRETENTIOUS                          MAWKISH                       RUTHLESS                                     ABDICATE                                  DECEIT                                    VIOLENT                      ABHORRENCE                    PARSIMONIOUS                                             DEARTH

Choose The Correct Antonymous (Opposite Word):-

1.  FRATERNITY
[1] Hospitality
[2] Hostility
[3] Brotherhood
[4] Enmity

Right answer- Hostility
Fraternity (N)
-> a group of people sharing the same profession, interest or beliefs

2.  PRETENTIOUS
[1] Deranged
[2] Small
[3] Depressing
[4] Humble

Right answer- Humble
Pretentious (Adj.)
-> trying to appear important, intelligent, etc in order to impress other people

3.   MAWKISH
[1] Sentimental
[2] Intelligent
[3] Certain
[4] Carefree

Right answer- Intelligent
Mawkish (Adj.)
-> expressing or sharing emotion in a way this exaggerated or embarrassing
-> insincerely emotional

4.   RUTHLESS
[1] Mindful
[2] Compassionate
[3] Majestic
[4] Merciful

Right answer- Merciful
Ruthless (Adj.)
-> hard and cruel, not caring about other's feeling

5.  ABDICATE
[1] Claim
[2] Snatch
[3] Plunder
[4] Seize

Right answer- Claim
Abdicate (V)
-> give up the power, duties, obligations etc...
-> to give up the position of

6.  DECEIT
[1] Reality
[2] Trust
[3] Truthfulness
[4] Fact

Right answer- Truthfulness
Deceit (N)
-> a misleading act
-> dishonest behaviour that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true

7.   VIOLENT
[1] Tame
[2] Humble
[3] Gentle
[4] Harmless

Right answer- Gentle
Violent (Adj.)
-> violence or bloodshed
-> involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill sombody

8.  ABHORRENCE
[1] Aversion
[2] Liking
[3] Appreciation
[4] Fear

Right answer- Liking
Abhorrence (N)
-> a feeling of strong hatred, especially for moral reasons

9.   PARSIMONIOUS
[1] Generous
[2] Frugal
[3] Crude
[4] Stingy

Right answer- Generous
Parsimonious (Adj.)
-> extremely unwilling to spend money

10.   DEARTH
[1] Extravagance
[2] Scarcity
[3] Abundance
[4] Sufficiency

Right answer- Abundance
Dearth (N)
-> a lack of something, scarcity

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