Antonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (20)

DEPLETE                 CAJOLE                        PATERNITY                       BOORISH                                     BENIGN                               DEVIATE                           AMPLIFY                    SPARSE                EXOTIC            AMNESTY

Choose The Correct Antonymous (Opposite Word):-

1.  DEPLETE
[1] Refund
[2] Replenish
[3] Fulfill
[4] Recover

Right answer- Replenish
Deplete (V)
-> to reduce something by a large amount so that there is not enough left such as food supply

2.  CAJOLE
[1] Dissuade
[2] Detract
[3] Disclose
[4] Confide

Right answer- Dissuade
Cajole (V)
-> to make somebody do something by talking to them and being very nice to them

3.   PATERNITY
[1] Posterity
[2] Successors
[3] Offspring
[4] Ancestors

Right answer- Offspring
Paternity (N)
-> the fact of being the father of a child

4.   BOORISH
[1] Handsome
[2] Happy
[3] Quite
[4] Gentle

Right answer- Gentle
Boorish (Adj.)
-> very unpleasant and rude

5.  BENIGN
[1] Gracious
[2] Sinister
[3] Novel
[4] Humane

Right answer- Sinister
Benign (Adj.)
-> kind and gentle
-> not hurting anybody

6.  DEVIATE
[1] Follow
[2] Locate
[3] Break
[4] Concentrate

Right answer- Follow
Deviate (V)
-> to do something in a different way from what is usual or expected

7.   AMPLIFY
[1] Mummify
[2] Shock
[3] Curtail
[4] Embalm

Right answer- Curtail
Amplify (V)
-> to increase something in strength

8.  SPARSE
[1] Expensive
[2] Heavy
[3] Scattered
[4] Lavish  

Right answer- Lavish
Sparse (Adj.)
-> not dense
-> only present in small amounts

9.   EXOTIC
[1] Poor
[2] Inexpensive
[3] Ugly
[4] Conventional

Right answer- Conventional
Exotic (Adj./N)
-> being or from another place or country

10.   AMNESTY
[1] Hostility
[2] Punishment
[3] Immunity
[4] Acquittal

Right answer- Punishment
Amnesty (N)
-> an official statement that allows prisoners to go free
-> the formal act of liberating someone

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