Antonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (24)

DISINGENUOUS                 EFFETE                        PROVOCATION                      SUCCUMB                                     JOCOSE                               FACT                                 GAINSAY                    CRYPTIC                  NATIVE                                             AFFECTATION

Choose The Correct Antonymous (Opposite Word):-

1.  DISINGENUOUS
[1] Industrious
[2] Cumbersome
[3] Slothful
[4] Naive  

Right answer- Naive
Disingenuous (Adj.)
-> not straightforward or candid giving a false appearance

2.  EFFETE
[1] Strong
[2] Adamant
[3] Bold
[4] Courageous

Right answer- Strong
Effete (Adj.)
-> weak, without strength
-> looking or behaving like a woman

3.   PROVOCATION
[1] Destruction
[2] Peace
[3] Pacification
[4] Vocation

Right answer- Pacification
Provocation (N)
-> the act of doing or say something deliberately in order to make somebody angry or upset

4.   SUCCUMB
[1] Curb
[2] Resist
[3] Injure
[4] Shoot

Right answer- Resist
Succumb (V)
-> to not be able to fight an attack or an illness

5.  JOCOSE
[1] Dull
[2] Humorous
[3] Play
[4] Diseased

Right answer- Dull
Jocose (Adj.)
-> humorous, characterised by jokes and good humour

6.  FACT
[1] Fable
[2] Story
[3] Illusion
[4] Fiction

Right answer- Fiction
Fact (N)
-> used to refer to a particular situation that exits

7.   GAINSAY
[1] Affirm
[2] Reject
[3] Appreciate
[4] Lose

Right answer- Affirm
Gainsay (V)
-> to deny something

8.  CRYPTIC
[1] Superficial
[2] Secret
[3] Artificial
[4] Candid

Right answer- Candid
Cryptic (Adj.)
-> with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood

9.   NATIVE
[1] Alien
[2] Foreigner
[3] Newcomer
[4] Stranger

Right answer- Alien
Native (Adj./V)
-> connected with the place where you were born and lived for the first years of your life

10.   AFFECTATION
[1] Love
[2] Good
[3] Likable
[4] Natural

Right answer- Natural
Affectation (N)
-> behaviour or an action that is not natural or sincere and that is often intended to impress other people

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