Set-6 (ANT)

Question 1

withdraw

a. reduce
b. need
c. advance
d. want

Answer 1

c. advance

to withdraw means to remove or retreat; to advance is the opposite of retreat

Question 2

secret

a. friendly
b. covert
c. hidden
d. overt

Answer 2

d. overt

secret means hidden or covert; overt means open to view

Question 3

heartfelt

a. loving
b. insincere
c. unhealthy
d. humorous

Answer 3

b. insincere

heartfelt means expressing genuine feeling, or sincere, so insincere is its opposite

Question 4

impartial

a. hostile
b. biased
c. dislike
d. worried

Answer 4

b. biased

impartial means to be without prejudice or bias, therefore
biased is the opposite

Question 5

luminous

a. clear
b. dim
c. brittle
d. clever

Answer 5

b. dim

luminous means radiating or reflecting light, or glowing; dim means dark or dull

Question 6

awe

a. borrow
b. shallow
c. low
d. contempt

Answer 6

d. contempt

awe means a sense of deep respect or veneration; contempt means a lack of respect, or disdain

Question 7

pit

a. group
b. peak
c. select
d. marr

Answer 7

b. peak

a pit is a hole and a peak is the top of a hill or mountain

Question 8

rotund

a. round
b. unimportant
c. thin
d. dul

Answer 8

c. thin

rotund means rounded or plump, therefore thin is the opposite

Question 9

talent

a. ungrateful
b. silent
c. show
d. inability

Answer 9

d. inability

a talent is a special creative or artistic ability, therefore inability is the opposite

Question 10

common

a. strange
b. uneasy
c. quick
d. fast

Answer 10

a. strange

common means ordinary or familiar; strange means unfamiliar

Question 11

brazen

a. bashful
b. boisterous
c. noisy
d. heated

Answer 11

a. bashful

brazen means to be defiant or insolent; bashful means to be shy or timid

Question 12

expect

a. attend
b. regret
c. despair
d. loathe

Answer 12

c. despair

to expect is to wait for or to look forward to; to despair is to lose all hope

Question 13

malodorous

a. acrid
b. pungent
c. fragrant
d. delicious

Answer 13

c. fragrant

malodorous means to have a bad smell; fragrant means
smelling sweet or delicate

Question 14

expound

a. besmirch
b. confuse
c. confine
d. condemn

Answer 14

b. confuse

to expound means to explain; to confuse, or confound, is the opposite of expound

Question 15

pique

a. value
b. gully
c. smooth
d. soothe

Answer 15

d. soothe

to pique means to excite or irritate; to soothe means to calm

Question 16

abate

a. free
b. augment
c. provoke
d. wane

Answer 16

b. augment

to abate means to reduce in degree or intensity; to augment means to increase

Question 17

dearth

a. lack
b. poverty
c. abundance
d. foreign

Answer 17

c. abundance

dearth means an inadequate supply or lack of something; abundance means an ample quantity, or wealth

Question 18

peaked

a. tired
b. arrogant
c. pointy
d. ruddy

Answer 18

d. ruddy

to be peaked is to appear pale or wan; to be ruddy is to have a healthy, red complexion

Question 19

abridge

a. shorten
b. extend
c. stress
d. easy

Answer 19

b. extend

to abridge means to shorten and to extend means to lengthen

Question 20

kindle

a. smother
b. detest
c. enemy
d. discourage

Answer 20

a. smother

to kindle means to start burning or ignite; to smother means to stifle or suppress