ANTONYMS (Part-IX)

Total Questions: 50

31. Luminous [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) Dim
Solution:Luminous- that shines in the dark

Dim- not bright or easy to see

Hunched- to bend your back and shoulders forward into a round shape

Homespun- simple and unsophisticated

Simple- easy to understand, do or use;

32. Abate [SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) Aggravate
Solution:Abate- to become less strong

Aggravate- to make something worse or more serious

Moderate- neither too much nor too little of something

Observe- notice or perceive something and register it as being significant.

Decrease- to become or to make something smaller or less

33. Many died in captivity and many suffered appalling brutality. [SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) gentleness
Solution:Brutality- very cruel and violent behaviour

Gentleness- the quality of being calm, kind, or soft

Ferocity- cruel and aggressive behaviour

Cruelty- the quality or state of being cruel

Sensuality- the expression or suggestion of physical, especially sexual, pleasure or satisfaction

34. Impartial [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) Biased
Solution:Impartial- not supporting one person or group more than another

Biased- preferring one group of people to another

Intellectual- connected with a person's ability to think in a logical way and to understand things

Objective- something that you are trying to achieve

Pious- having or showing a deep belief in religion

35. It is important to verify the credibility of an online master's program. [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) improbability
Solution:Credibility- the quality that somebody has that makes people believe

Improbability- the fact of not being likely to be true or to happen

Serenity- the quality of being peaceful and calm

Integrity- the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

Accuracy- the fact of being exact or correct

36. Moil [SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) Discourage
Solution:Moil- to work hard

Discourage- to stop somebody doing something

Cultivate- to prepare and use land for growing plants for food or to sell

Grow- to increase in size or number;

Work- to do something which needs physical or mental effort

37. The list included many mundane, routine tasks. [SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) exceptional
Solution:Mundane- ordinary and not interesting in any way

Exceptional- not like most others of the same type

Standard- that people generally accept as normal and correct

Temporal- connected with the real physical, material world and not to spiritual matters

Customary- according to or depending on custom, usual

38. Alleviate [SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) Aggravate
Solution:Alleviate- to make pain or problems less severe

Aggravate- to make something worse or more serious

Soothe- to make somebody calmer or less upset

Ameliorate- to make something better

Destroy- to damage something so badly that it can no longer be used

39. Overrun [SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) Surrender
Solution:Overrun- to take over a place by force.

Surrender- to give something that is yours to somebody else

Inundate- to give or send somebody so many things that he/she cannot deal with them all

Storm- to enter or leave somewhere in a very angry and noisy way

Invade- to enter a country with an army in order to attack and take control of it

40. Sturdy [SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) Delicate
Solution:Sturdy- strong and healthy, that will not break easily

Delicate- easy to damage or break

Dragging- to pull somebody/something along with difficulty

Tiny- very small

Drab- not interesting or attractive