ANTONYMS (Part-VII)

Total Questions: 50

31. Timorous [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Brazen
Solution:Brazen

Timorous- showing nervousness or lack of confidence

Scared- being in a state of fear or panic

Gutless- lacking courage

Reserved- tending to keep your feelings or thoughts private

32. Cupidity [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Largesse
Solution:Largesse

Cupidity greed for money or possessions.

Hatred- a very strong feeling of not liking somebody/something; hate

Greed- a strong desire to continually get more of something.

Avarice -an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions:

33. Contempt [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Approbation
Solution:Approbation

Contempt -the feeling that somebody/something does not deserve any respect or is without value

Opprobrium -public disgrace arising from shameful conduct.

Odium -general or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions.

Obloquy-strong public condemnation.

34. Sorcery [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) Reality
Solution:Reality

Sorcery- a type of magic in which spirits, especially evil ones, are used to make things happen

Spell- to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order

Devilry- an evil action or activity that is connected with devils or the devil

Dismiss- to decide not to think about something/somebody

35. Bulwark [SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Assault
Solution:Assault

Bulwark - A defensive wall

Rampart - a protective barrier

Bastion- something that keeps on defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing.

Fortification- a strong building, wall, tower, etc, that is built to protect a place.

36. Amalgamate [SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Dismantle
Solution:Dismantle

Amalgamate- combine or unite to form one organization or structure

Integrate - bring (people or groups with particular characteristics or needs) into equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution

Combine- To join two or more things together into a single unit

Coalesce- to come together group or mass to form one

37. Temerity [SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Diffidence
Solution:Diffidence

Temerity-  To do with confidence and boldness.

Audacity- courage or confidence of a kind that other people find shocking

Assurance - certainty about something.

Poison - a substance that by its chemical action can kill or injure a living thing

38. Abstinence [SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Gluttony
Solution:Gluttony

Abstinence- stopping yourself from having or doing something that you enjoy

Celibacy- the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both, usually for religious reasons.

Continence- the ability to control your feelings and emotions, especially the desire to have sex

Control -power and ability to make somebody/something do what you want

39. Antsy [SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) Collected
Solution:Collected

Antsy anxious and excited in an unpleasant way; extremely nervous:

Perturbed -feeling or showing great concern or mental or emotional upset:

Pure- free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind;

Adulation -very great admiration or praise for someone

40. Inchoate [SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift]

Correct Answer: (b) Refined
Solution:Refined

Inchoate- being only partly in existence or operation

Artless - free from deceit or honest

Articulate- to express things easily and clearly

Formless- having no regular form or shape