ANTONYMS= Part=14

Total Questions: 50

1. Exasperation [SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) enjoyment
Note:

Enjoyment- the action or condition of getting pleasure or satisfaction from something.

Exasperation- irritation, condition of extreme annoyance.

Resentment a feeling of indignant displeasure.

Pique - to arouse anger or resentment.

Wrath - very great anger or intense rage.

 

2. Muster [SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) disperse
Note:

Disperse- to hate somebody/something very much.

Muster- to come together, or bring people, especially soldiers, together, for example for military action.

Convene- to come together or to bring people together for a meeting, etc.

Mobilize - to organize people or things to do something.

Assemble- to come together or bring somebody/something together in a group.

3. Menace [SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) comfort
Note:

Comfort - the feeling of being physically relaxed and in no pain.

Menace - a danger or threat.

Peril - something that is very dangerous.

Threat- a warning that somebody may hurt, kill or punish you, if you do not do what he/she wants.

4. Depredation [SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) construction
Note:

Construction- the act or method of building or making something.

Depredation- acts that cause severe damage or destruction to property, lives, etc.

Plunder- the action of stealing from people or places, especially during war or fighting, the goods that are stolen.

Pillage- to steal things from a place or people by using force and violence, especially during war Devastation- causing great damage or harm.

5. Suave [SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) rude
Note:

Rude - someone who is not polite.

Suave- confident, elegant and polite, sometimes in a way that does not seem sincere.

Polite - having good manners and

showing respect for others.

Charming - very pleasing or attractive.

Brisk - quick or using a lot of energy.

 

6. Expel [SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) absorb
Note:

Absorb- to take in and hold something (a liquid, heat, etc.) or to take something into the mind and understand it.

Expel - to send something out by force.

Remove - to take somebody/something off or away.

Erupt - to explode and throw out fire, rock that has melted (lava), smoke, etc.

 

7. Ignite [SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) extinguish
Note:

Extinguish- to cause something to stop burning.

Ignite- to start burning or to make something start burning.

Burn- to be destroyed, damaged or injured by fire or heat.

Kindle- to start a fire or to make something start to burn.

 

8. Usurp [SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) release
Note:

Release to allow somebody/something to be free.

Usurp- to take somebody's position and/or power without having the right to do it.

Wrest- forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp.

Annex- to take control of another country or region by force.

Assume- to accept or believe that something is true even though you have no proof, to expect something to be true.

 

9. Ignoble [SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) dignified
Note:

Dignified - Behaving in a calm, serious way that makes other people respect you.

Ignoble- not honourable in character or purpose.

Craven - contemptibly lacking in courage, cowardly.

Corrupt - Doing or involving illegal or dishonest things in exchange for money, etc.

Abject - terrible and without hope.

 

10. Ferocious [SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) gentle
Note:

Gentle- kind and calm, touching or treating people or things in a careful way so that they are not hurt.

Ferocious - very aggressive and violent

Ruthless - hard and cruel

Brutal - very cruel