Exercise-43
Directions: Each of the following questions consists of a word or phrase within a bracket. It is followed by certain words or phrases as options. Select the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning of the word or phrase within a bracket.
1. His interpretation of the poem is (superficial). (I.E.S. 1994)
 (a) mystical       (b) profound     (c) difficult        (d) mysterious
2. Should I (communicate) the date of the meeting to all the members?
 (a) yield         (b) conceal         (c) refrain         (d) withhold
3. He has a (superficial) knowledge of the subject. (N.D.A. 1996)
 (a) wide        (b) profound        (c) sufficient       (d) excessive
4. His style of writing is quite (verbose).
 (a) lucid       (b) succinct          (c) unusual         (d) comical
5. His (smooth)Â manners endeared him to everyone.
 (a) hard        (b) rough           (c) gruff            (d) tough
6. Everybody called it a lavish party.  (N.D.A. 1995)
 (a) expensive  (b) frugal          (c) wasteful          (d) bigÂ
7. This is only the most (tenuous) evidence for it.
 (a) abundant   (b) enough        (c) reasonable        (d) lessÂ
8. The dinner set she presented to me was (durable).
 (a) worn out   (b) fragile          (c) light              (d) delicate
9. His (meanness) is proverbial. (S.S.C. 1988)
 (a) generosity (b) pragmatism    (c) timidity           (d) kindness
10. Vigour and excitement are the prime characteristics of youth.
 (a) adolescence (b) teenage      (c) childhood         (d) senility
11. I (worship) him as my ideal.
 (a) deify      (b) despise        (c) abuse             (d) neglect
12. The influence of political broadcasts on elections is considerable. (C.D.S. 1995)
 (a) inadequate (b) uninfluential (c) negligible         (d) insignificant
13. There was not a single (bibulous) adventurer in our expedition.
 (a) fearful    (b) cowardly       (c) sober              (d) unenergetic
14. Ranjeet drove to the place by a circuitous route.
 (a) short     (b)roundabout     (c) direct             (d) obvious
15. The minister gave a public speech on the controversial subject to (precipitate) the matter. (Bank P.O. 1994)
 (a) pull      (b) push           (c) defer              (d) create    (e) aggravate
16. Only (egalitarianism) can lay the foundations of a strong nation.
 (a) dictatorship (b) domination  (c) imperialism       (d) elitism
17. The stranger who stayed with us was a (ruthless)
 (a) candid   (b) sympathetic    (c) cordial            (d) courteous
18. The club meets on the Last Thursday of every month in a (dilapidated) (Railways, 1994)
 (a) furnished (b) renovated      (c) neglected         (d) regenerated
19. People who are actually running the system often take a (myopic) view of the situation.
 (a) blind     (b) visionary        (c) glassy            (d) farsighted
20. His (arrogant) behaviour made him successful in his trade.
 (a) flattering (b) humble        (c) polite             (d) pleasant
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