Exercise-19
Directions: – Pick out the word opposite or nearly so in the meaning of the given words.
- Accepted
(A) followed                          (B) noted                                (C) provided
 (D) considered           (E) rejected
- Anger
(A) party                               (B) happiness            (C) approval
(D) love                                  (E) joy
- Loved
 (A) refused              (B) defamed             (C) distracted
(D) averted              (E) hated
- Obey
 (A) attract               (B) disobey                            (C) repel
(D) diffuse                             (E) None
- Outwit
 (A) laugh                (B) victory               (C) defeat
(D) win                                   (E) None
- Come
 (A) play                                 (B) fast                                   (C) go
(D) got                   (E) None
- Hard
(A) soft                  (B) smooth                             (C) delicate
(D) easy                 (E) less
- Wealthy
 (A) wicked              (B) famous               (C) ill
(D) poor                                (E) harmful
- Dull
 (A) pale                 (B) wise                                  (C) shining
(D) colourful            (E) foolish
- Alleviation
(A) lessening            (B) magnification         (C) intensify
(D) aggravation         (E) exaggeration
- Receded
 (A) bloomed            (B) advanced                         (C) increased
(D) diminished          (E) rebuilt
- Transparent
(A) translucent         (B) vague
(C) blind                (D) opaque
- Extrovert
 (A) boaster             (B) mixerÂ
(C) introvert            (D) social
- Virtuous
 (A) vicious             (B) vulgar
(C) miserly             (D) insincere
- Urban
(A) rustic               (B) ruralÂ
(C) civil                (D) domestic
Answers:-
1.EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2.D
3.EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4.B
5.CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6. C
7. AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 8. D
9. CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 10. D
11. BÂ Â Â Â Â Â 12. D
13.CÂ Â Â Â Â Â 14.A
15. B