Antonyms - Verbal Ability Questions and Answers Part 2

Direction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

7. Stimulate
a. yield
b. grab  
c. benign
d. discourage

Answer: d. discourage

Explanation: Stimulate means to encourage, inspire, motivate, etc.

The meaning of other words are:

1. yield - earnings, profit, harvest, etc.
2. grab - capture, snatch, etc.
3. benign - benevolent, gentle, kind, merciful, etc.


8. Stiff
a. supple
b. deter
c. inconsistent
d. active

Answer: a. supple

Explanation: Supple means graceful, flexible, ductile, elastic, etc.

Stiff means rigid, solid, thick, etc.

E.g. He always wears a shirt with stiff collar.


9. Keen
a. edge
b. ignorant
c. sharp
d. weak

Answer: b. ignorant

Explanation: Ignorant means lack of knowledge or information.

The word Keen means to have eagerness/enthusiasm, it also means sharp or penetrating. Hence, edge and sharp are synonyms.

E.g. He had keen interest in music.



10. Titanic
a. puny
b. heavy
c. gigantic  
d. silence

Answer: a. puny

Explanation: The antonym of the word 'Titanic' is puny.

The option (b) heavy and (c) gigantic are synonyms of the word 'Titanic'. The word 'Gigantic' also means huge, giant, enormous, etc.

E.g. The titanic ship sank in North Atlantic ocean.


11. Victory
a. conquest
b. vanquishment
c. triumph
d. defeat

Answer: d. defeat

Sentence: You need to do 5 goals more to attain victory

Meaning: Victory refers to an act of winning  an event or competition or a game.


12. Tough
a. Resilient
b. Sturdy
c. Tender
d. Stout

Answer: c. Tender

Sentence: It was a tough job to solve Maths paper

Meaning: Strong which can bear adverse conditions.