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MCQ on Important Antonyms (Opposite meaning)
Q1. Esoteric (find opposite)
The correct antonym is familiar.
Esoteric means something understood by a few; familiar means known by many, so they are opposite ideas.
Think of something that is easy to know for most people as the opposite of something secret.
The professor explained the topic in simple words, making it familiar to everyone in the class.
Q2. Kipling's The Phantom Rickshaw is an eerie little tale set in Shimla.
Familiar is the opposite of strange.
Strange means not well known or unusual. Familiar means well known and ordinary, so it is the opposite.
Link familiar with "known" to keep the opposite idea clear.
The house looked familiar after I visited it last year.
Q3. You are not so small as I, and not half so spry.
The correct antonym is Lazy.
Spry means lively and active; lazy is the opposite, meaning not active or slow.
Think: spry = active; lazy = not active.
If someone is lazy, they do not move quickly or work hard.
Q4. The man who was in the spot, reported the matter in a diffident manner.
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Q5. The new car in the market has an ample boot. (find antonym)
The correct antonym is Scanty.
Ample means enough or plenty; scanty means not enough, which is the opposite.
Remember: scanty sounds like "scant" and means a small amount.
The boot had scanty space after loading the luggage.
Q6. His point was lost amid the cacophony. (find opposite)
Silence is the opposite.
Cacophony means loud, confusing noise, so the opposite is silence or quiet.
Remember: 'silence' comes from not making sound.
During the exam room, there was total silence.
Q7. The possibility of failure was imminent. (find opposite)
The opposite of imminent is remote.
Imminent means something that is about to happen very soon. Remote means far away or unlikely to happen, which is the opposite idea.
Think: imminent = near; remote = far/ unlikely.
The possibility of rain was remote, so we went outside.
Q8. The plane lay burnt in fragments.
The opposite of fragments is whole.
Fragments are small broken parts; whole means not broken, everything is complete.
Think of "whole" as complete, not in pieces.
The jar was found in one whole piece after the accident.
Q9. He was charged with abetting the murder of an innocent child.
Baffle.
Abet means to help a crime. Baffle means to confuse or stop progress, which is the opposite of helping criminals.
ABET = aid; BAFFLE = block or confuse people from acting.
The thief was baffled by the new lock, stopping his plan.
Q10. Her candid confession of the crime earned her reprieve.
The opposite of candid is ambiguous.
Candid means frank and honest; ambiguous means not clear or definite, which is a opposite idea.
Think: candid = clear truth; ambiguous = not clear.
Her confession was candid, but the statement about the crime remained ambiguous.