Antonyms

Level 2 Questions

1. VICIOUS

1. good natured
2. vigorous
3. spiteful
4. generous
5. soft

Answer : 1
 Don’t fall for: 4 and 5. Both could seem the opposite of brutal natured one’s but
think twice!
Explanation :

To be vicious is to be savage and brutal in behavior. Vigorous means to be

strong and hearty and spiteful is synoymous to vicious. Generous means to be
benevolent and kind and soft does not always indicate behavior. So good-natured is
the only option which fits.

2. HEARTY

1. robust
2. passive
3. tired
4. active
5. frail

Answer : 5

Don’t fall for: 2,3. As per the definition of hearty, it does mean strong and healthy
nut passive and tired are just a temporary forms of weakness! And passive is being
non-active. You can’t decide that a non active guy is weak! Right?

Explanation :

Hearty means physically vigorous, strong and healthy. Robust is synoymous

with hearty. Passive means inactive, tired means full of fatigue and active is also a
positive word like hearty. So option 5 - frail, meaning weak and delicate, is the
correct answer.

3. DEPRESSED

1. heavy
2. sunny
3. high
4. elated
5. contented

Answer : 4

Don’t fall for: 2,3 . Depressed does mean being low, but high option has no
meaning! Sunny could not be the perfect option to chose either!
Explanation :

To be depressed is to be dejected and gloomy. Heavy relates to weight, sunny

and high may not always relate to disposition or the emotions. Of the other two
options, elated indicates a greater level of intensity than contented and so it is the
correct answer.

4. CLARIFY

1. explain
2. decry
3. confuse
4. weaken
5. darken

Answer : 3
 Don’t fall for: no pits you could fall for!
Explanation :

Clarify is to explain, to make clear. Explain is a synonym, decry is to denounce or

openly censure someone, weaken and darken are unrelated to clarity. So the correct
option is 3, that is, to confuse or obscure the issue.

5. ECSTATIC

1. miserable
2. joyous
3. magical
4. solemn
5. uplifted

Answer : 1

Don’t fall for: 4. Solemn does means a serious going guy but it does not oppose
the intensity of happiness in the ecstatic word! Watch out pals!
Explanation :

Ecstatic means to be extremely happy, intensely and rapturously so. Joyous

and uplifted are both synonymous with happy and so don't qualify. Magical has a
different connotation altogether, it has nothing to do with the emotions. Solemn
means serious and miserable is to be intensely unhappy and so this is the correct
option.
6. MODERATE

1. continent
2. irrational
3. farfetched
4. intemperate
5. exorbitant

Answer : 4

Don’t fall for: nothing to fall for

Explanation :

Continent means to maintain self-restraint. Irrational means not logical or

reasonable. Intemperate is being immoderate. Exorbitant means being excessively
immoderate.

7. GREGARIOUS

1. hostile
2. misanthropic
3. reclusive
4. reserved
5. exclusive

Answer : 4

Don’t fall for: 1. I agree gregarious is being sociable but it doesn’t mean to love
someone! So don’t select hostile! Watch out pals!
Explanation :

Gregarious is being sociable and prone to associate with fellow beings.

Reserved is showing disinclination to speak out or associate at a social level. A
recluse is one who has abandoned the company of people altogether. Misanthropic is
one who hates men.

8. OBJECTIVE

1. sincere
2. miserable
3. sufficient
4. favorable
5. biased

Answer : 5

Don’t fall for: Evident answer!

Explanation :

To be objective is to be impartial and unprejudiced. The opposite of this would

be to be subjective or to have a bias. Option 5 - biased - is the only one which
qualifies. It should be noted that favorable does not mean to show favoritism or to
be biased.

9. DEXTEROUS

1. maladroit
2. slow
3. skilled
4. ignorant
5. limited

Answer : 1
 Don’t fall for: 4. Being ignorant need not be being unskilled!
Explanation :

Dexterous means skilled. Maladroit is being clumsy. Skilled means having or

showing the knowledge or ability to perform certain tasks. Ignorant means lacking
knowledge or awareness in general.

10. TRIVIAL

1. sensitive
2. significant
3. supportive
4. interesting
5. strange

Answer : 2

Don’t fall for: nothing to fall for!

Explanation :

Trivial means something trifling and unimportant. The opposite of this would be
something important or essential. Option 2 - significant - is the most appropriate one
here.

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