English Questions: Antonyms – 29

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1. HEARTFELT
   1) loving
   2) insincere
   3) unhealthy
   4) humorous
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : insincere
   heartfelt means expressing genuine feeling,
   or sincere, so insincere is its opposite
   
   
2. LUMINOUS
   1) clear
   2) dim
   3) brittle
   4) clever
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : dim
   luminous means radiating or reflecting light, or glowing.
   dim – means dark or dull
   
   
3. TREACHEROUS
   1) Delusive
   2) Faithful
   3) Tactful
   4) False
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : Faithful
   Treacherous-Unpredictable and unreliable
   
   
4. GUMPTION
   1) seriousness
   2) apathy
   3) levity
   4) despair
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : gumption means initiative, or drive; apathy means a lack of interest or concern
   
   
5. IMPROVIDENT
   1) cautious
   2) fortunate
   3) proven
   4) intelligent
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : cautious
   improvident means lacking prudent foresight, or careless; cautious means to be wary or to exercise forethought
   
   
6. DEMUR
   1) embrace
   2) crude
   3) boisterous
   4) falter
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : to demur means to delay or hesitate; to embrace means to accept readily or gladly; demure means coy
   
   
7. QUIESCENT
   1) lackadaisical
   2) active
   3) dull
   4) prescient
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation :quiescent means marked by inactivity or repose, therefore active is the opposite
   
   
8. SARTORIAL
   A. cheerful
   B. sincere
   C. inelegant
   D. homespun
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation : sartorial means of or relating to tailored clothes; homespun means homemade
   
   
9. SAPIENT
   1) hunched
   2) strong
   3) simple
   4) simian
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation :sapient means possessing great wisdom, or sage; one meaning of simple is deficient in intelligence
   
   
10. VALOR
    1) cowardice
    2) false
    3) drop
    4) heavy
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 1)
    Explanation : valor means strength of mind or spirit, or courage; cowardice means lack of courage