General English - Antonyms, Synonyms, Grammar & Comprehension

This is the correct option as ‘conviction’ here implies a fixed or strong belief that God will help him out and ‘doubt’ is the state of being uncertain about the truth or reliability of something.

This is the correct option as here ‘indignant’ implies being angry about the way the shopkeeper treated the customer and ‘happy’ is someone who is feeling, showing or expressing joy.

This is the correct option as in this context, ‘blasé’ implies unimpressed with or indifferent to watching movies because one has experienced or seen it so often before and ‘excited' is someone who is very enthusiastic and eager about doing something.

This is the correct option as ‘competent’ implies someone who is having sufficient skill, knowledge etc and ‘callow’ here is the inexperienced and immature driver who crashed his car in a tree.

This is the correct option as to ‘incite’ is to provoke someone to do something and to ‘goad’ is to provoke into doing some action. Here, the bad neighbours are always trying to provoke our forces to retaliate.

This is the correct option as an ‘encumbrance’ is something that is a burden and here, the ease of purchasing things online has eliminated the burden of going to the markets.

This is the correct option as a ‘premonition’ is an intuition of a future, usually unwelcome occurrence and ‘foreboding’ here implies a sense of impending evil or misfortune filled him as he received a call from the police station in the middle of the night.

This is the correct option as an ‘intrepid’ is someone who is resolutely fearless and is courageous. Here, ‘audacious’ implies those soldiers who are invulnerable to fear or intimidation and are ready to face the enemy in any kind of a terrain.

This is the correct option as an incredible is something that cannot be believed.

This is a correct option as a ‘misogynist’ is a person who hates women.

This is the correct option as this sentence has no grammatical error.

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. The sentence has subject-verb disagreement between the singular subject (leader) and plural verb (are going). The accompanying phrase only provides extra information and does not alter in any way the grammatical relationship between the subject and the verb.

This part of the sentence has the grammatical error. In the sentence, the subject (Suresh) is in singular form, but the verb (were) is in plural. To make the sentence grammatically correct, the plural verb should be changed to singular verb (was).

This is the correct option as ‘the’ is used before singular or plural nouns and noun phrases that denote particular, specified persons or things. Here, it is ‘the’ silver dress.

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. In the sentence, ‘’who” has been used. As a rule, ‘which’ is used to refer to other living beings such as animals, insects, plants and objects and “who” is used to refer to human beings, either male or female. Thus, the correct sentence should be, “Which of the following is the largest fish in the world?”

This is the correct option as ‘combined’ here implies the factors that united to produce last years’ tsunami as 'combined' indicates the coming together of factors not literal joining.

This is the correct option as here, ‘by’ is used to indicate the person responsible for creating the famous play.

This is the correct option as ‘on’ is used here to indicate position above and supported by or in contact with something; here it is the carpet.

This is the correct option as ‘of’ is used here to imply the injuries caused by or resulting from a sharp edged weapon.

This is the correct option as ‘at’ is used here to indicate location or position. Here, it is the five-star hotel.

This is the correct option as the idiom 'to hit the road' here implies to start the journey so as to reach his destination on time.

This is the correct option as the idiom 'jump the gun' here implies to ‘act too hastily’ and give a statement about the reason for the crime.

This is the correct option as here ‘an’ is used as a form of the indefinite article and is used before an initial vowel sound ‘old’.

This is the correct option as the idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' here implies ‘giving away a secret’ and telling everybody about Sheela’s scholarship.

This is the correct option as the idiom 'barking up the wrong tree' here implies accusing the wrong person.

This is the correct option as the idiom 'at the drop of a hat' implies doing something without any hesitation.

'Throughout' indicates from the beginning to the end of a period of time or an event. In this context, this is the correct answer as it indicates the duration of the journey.

This is the correct option. The idiom 'an uphill battle' here implies a task that is a very difficult to do often because other people are causing problems.

This is the correct option as the idiom 'caught between two stools' implies finding it difficult to choose between two alternatives. In this context, as both the resorts are equally good, he is finding it difficult to decide where to go.

This is the correct option as the idiom 'sold like hot cakes' implies got ‘sold quickly’ in an auction.

This is the correct antonym of ‘chide’ as to ‘chide is to rebuke or scold and to ‘praise’ is to express commendation, admiration etc.

This is the correct option as ‘barren’ in this context means unproductive land and ‘fecund’ implies something that is greatly productive or fertile.

This is the correct option as to ‘expedite’ here is to speed up the construction of the highway and to ‘delay’ is to act or move slowly to do something.

This is the correct option as here, ‘facile’ is the victory that was achieved with little effort or difficulty and ‘arduous’ is a task that demands great effort or labor.

This is the correct option as this is the synonym of ‘genial’. ‘Affable’ is someone who is easy and pleasant to speak to; someone who is gentle and gracious and ‘genial’ was Mother Teresa who had such a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner that everybody loved her.

The preposition 'alongside' indicates working close to the side of someone or in cooperation with them. This context refers to gaining more experience by working close to the side of doctors in ER. Thus, this is the correct answer in this context.

This is the correct option as to ‘exhort’ here is to urge or persuade buyers earnestly to add reviews and to ‘dissuade’ is to prevent someone from a purpose or a course of action by persuasion.

This is the correct option as the idiom 'crying her heart out' here implies ‘crying a lot’ after her mother’s death.

This is the correct option as the idiom 'a far cry' here implies that I got ‘a very different thing’ to what was promised.

This is the correct option as to look ‘pale’ is to look feeble or weak and looking ‘haggard’ here is looking exhausted in appearance, as from prolonged suffering due to malaria.

This is the correct option as ‘perfect’ implies completely suited for a particular purpose or situation and ‘idyllic’ here implies a place that is excellent and delightful in all respects.

This is the correct option as to ‘bemoan’ is to express grief over something and to ‘lament’ here is to epress grief over the death of their favourite Michael Jackson.

This is the correct option as ‘admiration’ is a feeling of strong approval or delight with regard to someone or something and ‘disdain’ here implies the feeling that those teachers are unworthy of one's consideration or respect who forces students to have tuitions from them.

This is the correct option as to prosper is to thrive or flourish in a healthy way and in this context, with the reduction in excise duty, the imported car dealers are expecting their sales to grow or develop more rapidly.

This is the correct option as ‘awkward’ is something that is lacking dexterity, proficiency, or skill; something that is clumsy and ‘gauche’ are the table manners that are lacking grace or social polish; manners that are awkward or tactless.

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. In this sentence, a singular pronoun (everyone) has been used and with a singular pronoun, a plural verb (were) has been used which makes the sentence incorrect. Thus, to make the sentence correct, a singular verb (was) should be used.

This is the correct answer as this part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect. The sentence compares the ‘leadership skills of Mr. Lal’ to ‘Mr. Shyam’ himself, not his leadership skills. In this sentence, adding ‘that of’ in the sentence will make the comparison clear. The correct sentence will be, “The news reader questioned the leadership skills of Mr. Lal compared to that of Mr. Shyam”.

This part of the sentence has the error as here, ‘which’ is used in place of ‘who’. ‘Who’ is used in a non-restrictive clause if the subject is a human being. Otherwise, ‘which’ is used in non-restrictive clauses that tells us something interesting and incidental about a subject, but does not define a subject.

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect. The sentence violates the rule of parallelism. Here, the sentence is incorrect because it displays no consistency whatsoever; the verbs change from ‘with our president’ to ‘our vice-president’ and then back to ‘with our prime minister’. The correct sentence would be, ”During his visit, the American president will have meetings with our president, our vice-president and our prime minister”.

This part of the sentence has the error. Here, the pronoun (No one) used is a singular pronoun and thus, its verb should also be singular (was) and not plural (were).

This part of the sentence has the error. Here, an adjective (real) is modifying an adjective (brave) whereas only an adverb (really) can modify an adjective. Thus, ‘real’ should be changed to ‘really’.

This is the correct option as to ‘climb’ is to move upwards, especially by using the hands and feet. Here, the group of mountaineers used their hands and feet to climb Mount Everest.

This is the correct answer as the passage states at its end that the benefits of maintaining safety standards are proven and enormous.

This is the correct answer as the reference is to different uses or products that are characteristic to particular industries and the context refers later to the availability of equipment to suit these requirements.

This is the correct answer. The passage only states that workers are always at risk of being injured but does not specify the reasons why this is so.

This is the correct answer. The theme of the passage is the benefits of maintaining safety standards at workplace for the employees as well as employers.

This is the correct answer. The passage states that these products are important. They are designed to perfection using high-grade material and advanced technology. These products provide the workers with extreme protection against unexpected injuries, mishaps and accidents.