Antonyms Test 5

Stilted means artificially formal or dignified; pompous. Scurvy means low; mean; vile; contemptible.
Hence, (E) is the answer.

Quaff means to drink deeply in a hearty or thirsty way. Famish is to make or be very hungry; starve.
Hence, (D) is the answer.

Cynosure is any person or thing that is a center of attention or interest, thereby characterizing centre or middle. Brink means the edge, esp. at the top of a steep place; verge: often used figuratively !at the brink of war". Hence, (A) is the answer.

Swarthy means having a dark complexion. Sallow means of a sickly, pale-yellow hue. Hence, option (2) is the answer.

Curmudgeon is a surly, ill-mannered, bad-tempered person; cantankerous fellow. Debonair ness means elegant and gracious; urbane (polite and courteous in a smooth, polished way; refined).
Hence, (E) is the answer.

Cavort means to bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper (to skip or jump about in a gay, playful manner; frisk). Manacle means to restrain; hamper. Hence, (D) is the answer.

Rancor means continuing and bitter hate or ill will; deep spite or malice i.e. enmity. Camaraderie means loyalty and warm, friendly feeling among comrades; comradeship i.e. friendship. Hence, (A) is the answer.

Guerdon is a reward; recompense. Forfeiture means anything forfeited (something that one loses or has to give up because of some crime, fault, or neglect of duty; specif., a fine or penalty); penalty or fine. Hence, (A) is the answer.

Esurient means hungry; voracious; greedy. Satiate means having had enough or more than enough; sated. Hence, (E) is the answer.

Adumbrate means to outline in a shadowy way; sketch; describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; to obscure. Elucidate means to make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify. Hence, (C) is the answer.

Squalid means foul or unclean, esp. as the result of neglect or unsanitary conditions. Immaculate is perfectly clean; without a spot or stain; unsoiled. Hence, (B) is the answer.

Raillery means light, good-natured ridicule or satire; banter i.e. fun. gravity refers to the state or condition of being grave; esp., a) solemnity or sedateness of manner or character; earnestness b) danger or threat; ominous quality c) seriousness, as of a situation. Hence, (B) is the answer.

Uncouth means clumsy; ungainly; uncultured; crude; boorish prim means stiffly formal, precise, moral, etc.; proper; demure i.e. polite; hence the antonym of uncouth. Hence, (C) is the answer.

Sacrilege means the intentional desecration or disrespectful treatment of a person, place, thing, or idea held sacred.
Enshrinement means to hold as sacred; cherish. Hence, (A) is the answer.

Maudlin means foolishly and tearfully or weakly sentimental i.e. overemotional. Supercilious means disdainful or contemptuous; full of or characterized by pride or scorn; haughty i.e. emotionless.
Hence, (A) is the answer.

Zephyr is the west wind; a soft, gentle breeze. Tempest is a violent storm with high winds, esp. one accompanied by rain, hail, or snow; a violent outburst; tumult; blizzard. Hence, (D) is the answer.

Sang-froid means great coolness and composure under strain; equanimity. Fidget means the state of being restless, nervous, or uneasy i.e. anxiety. Hence, (A) is the answer.

Stupor is a state in which the mind and senses are dulled; partial or complete loss of sensibility i.e. a state of being dormant or inactive. Animation means vivacity; brisk, lively quality i.e. the state of being vivacious (liveliness of spirit). Hence, (C) is the answer.

Continent is characterized by self-restraint in, esp. by total abstinence from, sexual activity; self-restrained; temperate salacious means obscene; pornographic. Hence, (D) is the answer.

Precipitancy refers to Action or thought marked by impulsiveness or rash haste; great haste, rashness. Prudence refers to the quality or fact of being prudent (cautious or discreet in conduct; circumspect; not rash) i.e. cautious. Hence, (B) is the answer.

Rakish means having a smartly trim, casual look, dashing, jaunty; having a carelessly unconventional style or manner, raffish. Regal is characteristic of, like, or fit for a monarch; splendid, stately, magnificent, etc.; sovereign, noble. Hence, (B) is the answer.

Febrile means of or characterized by fever; feverish. Lusty means endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health i.e. healthy. Hence, (B) is the answer.

Rescind means to revoke, repeal, or cancel (a law, order, etc.) Effectuate means to bring about; cause to happen; effect. Hence, (E) is the answer.