From the words lettered A to E, Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the emboldened word
DELETERIOUS
A. volatile
B. enigmatic
C. fulsome
D. esoteric
E. salutary
EXPLANATION Deleterious: harmful A) Volatile: of a liquid changing rapidly into gas; of a person changing quickly from one mood to another B) Enigmatic: resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious C) Fulsome: especially of a speech or writing, having or showing a quality e. g. length, detail or praise, to a great or excessive degree D) Esoteric: understood only by a select few E) Salutary: having a good effect THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (E)
SVELTE
A. limber
B. lissome
C. adipose
D. vile
E. disingenuous
EXPLANATION Svelte: of a person: thin in a graceful attractive way A) Limber: to exercise one’s preparation for sport, etc B) Lissome: thin and graceful in movement C) Adipose: fatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat D) Vile: very bad; highly offensive; evil E) Disingenuous: insincere THE CORRECT NSWER IS (C)
MOTLEY
A. vermilion
B. malaise
C. aphorism
D. fecund
E. homogeneous
EXPLANATION Motley: of many different type of people or things A) Vermilion: a bright red color B) Malaise: a general feeling of illness without clear sign of a particular one or a general lack of satisfaction or energy whose exact cause is difficult to identify C) Aphorism: a short remark which contain a general truth D) Fecund: producing young or new plant; fertile E) Homogeneous: formed from parts that are all of the same type THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (E)
MENDACIOUS
A. honest
B. adroit
C. theological
D. vituperative
E. harsh
EXPLANATION Mendacious: not telling the truth; lying A) Honest: of a person telling the truth; not lying, stealing or cheating B) Adroit: skillful; clever C) Theological: (of theology) the study of nature of God and of the foundation of religious belief D) Vituperative: (of vituperation) cruel and angry criticism E) Harsh: rough or sharp in a way that is unpleasant; especially to the sense THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (A)
HERETIC
A. exorbitant
B. verbal
C. orthodox
D. clerical
E. stoic
EXPLANATION Heretic: a person who is guilty of heresy or who supports heresy A) Exorbitant: of a price, demand much too high or great; unreasonable B) Verbal: of or in word C) Orthodox: (especially of belief or behavior) generally accepted or approved; of a normal or usual type D) Clerical: of or done by a clerk(s) E) Stoic: a person who can endure pain, discomfort and trouble without complaining or showing sign of feeling it THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (C)
