Synonyms and Antonyms Set 2

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This set of English Grammar Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Synonyms and Antonyms Set 2

Q1 | querulous is most similar to
  • nauseous
  • fretful
  • curious
  • dizzy
Answer: fretful
Explaination:
querulous means habitually complaining, or fretful
Q2 | beckon is most similar to
  • light
  • beg
  • motion
  • hear
Answer: motion
Explaination:
to beckon means to signal or summon with a wave or a nod; to motion means to gesture
Q3 | earnest is most dissimilar to
  • cheap
  • frivolous
  • release
  • civilized
Answer: frivolous
Explaination:
earnest means grave or serious; frivolous means lacking in seriousness
Q4 | execute is most similar to
  • perform
  • decide
  • wonder
  • dismiss
Answer: perform
Explaination:
one meaning of to execute is to carry out fully; one meaning of to perform is to carry out
Q5 | idiom is most similar to
  • stupidity
  • recipe
  • fastener
  • expression
Answer: expression
Explaination:
an idiom is an expression that is unique either grammatically or in meaning
Q6 | accelerate is most dissimilar to
  • delay
  • risk
  • monitor
  • deny
Answer: delay
Explaination:
to accelerate means to cause to move faster; to delay means to move or act slowly
Q7 | engross is most similar to
  • fatten
  • absorb
  • disgust
  • destroy
Answer: absorb
Explaination:
to engross means to occupy completely; one meaning of to absorb is to engage or engross wholly
Q8 | impervious is most dissimilar to
  • kind
  • disastrous
  • prone
  • perfect
Answer: prone
Explaination:
impervious means to be incapable of being affected or disturbed; prone means having a tendency or inclination, or being likely
Q9 | brood is most similar to
  • wander
  • direction
  • progeny
  • tribe
Answer: progeny
Explaination:
a brood is the young of an animal or a family of young; progeny is the offspring of animals or plants
Q10 | balk is most similar to
  • crow
  • fight
  • distress
  • hamper
Answer: hamper
Explaination:
one meaning of to balk is to check or to stop; to hamper means to impede or restrain
Q11 | conversant is mostdissimilar to
  • inexperienced
  • unprepared
  • shy
  • unpretentious
Answer: inexperienced
Explaination:
conversant means having knowledge or experience with, therefore inexperienced is the most dissimilar
Q12 | staunch is most similar to
  • faithful
  • strict
  • biased
  • political
Answer: faithful
Explaination:
staunch means steadfast in loyalty or principle, or faithful
Q13 | unctuous is most dissimilar to
  • pliant
  • cruel
  • sincere
  • rubbery
Answer: sincere
Explaination:
unctuous means marked by a smug or false earnestness, or insincere, therefore sincere is the most dissimilar
Q14 | hubris is most similar to
  • earth
  • pride
  • humility
  • sorrow
Answer: pride
Explaination:
hubris means exaggerated pride or self-confidence
Q15 | bemuse is most dissimilar to
  • depress
  • inspire
  • clarify
  • desire
Answer: clarify
Explaination:
to bemuse means to make confused, or to bewilder; to clarify means to make free from confusion
Q16 | contrite is most similar to
  • brief
  • malicious
  • banal
  • rueful
Answer: rueful
Explaination:
contrite means penitent for sin or failing; rueful means regretful
Q17 | beset is most similar to
  • hector
  • decorate
  • establish
  • suspect
Answer: hector
Explaination:
to beset means to trouble or harass; to hector means to intimidate or harass
Q18 | penurious is mostdissimilar to
  • generous
  • lenient
  • injurious
  • relaxed
Answer: generous
Explaination:
penurious means given to extreme stinginess or frugality, which is the opposite of generous
Q19 | perfidy is most similar to
  • incompleteness
  • ideal
  • betrayal
  • braggart
Answer: betrayal
Explaination:
perfidy means an act of disloyalty, or betrayal
Q20 | ascription is most similar to
  • account
  • attribution
  • cure
  • description
Answer: attribution
Explaination:
ascription means the act of referring to a supposed cause, source, or author; attribution means the act of explaining by indicating a cause, or the act of ascribing a work to a particular author or artist
Q21 | fustigate is most dissimilar to
  • inveigle
  • investigate
  • explain
  • praise
Answer: praise
Explaination:
to fustigate means to criticize severely, which is the opposite of to praise
Q22 | remote
  • automatic
  • distant
  • savage
  • mean
Answer: distant
Q23 | detest
  • argue
  • hate
  • discover
  • reveal
Answer: hate
Q24 | gracious
  • pretty
  • clever
  • pleasant
  • present
Answer: pleasant
Q25 | predict
  • foretell
  • decide
  • prevent
  • discover
Answer: foretell
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