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911. Antonym of felicitous is___________?

  • A. inopportune
  • B. devout
  • C. lavish
  • D. miser

Explanation: Felicitous means especially suitable, well-chosen, or opportune; therefore, inopportune is its opposite. The other options do not describe lack of suitability or timing.

Correct answer: inopportune

912. Antonym of parsimony is___________?

  • A. verbosity
  • B. facile
  • C. freeze
  • D. generosity

Explanation: Parsimony means extreme economy or unwillingness to spend, so generosity is its direct opposite. Verbosity concerns excessive use of words, not money or resources.

Correct answer: generosity

913. Antonym of effluvium is___________?

  • A. fragrance
  • B. essential
  • C. regret
  • D. manifest

Explanation: Effluvium is a usually unpleasant or noxious emanation, especially a bad smell. Fragrance is a pleasant smell and therefore provides the intended opposite.

Correct answer: fragrance

914. Antonym of lugubrious is__________?

  • A. Cheerful
  • B. Sincere
  • C. dry
  • D. dour

Explanation: Lugubrious means mournful, gloomy, or sad, so cheerful is its opposite. Dour is another word for gloomy and is therefore a near-synonym, not an antonym.

Correct answer: Cheerful

915. Antonym of fallacious is___________?

  • A. Perfect
  • B. truthful
  • C. Alarm
  • D. Land

Explanation: Fallacious means based on a mistaken or deceptive argument, so truthful is the closest opposite among the choices. Perfect does not necessarily contrast with being logically false.

Correct answer: truthful

916. Antonym of philistine is__________?

  • A. Intellectual
  • B. Novice
  • C. worst
  • D. past

Explanation: A philistine is a person considered uncultured or indifferent to intellectual and artistic values. An intellectual represents the contrasting quality and is the intended antonym.

Correct answer: Intellectual

917. Antonym of malodorous is ___________?

  • A. acrid
  • B. besmirch
  • C. fragrant
  • D. confine

Explanation: Malodorous means having an unpleasant smell, while fragrant means having a pleasant smell. Acrid describes a harsh or pungent smell and is not its opposite.

Correct answer: fragrant

918. Antonym of heartfelt is___________?

  • A. Insincere
  • B. friendly
  • C. overt
  • D. humorous

Explanation: Heartfelt describes sincere and deeply genuine feeling, so insincere is its opposite. Friendly and humorous describe manner or tone rather than sincerity.

Correct answer: Insincere

919. Antonym of impartial is _____________?

  • A. hostile
  • B. biased
  • C. dislike
  • D. worried

Explanation: Impartial means fair and unbiased, so its opposite is biased, meaning influenced by personal preference or prejudice. Hostile means unfriendly, not specifically unfair.

Correct answer: biased

920. Antonym of WITHDRAW is _____________?

  • A. reduce
  • B. need
  • C. advance
  • D. want

Explanation: To withdraw is to move back or retreat, whereas to advance is to move forward. The other options do not express the opposite of withdraw.

Correct answer: advance