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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: inopportune912. 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: generosity913. 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: fragrance914. 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: Cheerful915. 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: truthful916. 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: Intellectual917. 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: fragrant918. 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: Insincere919. 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: biased920. 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