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11
History abounds in instance of courge.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Abounds : exist in large numbers or amounts.
Fails : be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.
Suffices : be enough or adequate.
Lacks : the state of being without or not having enough of something.
Shines : (of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.

Antonym of Abounds is Lacks
12
How can you cut an apple with this blunt knife?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Blunt : (of a cutting implement) not having a sharp edge or point.
Pointed : having a sharpened or tapered tip or end.
Sharpened : make or become sharp or sharper.
Polished : make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it.
Filed : place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order.

Antonym of Blunt is Sharpened
13
Hydra is biologically believed to be immortal.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Immortal : living forever; never dying or decaying.
Undying : (especially of an emotion) lasting forever.
Perishable : (especially of food) likely to decay or go bad quickly.
Ancient : belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.
Eternal : lasting or existing forever; without end.

Antonym of Immortal is Perishable
14
I accept your plan.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Accept : consent to receive or undertake (something offered).
Deny : state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.
Dismiss : order or allow to leave; send away.
Reject : dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty.
Decline : (typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.

Antonym of Accept is Reject
15
I worship him as my ideal.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Worship : the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.
Deify : worship or regard as a god.
Despise : feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.
Abuse : use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.
Neglect : fail to care for properly.

Antonym of Worship is Despise
16
I am somewhat sceptical about his claim.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Sceptical : not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
Optimistic : hopeful and confident about the future.
Convinced : completely certain about something.
Credulous : having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Hopeful : feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event.

Antonym of Sceptical is Convinced
17
I can say for sure that this document is authentic.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Authentic : of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine.
Fictitious : not real or true; imaginary or fabricated.
Duplicate : exactly like something else, especially through having been copied.
Fallacious : based on a mistaken belief.
Erroneous : wrong; incorrect.

Antonym of Authentic is Fictitious
18
I cannot bear with that niggard fellow any more.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Niggard : a mean or ungenerous person; a miser.
Miserly : of or characteristic of a miser.
Generous : showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected.
Extravagant : lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
Avaricious : having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Antonym of Niggard is Generous
19
I can't understand him; he is really a queer fellow.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Queer : strange; odd.
Strange : unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain.
Careless : not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
Ordinary : with no special or distinctive features; normal.
Unusual : not habitually or commonly occurring or done.

Antonym of Queer is Ordinary
20
I found my views to be congruous to those of my father.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Congruous : in agreement or harmony.
Irregular : not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.
Mismatch : a failure to correspond or match; a discrepancy.
Inconsistent : acting at variance with one's own principles or former behaviour.
Disagreeing : have or express a different opinion.

Antonym of Congruous is Inconsistent