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Frugal :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Rich : having a great deal of money or assets, wealthy.
Miserable : wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.
Happy : feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
Extravagant : lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
Frugal : sparing or economical as regards money or food, thrifty, prudent.

Antonym of Frugal is Extravagant.
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Permit :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Give : freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).
Allow : permit.
Preserve : maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
Forbid : refuse to allow.
Permit : Allow.

Antonym of Permit is Forbid.
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Consolidate :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Expand : become or make larger or more extensive.
Destroy : end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.
Build : construct (something) by putting parts or material together.
Weaken make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength.
Consolidate : make (something) physically stronger or more solid.

Antonym of Consolidate is Weaken.
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Trivial :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Intricate : very complicated or detailed.
Calm : not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.
Dainty : delicately small and pretty.
Serious : demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application.
Trivial : of little value or importance.

Antonym of Trivial is Serious.
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Acquit :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Retreat : digress, recoil, shrink back, retrograde, fall back.
Conceal : hide, secrete, conceal, stash, wrap.
Deprive : debar, shear, bereave, mulct, denude.
Convict : declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
Acquit : liberate, rid, set free, release, exempt.

Antonyms of Acquit is Convict.
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Always :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Disallow : disapprove, shove away, throw away, throw off, discard.
Daily : done, produced, or occurring every day or every weekday, per diem.
Descend : move or fall downwards.
Never : at no time in the past or future, not ever.
Always : at all times, on all occasions.

Antonym of Always is Never.
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Ancient :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Repulsion : hatred, hate, disgust, dislike, aversion.
Disappear : fade away, be erased, vanish, die down, wear down.
Departure : exit, leave, going, outgo, way going.
Modern : recent, contemporaneous, present-day, hodiernal.
Ancient : pristine, old, antiquated, primitive, archaic.

Antonym of Ancient is Modern.
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Bitter :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Blunt : bovine, obtuse, lotus flower, thickheaded, thickskulled.
Bold : daring, courageous, perky, impudent, daredevil.
Timid : sneaky, fainthearted, shy, recreant, poor-spirited.
Sweet : sugary, sisterly, dulcet, mawkish, unleavened.
Bitter : bitterish, sore

Antonym of Bitter is Sweet.
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Bright :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Narrow : contracted, limited, parochial, illiberal, abridged.
Coward : sissy, sneak, recreant, capon, caitiff.
Sharp : fast, snappy, nimble, rapid, darting.
Dull : feeble, low, lackluster, bovine, surly.
Bright : radiant, vivid, orient, splendent, flamboyant.

Antonym of Bright is Dull.
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Obeying :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Following: coming after or as a result of.
Refusing: indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.
Contradicting: deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
Protesting: a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.
Ordering: let, enjoin, license, order, send an order, ordain.
Obeying: acting according to what one has been asked

So antonym of obeying is refusing.