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41
It was evident that he was happy.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Evident : clearly seen or understood; obvious.
Doubtful : feeling uncertain about something.
Clear : easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.
Unimportant : lacking in importance or significance.
Understood : perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Antonym of Evident is Doubtful
42
It was a horrible sight.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Horrible : causing or likely to cause horror; shocking.
Pleasing : satisfying or appealing.
Veracious : speaking or representing the truth.
Repulsive : arousing intense distaste or disgust.
Attractive : pleasing or appealing to the senses.

Antonym of Horrible is Pleasing
43
It was a sagacious decision on his part.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Sagacious : having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.
Casual : relaxed and unconcerned.
Cunning : having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.
Foolish : lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
False : not according with truth or fact; incorrect.

Antonym of Sagacious is Foolish
44
It was a unanimous decision.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Unanimous : (of two or more people) fully in agreement.
Uncertain : not able to be relied on; not known or definite.
Partial : existing only in part; incomplete.
Discordant : disagreeing or incongruous.
Divergent : tending to be different or develop in different directions.

Antonym of Unanimous is Discordant
45
It was a voluntary gesture.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Voluntary : done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
Compulsory : required by law or a rule; obligatory.
Violent : using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
Deliberate : done consciously and intentionally.
Valuable : worth a great deal of money.

Antonym of Voluntary is Compulsory
46
It was a mystery as to where the young girl had acquired such a cynical attitude.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Cynical : believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
Mature : fully developed physically; full-grown.
Naive : (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
Eccentric : (of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.
Crazy : mad, especially as manifested in wild or aggressive behaviour.

Antonym of Cynical is Naive
47
It was a very dreary day.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Dreary : depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.
Drab : lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.
Dangerous : able or likely to cause harm or injury.
Beautiful : pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.
Bright : cheerful and lively.

Antonym of Dreary is Bright
48
It was an arduous task for me.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Arduous : involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Easy : achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.
Consuming : (of a feeling) completely filling one's mind and attention; absorbing.
Quick : moving fast or doing something in a short time.
Difficult : needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

Antonym of Arduous is Easy
49
It was really a gracious occasion for me.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Gracious : courteous, kind, and pleasant, especially towards someone of lower social status.
Benign : gentle and kind.
Infructuous : pointless or unnecessary.
Churlish : rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
Wasteful : (of a person, action, or process) using or expending something of value carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Antonym of Gracious is Churlish
50
It was really a sinister move on his part.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Sinister : giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
Malevolent : having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
Sinful : wicked and immoral; committing or characterized by the committing of sins.
Auspicious : conducive to success; favourable.
Right : morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Antonym of Sinister is Auspicious