Tamilnadu Stateboard Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Antonyms

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Choose the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word.


Question 1.

One can swallow considerable quantities without ill-effects.

(a) large

(b) significant

(c) sizeable

(d) paltry

Answer:

(d) paltry


TamilNadu state board Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Antonyms


Question 2.

The children were artless.

(a) innocent

(b) simple

(c) natural

(d) pretentious

Answer:

(d) pretentious


Question 3.

Some drink ìt only to be stimulated.

(a) motivated

(b) encouraged

(c) discouraged

(d) rejuvenated

Answer:

(c) discouraged



 

Question 4.

They had tangled hair.

(a) matted

(b) twisted

(c) organised

(d) mangled

Answer:

(c) organised


TamilNadu state board Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Antonyms


Question 5.

This trolley was commandeered by an intrepid crew of two.

(a) timid

(b) bold

(c) daring

(d) adventurous

Answer:

(a) timid


Question 6.

My gloomy thoughts stem from an accident.

(a) sad

(b) murky

(c) happy

(d) vague

Answer:

(c) happy



 

Question 7.

There was a grand finale.

(a) end

(b) climax

(c) exciting finish

(d) beginning

Answer:

(d) beginning


TamilNadu state board Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Antonyms


Question 8.

They go through mutilating surgery.

(a) crippling

(b) paralysing

(c) maiming

(d) healing

Answer:

(d) healing


Question 9.

Tamil is unequivocally one of the greatest classical literature.

(a) unruly

(b) unbiasedly

(c) unambiguously

(d) uncontrollably

Answer:

(d) uncontrollably



 

Question 10.

The trolley was commandeered by the two boys.

(a) hijacked

(b) snatched

(c) usurped

(d) abandoned

Answer:

(d) abandoned


TamilNadu state board Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Antonyms


Question 11.

They were now frozen solid.

(a) concrete

(b) firm

(c) thick

(d) liquid

Answer:

(d) liquid


Question 12.

We’ve got liberty now.

(a) freedom

(b) slavery

(c) right

(d) democracy

Answer:

(b) slavery


Question 13.

Tamil is one of the greatest classical literatures.

(a) ancient

(b) time-tested

(c) medieval

(d) modern

Answer:

(d) modern


Question 14.

Makalu was unexplored.

(a) expedited

(b) explored

(c) explained

(d) expelled

Answer:

(b) explored


Question 15.

Tirukkural illuminated every facet or human life.

(a) exposed

(b) explored

(c) exploited

(d) concealed

Answer:

(d) concealed



 

Question 16.

We cramponed along our tracks spurred by the urgency of diminishing oxygen.

(a) aroused

(b) animated

(c) propelled

(d) calmed

Answer:

(d) calmed



TamilNadu stateboard Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Antonyms


Question 17.

A fourth was torpedoed in the war.

(a) saved

(b) destroyed

(c) attacked

(d) damaged

Answer:

(a) saved


Question 18.

Tamil has treated the subaltern extensively.

(a) inferior

(b) superior

(c) ugly

(d) wise

Answer:

(b) superior


Question 19.

I have liberty to he indifferent to you.

(a) caring

(b) disinterested

(c) heedless

(d) unconcerned

Answer:

(a) caring

Question 20.

There was a curious smothering noise from my friend.

(a) suppressed

(b) expressed

(c) smoothened

(d) suffocated

Answer:

(b) expressed


Question 21.

With effort, I could muster my arms and shoulder.

(a) gather

(b) collect

(c) give

(d) lose

Answer:

(d) lose.



 

Question 22.

Tamil is of considerable antiquity.

(a) ancientness

(b) modernness

(c) fun

(d) seriousness

Answer:

(b) modernness


TamilNadu state board Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Antonyms


Question 23.

The serenity was much admired.

(a) bustle

(b) calmness

(c) tranquillity

(d) surrender

Answer:

(a) bustle


Question 24.

The lady walked down the middle of the road with great peril to herself.

(a) danger

(b) safety

(c) horror

(d) criticality

Answer:

(b) safety


Question 25.

Tirukkural ¡s merely one of the myriad of major works.

(a) plenty

(b) several

(c) a few

(d) bountiful

Answer:

(c) a few