ANTONYMS
 85. DESPISE                                   98. LACKADAISICAL                        113. PROTEAN
     (1) appease         (2) flatter               (1) enthusiastic                           (1) amateur        (2) catholic
     (3) admire          (4) appreciate            (2) intelligent                            (3) unchanging (4) rapid
     Directions (86-90) : Choose the               (3) classical                        114. PREDILECTION
word opposite in meaning to the given              (4) irresponsible                          (1) acceptance (2) attraction
word.                                          99. SUBLIME                                    (3) dislike        (4) choice
  (SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit)          (1) inferior      (2) deficit        115. ADMONISH
                         Exam. 26.11.2006          (3) ridiculous (4) crooked                 (1) condemn        (2) bless
                               (IInd Sitting) 100. EVIDENT                                    (3) praise         (4) congratulate
 86. CUMBERSOME                                                                              Directions (116–120) : In the
                                                   (1) definite      (2) careless
     (1) heavy           (2) convenient                                                 following questions, choose the word
                                                   (3) clear         (4) obscure        opposite in meaning to the given bold
     (3) smooth          (4) automatic             Directions (101-110) : In the        word.
 87. LOQUACIOUS                               following questions choose the word                      (SSC Section Officer (Audit)
     (1) talkative       (2) taciturn         opposite in meaning to the given word.                           Exam. 30.11.2008)
     (3) diffident       (4) bashful                       (SSC Tax Assistant (Income
                                                                                        116. APPARENT
 88. INTELLIGIBLE                                                Tax & Central Excise)
                                                                   Exam. 25.11.2007)          (1) illegible      (2) hidden
     (1) dull            (2) foolish                                                          (3) mysterious (4) remote
                                              101. EPHEMERAL
     (3) garbled         (4) confused                                                   117. ALIEN
                                                   (1) eternal       (2) transitory
 89. PHILANTHROPIST                                                                           (1) native         (2) domiciled
     (1) philistine      (2) moralist              (3) mortal        (4) temporal
                                                                                              (3) natural        (4) resident
                                              102. LATENT
     (3) spendthrift (4) miser                                                          118. FUTILE
                                                   (1) unspoken (2) later
 90. ANXIOUS                                                                                  (1) upright        (2) costly
                                                   (3) implicit      (4) obvious              (3) eminent        (4) worthy
     (1) fearful         (2) worried
                                              103. MONOTONOUS                           119. AUDACIOUS
     (3) calm            (4) concerned
                                                   (1) disastrous (2) terrifying              (1) meek           (2) cowardly
     Directions (91–95) : In the
                                                   (3) terrible      (4) interesting          (3) mild           (4) gentle
following questions, choose the word
opposite in meaning to the given word.        104. OBSCENE                              120. ARROGANT
              (SSC Section Officer (Audit)         (1) disobedient (2) decent                 (1) simple         (2) timid
                         Exam.10.12.2006)          (3) dislocate     (4) cautious             (3) civilized      (4) modest
                                              105. FLOURISH                                  Directions (121–130) : In the
 91. ABUNDANCE
                                                   (1) perish        (2) degenerate     following questions, choose the word(s)
     (1) poverty        (2) wretchedness
                                                                                        opposite in meaning to the given word.
     (3) scarcity       (4) famine                 (3) decay         (4) dismiss
                                                                                                       (SSC Tax Assistant (Income
 92. MIGRATE                                  106. CONFORM                                                  Tax & Central Excise)
     (1) return          (2) rehabilitate          (1) differ        (2) reject                                 Exam.14.12.2008)
     (3) transfer        (4) settle                (3) question      (4) ignore         121. SUPPRESS
 93. CONVICTED                                107. SUMMIT                                     (1) stir up        (2) rouse
                                                   (1) end           (2) last                 (3) urge           (4) incite
     (1) acquitted       (2) pardoned
                                                   (3) base          (4) bottom         122. LOOSEN
     (3) exempted        (4) liberated
                                              108. OBSCURE                                    (1) fasten         (2) accelerate
 94. CURTAIL
                                                   (1) clear         (2) bright               (3) delay          (4) paste
     (1) detail          (2) enlarge
                                                   (3) open          (4) frank          123. REBELLION
     (3) promote         (4) exaggerate
                                              109. ELEGANT                                    (1) forgiveness (2)    retribution
 95. ARID                                          (1) crude         (2) efficient
     (1) cloudy          (2) juicy                                                            (3) submission (4)     domination
                                                   (3) coy           (4) eloquent       124. IDIOSYNCRASY
     (3) marshy          (4) wet              110. DELUSION                                   (1) insanity       (2) sanity
     Directions (96-100): In the                   (1) reality       (2) acceptance
following questions, choose the word                                                          (3) generality     (4) singularity
                                                   (3) precision     (4) fiction        125. SANGUINE
opposite in meaning to the given word
                                                   Directions (111-115) : Choose              (1) diffident      (2) hopeless
and mark it in Answer-Sheet.
                                              the word opposite in meaning to the
  (SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit)                                                     (3) cynical        (4) morose
                                              given word.
                         Exam. 30.09.2007                                               126. SOBRIETY
                                                           (SSC Section Officer (Audit)
                               (IInd Sitting)                                                 (1) moderation
                                                                   Exam. 10.12.2006)
 96. INSOLENT                                 111. DESPAIR                                    (2) drunkenness
     (1) arrogant        (2) humble                (1) belief        (2) trust                (3) dizziness
     (3) ashamed         (4) ignorant              (3) hope          (4) faith                (4) stupidity
 97. CURSORY                                  112. IN TOTO                              127. EXTINCT
     (1) final           (2) thorough              (1) bluntly       (2) partially            (1) recent         (2) distinct
     (3) impulsive       (4) customary             (3) entirely      (4) strongly             (3) alive          (4) ancient
                                                             SEE–563