ANTONYMS
475. ADVERSITY                                489. TURBULENT                               502. POMPOUS
      (1) prosperity (2) curiosity                  (1) harmony        (2) gusty                 (1) uppish      (2) humble
      (3) animosity (4) sincerity                   (3) calm            (4) windy                (3) meek        (4) grandiose
476. RELUCTANT                                490. PROFUSE                                503. SERENE
      (1) hesitant      (2) reserved                (1) sparse         (2) miserly               (1) calm        (2) angry
      (3) anxious        (4) willing                (3) brief          (4) immoderate            (3) ruffled     (4) bitter
     Directions (477-481) : In each of        491. Mitigate                                     Directions (504–508) : In the
the following questions, choose the                 (1) appease        (2) enhance        following questions, out of the four al-
word opposite in meaning to the given               (3) allay           (4) relieve       ternatives, choose the word opposite
word as your answer.                             Directions (492-494) : In the fol-       in meaning to the given word as your
            (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC        lowing questions, choose the word op-       answer.
                      Exam. 09.11.2014)       posite in meaning to the given word.                    (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC
477. IMMORTAL                                         (SSC GL Tier-II Exam. 21.09.2014)                Exam. 16.11.2014 , Ist Sitting
      (1) eternal        (2) permanent        492. CONTROVERSIAL                                                   TF No. 333 LO 2)
      (3) deathly        (4) temporary              (1) uncertain        (2) dubious      504. RELEASE
478. FOCUS                                          (3) undisputed (4) questionable             (1) hide          (2) bury
      (1) disappear      (2) disperse         493. NOURISH                                      (3) close         (4) confine
      (3) link           (4) layer                  (1) starve           (2) foster       505. CLEAR
479. VETERAN                                        (3) sustain          (4) strengthen         (1) implicit      (2) effulgent
      (1) activist       (2) enthusiast       494. ALIGHT                                       (3) nebulous/opaque
      (3) novice         (4) master                 (1) disembark (2) embark                    (4) lucid
480. SUPERFLUOUS                                    (3) embalm           (4) align
      (1) essential      (2) excess                                                       506. DISCRIMINATION
                                                  Directions (495–497) : In the fol-
      (3) unwanted       (4) necessary        lowing questions, choose the word op-             (1) bias
481. EQUILIBRIUM                              posite in meaning to the given word               (2) equality
      (1) work out       (2) disturb          as your answer.                                   (3) motivation
      (3) imbalance      (4) unevenness            (SSC CGL Tier-II Exam. 12.04.2015)
                                                                                                (4) replenishment
       Directions (482–486) : In the           495. TRANSIENCE
                                                                                          507. ENDANGERED
following questions, choose the word                (1) eternity          (2) shallow
                                                                                                (1) protected (2) livening up
opposite in meaning to the given word               (3) slow              (4) rest
                                                                                                (3) abundant (4) blissful
as your answer.                                496. DESCENT
            (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC              (1) elevation         (2) increase    508. MAVERICK
        Exam. 16.11.2014, Patna Region :            (3) level             (4) ascent            (1) dependable
                                 Ist Sitting)  497. INTERIM                                     (2) conventional
 482. TRANSPARENT                                   (1) temporary         (2) interior          (3) redundant
      (1) opposite       (2) opaque                 (3) permanent         (4) continuous        (4) old
      (3) raised         (4) coloured             Directions (498-500) : In the fol-
 483. CONSENT                                 lowing questions, choose the word op-             Directions (509–513) : In the
      (1) resent         (2) dissent          posite in meaning to the given word.        following questions, out of the four al-
      (3) differ         (4) recent                     (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi   ternatives, choose the word opposite
 484. CARNAL                                                 Police SI Exam. 28.09.2014   in meaning to the given word as your
                                                                        (TF No. 482 RN 5) answer.
      (1) civilized      (2) spiritual
                                              498. SERVILE                                            (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC
      (3) brave          (4) friendly
                                                    (1) defiant          (2) fawning                  Exam. 16.11.2014, IInd Sitting
 485. TURBULENT
                                                    (3) sycophantic (4) psychotic                                  TF No. 545 QP 6)
      (1) placid         (2) cautious
                                              499. ADEPT                                  509. DEPTH
      (3) deliberate     (4) obedient
                                                    (1) ignorance        (2) inept              (1) deep          (2) shallow
 486. SQUANDERING
                                                    (3) lacuna                                  (3) hollow        (4) filled
      (1) discarding (2) saving
                                                    (4) inexperience                      510. DEMOLISH
      (3) boarding       (4) collecting
                                              500. FAMOUS                                       (1) diminish      (2) establish
      Directions (487 - 491) : In the               (1) well-known (2) unknown
following questions, choose the word                                                            (3) debunk        (4) deter
                                                    (3) unfamiliar       (4) notorious
opposite in meaning to the given word                                                     511. TAINT
                                                    Directions (501-503) : In the fol-
as your answer.                               lowing questions, choose the word                 (1) construct     (2) clear
            (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC        opposite in meaning to the given word.            (3) purify        (4) repair
                      Exam. 16.11.2014)              (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam. 19.10.2014     512. APPROPRIATE
487. PRUDENT                                                            TF No. 022 MH 3)
      (1) dunce         (2)  silly                                                              (1) undeserved (2) regardless
                                               501. PERDILECTION
      (3) foolish       (4) careless                 (1) predicament                            (3) prempted (4) usurped
488. TRADITIONAL                                     (2) afterthought                     513. CACOPHONY
      (1) avant-garde (2)    present                 (3) aversion                               (1) noise         (2) discord
      (3) unusual       (4)  fresh                   (4) postponement                           (3) disharmony (4) harmony
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