Select the correct pairs of antonyms from the given options:
A. feisty, frisky
B. feasting, starving
C. feline, cunning
D. fecund, barren
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B and D only
(A) feisty, frisky — Incorrect. Feisty means lively, spirited and ready to argue or fight; frisky means playful and full of energy. Both describe lively behaviour, so they are close in meaning, not opposites.
(B) feasting, starving — Correct. Feasting means eating a large, rich meal; starving means suffering badly from lack of food. The two are opposites.
Example: While the rich were feasting, the poor were starving.
(C) feline, cunning — Incorrect. Feline means relating to cats or cat-like; cunning means clever in a deceitful way. Cats are often called sly, but the two words are not opposites.
(D) fecund, barren — Correct. Fecund means fertile, able to produce a lot; barren means unable to produce anything. The two are opposites.
Example: The fecund soil of the delta gives two crops a year.