Match the words in List - I with their antonyms List - II.
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List - I |
List - II |
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(A) Exclusive |
(I) Praise |
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(B) Hire |
(II) Allowed |
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(C) Mock |
(III) General |
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(D) Forbade |
(IV) Suspend |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Exclusive | (III) General | Exclusive means limited to one person or group only. General means open to or shared by all. The two words are antonyms. | The club is exclusive to members of the staff. |
| (B) Hire | (IV) Suspend | Hire means to employ someone or take on his services. Suspend means to remove someone from his job or duties for a time. One brings a person into work, the other takes him out of it, so they are opposite in sense. | The company plans to hire fifty new workers. |
| (C) Mock | (I) Praise | Mock means to laugh at someone in an unkind way. Praise means to express approval or admiration. The two words are antonyms. | It is cruel to mock someone's accent. |
| (D) Forbade | (II) Allowed | Forbade (past of forbid) means ordered not to do something. Allowed means let someone do something. The two words are antonyms. | Her father forbade her to go out after dark. |
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