Vocabulary Test - 30

'Competition' means the activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.

'Crowded' means packed or jammed.

‘Pacify’ means to calm someone who is angry. Hence, the opposite of ‘Pacify’ will be ‘quarrel’, option A. Quarrel means a heated argument or a disagreement.  Option B ‘Challenge’ means calling someone to validate or prove something. Option C ’threaten’ means to frighten someone or intimidate. Option D ‘Darken’ means to become angry or unhappy. Thus, the best answer as an opposite to ‘Pacify’ is ‘quarrel’, option A and other options B, C and D are wrong.

‘Clarity’ is the quality of being clear and easy to understand. The opposite of clarity will be option C, ‘Confusion’, which means something that is unclear or uncertain. Option A ‘Exaggeration’ means to make something seem larger or better than it really is. Option B ‘Candour’ means honesty or frankness. Option D ‘Reserve’ means to retain something for future or lay something aside. Thus, the opposite of ‘Clarity’ is ‘Confusion’ which is Option C.

Opposite of 'Commend' is Option D, Dislike. Commend means to praise or applaud formally. So, opposite will be Dislike. Option A, 'Suspend' means to stop something from being active, temporarily or permanently. Option B, 'Admonish' means to warn firmly. Option C, 'Hate' means intense dislike. Thus, options A, B and C are incorrect and the correct option is option D, Dislike.

‘Scold’ means to reprimand or get angry on someone. The opposite of ‘scold’ will be option D, ‘Praise’. ‘Praise’  means expressing approval about someone or something . Option A ‘Enamour’ means having a liking or admiration. Option B ‘Rebuke’ means expressing disapproval or criticism of someone. Option C ‘Criticize’ means forming a judgement about something by finding faults. Thus, A, B and C are incorrect options and the opposite of ‘Scold’ will be ‘Praise’, option D.