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[#201] Antonym of CHAFFING
Correct Answer

(D) serious

Explanation

Solution: Chaffing : tease. Expensive : costing a lot of money. Achieving : successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage. Capitalistic : supporting or based on the principles of capitalism. Serious : demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application. Antonym of Chaffing is Serious

[#202] Antonym of SALVAGE
Correct Answer

(B) lose

Explanation

Solution: Salvage : the rescue of property or material from potential loss or destruction. Outfit : a set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose. Lose : be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something). Burn : (of a fire) flame or glow while consuming a material such as coal or wood. Remove : take (something) away or off from the position occupied. Antonym of Salvage is Lose

[#203] Antonym of ACQUITTED
Correct Answer

(B) convicted

Explanation

Solution: Acquitted : free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty. Entrusted : assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone). Convicted : having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge. Burdened : load heavily. Freed : release from confinement or slavery. Antonym of Acquitted is Convicted

[#204] The primary duty of our countrymen at present should be to curb such social evils as casteism and untouchability.
Correct Answer

(C) encourage

Explanation

Solution: Curb : a check or restraint on something. Recommend : put forward (someone or something) with approval as being suitable for a particular purpose or role. Restore : bring back or re-establish (a previous right, practice, or situation). Encourage : give support, confidence, or hope to (someone). Reinstate : restore (someone or something) to their former position or state. Antonym of Curb is Encourage

[#205] The property of contraction of matter on cooling is put to several practical uses.
Correct Answer

(C) expansion

Explanation

Solution: Contraction : the process of becoming smaller. Improvement : an example of improving or being improved. Growth : the process of increasing in size. Expansion : the action of becoming larger or more extensive. Diminution : a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something. Antonym of Contraction is Expansion