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[#316] Ambiguous :
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(D) Clear

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Solution: Auxiliary : providing supplementary or additional help and support. Responsible : having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role. Salvageable : rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea. Clear : easy to perceive, understand, or interpret. Ambiguous : not easy to perceive, understand, or interpret. Antonyms of Ambiguous is Clear.

[#317] Attractive :
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(A) Repulsive

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Solution: Loathsome : causing hatred or disgust, repulsive. Abominable : causing moral revulsion or alteration, slimy, sordid, disgusting, sickening, odious. Repugnant : extremely distasteful, unacceptable. Repulsive : archaic lacking friendliness or sympathy, lacking attraction. Attractive : pleasing or appealing to the senses, pleasant, engaging, captivating, fetching, attractive, charming. Antonyms of Attractive is Repulsive.

[#318] Rigid :
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(C) Lenient

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Solution: Merciful : showing or exercising mercy. Generous : showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected. Tolerant : showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with Lenient : more merciful or tolerant than expected, flexible. Rigid : unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible. Appropriate antonym of Rigid is Lenient.

[#319] Benign :
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(A) Malevolent

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Solution: Soft : easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold, not hard or firm to the touch, soft, bland, malleable, moderate, tender, flaccid Friendly : kind and pleasant. Unwise : (of a person or action) not wise or sensible, foolish. Malevolent : having or showing a wish to do evil to others. Benign : gentle and kind. Appropriate antonym of Benign is Malevolent.

[#320] Genuine :
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(D) Sham

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Solution: Unnatural : not existing in nature, artificial, abnormal. Synthetic : made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product. Artificial : made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural. Sham : a thing that is not what it is purported to be, splash, pretense, veneer. Genuine : truly what something is said to be, authentic. Antonym of Genuine is Sham.