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[#351] Antonym of BAULK
Correct Answer

(D) encourage

Explanation

Solution: Baulk : hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking. Admire : regard with respect or warm approval. Strengthen : make or become stronger. Clamour : a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting. Encourage : give support, confidence, or hope to (someone). Antonym of Baulk is Encourage

[#352] Antonym of FOSTER
Correct Answer

(A) repress

Explanation

Solution: Foster : encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable). Repress : subdue (someone or something) by force. Curb : a check or restraint on something. Check : examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something. Control : the ability to manage a machine, vehicle, or other moving object. Antonym of Foster is Repress

[#353] Antonym of LEND
Correct Answer

(D) borrow

Explanation

Solution: Lend : grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned. Hire : obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment. Pawn : a person used by others for their own purposes. Cheat : act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. Borrow : take and use (something belonging to someone else) with the intention of returning it. Antonym of Lend is Borrow

[#354] Antonym of THEORY
Correct Answer

(B) fact

Explanation

Solution: Theory : a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained. Imagination : the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses. Fact : a thing that is known or proved to be true. Chance : a possibility of something happening. Thought : an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind. Antonym of Theory is Fact

[#355] Antonym of MAWKISH
Correct Answer

(B) intelligent

Explanation

Solution: Mawkish : sentimental in an exaggerated or false way. Sentimental : of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. Intelligent : having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level. Certain : able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case. Carefree : free from anxiety or responsibility. Antonym of Mawkish is Intelligent