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[#376] Antonym of CELIBATE
Correct Answer

(B) married

Explanation

Solution: Celibate : abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons. Profligate : recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources. Married : (of two people) united in marriage. Extravagant : lacking restraint in spending money or using resources. Prodigal : spending money or using resources freely and recklessly

wastefully extravagant. Antonym of Celibate is Married

[#377] Antonym of MISERLY
Correct Answer

(C) extravagant
(H) generous
(I) generous

Explanation

Solution: Miserly : of or characteristic of a miser. Hospitable : friendly and welcoming to visitors or guests. Generous : showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected. Extravagant : lacking restraint in spending money or using resources. Philanthropic : (of a person or organization) seeking to promote the welfare of others

generous and benevolent. Antonym of Miserly is Extravagant

[#378] Antonym of MEAGRE
Correct Answer

(B) plentiful

Explanation

Solution: Meagre : (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality. Average : a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number. Plentiful : existing in or yielding great quantities

abundant. Extravagant : lacking restraint in spending money or using resources. Excessive : more than is necessary, normal, or desirable

immoderate. Antonym of Meagre is Plentiful

[#379] Antonym of PROSCRIBE
Correct Answer

(B) allow

Explanation

Solution: Proscribe : forbid, especially by law. Interdict : an authoritative prohibition. Allow : let (someone) have or do something. Extend : cause to cover a wider area

make larger. Betray : expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy. Antonym of Proscribe is Allow

[#380] Antonym of ADVERSITY
Correct Answer

(C) prosperity
(G) prosperity

Explanation

Solution: Adversity : a difficult or unpleasant situation. Diversity : the state of being diverse. Affliction : a cause of pain or harm. Prosperity : the state of being prosperous. Catastrophe : an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering

a disaster. Antonym of Adversity is Prosperity