Antonyms - Study Mode

[#486] I know you would have to prolong your tour

but still I advise you to complete this job also.
Correct Answer

(B) curtail

Explanation

Solution: Prolong : extend the duration of. Obstruct : block (an opening, path, road, etc.)

be or get in the way of. Curtail : reduce in extent or quantity

impose a restriction on. Hinder : make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen. Restrain : prevent (someone or something) from doing something

keep under control or within limits. Antonym of Prolong is Curtail

[#487] I liked the poem for its literal meaning.
Correct Answer

(B) figurative

Explanation

Solution: Literal : taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration. Complex : consisting of many different and connected parts. Figurative : departing from a literal use of words

metaphorical. Deep : extending far down from the top or surface. Fictitious : not real or true

imaginary or fabricated. Antonym of Literal is Figurative

[#488] I think this article ought to have been put in a compact from.
Correct Answer

(C) diffused

Explanation

Solution: Compact : closely and neatly packed together

dense. Expanded : being or having been enlarged or extended. Enlarged : having become or been made larger. Diffused : spread over a wide area or between a large number of people. Broken : having been broken. Antonym of Compact is Diffused

[#489] I think this would be a quixotic project for me.
Correct Answer

(D) practical

Explanation

Solution: Quixotic : extremely idealistic

unrealistic and impractical. Wasteful : (of a person, action, or process) using or expending something of value carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose. Profitable : (of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain. Fantastic : extraordinarily good or attractive. Practical : of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas. Antonym of Quixotic is Practical

[#490] i think you should undertake this job

it would really be a profitable venture for you.
Correct Answer

(B) leave

Explanation

Solution: Undertake : commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility)

take on. Refrain : stop oneself from doing something. Leave : go away from. Conceal : not allow to be seen

hide. Retrieve : get or bring (something) back from somewhere. Antonym of Undertake is Leave