Test Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B) - CAT MCQ

Aver means state or assert to be the case.
Option 1: Condemn means express complete disapproval of; censure.
Option 2: Refute means prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
Option 3: Placate means make (someone) less angry or hostile.
Option 4: Contend means assert something as a position in an argument.
Option 5: Encourage means give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
Therefore, out of the given options, 'refute' is the antonym of 'aver'.

'Blithe' means 'happy and without worry'. 'Doleful' means 'expressing sorrow; mournful.' Thus, option 5 is an antonym of the given word.

The word 'bemused' means 'puzzled' or 'confused'.
The word 'clear headed' means 'alert and logical thinking'.
So, the word 'bemused' is the antonym of 'clear headed'.

The word 'bellicose' means 'demonstrating aggression'.
The word 'peaceable' means 'non violent' or 'peace loving'.
So, the word 'bellicose' is the antonym of 'peaceable'.

he word 'belie' means 'fail to justify; disguise; or conceal'.
The word 'confess' means 'acknowledge; disclose; or reveal'.
So, the word 'belie' is the antonym of 'confess'.

The word 'beleaguer' means 'to surround'.
The word 'withdraw' means 'to remove from or to leave a place or location'.
So, the word 'beleaguer' is the antonym of 'withraw'.

A bombastic nature is characterized by speech or writing that is pompous, overblown, or given exaggerated importance through artificial or empty means.
The word 'straightforward' means 'to present or express something in an effective way'.
So, the word 'bombastic' is the antonym of 'straightforward'.

The word 'avid' means 'having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.' For example: He is an avid/keen reader of science fiction.
Indifferent means 'having no particular interest; unconcerned.' Thus, they are antonyms of each other.

The word 'bolster' means 'to support or strengthen'. For example: The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster/strengthen confidence. 'Undermine' means 'to make someone less confident or less powerful'. Thus, they are antonyms of each other.
'Topple' means 'to overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall'. 'Condense' means 'to make (something) denser or more concentrated'. They are not antonyms of the given word.

The word 'aseptic' means 'free from impurity'.
The word 'contaminated' means 'impure'.
So, the antonym of 'aseptic' is 'contaminated'.