Olympiad Test Level 1: Synonym, Antonym, One Word Substitution- 2

INSULT means to speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.
Option A 'to humiliate' means to make someone feel ashamed or lose respect for himself or herself, hence it is the correct answer.
Option B 'credulity' means a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true, hence it is different from 'insult'.
Option C 'degradation' means the situation in which people are made to feel they have no value, which is not directly an insult, hence it is incorrect.
Option D 'honour' means high respect or great esteem.so it is the correct antonym.

Prove means to state that a statement or theory is correct after giving valid and logical reasons while the assumption is something that is believed without any proof or evidence.

Worthy means showing qualities that deserve the specified action or regard. Whereas, Undeserving means not deserving or worthy of something positive. Therefore, Undeserving is the antonym of Worthy.

My success is due to my elder brother, who has inspired me at every point. That is, he encouraged me to go ahead with my work.
The opposite of encouraged is discouraged.

Option (a) is rejected because filled is the antonym of empty. Hollow should not be confused with empty. That which is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through. If you fill a hollow cylinder with gas, it still remains hollow, though not empty. It ceases to be hollow only when you convert all the space inside into solid.

Entangle means to cause to become twisted together with or caught in. Untwist is the correct antonym.

Mercy means compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm. Malevolence is the correct antonym because it means the state or condition of being malevolent; hostility.

Elated means thrilled, exhilarated, happy, delighted, overjoyed, joyous, gleeful, excited, animated, and jubilant, beside oneself with happiness therefore upset is the correct antonym.

Unruly is rowdy and indisciplined. Therefore, the opposite is (b) docile.

Optional means available to be chosen but not obligatory, Compulsory is the correct opposite.