Test Level 2: Vocab (Letter C to E) - CAT MCQ

'Elude' means 'to escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way'. 'Evade' means 'to escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery'. Thus, they are synonyms of each other. Option A is correct.
'Omit' means to 'leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully'. 'Pursue' means 'to follow or chase (someone or something)'. Thus, they are not synonyms of the given word.

The dictionary meaning of:
DEMUR is:
to express disagreement or refuse to do something.
So the opposite of it will be consent.

The dictionary meaning of :
EXTEMPORANEOUS
done or said without any preparation or thought:
So its opposite will be done with planning.

The dictionary meaning of:
DALLIANCE is 
A period of brief or casual involvement with something.

'Cessation' means 'end', whereas 'commencement' means 'start'.

'Crass' means 'coarse or vulgar'. 'August' means 'dignified or noble'.

'Deride' means 'make fun of; insult'. 'Admire' means 'hold in high regard'. 

CURMUDGEON means a bad-tempered person, especially an old one.
Option 1: Churlish means rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
Option 2: Ebullient means cheerful and full of energy.
Option 3: Debonair means confident, stylish, and charming (typically used of a man).
Option 4: Appreciative means feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure.
Option 5: Pedantic means excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
Thus, out of the given options, debonair is the antonym of curmudgeon.

Cynosure refers to someone or something that is at the center of something. The word opposite in meaning is 'brink' which means edge. Hence, brink is correct.

The word 'compendious' means 'marked by brief expression of a comprehensive matter.'
Whereas 'reiterative' means 'marked by repetition.'
So, option D is the antonym of the given word.