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  1. 6091SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    PERNICIOUS

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    Correct option: B — Beneficial

    Beneficial - producing a good or helpful effect. Pernicious - having a harmful or destructive effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. Harmful - causing harm or damage. Destructive - causing great damage. Detrimental - tending to cause harm.

  2. 6092SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    Benevolent

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    Correct option: C — Malignant

    Malignant - evil in nature or effect. Benevolent - well meaning and kindly. Kind - having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature. Philanthropic - (of a person or institution) seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent. Compassionate - feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.

  3. 6093SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    IMPERIOUS

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    Correct option: C — Submissive

    Submissive - ready to conform to the authority or will of others. Imperious - arrogant and domineering. Arrogant - having an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities. Domineering - asserting one’s will over others in an overbearing way. Overbearing- unpleasantly overpowering.

  4. 6094SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    RECONDITE

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    Correct option: B — Simple

    Simple - easy to understand or plain. Recondite - little known, obscure, or difficult to understand. Obscure - not clearly expressed or easily understood. Esoteric - intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge. Profound - very great or intense.

  5. 6095SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    DEBILITATE

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    Correct option: B — Strengthen

    Strengthen - make or become stronger. Debilitate - make (someone) very weak and infirm. Fledgling - new and without experience. Enervate - cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality. Groundbreaking - brand new, important and original.

  6. 6096SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    EXTIRPATE

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    Correct option: C — Preserve

    Preserve - to protect or keep safe from harm, decay, or destruction. Extirpate - to completely destroy, remove, or eradicate. Eradicate - to remove or destroy completely. Uproot - to pull out from the root. Annihilate - to destroy completely.

  7. 6097SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    OBSTINACY

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    Correct option: B — Flexibility

    Flexibility - the quality of bending easily without breaking. Obstinacy - the quality of being determined to do what you want and refusing to do anything else. Stubbornness - the quality or condition of being stubborn. Tenacity - the quality or fact of being very determined. Firmness - the quality of being resolute or determined.

  8. 6098SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    ALACRITY

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    Correct option: B — Apathy

    Apathy - lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. Alacrity - brisk and cheerful readiness. Eagerness - enthusiasm to do or to have something. Promptness - the quality of being quick to act or arrive. Glee - great delight.

  9. 6099SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    APOCRYPHAL

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    Correct option: B — Authentic

    Authentic - genuine, real, or true. Apocryphal - of doubtful authenticity. Spurious - false or not genuine. Dubious - doubtful or uncertain. Questionable - open to doubt or suspicion.

  10. 6100SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    EXACERBATE

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    Correct option: B — Ameliorate

    Ameliorate - make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. Exacerbate - make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. Intensify - become or make more intense. Aggravate - make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious. Heighten - make or become more intense.

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