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UTME / JAMB 1998
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s).
It was an inopportune moment for you to make that suggestion?
A
an ideal
B
a wrong
C
an exact
D
a sad
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10971)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s).
He devoted too much time to the peripheral aspects?
A
unimportant
B
superficial
C
minor
D
main
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10973)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s).
The girl's idiosyncrasy was a passion for bread and butter?
A
stupid outburst
B
general tendency
C
singular characteristic
D
occupational calling
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10982)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s).
Once he has decided that something needs doing, my brother is very unswerving of purpose?
A
erratic
B
tenacious
C
stubborn
D
simple
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10984)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s).
Those were the days of the fallacy that some languages are primitive while others are not?
A
argument
B
excuse
C
misconception
D
truth
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10986)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s).
Events in South Africa indicate a kind of political renascence?
A
rejuvenation
B
decline
C
turbulence
D
upheaval
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
renascence simply means a new beginning or rebirth ( state of being reborn).
The opposite of renascence from the above options is decline, this means a state of gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10990)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s).
She is immune to the flattery of young men?
A
resistant
B
susceptible
C
insensible
D
unresponsive
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10992)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s)
If we must live together as one people, we must learn to tolerate disparate dispositions?
A
converging
B
accommodating
C
conflicting
D
opposing
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10994)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s)
The presidential aspirant warned of the political catastrophe that would follow if the elections were rigged.
A
problem
B
turmoil
C
success
D
conflagration
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The underlined word is "catastrophe", which means a sudden and widespread disaster or misfortune, especially one with severe consequences. "Success" signifies a positive, desirable outcome—its clear antonym in this context.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10995)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The material in the book is presented within an eclectic framework?
A
simple
B
a broad
C
a restricted
D
clumsy
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10998)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Ohiokhen had a brainwave as to how she could deal with the problem?
A
an imagination
B
a desire
C
a headache
D
an idea
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10999)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Surely, Ahmed is a ball of fire?
A
quarrelsome person
B
a hot-headed activist
C
a fiery speaker or writer
D
a very energetic person
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Ball of fire; A person who is especially hard-working, high-achieving, ambitious, or active.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11002)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
This time, she will be competing with a dark horse?
A
a weak and low-spirited person
B
a person about whom little is known
C
an unpopular candidate
D
a person as strong as a horse
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11004)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
In answer to the question as to how life is treating him, the stranger said 'it never rains but it pours?
A
the blessings of life shower on him like heavy rain
B
he is contented with his improved fortunes
C
things are getting decidedly worse
D
his financial status is deteriorating
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11005)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1998
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
One significant characteristic of the jet is that it encourages people to cut corners?
A
not to face all problems
B
to want to become rich quickly
C
to want to avoid necessary hardships
D
not to do the proper thing at the right time
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
From the statement above cut corners is used in this context to mean driving.
It means taking the quickest and shortest route to save time by shortening the distance you travel.
Option C best explains the phrase. The speaker is talking about how using a Jet would save you the stress you may encounter on the road.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11008)