Quiz – 1

Explanation:

AMENABLE means obligated for a situation. All the words have almost the same meaning except Uncooperative

Explanation: Amity means friendly relations.

Hostility means hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

Agile: able to move quickly and easily

Brisk: active and energetic

Bustling: move in an energetic and busy manner.

Sluggish: slow-moving or inactive. (OPPOSITE)

Nimble: quick and light in movement or action; agile.

Stigma: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

The sentence begins with a negative connotation where there is a mention of stress, so Sam booked himself a spa that helps him relax, so if we relate the word banish in a contest to the sentence then we can get an idea of the meaning of the given word (i.e., Something that stops his stress)

And since the word banish consists of a prefix ban which means to abandon or to get rid of.

Sanguine means cheerful and confident, hence its opposite will be Depressed or gloomy.

Heinous means any evil or a hateful crime. Hence Horrific is the correct one, as friendly, magnificent, and harmonious are the opposite of the above word.

Answer - Elated

Elated means to be happy and gleeful while Doleful means to be sad or gloomy.

All the other words are exact synonyms of doleful.

Answer - Loquacious

Loquacious and Garrulous mean talkative.

All other words mean less talkative, silent or quiet.

Answer - Arrogant

Valid, prudent and temperate are synonyms of Modest. It means to be humble or simple.