Antonyms - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 451:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
The lamp shades were translucent.

A. Transparent.
B. Opaque.
C. Intersected.
D. Luminous.

Question 452:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
My niece has an unquenchable thirst for adventure stories.

A. An inextinguishable.
B. A spurious.
C. An illegitimate.
D. A reduced.

Question 453:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
Some of my neighbours have an antipathy to dogs.

A. Alarm for.
B. Enmity towards.
C. Affection for.
D. Acronym for.

Question 454:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
The dressmaker unpicked the seam of the shirt.

A. Tore up.
B. Threaded.
C. Sewed up.
D. Picked up.

Question 455:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
The testimony of the witness was vague.

A. Clear.
B. Disturbing.
C. True.
D. Ambiguous.