Question

Choose the option which means the opposite of the given word:
Blithe
a. joyless
b. cheerful
c. lighthearted
d. generous

Answer 1

Hint: The word blithe is an adjective. When a person has a cheerful attitude, he is said to have a blithe attitude.

Complete answer:
We have to find the opposite of the given word blithe. As we already know, cheerful means blithe. Cheerful means full of joy and happiness. The opposite of such a word would be joyless. Thus, option a is the correct answer.
Option b is cheerful. That is the very meaning of blithe so it is obviously not the correct answer since we have to find the opposite meaning and not the similar meaning.
Option c is lighthearted. Lighthearted means to be cheerful and carefree. This also means something along the lines of blithe. Since we are not to find a word which is similar in meaning, we cannot choose this option.
Option d is generous. Someone who is generous gives more of anything. For example, if you are eating a slice of cake and you give your sibling a large portion of the slice of cake (more than your portion), you will be called a generous person.
Thus, we can see that the correct option is option a.

Note: Sometimes if you do not know the correct answer, try eliminating the other options. As you can see, option b, c and d are all similar to each other. Therefore, there is a high probability that the correct answer will be something which is very dissimilar to these words. However, it is always beneficial to know the meaning of the given word.