Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LANGUID
a. smart
b. energetic
c. fast
d. ferocious

Answer 1

Hint: A languid person is a person who does not want to do any work which requires him to move around a lot, in short, a lazy person. Nobody wanted him in the team because he was languid.

Complete answer:
Languid refers to someone who is lazy. We have to find the opposite of lazy, so we have to find a word for a person who has a lot of energy and is not lazy. Thus, from the given options, the correct answer is option b, energetic. He was an energetic guy because he had a healthy diet.
Option a is smart. It is wrong because being smart has nothing to do with being lazy. One is a matter of the brain and one is a matter of the body. The opposite of smart is stupid. When she sat for the Olympiad, we knew she would get a good rank since she has always been very smart.
Option c is fast. Someone who is fast is quick. She was very fast in responding to the question. The opposite of fast is slow.
Option d is ferocious. A ferocious nature is one of violence. A tiger is a ferocious animal. The opposite of ferocious is tame or gentle. A deer is a tame animal.

Note: Make sure to read the main question properly. A lot of students make the mistake of writing the similar word instead of writing the opposite when the question has asked for a word which is opposite to the given word.