Question

Choose the word that gives the antonym of the word italicized.

His servility makes him detestable.

a)Bravery
b)Prudence
c)Insolence
d)Slavery

Answer 1

Hint: The dictionary meaning of the word servility is the quality of being servile, that is, being too eager to serve others.

Complete answer:

 To know the antonym of any word, you should know the exact meaning of the given word. A word may have more than one antonym, for example, antonyms of good are, bad or wicked. In the given question, we need to find the antonym of the italicized word, "servility", which means, an excessive willingness to serve or please others. Now let us analyze the given option so we could eliminate some and find out the correct answer.
Option a is "bravery", which means, courageous behavior or character.
Option b is "prudence", which is the quality of being careful.
Option c is "insolence", that is rude and disrespectful behavior.
Option d is "slavery" which means a state of being a slave.
After looking at all the options, and knowing their meaning, anyone can easily find out the antonym of the given word. Here, the word "insolence" has a completely opposite meaning to the word "servility". Hence, the correct answer is option c, insolence.

Note: It is important that students know the meaning of the given options as the other options are plausible distractors.