Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given.
ZEST
A) Restive
B) Callous
C) Indifference
D) Distaste

Answer 1

Hint:When someone shows great enthusiasm for any particular work or action. Example: His wit added zest to the enactment.

Complete step by step answer:
Let us examine all the options provided and arrive at the correct solution
Restive means fidgety or restless or uneasy especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction.
Example The horses of a convoy carriage became restive at the beginning of the bridge
Callous: Being insensitive or cruel in regards to others’ feelings. This adjective usually used callous in the figurative sense for emotionally cynical. If someone is unmoved by other people's problems.
Indifference: This adjective describes lack of interest or sympathy or concern in any person.
Distaste: This noun describes one's dislike or aversion in human emotions.
Upon carefully studying all the options denoting human emotions, the opposite meaning for the given word ZEST is option a.

Note:
Zest: The word was derived late in the 15th century from French word zeste. The original word was used for lemon or orange peel. This was later incorporated in our communicative vocabulary to equate the freshness and the essence exhibited by the peel of the lemon or orange peel. These days the word ZEST often denotes great enthusiasm and energy exhibited by the people.