2026 · Q43
Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
She sat there looking **morose**.
EnglishAntonyms
- Acheerful
- Bmelancholic
- Cdisinterested
- Dsullen
Explanation
“Morose” means gloomy, sullen, and ill-tempered in mood. Its opposite is “cheerful” — bright and happy — option (a). Options (b) and (d) (melancholic, sullen) are synonyms of “morose”, and (c) disinterested is unrelated. Hence (a).