2026 · Q50
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 led a **precarious** life as a theatre artist.
EnglishAntonyms
- Ainsecure
- Bprecious
- Cprecipitous
- Dstable
Explanation
“Precarious” means insecure, unstable, and liable to collapse — literally “obtained by prayer” (Latin precarius), hence uncertain. Its opposite is “stable”, firm and secure — option (d). Option (a) insecure is a synonym, while (b) and (c) play on the word’s sound. Hence (d).