Graduate Trainee Verbal Ability Access Bank Job

‘Obloquy’ means strong public criticism or disgrace. The opposite is ‘fame,’ which refers to being well-known and admired rather than publicly shamed.
‘Name’ and ‘inquiry’ are irrelevant, while ‘shame’ is actually close in meaning to ‘obloquy.’

‘Penchant’ means a strong liking or inclination toward something. The opposite is ‘distaste,’ which refers to dislike or aversion.
The other options—‘scabbard,’ ‘agreement,’ and ‘earring’—are unrelated in meaning.

‘Baleful’ means threatening harm or full of menace. The opposite is ‘congenial,’ which means pleasant, friendly, and agreeable.
‘Empty,’ ‘tasty,’ and ‘gaudy’ do not contrast directly with a threatening nature.

‘Curt’ means rudely brief or abrupt in speech or manner. The opposite is ‘voluble,’ which means speaking fluently and at length.
‘Contractual,’ ‘precise,’ and ‘honest’ are unrelated to the manner of speech implied by ‘curt.’

‘Invidious’ means likely to arouse resentment or anger in others, or unjust and unfair. Its opposite would mean harmless, pleasant, or inoffensive. Among the given options, none expresses harmlessness directly, but since option E (‘inoffensive’) was the correct one and is now omitted, the opposite meaning is best represented by the removed term. Hence, ‘inoffensive’ would have been the correct opposite.

‘Macerate’ means to soften or break down a substance by soaking it in liquid. Its opposite would be to make something hard or dry. Therefore, ‘harden by drying’ expresses the opposite idea of softening by soaking.

‘Scepticism’ means doubt or disbelief. The opposite of doubt is firm belief or conviction. Hence, ‘conviction’ expresses the opposite meaning of ‘scepticism’.

‘Ignominious’ means shameful or disgraceful. The opposite is something that brings praise or honour. Therefore, ‘laudatory’, which means expressing praise, is the correct opposite.

‘Coda’ refers to the concluding passage of a piece of music or composition. The opposite would be the beginning part of a composition, which is called a ‘prelude’.

‘Paltry’ means insignificant, meagre, or very small in amount. The opposite of something meagre is something large or excessive. Therefore, ‘excessive’ best expresses the opposite meaning.