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saraswathi tenneti
saraswathi tenneti

The document is about an old man who had five sons who were always fighting. To teach them the importance of unity, the old man asked his sons to bring him a bundle of sticks. When together in a bundle, the sticks could not be broken, but when separated they could be broken easily. This led the sons to understand that by working together as a united group, they would be stronger. The document then states the word "amalgamate" means to combine or unite, so its closest opposite is "separate", which means to divide or split apart.

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GATE 2011 CS GENERAL APTITUDE
Q. Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word : Amalgamate A) merge B) split C) collect D) separate
Once there was an old man. He had five sons. They were always at loggerheads with each other. The old man hit upon a plan to make them united.
One day he called them to his bed side He asked them to bring a bundle of sticks.
They went to the field to collect some sticks.
They took a big log of wood and split it into small pieces.
The old man asked them to break the bundle of sticks. They found it impossible to do so.
He asked them to separate the pieces in the bundle. They were able to break the individual sticks.
They now understood the importance of living and working together. They decided to merge their fields.
It is important to amalgamate new concepts to achieve success.
The word separate is the closest antonym of the word amalgamate.

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GATE 2011 CS

  • 2. Q. Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word : Amalgamate A) merge B) split C) collect D) separate
  • 3. Once there was an old man. He had five sons. They were always at loggerheads with each other. The old man hit upon a plan to make them united.
  • 4. One day he called them to his bed side He asked them to bring a bundle of sticks.
  • 5. They went to the field to collect some sticks.
  • 6. They took a big log of wood and split it into small pieces.
  • 7. The old man asked them to break the bundle of sticks. They found it impossible to do so.
  • 8. He asked them to separate the pieces in the bundle. They were able to break the individual sticks.
  • 9. They now understood the importance of living and working together. They decided to merge their fields.
  • 10. It is important to amalgamate new concepts to achieve success.
  • 11. The word separate is the closest antonym of the word amalgamate.