Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1 · SSC MTS 2025
enervate in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC MTS 2025 Spelling
Select the option with the correct spelling that can replace the underlined word in the given sentence. If the spelling in the given sentence is already correct, choose Option "No replacement required".
The long, hot summer days seemed to enarvate him, draining his energy completely.Answer & explanation
Answer: B) enervate
Correct Answer: enervate (Option 2)
The word ' enarvate ' in the sentence is misspelled. The correct spelling is 'enervate' — meaning to make someone feel drained of energy or vitality. It comes from Latin: enervare (to weaken).
Corrected sentence: The long, hot summer days seemed to enervate him, draining his energy completely.
Why the other options are wrong:
Option 1 - ' Ennervate ': incorrectly doubles the 'n'; the correct spelling has only one 'n' after 'e'.
Option 3 - ' Enerveate ': incorrectly inserts an extra 'e' before '-ate', making it a non-word.
Option 4 - 'No replacement required' is incorrect because ' enarvate ' in the sentence is misspelled. - SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Antonyms
What is the antonym of "Enervate"?
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Invigorate
Meaning: enervate = to drain of strength and energy *(शक्तिहीन करना, निर्बल करना)*.
Its antonym must put the energy back in.
invigorate = to fill with vigour and freshness *(स्फूर्ति भरना, ऊर्जावान बनाना)* — the exact reverse.
Why the others are wrong.
• exhaust = to tire out completely *(थका देना)* — a synonym of *enervate*.
• sap = to drain strength away gradually *(धीरे-धीरे शक्ति क्षीण करना)* — again a synonym.
• debilitate = to weaken, especially in health *(दुर्बल करना)* — the closest synonym of the three.
*Enervate does not mean “to energise”; the en- prefix misleads. It takes energy out, while the vigor in invigorate puts it back.*
enervate – questions
Has enervate been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – enervate has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1, SSC MTS 2025.