501 Synonym & Antonym Questions and Answer Key ( Part 13)
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Antonyms
Select the word that is most dissimilar in meaning to the word provided.
| 1. subsequent
a. aloof b. previous c. following d. dismissive 2. abrupt a. continue b. laudable c. anticipated d. careless 3. conserve a. waste b. silence c. liberal d. complicate 4. waive a. retain b. snub c. imprison d. display 5. erode a. compost b. clarify c. ignore d. restore 6. recall a. rebate b. demonstrate c. forget d. despise 7. dormant a. clever b. active c. dreamy d. invisible 8. procrastinate a. lengthen b. soothe c. hurry d. demolish 9. docile a. intelligent b. unruly c. unreachable d. pale 10. impromptu a. rehearsed b. bizarre c. foolish d. disarming |
11. denigrate
a. blame b. hide c. query d. uphold 12. bent a. curved b. disinclination c. careful d. lustrous 13. solvent a. soggy b. confusing c. broke d. critical 14. disconsolate a. joyful b. inhospitable c. anguished d. rude 15. brusque a. cold b. opulent c. gracious d. suspect 16. callow a. kind b. urbane c. sensitive d. gentle 17. countenance a. force b. genuine c. deny d. verify 18. cachet a. release b. explanation c. thinness d. ignominy 19. evince a. convince b. hallow c. hide d. interpret 20. vainglorious a. horrible b. fierce c. greedy d. modest |
21. iniquitous
a. virtuous b. complacent c. equal d. virulent 22. obstreperous a. short b. tame c. strict d. distant 23. ebullient a. aggressive b. acrid c. unjust d. glum 24. halcyon a. obtrusive b. advanced c. tempestuous d. unscientific 25. imprimatur a. servant b. teacher c. disapproval d. rustic 26. odium a. fragrance b. ease c. admiration d. trust 27. mephitic a. honest b. healthy c. simple d. rural 28. platitudinous a. hilly b. exhilarating c. confounded d. advantageous 29. facultative a. compulsory b. insipid c. pending d. decisive 30. persiflage a. coddle b. admiration c. silence d. clarity |
Answers key
- b. subsequent means following in time or order; previous means going before in time or order
- c. abrupt means occurring without warning, or sudden; anticipated means expected
- a. to conserve means to keep safe or preserve, which is the opposite of to waste
- a. to waive means to give up voluntarily; to retain means to keep
- d. to erode means to wear away; to restore means to bring back to an original state
- c. to recall means to remember, which is the opposite of to forget
- b. dormant means temporarily inactive, which is the opposite of active
- c. to procrastinate means to delay or put off, which is the opposite of to hurry
- b. docile means easily taught; unruly means not easily managed or disciplined
- a. impromptu means unplanned or unrehearsed; rehearsed means trained or practiced
- d. to denigrate means to deny the importance of something, or to belittle; to uphold means to support or to elevate
- b. a bent is a strong inclination or capacity; a disinclination is a slight aversion
- c. one meaning of solvent is able to pay all debts; broke means penniless
- a. disconsolate means cheerless or dejected, which is the opposite of joyful
- c. brusque means blunt in manner or speech to the point of being ungracious; gracious means marked by charm and good taste
- b. callow means unsophisticated; urbane means sophisticated
- c. to countenance means to extend approval or sanction; to deny means to refuse to grant
- d. cachet means prestige; ignominy means disgrace
- c. to evince means to display clearly or reveal, which is the opposite of to hide
- d. vainglorious means boastful, which is the opposite of modest
- a. iniquitous means wicked; virtuous means morally excellent
- b. obstreperous means stubbornly resistant to control or unruly; tame means docile or submissive
- d. ebullient means lively or enthusiastic; glum means dreary or gloomy
- c. halcyon means calm or peaceful; tempestuous means turbulent or stormy
- c. imprimatur means sanction or approval, therefore disapproval is the most dissimilar
- c. odium means hatred and condemnation; admiration means a feeling of delighted approval
- b. mephitic means relating to a foul, noxious exhalation from the earth; a mephitic environment would be unhealthy, so healthy is its opposite
- b. platitudinous means full of or characterized by banal, trite remarks; exhilarating means refreshing or exciting
- a. facultative means optional; compulsory means mandatory, or not optional
- c. persiflage means frivolous talk, therefore silence is the most dissimilar
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