501 Synonym & Antonym Questions and Answer Key ( Part 8)

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Updated On Dec 04, 2021

Synonyms
Answer Key

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Synonyms

Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word provided.

1. wrath

a. knot

b. anger

c. crime

d. smoke

2. plethora

a. trouble

b. foolish

c. wealth

d. love

3. calamity

a. potion

b. silence

c. shellfish

d. disaster

4. pompous

a. arrogant

b. supportive

c. busy

d. gaudy

5. prevalent

a. wind

b. servile

c. widespread

d. rare

6. wince

a. flinch

b. cheer

c. crush

d. solitary

7. superficial

a. gorgeous

b. shallow

c. intelligent

d. rich

8. tangle

a. snarl

b. growl

c. dance

d. shiver

9. reform

a. punish

b. destroy

c. display

d. correct

10. methodical

a. rhythmic

b. poetic

c. systematic

d. disrespectful

11. spite

a. joy

b. beverage

c. wonder

d. malice

12. scale

a. climb

b. sail

c. swim

d. skate

13. smudge

a. gloat

b. residue

c. blur

d. celebrate

14. mundane

a. dirty

b. commonplace

c. confused

d. extraordinary

15. pretension

a. stress

b. ambition

c. waste

d. strife

16. affect

a. outcome

b. share

c. pompous

d. cultivate

17. herald

a. insignia

b. postpone

c. hail

d. regal

18. faculty

a. defective

b. school

c. gift

d. desire

19. mirth

a. anger

b. glee

c. sarcasm

d. mistrust

20. drudgery

a. silliness

b. labor

c. evil

d. investigation

21. prerequisite

a. necessary

b. course

c. difficult

d. tar

22. dire

a. questionable

b. forthright

c. traitor

d. urgent

23. grapple

a. struggle

b. trap

c. laugh

d. intend

24. sundry

a. aged

b. supply

c. various

d. tremendous

25. supplant

a. grow

b. replace

c. undo

d. question

26. venerate

a. ordain

b. breathe

c. polish

d. revere

27. conciliate

a. appease

b. disagree

c. revive

d. separate

28. exultant

a. afraid

b. jubilant

c. expectant

d. demanding

29. surreptitious

a. overbearing

b. clandestine

c. indirect

d. impious

30. recalcitrant

a. hesitant

b. subdued

c. unruly

d. subtract

31. pretty

a. plain

b. confusing

c. ugly

d. terrible

32. coterie

a. various

b. flirtation

c. club

d. socialize

33. nefarious

a. infamous

b. macabre

c. evil

d. distinguished

34. curry

a. flatter

b. spicy

c. squander

d. game

35. preternatural

a. immature

b. extraordinary

c. removed

d. unearned

36. pernicious

a. noxious

b. illicit

c. open

d. undecided

37. reprisal

a. accusation

b. loathe

c. retaliation

d. insinuation

38. manifold

a. evident

b. contemporary

c. diverse

d. willing

39. factious

a. sham

b. unreliable

c. seditious

d. argumentative

Answer Key

b. wrath means strong, vengeful anger
c. abundance means an ample quantity, or wealth
d. a calamity is an extraordinarily grave event, or disaster
a. pompous means self-important, or arrogant
c. prevalent means generally accepted, or widespread
a. to wince means to shrink back involuntarily, or to flinch
b. superficial means to be concerned only with the surface or appearance, or shallow
a. a tangle is a twisted, knotted mass, or a snarl
d. to reform means to change for the better, or to correct
c. methodical means proceeding according to an order or system, or systematic
d. spite means petty ill will or hatred, or malice
a. one meaning of scale is to climb
c. a smudge is a blurry spot or streak
b. mundane means ordinary, or commonplace
b. pretension means an effort to establish, or ambition
d. to affect means to make a display of using or liking something, or to cultivate
c. to herald means to greet with enthusiasm, or to hail
c. one meaning of faculty is an ability or gift
b. mirth means gladness expressed with laughter, or glee
b. drudgery means uninspiring or menial labor
a. prerequisite means necessary for carrying out a function
d. dire means desperately urgent
a. to grapple means to come to grips with, or to struggle
c. sundry means an indeterminate number, or various
b. to supplant means take the place of, or to replace
d. to venerate means to treat with reverential respect, or to revere
a. to conciliate means to gain goodwill with pleasing acts, or to appease
b. exultant means filled with or expressing great joy, or jubilant
b. surreptitious means done or acquired in stealth, or clandestine
c. recalcitrant means defiant of authority, or unruly
d. one meaning of pretty is miserable or terrible, as in the expression “a pretty pickle’’
c. a coterie is an intimate or exclusive group or people who share a common interest or purpose; a club is an association of people for a common purpose
c. nefarious means flagrantly wicked, or evil
a. to curry means to seek to gain favor, or to flatter
b. preternatural means exceeding what is natural, or extraordinary
a. pernicious means highly injurious or deadly, or noxious
c. a reprisal is an act of vengeance, or a retaliation
c. manifold means marked by variety, or diverse
c. factious means inclined to form factions; seditious means disposed to insurrection