501 Synonym; Antonym Questions and Answer Key ( Part 9)
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Antonyms
Select the word that is most dissimilar in meaning to the word provided.
| 1. tragic
a. boring b. mysterious c. comic d. incredulous 2. able a. willful b. inept c. careful d. feasible 3. tireless a. exhausted b. unfailing c. broke d. driving 4. wean a. flourish b. flush c. strengthen d. addict 5. haste a. delay b. frugal c. debauchery d. solemnity 6. malice a. goodwill b. bitterness c. coddle d. distress 7. permanent a. loose b. fierce c. fleeting d. unhappy 8. attain a. crave b. lose c. harbor d. credit 9. taint a. cheer b. worry c. clear d. purify 10. belittle a. plain b. detract c. magnify d. torment 11. tedious a. unwavering b. frightening c. horrible d. pleasurable 12. license a. restriction b. allow c. join d. gather |
15. denounce
a. covet b. condemn c. blame d. deplore 16. contrary a. urbane b. agreeable c. unpleasant d. despicable 17. glower a. prairie b. smile c. raise d. throw 18. exacting a. upright b. lenient c. sober d. general 19. curtail a. remain b. detain c. placate d. prolong 20. eminent a. imminent b. obscure c. retire d. unsure 21. abdicate a. deny b. usurp c. blame d. renounce 22. indolent a. industrious b. complimentary c. native d. smooth 23. fortuitous a. undefended b. gratuitous c. deliberate d. impoverished 24. disparage a. hesitate b. settle c. trouble d. applaud 25. dubious a. reliable b. pleasing c. rhythmic d. careful 26. interdict a. continue b. abstain c. wallow d. sanction |
29. verdant
a. dishonest b. suspicious c. moldy d. arid 30. ductile a. unfeeling b. arrogant c. precious d. rigid 31. asperity a. moistness b. amenity c. sour d. generosity 32. epicurean a. ascetic b. slovenly c. imprecision d. providential 33. traduce a. deduce b. laud c. presuppose d. converge 34. bridle a. heckle b. dissuade c. vent d. persist 35. spare a. rotund b. pacify c. impolite d. impose 36. proclivity a. calm b. antipathy c. desire d. dearth 37. vituperation a. alacrity b. alertness c. reparation d. acclaim 38. gambol a. trudge b. hedge c. crone d. misplace 39. quixotic a. simple b. staid c. passe d. unpredictable 40. lachrymose a. quick b. loquacious c. blithe d. plentiful |
| 13. frivolous
a. pious b. inexpensive c. serious d. contemptuous
14. plain a. meadow b. ugly c. lovely d. unadorned |
27. mendacious
a. bashful b. capacious c. veracious d. quiet
28. lassitude a. release b. demure c. fatigue d. vigor |
Answer key
- c. tragic means regrettably serious or sorrowful; comic means humorous
- b. able means having skill or ability; inept means lacking skill
- a. tireless means filled with energy; exhausted means depleted of energy
- d. to wean means to detach from a dependence; to addict means to make dependent
- a. haste means hurry; delay means postponement or procrastination
- a. malice means a desire to see another suffer; goodwill means desire to see another benefit
- c. permanent means lasting; fleeting means passing quickly or temporary
- b. to attain means to achieve or to gain, therefore to lose is the most dissimilar
- d. to taint means to contaminate or corrupt; to purify means to make pure
- c. to belittle means to make seem little or less; to magnify means to enlarge
- d. tedious means boring; pleasurable means enjoyable or delightful
- a. one meaning of a license is permission; restriction means limitation
- c. frivolous means lacking seriousness, therefore serious is the most dissimilar
- c. plain means lacking in beauty; lovely means beautiful
- a. one meaning of to denounce is to speak out against; to covet means to wish for enviously
- b. contrary means unwilling to accept control or advice; agreeable means ready or willing to agree
- b. glower means a sullen brooding look, therefore smile is the most dissimilar
- b. exacting means severe; lenient means indulgent
- d. to curtail means to cut short; to prolong means to lengthen or extend
- b. eminent means prominent, or famous; obscure means not prominent, or unknown
- b. to abdicate means to renounce power or high office; to usurp means seize power or high office
- a. indolent means lazy; industrious means hardworking
- c. fortuitous means occurring by chance, or accidental; deliberate means resulting from careful consideration, or voluntary
- d. to disparage means to speak slightingly about; to applaud means to express approval
- a. dubious means questionable or unreliable, therefore reliable is the most dissimilar
- d. to interdict means to forbid; to sanction means to approve
- c. mendacious means dishonest; veracious means truthful or honest
- d. lassitude means weariness; vigor means strength or force
- d. one meaning of verdant is green, especially with plant life; arid means dry, or lacking enough rainfall for agriculture
- d. one meaning of ductile is easily led or influenced; one meaning of rigid is inflexible, set in opinion
- b. asperity means roughness of surface or manner; amenity means pleasantness or smoothness of manner
- a. epicurean means having sensitive and self-indulgent taste especially in food and wine; ascetic means practicing self-denial and austerity
- b. to traduce means to expose to shame or blame; to laud means to praise or extol
- c. to bridle means to restrain or keep under control; to vent means to relieve by means of an outlet
- a. one meaning of spare is lean; rotund means round or fleshy
- b. proclivity means inclination or predisposition; antipathy means settled aversion or dislike
- d. vituperation means bitter condemnation; acclaim means praise
- a. to gambol means to skip about in play; to trudge means to march steadily and laboriously
- b. quixotic means foolishly impractical and marked by extravagantly romantic ideals; staid means sedate and marked by prim self-restraint
- c. lachrymose means given to weeping, or morose; blithe means of a happy or lighthearted character, or merry
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