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Contents
Introduction 1 Synonyms 2 Antonyms 3 Synonyms 4 Antonyms 5 Synonyms 6 Antonyms 7 Synonyms and Antonyms 8 Synonyms 9 Antonyms 10 Synonyms 11 Antonyms 12 Synonyms 13 Antonyms 14 Synonyms and Antonyms
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Introduction
elcome to 501 Synonym and Antonym Questions! This book is designed to help you prepare for the verbal sections of many assessment and entrance
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exams. By completing the exercises in this book you will also increase your vocabulary and refine your knowledge of words. Most standardized testsincluding high school entrance exams, the SAT, civil service exams, and the GREuse synonym and antonym questions to test verbal skills. These questions ask test takers to identify the word that is most similar or dissimilar to another word, effectively testing their knowledge of two words. The questions in this book, for the most part, are grouped into sections of questions that ask you to select a words synonym and sections that ask you to select a words antonym. There are two sections that include questions asking for either the synonym or the antonym. The questions increase in difficulty as you move through the exercises of each chapter. Because this book is designed for many levels
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of test takers, you may find that some of the more advanced questions are beyond your ability. If you are using this book to study for a high school entrance exam, you may get a number of questions that appear later in a section wrong. Dont worry! If you are getting the earlier questions correct, you are probably in good shape for your test. However, if you are studying for a graduate level exam such as the GRE, the full range of questions presented is appropriate for your level. The questions in this book can help you prepare for your test in many ways. First, completing these practice exercises will make you familiar with the question format. They will also get you thinking of words in terms of other words with similar or opposite meanings. In the test-taking environment it can be difficult to switch gears from synonym questions to antonym questions; completing these exercises will make these mental gymnastics more comfortable. Second, your performance on these questions will help you assess your vocabulary level. For example, a word may be familiar to you you may have seen it in print and have a general sense of what it meansbut when tested, you may discover that you do not know the words precise meaning. These exercises will help you pinpoint those familiar words for which you need to learn the exact definition. In addition, you will probably encounter words that are totally unfamiliar. By memorizing their definitions, you can add these words to your vocabulary and call upon them at test time to improve your score. Third, many of the questions in this book, and on assessment exams, test your ability to discern nuance of meaning. The question may ask you to identify the synonym for a secondary definition of a common wordfor example, inclination or natural ability is a sec-
ondary definition of the word bent. Also, the direction for these exercises usually ask you to identify the word that is most dissimilar in meaning to the word in the question. This m that you may be asked to pick between degrees of meaning. For
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example, atrocious means utterly revolting; in this case, revolting would be a more accurate synonym than unpleasant. Each question is fully explained at the end of the chapter. The answer keys give you not only the right answer but also the definitions of the word in the question and the correct answer. Use your performance to create a study guide. For example, make a list of all the words that you missed and their definitions. Then study this list as a quick and concentrated method to improve your vocabulary. In some cases, you will also benefit from looking up the definitions of the words that you selected incorrectly to ensure that you know the precise meaning of these words. Then add these words to your study list as well. You have already taken an important step toward improving your vocabulary and your score. You have shown your commitment by purchasing this book. Now all you need to do is to complete each 35 to 40 question exercise, study the answers, and watch your vocabulary increase. You can even work in pencil and do the exercises again to reinforce what you have learned. Good luck!
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Synonyms
Which of these words is closest in meaning to the word provided?
1. remote 4.
a. b. c. d.
2. detest
automatic distant savage mean

5.
a. b. c. d.
3. gracious
argue hate discover reveal

6.
a. b. c. d.
pretty clever pleasant present
yms
predict a. b. c. d. kin a. b. c. d. pensive a. b. c. d. foretell decide prevent discover
exult twist friend relative
oppressed caged thoughtful happy
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a. b. c. d.
8. fraud
exile hate fade clean
a. b. c. d.
9. saccharine
malcontent argument imposter clown
a. b. c. d.
10. drag
leave sweet arid quit
a. b. c. d.
11. jovial
sleepy crush proud pull
a. b. c. d.
12. indifferent
incredulous merry revolting dizzy
a. b. c. d.
neutral unkind precious mean
ynonym & Antonym Questions 13. simulate
a. b. c. d.
14. charisma
excite imitate trick apelike
a. b. c. d.
15. apportion
ghost force charm courage
a. b. c. d.
16. generic
divide decide cut squabble
a. b. c. d.
17. qualm
general cheap fresh elderly
a. b. c. d.
18. wary
distress impunity persevere scruple
a. b. c. d.
calm curved confused cautious
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Synonym & Antonym Questions 25.
a. b. c. d.
20. sumptuous
wrong evil deform harm

26.
a. b. c. d.
21. reel
delirious gorgeous perilous luxurious

27.
a. b. c. d.
22. inscrutable
whirl fish hit mistake

28.
a. b. c. d.
23. appall
difficult mysterious inflexible wary

29.
a. b. c. d.
24. upright
delirious covered dismay confuse

30.
a. b. c. d.
honorable horizontal humble supine
ntonym Questions
reverie a. b. c. d. loot a. b. c. d. loquacious a. b. c. d. chimera a. b. c. d. temerity a. b. c. d. educe a. b. c. d.
palimpsest phantom daydream curio
destruction waste spoils cavort
talkative thirsty beautiful complicated
chimney protest illusion panache
audacity fearfulness shyness stupidity
demand elicit ideal unlawful
501 31. nabob
a. b. c. d.
32. pall
bigwig doubter frolic converse

35.
a. b. c. d.
33. sacrosanct
light satiate carry horror
a. b. c. d.
prayer sanctuary pious sacred
ntonym Questions
louche a. b. c. d. stentorian a. b. c. d.
gauche fine brilliant indecent
violent misbegotten loud stealthy
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Answers
1. b.
remote means faraway, or
2. b. 3. c.
to detest means to feel intense or violent dislike, or to gracious means to be interactions to predict means to declare in advance or to kin means people with common ancestors, or
4. a. 5. d.
6. c. 7. a. 8. c.
pensive means moodily or dreamily to banish means to drive out from home or country, or to
a fraud is someone who is not what he or she pretends to be, o an imposter saccharine means overly
9. b.
10. d.
to drag is to applied force jovial means good humored or to be indifferent is to be marked by impartiality or to be neutral to simulate is to assume the outward appearance of, or to imitate
11. b. 12. a.
13. b.
14. c. 15. a. 16. a.
charisma is magnetic to apportion is to generic means having the characteristic of a whole group, or general
distant
ense or violent dislike, or to pleasant or considerate in social
hate
e in advance or to
foretell relative s
mmon ancestors, or
thoughtful exile
ut from home or country, or to
not what he or she pretends to be, or
sweet
pull
, or to cause movement in a direction with
merry
arked by impartiality or to be
e outward appearance of, or to
charm divide
or appeal and share out
characteristic of a whole group,
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a qualm is a feeling of uneasiness about a moral issue, or a scruple wary means to be attentive especially to danger, or to be cautious
18. d.
19. c. 20. d. 21. a. 22. b.
to distort means to twist out of a normal state, or to sumptuous means excessively costly, rich, or one meaning of reel is to move round and round, or to inscrutable means not easily interpreted or understood, or mysterious
23. c. 24. a.
to appall is to overcome with shock, or to upright can mean either supine are both antonyms of upright a reverie means the state of being lost in thought, or a daydream
25. c.
26. c. 27. a. 28. c. 29. a.
loot means goods seized in war, or loquacious means excessively a chimera is a fabrication of the mind, or an temerity means unreasonable contempt for danger or recklessness, or
30. b.
to educe means to develop something potential or latent; to elicit means to draw out something hidden or latent a nabob is a person of great wealth or importance, or a to pall can mean to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating
31. a. 32. b.
asiness about a moral issue, or a
especially to danger, or to be
t of a normal state, or to
deform luxurious whirl
vely costly, rich, or
move round and round, or to
ly interpreted or understood, or
h shock, or to honorable or vertical; horizontal and
dismay
of being lost in thought, or a
spoils talkative , or garrulous illusion
f the mind, or an
ble contempt for danger or audacity
something potential or latent; to w out something hidden or latent bigwig
at wealth or importance, or a of pleasure in something by
501 33. d. 34. d. 35. c.
sacrosanct means the most louche means not reputable, or stentorian means great power and range loud
ntonym Questions
sacred
, or holy indecent
and is usually used to imply a voice of
Antonyms
Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?
36. withdraw 39. impartial
a. b. c. d.
37. secret
reduce need advance want
a. b. c. d.
40. luminous
a. b. c. d.
38. heartfelt
friendly covert hidden overt
a. b. c. d.
41. awe
a. b. c. d.
loving insincere unhealthy humorous
a. b. c. d.
yms
hostile biased dislike worried
clear dim brittle clever
borrow shallow low contempt
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a. b. c. d.
43. rotund
group peak select marry

49.
a. b. c. d.
44. talent
round unimportant thin dull

50.
a. b. c. d.
45. common
ungrateful silent show inability

51.
a. b. c. d.
46. brazen
strange uneasy quick fast

52.
a. b. c. d.
47. expect
bashful boisterous noisy heated

53.
a. b. c. d.
attend regret despair loathe
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ntonym Questions
malodorous a. acrid b. pungent c. fragrant d. expound a. b. c. d. pique a. b. c. d. abate a. b. c. d. dearth a. b. c. d. peaked a. b. c. d. tired arrogant pointy ruddy value gully smooth soothe delicious
besmirch confuse confine condemn
free augment provoke wane
lack poverty abundance foreign
501 54. abridge
a. b. c. d.
55. kindle
shorten extend stress easy

61.
a. b. c. d.
56. meager
smother detest enemy discourage

62.
a. b. c. d.
57. philistine
kind generous thoughtful copious

63.
a. b. c. d.
58. zenith
novice intellectual pious debutante

64.
a. b. c. d.
59. germane
worst apex nadir past

65.
a. b. c. d.
irrelevant indifferent impartial improvident
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ntonym Questions
irascible a. b. c. d. approbate a. b. c. d. supercilious a. b. c. d.
determined placid reasonable pliant
ingratitude condemn dissatisfaction master
unimportant relevant serious meek
improvident a. cautious b. fortunate c. proven d. demur a. b. c. d. fatuous a. b. c. d. crafty frugal sensible inane intelligent
embrace crude boisterous falter
501 66. quiescent
a. b. c. d.
67. sartorial
lackadaisical active dull prescient

70.
a. b. c. d.
68. sapient
cheerful sincere inelegant homespun
a. b. c. d.
hunched strong simple simian
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ntonym Questions
matutinal a. b. c. d.
paternal crepuscular maritime marsupial
impecunious a. wealthy b. cautious c. hungry d. tardy
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36. c.
to withdraw means to remove or retreat; to opposite of retreat
37. d. 38. b.
secret means hidden or covert; heartfelt means expressing genuine feeling, or sincere, so insincere is its opposite impartial means to be without prejudice or bias, therefore biased is the opposite
39. b.
40. b.
luminous means radiating or reflecting light, or glowing; means dark or dull awe means a sense of deep respect or veneration; means a lack of respect, or disdain a pit is a hole and a rotund means rounded or plump, therefore
41. d.
42. b. 43. c.
44. d.
a talent is a special creative or artistic ability, therefore is the opposite common means ordinary or familiar; brazen means to be defiant or insolent; or timid
45. a. 46. a.
47. c.
to expect is to wait for or to look forward to; to lose all hope malodorous means to have a bad smell; smelling sweet or delicate to expound means to explain; to opposite of expound
48. c.
49. b.
ve or retreat; to
advance
is the
overt
means open to view
genuine feeling, or sincere, so s its opposite
out prejudice or bias, therefore
or reflecting light, or glowing;
dim
p respect or veneration;
contempt
peak
is the top of a hill or mountain thin is the opposite
plump, therefore
e or artistic ability, therefore
inability
strange bashful
means unfamiliar means to be shy
t or insolent;
look forward to; to
despair
is to
e a bad smell;
fragrant
means
confuse
, or confound, is the
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501 50. d. 51. b.
to pique means to excite or irritate; to to abate means to reduce in degree or intensity; to means to increase
52. c.
dearth means an inadequate supply or lack of something; abundance to be peaked is to appear pale or wan; to be healthy, red complexion to abridge means to shorten and to to kindle means to start burning or ignite; to stifle or suppress
53. d.
54. b. 55. a.
56. d.
meager means lacking in quality or quantity; present in large quantity, or abundant philistine is used disparagingly to describe a person guided by material rather than intellectual values; an person who engages in creative use of his or her intellect
57. b.
58. a.
zenith means the highest point or the apex; lowest point germane means to be appropriate or relevant, therefore irrelevant is the opposite irascible means easily angered; to approbate means to approve or sanction; to to declare wrong or to convict
59. a.
60. b. 61. b.
62. d.
supercilious means coolly or patronizingly haughty; means enduring injury with patience and without resentment improvident means lacking prudent foresight, or careless; cautious means to be wary or to exercise forethought
63. a.
soothe
means to calm augment
n degree or intensity; to
te supply or lack of something; means an ample quantity, or wealth ruddy is to have a
pale or wan; to be
extend
means to lengthen smother means to
rning or ignite; to
uality or quantity;
copious
means
ngly to describe a person guided by ctual values; an ative use of his or her intellect
intellectual
is a
oint or the apex;
nadir
means the
opriate or relevant, therefore s the opposite placid means calm or serene condemn means
rove or sanction; to
or patronizingly haughty; patience and without resentment
meek
prudent foresight, or careless; wary or to exercise forethought
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to demur means to delay or hesitate; to accept readily or gladly; demure means coy fatuous means inanely foolish;
65. c.
66. b.
quiescent means marked by inactivity or repose, therefore active is the opposite sartorial means of or relating to tailored clothes; means homemade
67. a.
68. c.
sapient means possessing great wisdom, or sage; one meanin simple is deficient in intelligence
69. b.
matutinal means of or relating to the morning; means relating to or resembling twilight impecunious means having little or no money, therefore wealthy is the opposite
70. a.
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r hesitate; to mure means coy sensible
embrace
means to
is its nearest opposite
y inactivity or repose, therefore
ng to tailored clothes;
homespun
great wisdom, or sage; one meaning of
ing to the morning; bling twilight
crepuscular
g little or no money, therefore
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Synonyms
Select the word that most nearly means the word provided.
71. modest most nearly means 74.
a. b. c. d.
attractive clever current humble

75.
72. custom most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
dessert habit ethic deliver

76.
73. prolong most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
extend inquire relax wait
nonyms
hustle most nearly means a. b. c. d. dance hurry busy clean
solemn most nearly means a. amusing b. harmful c. speech d. serious
imply most nearly means a. suggest b. stab c. thick d. destroy
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77. ramble most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
knot confuse wander wonder
78. beneficial most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
help advantageous charity wise
84.
79. flare most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
judicial temper style blaze
85.
80. negligent most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
pajamas morbid careless dark
86.
81. aloof most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
above tidy clever reserved
87.
82. resolve most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
turn puzzle decide want
88.
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ntonym Questions
congregate most nearly means a. worship b. gather c. d. disturb hurry
utter most nearly means a. express b. defer c. borrow d. laugh fearless most nearly means a. b. c. d. powerful cowardly brave careful
negligible most nearly means a. insignificant b. c. d. arguable careless dark
placid most nearly means a. calm b. lazy c. solemn d. devious
rake most nearly means a. thin b. scoundrel c. gentleman d. shovel
501 89. dupe most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
rancher trick simpleton drug

96.
90. stigma most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
stain trial difficulty holiness

97.
91. reside most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
remain home dwell sediment

98.
92. covetous most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
quiet sneaky lurking greedy

99.
93. abide most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
endure hate attendance live

100.
94. shrewd most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
intractable mean astute intelligent
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ntonym Questions
fetter most nearly means a. rancid b. praise c. hamper d. persist
flagrant most nearly means a. vibrant b. glaring c. vicious d. pleasant mitigate most nearly means a. b. c. d. relieve blend defend confuse
rail most nearly means a. scold b. push c. try d. punish
meld most nearly means a. character b. distinction c. blend d. firmness rally most nearly means a. b. c. d. demonstrate muster course truly
501 101. abject most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
indigent desire despondent extreme

107.
102. bespoke most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
gentle quiet tailored handsome
103. diffident most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
apathetic shy arrogant quarrelsome
108.
104. proffer most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
mendicant wastrel predict tender
109.
105. mordant most nearly means
a. b. c. d.
dead gruesome fetid caustic
110.
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ntonym Questions
churlish most nearly means a. childish b. boorish c. tempestuous d. disorderly
antediluvian most nearly means a. antiquated b. parched c. nonsectarian d. nonsensical picayune most nearly means a. b. c. d. petty spicy paltry southern
smite most nearly means a. flee b. speck c. d. dirt strike
winnow most nearly means a. carve b. wind c. weed d. carry
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71. d.
modest means to be free of conceit or pretension, or
72. b. 73. a. 74. b. 75. d. 76. a.
a custom means a long-established practice, or a to prolong means to lengthen in time, or to to hustle means to hurry
solemn means marked by grave sobriety, or to imply means to express indirectly, or to
77. c.
to ramble means to move aimlessly from place to place, or to wander beneficial means causing benefit, or flare means a fire or style blaze
78. b. 79. d.
80. c. 81. d. 82. c.
negligent means marked by neglect, or aloof means distant in feeling, or one meaning of resolve is to something to congregate means to gather
83. b.
84. a. 85. c. 86. a.
to utter means to
express
fearless means lacking fear, or negligible means so small or attention placid means free of disturbance, or
87. a.
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ntonym Questions
f conceit or pretension, or
humble
ablished practice, or a
habit extend
en in time, or to
grave sobriety, or
serious suggest
indirectly, or to
aimlessly from place to place, or to
advantageous used to signal; flair means talent or
y neglect, or
careless reserved
decide
, often to stop from doing
in a group
in words brave insignificant as to deserve little
calm
501 88. b. 89. b. 90. a.
a rake is a dissolute person, or a to dupe means to deceive or to stigma means a mark of shame or discredit, or a to reside means to occupy a place as ones home, or to covetous means having an inordinate desire for wealth, or greedy to abide means to endure
91. c. 92. d.
93. a. 94. c.
shrewd means marked by clever awareness, or
95. c. 96. b.
to fetter means to
hamper
flagrant means obviously wrong or immoral; painfully obvious mitigate means to make less severe or painful, or to to rail means to scold
97. a. 98. a.
99. c. 100. b. 101. c.
to meld means to merge or to to rally means to arouse for action, or to abject means cast down in spirit, or utterly hopeless; despondent means having lost all hope bespoke means custom-made; made
102. c.
103. b. 104. d.
diffident means
shy
to proffer means to put something forward for acceptance, or t tender
ntonym Questions
scoundrel trick stain
hame or discredit, or a
a place as ones home, or to inordinate desire for wealth, or
dwell
without yielding, or to withstand astute
clever awareness, or
, or to restrain glaring means
wrong or immoral;
ss severe or painful, or to in harsh, abusive language
relieve
blend muster
r action, or to
spirit, or utterly hopeless; means having lost all hope tailored also means custom-
or lacking in confidence
mething forward for acceptance, or to
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501 105. d. 106. b.
mordant means biting or churlish means resembling an ill-bred or vulgar person, or boorish
107. a.
antediluvian means so ancient that it could have come before the time of the flood and Noahs ark, or picayune means trivial or of little value; meager smite means to strike
108. c.
109. d. 110. c.
to winnow means to sift or get rid of, like with out
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ntonym Questions
caustic
in means or speech
an ill-bred or vulgar person, or
ent that it could have come before oahs ark, or antiquated paltry means trivial or
f little value;
heavily especially with the hand weed , it is often used
get rid of, like
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Antonyms
Select the word that is most opposite to the word provided.
111. detain is most opposite to 114. fluid is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
release silence forget prosper
a. b. c. d.
115. continue is most opposite to
112. famous is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
boring poor obscure untalented
a. b. c. d.
116. labor is most opposite to
113. colossal is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
easy tiny graceful roof
a. b. c. d.
yms
uid is most opposite to solid liquid afraid decent
ontinue is most opposite to curve argue carry pause
abor is most opposite to amuse cat rest strive
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117. brawny is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
swift weak strong pale

124.
118. fickle is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
steady kind please finagle

125.
119. inept is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
clumsy infer competent foolish

126.
120. pivotal is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
turning wavy unimportant clear

127.
121. cursed is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
swore pious unfortunate lucky

128.
122. candid is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
unkind blunt valid dishonest
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ntonym Questions
flaunt is most opposite to a. regard b. sink c. hide d. propose
heal is most opposite to a. sew b. foot c. good d. maim pacify is most opposite to a. b. c. d. excite land coddle unhand
sullen is most opposite to a. dirty b. cheerful c. clean d. risen
assure is most opposite to a. alarm b. reassure c. quiet d. unsure fallacious is most opposite to a. b. c. d. perfect truthful accidental disarming
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129. gumption is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
seriousness apathy levity despair

136.
130. ecstasy is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
hate agony languor fatigue
131. astute is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
distraught careful generous gullible
137.
132. winsome is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
dour attractive mysterious clever
138.
133. droll is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
forget charm sedate absurd
139.
134. enigmatic is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
healthy watchful disastrous obvious
140.
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ntonym Questions
obtuse is most opposite to a. slim b. acute c. opaque d. thick
obsequious is most opposite to a. clear b. clever c. domineering d. dandified doleful is most opposite to a. b. c. d. empty rich witty vivacious
wanton is most opposite to a. merciful b. repast c. d. brilliant vicious
banal is most opposite to a. sincere b. wealthy c. extraordinary d. trustworthy lugubrious is most opposite to a. b. c. d.
quick cheerful salubrious dry
501 141. perspicacious is most
opposite to a. calm b. easy c. d. dull winsome

147. 142. elan is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
inelegance stupidity obscure despair

148.
143. recondite is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
manifest flexible provident sociable

149.
144. gainsay is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
regret own prudent prude

150.
145. effluvium is most opposite to
a. b. c. d.
land essential fragrance solid
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ntonym Questions
parsimony is most opposite to a. generosity b. sinfulness c. verbosity d. tenderness
truculent is most opposite to a. faltering b. gentle c. facile d. submissive spurious is most opposite to a. disingenuous b. c. d. thoughtless placid genuine
welter is most opposite to a. order b. freeze c. patron d. sustain
eclat is most opposite to a. apathy b. dullness c. silence d. disinterest
501
Answers
111. a.
to detain means to hold or keep back; to
112. c. 113. b. 114. a. 115. d.
famous means widely known; colossal means incredibly large, therefore a fluid is a substance that flows; a to continue means to act without interruption; to to stop temporarily
116. c. 117. b.
to labor means to work; to brawny means muscled or strong, therefore opposite fickle means to lack steadiness, therefore inept means to lack competence, therefore opposite
118. a. 119. c.
120. c.
pivotal means very important, or crucial, therefore unimportant
121. d.
cursed means to be the subject of misfortune, or to be unlucky therefore lucky candid means to be frank, or honest, therefore opposite
122. d.
123. c.
to flaunt means to display showily, or to show off, therefore hide is the opposite to heal means to restore to health; to to pacify means to soothe, or calm, therefore opposite
124. d. 125. a.
keep back; to
release
means to let go
obscure
means little known tiny solid is the opposite
arge, therefore
does not flow pause
ithout interruption; to
rest
means to cease working weak is the
strong, therefore
ness, therefore
steady competent
is the opposite
tence, therefore
nt, or crucial, therefore is the opposite
bject of misfortune, or to be unlucky, is the opposite dishonest
or honest, therefore
showily, or to show off, therefore
maim
means to injure excite
or calm, therefore
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means to let go
means
is the
is the
is the
501 126. b.
sullen means showing a disagreeable mood, or lacking cheer, therefore cheerful to assure means to make sure by removing doubt or worry; alarm means to give warning or to arouse fear
127. a.
128. b.
fallacious means tending to deceive; tell the truth gumption means initiative, or drive; interest or concern ecstasy means a state of rapturous delight; pain of mind or body
129. b.
130. b.
131. d.
astute means shrewd or showing acute mental vision; means easily duped or cheated winsome means cheerful and engaging; sullen droll means to have a humorous or odd quality; unruffled or serious
132. a.
133. c.
134. d.
enigmatic means mysterious or obscure, therefore the opposite obtuse means insensitive or stupid; keen perception or shrewd obsequious means subservient or fawning; exercising overbearing control
135. b.
136. c.
137. d.
doleful means full of grief or cheerless; life and spirit one meaning of wanton is malicious or merciless, therefore merciful is the opposite
138. a.
sagreeable mood, or lacking cheer, is the opposite
sure by removing doubt or worry; warning or to arouse fear truthful means disposed to
apathy
means a lack of
apturous delight;
agony
means intense
owing acute mental vision;
gullible
nd engaging;
dour
means gloomy or
orous or odd quality;
sedate
means
us or obscure, therefore
obvious
is
acute
means marked by
vient or fawning;
domineering
means
r cheerless;
vivacious
means full of
malicious or merciless, therefore
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501 139. c.
banal means trite or commonplace, therefore the opposite lugubrious means mournful, or dismal, therefore opposite
140. b.
141. c.
perspicacious means keen or astute, therefore opposite elan means vigorous spirit or enthusiasm; utter loss of hope recondite means difficult for one of ordinary understanding to comprehend;
142. d.
143. a.
144. b. 145. c.
to gainsay means to deny; one meaning of to effluvium means an offensive smell; delicate odor parsimony means thrift or stinginess, therefore the opposite
146. a.
147. b.
truculent means cruel or savage, therefore opposite spurious means lacking genuine qualities, or false, therefore genuine is the opposite welter means a state of wild disorder, or turmoil, therefore order is the opposite
148. d.
149. a.
150. b.
eclat means a dazzling effect, or brilliance, therefore the opposite
onplace, therefore
extraordinary
is
l, or dismal, therefore
cheerful
is the
or astute, therefore
dull
is the
or enthusiasm;
despair
means an
r one of ordinary understanding to manifest means easily understood or recognized own fragrance is to admit means a sweet or
one meaning of to
stinginess, therefore
generosity
is
avage, therefore
gentle
is the
nuine qualities, or false, therefore s the opposite
d disorder, or turmoil, therefore
ect, or brilliance, therefore
dullness
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is
Synonyms
Which of these words most nearly means the word provided?
151. deplete 154. cheat
a. b. c. d.
152. voluntary
decorate beg exhaust hurry
a. b. c. d.
155. miserable
a. b. c. d.
153. refute
willing charity prisoner careless
a. b. c. d.
156. vintage
a. b. c. d.
garbage deny offer difficult
a. b. c. d.
yms
stingy argue freckle defraud
cruel wrong unhappy miss
classic alcoholic disease spoiled
501 157. tart
a. b. c. d.
158. corner
law acid angry desirable

164.
a. b. c. d.
159. zest
display trap paint hurry

165.
a. b. c. d.
160. haggle
gusto cram worry trial

166.
a. b. c. d.
161. impel
tired climb decrease bargain

167.
a. b. c. d.
162. throng
force block hinder discredit

168.
a. b. c. d.
garment bell mass weight
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ntonym Questions
imperial a. b. c. d. diffuse a. b. c. d. hinder a. b. c. d. latent a. b. c. d. wretched a. b. c. d. irksome a. b. c. d.
bratty oppressive regal beautiful
difficult scatter incomprehensible unplug
lose loose despair check
dormant recent effeminate desirable
twisted forced miserable increased
outrageous fearsome impoverished annoying
501 169. regulate
a. b. c. d.
170. warrant
even police flow position

176.
a. b. c. d.
171. protract
justify burrow hide integrity

177.
a. b. c. d.
172. lax
hire fold delay corner

178.
a. b. c. d.
173. rigor
ensure slack servant strive

179.
a. b. c. d.
174. discrete
austerity rope fix excess

180.
a. b. c. d.
leave diminish squander distinct
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ntonym Questions
lissome a. b. c. d. misprize a. b. c. d. impugn a. b. c. d. supervene a. b. c. d. exigent a. b. c. d. fervid a. b. c. d.
slow honest supple dull
despise devalue erroneous covet
imply fret assail recalcitrant
intervene overreach displace follow
urgent treatise miser expedient
delightful difficult obstinate ardent
501 181. ersatz
a. b. c. d.
182. redolent
chaotic artificial impromptu vague

185.
a. b. c. d.
183. turpitude
ubiquitous odorous shy bellicose
a. b. c. d.
lethargy honor belligerence depravity
36
ntonym Questions
propinquity a. habit b. nearness c. capacity d. vociferous a. b. c. d. tendency
numerous bountiful strident garrulous
501
Answers
151. c.
deplete means to reduce or deprive or something essential; exhaust means to empty completely
152. a. 153. b.
voluntary means done by ones own will, or to refute means to prove wrong, or to
154. d.
to cheat means to influence by means of trickery, or to defraud miserable means in a state of distress or
155. c.
156. a. 157. b.
vintage means of old and enduring interest, or tart means pleasantly sharp or
158. b. 159. a.
to corner means to drive into a corner, or to one meaning of zest is keen enjoyment, or
160. d.
to haggle means to negotiate over terms or price, or to bargain
161. a.
to impel means to drive forward using strong moral pressure, o to force
162. c. 163. c.
a throng is a large number of assembled people, or a imperial means befitting or suggesting an emperor; befitting or suggesting a king
164. b.
to diffuse means to break up or spread out, or to
r deprive or something essential;
means to empty completely willing deny the truth of
nes own will, or
e by means of trickery, or to
of distress or
unhappiness
nduring interest, or acid to the taste
classic
to a corner, or to gusto
trap
n enjoyment, or
ate over terms or price, or to
ward using strong moral pressure, or
of assembled people, or a
mass regal means
suggesting an emperor;
up or spread out, or to
scatter
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501 165. d.
to hinder means to hold back; one meaning of to to slow or bring to a stop latent means capable of becoming but not currently visible, or dormant
166. a.
167. c. 168. d. 169. b.
wretched means extremely distressed, or irksome means tedious or to regulate means to bring under the control of law; to means to control or keep order
170. a.
to warrant means to serve as adequate ground or reason, or to justify
171. c. 172. b. 173. a. 174. d.
to protract means to prolong in time or space, or to lax means in a relaxed state, or rigor means severity of life, or discrete means individually
175. c. 176. a. 177. c.
lissome means to misprize means to hold in contempt, or to
to impugn means to attack verbally as false or lacking integrity to assail means to attack to supervene means to
178. d.
179. a. 180. d. 181. b.
exigent means demanding immediate attention, or fervid means ersatz means a usually
ck; one meaning of to
check
means
coming but not currently visible, or
distressed, or annoying
miserable
under the control of law; to
police
as adequate ground or reason, or to
g in time or space, or to slack austerity distinct
delay
supple
or flexible despise
n contempt, or to
verbally as false or lacking integrity; means to attack follow as an unexpected development
immediate attention, or ardent or passionate artificial
urgent
or inferior substitute
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501 182. b.
redolent means aromatic or full of a specific scent, or odorous turpitude means wickedness, or
183. d.
184. b. 185. c.
propinquity means
nearness
vociferous means loud and insistent, often in presentation of demands or requests; strident
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ntonym Questions
r full of a specific scent, or
depravity
in place or time insistent, often in presentation of also means loud and insistent
Antonyms
Which word is most dissimilar in meaning to the word provided?
186. gracious 189. imaginative
a. b. c. d.
187. valor
cordial rude furious tactile
a. b. c. d.
190. knowing
a. b. c. d.
188. severe
cowardice false drop heavy
a. b. c. d.
191. animosity
a. b. c. d.
lenient cautious join one
a. b. c. d.
yms
playful written small dull
wasteful dense clumsy fast
love plantlike barren tiny
501 192. exact
a. b. c. d.
193. extravagant
join sympathetic incorrect whole

199.
a. b. c. d.
194. stamina
unknown homebody punctual moderate

200.
a. b. c. d.
195. rough
weakness clear decisive calmness

201.
a. b. c. d.
196. garner
tumble sleek fast distant

202.
a. b. c. d.
197. prodigal
unravel mar squander tarnish

203.
a. b. c. d.
thrifty secondary distant squalid
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ntonym Questions
tacit a. b. c. d. repudiate a. b. c. d. pristine a. b. c. d. concede a. b. c. d. placate a. b. c. d. popular a. b. c. d.
grand dictated illicit messy
argue soften slander admit
free sullied wide thorough
sit withstand dismiss elaborate
appease strip tremendous enrage
empty uncommon famous feisty
501 204. felicitous
a. b. c. d.
205. austere
morbid boorish inopportune delightful

211.
a. b. c. d.
206. insipid
lavish unfavorable light devout

212.
a. b. c. d.
207. wastrel
cold brave exciting bashful

213.
a. b. c. d.
208. temperate
sober spendthrift mute miser

214.
a. b. c. d.
209. nebulous
Celsius inordinate lukewarm safely

215.
a. b. c. d.
cloudy dim distinct desirable
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ntonym Questions
adroit a. b. c. d. mite a. b. c. d. supernal a. b. c. d. reprobate a. b. c. d. specious a. b. c. d. effete a. b. c. d.
clumsy left diplomatic unpersuasive
weakness tend bulk drive
nocturnal special despicable hellish
sage elevated possess dismiss
genuine logical common deliberate
conquer proper prosperous civilized
501 216. rabble
a. b. c. d.
217. protean
order clear open union
a. b. c. d.
218. vertiginous
unformed unchanging elaborate selective
a. b. c. d.
horizontal litigious constant lowly
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ynonym & Antonym Questions 219. parvenu
a. b. c. d.
220. lapidarian
wallflower highway melody plan
a. b. c. d.
square secular pasture inelegant
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501
Answers
186. b.
gracious means to be pleasant in a social situation, or cordial; rude means to be unpleasant
187. a.
valor means strength of mind or spirit, or courage; means lack of courage one meaning of severe is strict; imaginative means having imagination; imagination
188. a. 189. d.
190. b.
knowing means having information or knowledge; dull or stupid animosity means resentment or hostility, therefore opposite exact means in complete accordance with fact, or correct, therefore incorrect
191. a.
192. c.
193. d.
extravagant means lacking in restraint and moderation, therefore moderate stamina means strength or endurance, therefore the opposite rough means having an uneven, coarse surface; having a smooth, bright surface
194. a.
195. b.
196. c.
to garner means to gather or to store; to cause to disperse or to scatter prodigal means wasteful or extravagant; by industry and frugality tacit means unspoken, or implied;
197. a.
198. b.
sant in a social situation, or cordial;
nd or spirit, or courage;
cowardice
lenient
means mild or indulgent dull means lacking
imagination;
ormation or knowledge;
dense
means
nt or hostility, therefore
love
is the
ccordance with fact, or correct, is the opposite
in restraint and moderation, is the opposite endurance, therefore weakness is
even, coarse surface;
sleek
means
or to store; to
squander
means to
extravagant;
thrifty
means thriving
dictated
means spoken
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501 199. d.
to repudiate means to reject or deny, therefore to opposite pristine means unspoiled or pure; tarnished
200. b.
201. b.
to concede means to yield; to resist to placate means to soothe or calm; to popular means frequently encountered or accepted, or common, therefore
202. d. 203. b.
204. c.
felicitous means very well-suited or apt; inconvenient or not well-suited austere means simple and unadorned; expended in abundance insipid means lacking in qualities that interest or excite, therefore exciting
205. a.
206. c.
207. d.
a wastrel is someone who spends foolishly or self-indulgently; miser is someone who hoards his or her wealth temperate means moderate; immoderate nebulous means vague or indistinct, therefore opposite
208. b.
209. c.
210. a.
adroit means skillful in the use of the hands, therefore the opposite mite means a very small or insignificant part; main or greater part
211. c.
ct or deny, therefore to
admit
is the
sullied
means spoiled or
withstand
means to successfully
or calm; to
enrage
means to anger
encountered or accepted, or uncommon is the opposite
suited or apt;
inopportune
means
unadorned;
lavish
means produced or
alities that interest or excite, is the opposite
spends foolishly or self-indulgently; a ho hoards his or her wealth inordinate means excessive or
ndistinct, therefore
distinct
is the
use of the hands, therefore
clumsy
insignificant part;
bulk
means the
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is
501 212. d.
supernal means coming from on high, or heavenly; synonym for hellish
213. b.
reprobate means morally debased or depraved; one meaning o elevated
is to be on a moral or intellectual hig
214. a.
specious means having a false look of truth or genuineness, therefore genuine effete means weak or decadent; one meaning of virtuous or respectable a rabble is a disorderly or disorganized crowd of people; a union
215. b.
216. d.
is a group of individuals joined in an organized ma
217. b.
protean means showing great diversity or variability, or versatile, therefore vertiginous means inclined to frequent change, or inconstant, therefore constant a parvenu is an upstart or a social climber; a someone who refrains from socializing
218. c.
219. a.
220. d.
lapidarian means having elegance or precision and comes from the word lapidary, which means a cutter or engraver of preciou stones, therefore
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om on high, or heavenly;
infernal
is a
ebased or depraved; one meaning of
s to be on a moral or intellectual high plane
alse look of truth or genuineness, is the opposite proper is
adent; one meaning of
disorganized crowd of people; a
ndividuals joined in an organized manner
eat diversity or variability, or unchanging to frequent change, or inconstant, is the opposite
is the opposite
a social climber; a
wallflower
is
m socializing
egance or precision and comes from eans a cutter or engraver of precious inelegant is the opposite
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Synonyms and Antonyms

Read each question carefully and select the word that is most similar or dissimilar in meaning to the word provided.
221. delirious is most similar to 224. lure is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
manic calm tasty suspicious
a. b. c. d.
225. perilous is most dissimilar to
222. infirm is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
hospital weak short fortitude
a. b. c. d.
226. isolation is most similar to
223. cautious is most dissimilar to
a.
reasonable
a.
b. c. d.
careful illogical reckless
b. c. d.
s and
yms
ure is most similar to tickle decoy resist suspect
erilous is most dissimilar to disciplined similar safe honest
solation is most similar to fear
plentitude solitude disease
501 227. lull is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
pause noise boring mark

234.
228. outfit is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
indoors strong special furnish

235.
229. punctual is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
close tardy sloppy precious

236.
230. delude is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
drought clever enlighten enrage

237.
231. omit is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
recluse neglect mistake destroy

238.
232. resilient is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
stubborn careless substantial flimsy
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ntonym Questions
mutiny is most similar to a. rebellion b. currency c. sailor d. hassle
naive is most similar to a. rural b. secular c. unsophisticated d. sultry entice is most dissimilar to a. b. c. d. piece repulse attract repeat
solemnity is most similar to a. lightheartedness b. gravity c. diligence d. sleepiness
stingy is most dissimilar to a. wasteful b. democratic c. spiteful d. liberal malign is most similar to a. b. c. d. evil malicious slander grandiose
501
239. impudent is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
cautious haphazard gleeful insolent

246.
240. vacillate is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
decide teeter dilate please

247.
241. kinetic is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
cold static lewd foolish

248.
242. lambaste is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
marinade commotion censure tickle

249.
243. kowtow is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
snub pull fawn forage

250.
244. rudimentary is most
similar to a. b. c. d.
crass gracious deliberate primitive
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ntonym Questions
pitched is most similar to a. undone b. retracted c. heated d. lovely
tepid is most dissimilar to a. dispassionate b. scalding c. crisp d. clever largesse is most similar to a. b. c. d. greatness generosity miniscule clumsiness
insidious is most dissimilar to a. repellant b. pure c. charming d. delicious
decorum is most similar to a. etiquette b. merit c. parliament d. slipshod succor is most dissimilar to a. b. c. d. genius abet injure deciduous
501
251. enjoin is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
sever dislike permit divorce

257.
252. tumid is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
swollen fetid aggressive despondent
253. jejune is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
youthful insipid charming quick
258.
254. ecumenical is most
dissimilar to a. spiritual b. humanistic c. d. secular parochial
259.
255. sinecure is most similar to
260.
a. b. c. d.
cakewalk serpentine evil dishonest
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ntonym Questions
castigate is most similar to a. neuter b. punish c. banish d. celebrate
reconnoiter is most dissimilar to a. disarm b. disassemble c. distance d. disregard obloquy is most similar to a. b. c. d. tirade dependence oval circumlocution
recondite is most dissimilar to a. give b. obscure c. d. patent hardy
querulous is most similar to a. nauseous b. fretful c. curious d. dizzy
501
Answers
221. a.
delirious means marked by frenzied excitement, or
222. b. 223. d. 224. b. 225. c. 226. c.
infirm means feeble from age, or cautious means careful; a lure is used to attract animals into a trap, like a perilous means dangerous, therefore isolation means the state of being alone or withdrawn, or solitude
227. a. 228. d. 229. b. 230. c.
a lull is a temporary to outfit means to supply or to punctual means on time; to delude means to mislead the judgment of someone, or to trick; to enlighten
231. b. 232. d.
to omit means to leave out, to fail to perform, or to resilient means capable of withstanding shock; lacking in physical strength or substance mutiny means resistance to lawful authority, or
233. a.
234. c. 235. b.
naive means unaffectedly simple, or to entice means attract seductively, or to lure; to to cause aversion to, or to disgust solemnity means formal or ceremonious observance, or seriousness;
236. b.
frenzied excitement, or
manic
weak reckless means lacking caution decoy safe is the opposite
mals into a trap, like a
f being alone or withdrawn, or
pause furnish tardy means late
d the judgment of someone, or to means to give knowledge to someone to fail to perform, or to neglect flimsy means
withstanding shock; or substance
o lawful authority, or
rebellion
unsophisticated repulse means
uctively, or to lure; to
ceremonious observance, or gravity means dignity of bearing, or seriousness
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501 237. d.
one meaning of liberal means lacking generosity to malign means to speak false or harmful things of, or to slander
238. c.
239. d. 240. a.
impudent means contemptuously bold or cocky, or vacillate means to hesitate among choices, or to waver; means to choose kinetic means relating to motion, or dynamic; rest, or stationary
241. b.
242. c. 243. a.
to lambaste means to attack verbally, or to to kowtow means to show fawning deference; to treat with contempt rudimentary means crude or pitched means intensely fought; one meaning of marked by anger
244. d. 245. c.
246. b. 247. b. 248. a.
tepid means lukewarm; largesse means liberal giving or insidious means harmful but enticing or seductive; means arousing aversion or disgust decorum means conduct required in social life, or
249. a.
250. c.
to succor means go to the aid of, or relieve; to harm enjoin means to forbid or prohibit, therefore opposite
251. c.
ntonym Questions
is giving freely, or generous; stingy
alse or harmful things of, or to
uously bold or cocky, or among choices, or to waver;
insolent decide
otion, or dynamic;
static
means at
k verbally, or to
censure snub means to
awning deference; to
primitive heated is
ught; one meaning of
scalding
means boiling hot generosity repellant
ut enticing or seductive;
equired in social life, or
etiquette
aid of, or relieve; to
injure
means to
rohibit, therefore
permit
is the
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501 252. a. 253. b.
tumid means puffy or
swollen
jejune means lacking in substance or interest; lacking in qualities to excite or interest
254. d.
ecumenical means of or relating to the whole body of churches or universal; parochial limited in scope or range a sinecure is a job for which little or no work is expected; a cakewalk is a one-sided competition to castigate means to subject to severe
255. a.
256. b.
257. d.
reconnoiter means to gain information or to explore; means to pay no attention to obloquy means abusive language; censorious language recondite means hidden from sight or obscure; readily visible or intelligible
258. a.
259. c.
260. b.
querulous means habitually complaining, or
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ntonym Questions
bstance or interest;
insipid
means
ating to the whole body of churches, means of or relating to a parish, or
h little or no work is expected; a competition punish ment
ect to severe
information or to explore;
disregard
tirade
means harshly
om sight or obscure;
patent
means
y complaining, or
fretful
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Synonyms
Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word provided.
261. wrath 264. pompous
a. b. c. d.
262. plethora
knot anger crime smoke
a. b. c. d.
265. prevalent
a. b. c. d.
263. calamity
trouble foolish wealth love
a. b. c. d.
266. wince
a. b. c. d.
potion silence shellfish disaster
a. b. c. d.
yms
arrogant supportive busy gaudy
wind servile widespread rare
flinch cheer crush solitary
501 267. superficial
a. b. c. d.
268. tangle
gorgeous shallow intelligent rich
a. b. c. d.
269. reform
snarl growl dance shiver
a. b. c. d.
270. methodical
punish destroy display correct
a. b. c. d.
271. spite
rhythmic poetic systematic disrespectful
a. b. c. d.
272. scale
joy beverage wonder malice
a. b. c. d.
climb sail swim skate
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ynonym & Antonym Questions 273. smudge
a. b. c. d.
274. drizzle
gloat residue blur celebrate
a. b. c. d.
275. mundane
curly sprinkle sear drench
a. b. c. d.
276. pretension
dirty commonplace confused extraordinary
a. b. c. d.
277. affect
stress ambition waste strife
a. b. c. d.
278. herald
outcome share pompous cultivate
a. b. c. d.
insignia postpone hail regal
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501 279. faculty
a. b. c. d.
280. mirth
defective school gift desire

286.
a. b. c. d.
281. drudgery
anger glee sarcasm mistrust

287.
a. b. c. d.
282. prerequisite
silliness labor evil investigation

288.
a. b. c. d.
283. dire
necessary course difficult tar

289.
a. b. c. d.
284. grapple
questionable forthright traitor urgent

290.
a. b. c. d.
struggle trap laugh intend
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ntonym Questions
sundry a. b. c. d. supplant a. b. c. d. venerate a. b. c. d. conciliate a. b. c. d. exultant a. b. c. d. surreptitious a. b. c. d.
aged supply various tremendous
grow replace undo question
ordain breathe polish revere
appease disagree revive separate
afraid jubilant expectant demanding
overbearing clandestine indirect impious
501 291. recalcitrant
a. b. c. d.
292. pretty
hesitant subdued unruly subtract

297.
a. b. c. d.
293. coterie
plain confusing ugly terrible

298.
a. b. c. d.
294. nefarious
various flirtation club socialize

299.
a. b. c. d.
295. curry
infamous macabre evil distinguished

300.
a. b. c. d.
flatter spicy squander game
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ntonym Questions
preternatural a. immature b. extraordinary c. removed d. pernicious a. b. c. d. reprisal a. b. c. d. manifold a. b. c. d. factious a. b. c. d. accusation loathe retaliation insinuation unearned
noxious illicit open undecided
evident contemporary diverse willing
sham unreliable seditious argumentative
501
Answers
261. b.
wrath means strong, vengeful
262. c. 263. d. 264. a. 265. c. 266. a.
abundance means an ample quantity, or a calamity is an extraordinarily grave event, or pompous means self-important, or prevalent means generally accepted, or to wince means to shrink back involuntarily, or to
267. b.
superficial means to be concerned only with the surface or appearance, or a tangle is a twisted, knotted mass, or a to reform means to change for the better, or to
268. a. 269. d. 270. c.
methodical means proceeding according to an order or system or systematic
271. d. 272. a. 273. c. 274. b.
spite means petty ill will or hatred, or one meaning of scale is to a smudge is a one meaning of to drizzle is to rain in very small drops, or to sprinkle
275. b. 276. b. 277. d.
mundane means ordinary, or pretension means an effort to establish, or
to affect means to make a display of using or liking something, or to cultivate
anger
le quantity, or
wealth disaster arrogant widespread flinch
arily grave event, or
accepted, or
ack involuntarily, or to
ncerned only with the surface or shallow snarl correct
ed mass, or a for the better, or to
ing according to an order or system,
malice climb blur ry spot or streak
s to rain in very small drops, or to
commonplace to establish, or ambition
display of using or liking something,
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501 278. c. 279. c. 280. b.
to herald means to greet with enthusiasm, or to one meaning of faculty is an ability or mirth means gladness expressed with laughter, or
281. b. 282. a. 283. d. 284. a.
drudgery means uninspiring or menial prerequisite means dire means desperately necessary urgent
to grapple means to come to grips with, or to
285. c. 286. b. 287. d. 288. a.
sundry means an indeterminate number, or to supplant means take the place of, or to to venerate means to treat with reverential respect, or to to conciliate means to gain goodwill with pleasing acts, or to appease
289. b. 290. b. 291. c. 292. d.
exultant means filled with or expressing great joy, or surreptitious means done or acquired in stealth, or recalcitrant means defiant of authority, or one meaning of pretty is miserable or expression a pretty pickle
293. c.
a coterie is an intimate or exclusive group or people who share common interest or purpose; a for a common purpose nefarious means flagrantly wicked, or to curry means to seek to gain favor, or to
294. c. 295. a.
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ntonym Questions
ith enthusiasm, or to gift
hail
essed with laughter, or
glee
g or menial
labor for carrying out a function
to grips with, or to
struggle
inate number, or place of, or to
various replace revere
with reverential respect, or to goodwill with pleasing acts, or to
r expressing great joy, or
jubilant clandestine
or acquired in stealth, or unruly terrible , as in the
of authority, or
xclusive group or people who share a club is an association of people
evil flatter
gain favor, or to
501 296. b.
preternatural means exceeding what is natural, or extraordinary pernicious means highly injurious or deadly, or noxious
297. a.
298. c. 299. c. 300. c.
a reprisal is an act of vengeance, or a retaliation manifold means marked by variety, or diverse factious means inclined toseditious form factions; disposed to insurrection
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ntonym Questions
ding what is natural, or
means
Antonyms
Select the word that is most dissimilar in meaning to the word provided.
301. tragic 304. wean
a. b. c. d.
302. able
boring mysterious comic incredulous
a. b. c. d.
305. haste
a. b. c. d.
303. tireless
willful inept careful feasible
a. b. c. d.
306. malice
a. b. c. d.
exhausted unfailing broke driving
a. b. c. d.
yms
flourish flush strengthen addict
delay frugal debauchery solemnity
goodwill bitterness coddle distress
501 307. permanent
a. b. c. d.
308. attain
loose fierce fleeting unhappy

314.
a. b. c. d.
309. taint
crave lose harbor credit

315.
a. b. c. d.
310. belittle
cheer worry clear purify

316.
a. b. c. d.
311. tedious
plain detract magnify torment

317.
a. b. c. d.
312. license
unwavering frightening horrible pleasurable

318.
a. b. c. d.
restriction allow join gather
66
ntonym Questions
frivolous a. b. c. d. plain a. b. c. d. denounce a. b. c. d. contrary a. b. c. d. glower a. b. c. d. exacting a. b. c. d.
pious inexpensive serious contemptuous
meadow ugly lovely unadorned
covet condemn blame deplore
urbane agreeable unpleasant despicable
prairie smile raise throw
upright lenient sober general
501 319. curtail
a. b. c. d.
320. eminent
remain detain placate prolong

326.
a. b. c. d.
321. abdicate
imminent obscure retire unsure

327.
a. b. c. d.
322. indolent
deny usurp blame renounce

328.
a. b. c. d.
323. fortuitous
industrious complimentary native smooth

329.
a. b. c. d.
324. disparage
undefended gratuitous deliberate impoverished

330.
a. b. c. d.
hesitate settle trouble applaud
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ntonym Questions
dubious a. b. c. d. interdict a. b. c. d. mendacious a. b. c. d. lassitude a. b. c. d. verdant a. b. c. d. ductile a. b. c. d.
reliable pleasing rhythmic careful
continue abstain wallow sanction
bashful capacious veracious quiet
release demure fatigue vigor
dishonest suspicious moldy arid
unfeeling arrogant precious rigid
501 331. asperity
a. b. c. d.
332. epicurean
moistness amenity sour generosity

337.
a. b. c. d.
333. traduce
ascetic slovenly imprecision providential

338.
a. b. c. d.
334. bridle
deduce laud presuppose converge

339.
a. b. c. d.
335. spare
heckle dissuade vent persist

340.
a. b. c. d.
rotund pacify impolite impose
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ntonym Questions
proclivity a. b. c. d. vituperation a. b. c. d. gambol a. b. c. d. quixotic a. b. c. d. lachrymose a. b. c. d.
calm antipathy desire dearth
alacrity alertness reparation acclaim
trudge hedge crone misplace
simple staid passe unpredictable
quick loquacious blithe plentiful
501
Answers
301. c.
tragic means regrettably serious or sorrowful; humorous
302. b. 303. a.
able means having skill orinept ability; tireless means filled with energy; exhausted energy to wean means to detach from a dependence; to to make dependent
304. d.
305. a.
haste meansdelay hurry; procrastination
means postponement or
306. a.
malice means a desire to see another suffer; desire to see another benefit permanent means lasting;fleeting temporary
307. c.
308. b.
to attain means to achieve or to gain, therefore to most dissimilar to taint means to contaminate or corrupt; to make pure to belittle means to make seem little or less; to to enlarge
309. d.
310. c.
311. d.
tedious means boring; pleasurable delightful one meaning of a license is permission; limitation frivolous means lacking seriousness, therefore most dissimilar
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312. a.
313. c.
ntonym Questions
comic
means
means lacking skill means depleted of
rom a dependence; to
addict
means
means postponement or
goodwill
means
means passing quickly or
or to gain, therefore to
lose
is the
purify
means to
magnify
means
means enjoyable or
restriction means
serious
is the
501 314. c. 315. a.
plain means lacking in beauty; one meaning of to denounce is to speak out against; to means to wish for enviously
316. b.
contrary means unwilling to accept control or advice; means ready or willing to agree glower means a sullen brooding look, therefore most dissimilar exacting means severe; lenient to curtail means to cut short; to extend
317. b.
318. b. 319. d.
320. b.
eminent means prominent, or famous; prominent, or unknown to abdicate means to renounce power or high office; to means seize power or high office indolent means lazy; industrious
321. b.
322. a.
323. c.
fortuitous means occurring by chance, or accidental; means resulting from careful consideration, or voluntary to disparage means to speak slightingly about; to means to express approval dubious means questionable or unreliable, therefore the most dissimilar
324. d.
325. a.
326. d. 327. c.
to interdict means to forbid; to mendacious means dishonest; honest lassitude means weariness; vigor
328. d.
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ntonym Questions
lovely
means beautiful covet
ce is to speak out against; to
o accept control or advice;
agreeable
oding look, therefore
smile
is the
means indulgent prolong means to lengthen or
or famous;
obscure
means not
unce power or high office; to
usurp
means hardworking
by chance, or accidental; ul consideration, or voluntary
deliberate
ak slightingly about; to
applaud
le or unreliable, therefore
reliable
is
sanction veracious
means to approve means truthful or
means strength or force
501 329. d.
one meaning of verdant is green, especially with plant life; means dry, or lacking enough rainfall for agriculture
330. d.
one meaning of ductile is easily led or influenced; one meaning of rigid is inflexible, set in opinion
331. b.
asperity means roughness of surface or manner; pleasantness or smoothness of manner epicurean means having sensitive and self-indulgent taste especially in food and wine; and austerity to traduce means to expose to shame or blame; to praise or extol
332. a.
333. b.
334. c.
to bridle means to restrain or keep under control; to means to relieve by means of an outlet one meaning of spare is lean; proclivity means inclination or predisposition; settled aversion or dislike
335. a. 336. b.
337. d. 338. a.
vituperation means bitter condemnation; to gambol means to skip about in play; to march steadily and laboriously quixotic means foolishly impractical and marked by extravagantly romantic ideals; by prim self-restraint
339. b.
340. c.
lachrymose means given to weeping, or morose; of a happy or lighthearted character, or merry
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green, especially with plant life; gh rainfall for agriculture
arid
asily led or influenced; one meaning
s inflexible, set in opinion amenity means
of surface or manner; ss of manner
ensitive and self-indulgent taste ascetic
means practicing self-denial
e to shame or blame; to
laud
means to
or keep under control; to of an outlet rotund or predisposition; means round or fleshy antipathy
vent
means
ondemnation;
acclaim trudge means to
means praise
bout in play; to
practical and marked by staid means sedate and marked
o weeping, or morose; character, or merry
blithe
means
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Synonyms
Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word provided.
341. glare is most similar to 344. peer is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
scowl hide display summon
a. b. c. d.
345. fiasco is most similar to
342. erratic is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
enticing frequent difficult irregular
a. b. c. d.
346. chasm is most similar to
343. civil is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
unkind trite public questionable
a. b. c. d.
yms
eer is most similar to apple connote fellow recluse
asco is most similar to festival disaster happenstance ceremony
hasm is most similar to gorge charm bridle criticize
501
347. expertise is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
activity courage mastery effort

354.
348. outlandish is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
distant absurd pastoral belligerent

355.
349. pine is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
clean hate resolve crave

356.
350. exploit is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
answer feat accident persuade

357.
351. culmination is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
realization disaster serendipity persuasion

358.
352. feign is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
jab swoon pretend dread
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ntonym Questions
auspicious is most similar to a. deceitful b. foreboding c. favorable d. dangerous
gambit is most similar to a. frolic b. ploy c. testimony d. sentence voracious is most similar to a. b. c. d. ravenous violent voluble rambunctious
facile is most similar to a. ability b. section c. vindictive d. glib
eschew is most similar to a. revert b. accompany c. admire d. abstain abscond is most similar to a. b. c. d. rob obscure flee absolve
501 359. knack is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
bruise ability keepsake scoundrel

366.
360. apropos is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
opportune unexpected misspoken idea

367.
361. veritable is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
deep authentic ancient irascible

368.
362. unmitigated is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
audacious unpersuasive utter dense

369.
363. epitome is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
volume essence summit deliverance

370.
364. edict is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
decree vacate correction destiny
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ntonym Questions
extol is most similar to a. praise b. tax c. burden d. berate
abeyant is most similar to a. false b. disgusting c. pending d. novice knell is most similar to a. b. c. d. copse hill toll rattle
soporific is most similar to a. juvenile b. drunken c. delightful d. hypnotic
iterate is most similar to a. unsettled b. repeat c. impoverish d. announce bulwark is most similar to a. b. c. d. conundrum festival rampart confuse
501
371. pedantic is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
pedestrian arduous fickle consequential

375.
372. bumptious is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
backward arrogant clumsy rugged
373. expiation is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
breathing immigration divergence atonement
76
ntonym Questions
flagitious is most similar to a. deliberate b. fatiguing c. villainous d. habitual
inveigle is most similar to a. cajole b. complexity c. hoodwink d. distress
501
Answers
341. a.
to glare means to stare angrily; to expression
342. d. 343. c. 344. c.
erratic means lacking regularity, or one meaning of civil is involving the general a peer is a person belonging to the same group; a equal in rank, or a member of the same group a fiasco is a complete failure, or a
345. b.
346. a. 347. c. 348. b.
a chasm is a deep split in the earth, or a expertise and mastery
outlandish means extremely out of the ordinary; ridiculously unreasonable to pine means to long for, or to
349. d.
350. b. 351. a.
an exploit is a notable or heroic act; a culmination means the act of reaching the highest point, or decisive action; realization concrete existence to feign means to assert as if true, or to
352. c.
353. c. 354. b. 355. a. 356. d.
auspicious means marked by one meaning of gambit is a calculated move; a voracious and ravenous
facile means easily achieved and often lacking sincerity; means marked by ease and lacking depth and substance
ntonym Questions
scowl
means to have an angry
irregular public fellow is an
lving the general
ng to the same group; a of the same group disaster
he earth, or a
gorge
both mean special skills or knowledge absurd means
y out of the ordinary;
crave
feat
is a courageous deed
of reaching the highest point, or means the act of bringing into
s if true, or to
pretend
favorable
signs ploy is a tactic
a calculated move; a mean having a huge appetite
ed and often lacking sincerity; d lacking depth and substance

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glib
501 357. d. 358. c. 359. b.
to eschew means to avoid habitually, or to to abscond means to depart secretly; to a knack is a special
360. a.
apropos means being both relevant and appropriate; means occurring at an appropriate time veritable means not false or imagined, or unmitigated means offering little chance of change or relief, or absolute; utter
361. b. 362. c.
363. b.
an epitome is a typical or ideal example; very basic nature of something an edict is an official proclamation; a the force of the law to extol means to abeyant means in a period of temporary inactivity, or
364. a.
365. a. 366. c.
367. c.
to knell means to sound in an ominous manner; to sound in long measured strokes; both words are used to describe the ringing of bells soporific means causing sleep; produce sleep to iterate means to say or do again, or to
368. d.
369. b.
370. c.
a bulwark is a solid wall-like structure raised for defense, or a rampart pedantic means ostentatiously or narrowly learned, or unimaginative; one meaning of unimaginative
371. a.
habitually, or to
abstain flee means to run away
rt secretly; to ability
relevant and appropriate; ropriate time authentic
opportune
r imagined, or
g little chance of change or relief, or means total or absolute
deal example;
essence
is the real or
decree
is an order with
praise
highly pending
of temporary inactivity, or
an ominous manner; to rokes; both words are used to
toll
means to
hypnotic
means tending to
do again, or to
repeat
e structure raised for defense, or a
usly or narrowly learned, or pedestrian is commonplace or
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501 372. b.
bumptious means noisily self-assertive; disposed to exaggerate ones own worth expiation means the act of making atonement; means reparation for an offense or injury
373. d.
374. c.
flagitious means marked by outrageous crime or vice; means having the characteristics of a deliberate criminal or scoundrel to inveigle means to win over with flattery; to persuade with flattery
375. a.
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ntonym Questions
arrogant es own worth atonement
means
fense or injury villainous
y outrageous crime or vice; ristics of a deliberate criminal or
cajole
means to
Antonyms
376. prudent is most dissimilar to 379. expansive is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
simple rapid foolish verbose
a. b. c. d.
380. benign is most dissimilar to
377. forced is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
quick solid trusting natural
a. b. c. d.
381. foster is most dissimilar to
378. acquaint is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
alienate luxurious bleach stall
a. b. c. d.
yms
xpansive is most dissimilar to generous honest narrow troublesome
enign is most dissimilar to malignant converse cautious malicious
oster is most dissimilar to discourage believe heal brag
501
382. ample is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
complete insufficient quiet supple

389.
383. deviant is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
winding careful normal sad
384. abolish is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
vote punish avoid establish
390.
385. forsake is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
craft embrace shun infer
391.
386. tractable is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
invisible stubborn unadvisable special
392.
387. dexterous is most
dissimilar to a. b. c. d. clumsy saline cunning precious
393.
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ntonym Questions
aerate is most dissimilar to a. argue b. placate c. suffocate d. destroy
venerable is most dissimilar to a. impervious b. constant c. sophomoric d. infirm rancor is most dissimilar to a. b. c. d. ritual argument collect accord
daunt is most dissimilar to a. calm b. believe c. d. inspirit dispel
paucity is most dissimilar to a. excess b. certainty c. timidity d. beauty heedless is most dissimilar to a. b. c. d. heartless attentive speedy unaware
501
394. abound is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
rest discourage bless dwindle
395. confederate is most
dissimilar to a. b. c. d.
401.
enemy confuse wander cluster

402.
396. resplendent is most
dissimilar to a. b. c. d.
illuminated disarming dowdy delightful

403.
397. onerous is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
permissive easy unforgiving public

404.
398. sagacity is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
incredulity belligerence stupidity tolerance
399. dilettante is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
puritan professional aesthete conniver
405.
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ntonym Questions
unalloyed is most dissimilar to a. dismayed b. impure c. d. circumspect disastrous
banner is most dissimilar to a. forgettable b. casual c. unrestrained d. unwitting discalced is most dissimilar to a. b. c. d. calculated measured inclined shod
scurrilous is most dissimilar to a. honest b. c. d. decent peaceful satisfactory
pulchritudinous is most dissimilar to a. pacifist b. rare c. smooth d. unsightly
dyspeptic is most dissimilar to a. trusting b. functional c. euphoric d. talented
501
406. reliction is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
dedication demolition flood problem

410.
407. villenage is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
nobility lineage directness dullness
408. craven is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
stalwart release distinguished comfortable
84
ntonym Questions
prolix is most dissimilar to a. brief b. exquisite c. reasonable d. distinct
lambent is most dissimilar to a. praise b. present c. dull d. rough
501
Answers
376. c.
prudent means marked by wisdom or good judgment; means marked by a lack of good sense or prudence
377. d.
forced means produced with effort; or spontaneous to acquaint means to get to know or to become friendly; to alienate means to cause unfriendliness or hostility expansive means sizeable or extensive;
378. a.
379. c.
380. d.
one meaning of benign is of a gentle disposition; means marked by mischievous impulse to foster means to encourage; to of courage or confidence ample means more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity, sufficient, therefore,
381. a.
382. b.
383. c.
deviant means departing from the established norm, or abnormal, therefore to abolish means to do away with entirely; to to bring into existence to forsake means to renounce; one meaning of to welcome or include
384. d.
385. b.
386. b.
tractable means easily handled or managed; difficult to handle or manage dexterous means skillful with the hands; dexterity, nimbleness, or grace to aerate means to supply with oxygen; to deprive of oxygen
387. a.
388. c.
wisdom or good judgment; good sense or prudence natural
foolish
means uncultivated
o know or to become friendly; to se unfriendliness or hostility narrow means restricted
or extensive;
f a gentle disposition; vous impulse discourage
malicious
means to deprive
dequate in size, scope, or capacity, or insufficient is the most dissimilar
om the established norm, or normal is the most dissimilar establish means
ay with entirely; to
nce; one meaning of to
embrace
is to
dled or managed;
stubborn
means
th the hands;
clumsy
means lacking
with oxygen; to
suffocate
means to
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501 389. c.
venerable means impressive by reason of age; means poorly informed and immature rancor means bitter ill-will; one meaning of interrelationship, or harmony
390. d.
391. c.
to daunt means to lessen the courage of; to give vigor or courage paucity means smallness of number; quantity heedless means inconsiderate or thoughtless; heedful or mindful of the comfort of others
392. a.
393. b.
394. d.
to abound means to be present in great numbers; to means to become steadily less a confederate is an ally or accomplice; an resplendent means characterized by glowing splendor; means not neat or attractive in appearance, or shabby
395. a. 396. c.
397. b.
onerous means burdensome or troublesome, therefore the most dissimilar sagacity means wisdom; stupidity
398. c. 399. b.
a dilettante is a person having a superficial interest in an art or branch or knowledge; a professional in a pursuit as a profession
400. b. 401. a.
unalloyed means pure, therefore banner means distinguished from all others in excellence, or unforgettable, therefore forgettable discalced means barefoot; shod
402. d.
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ntonym Questions
ve by reason of age;
sophomoric
one meaning of
accord
is balanced
he courage of; to
inspirit
means to
excess
means ample
rate or thoughtless;
attentive
means
omfort of others dwindle
sent in great numbers; to
accomplice; an
enemy
is an opponent dowdy
terized by glowing splendor; e in appearance, or shabby
me or troublesome, therefore
easy
is
means a lack of wisdom
ing a superficial interest in an art or professional
is a person who engages
impure
is the most dissimilar
d from all others in excellence, or is the most dissimilar means wearing shoes
501 403. b.
scurrilous means given to using foul language, or crass; means conforming to standards of propriety pulchritudinous means marked by physical beauty; means not pleasing to the sight, or ugly
404. d.
405. c.
dyspeptic means showing a sour disposition; marked by feeling or well-being
406. c.
reliction means the gradual recession of water leaving the land dry; flood means the rising and overflow of a b onto dry land villenage means the peasant or commoner class; the noble class, or gentry
407. a.
408. a.
craven means cowardly; strength or vigor prolix means unduly prolonged, therefore dissimilar lambent means softly bright or radiant; brightness or shine
409. a.
410. c.
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using foul language, or crass; dards of propriety unsightly
decent
ked by physical beauty;
sight, or ugly euphoric means
a sour disposition;
recession of water leaving the land means the rising and overflow of a body of water
nt or commoner class;
nobility
means
stalwart
means marked by outstanding
ged, therefore
brief
is the most
t or radiant;
dull
means lacking in
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Synonyms
Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word provided.
411. heed 414. appoint
a. b. c. d.
412. edge
trek consider consolidate bound
a. b. c. d.
415. hoard
a. b. c. d.
413. elevate
diffuse point force dissuade
a. b. c. d.
416. homogeneous
a. b. c. d.
lessen mention affix hoist
a. b. c. d.
yms
score discuss nominate ensure
stockpile burrow mine dessert
omogeneous alike strange polite alkaline
501 417. hub
a. b. c. d.
418. tame
counsel elder center extension

424.
a. b. c. d.
419. irk
lost evasive pushy submissive

425.
a. b. c. d.
420. loom
shrug irritate devour avoid

426.
a. b. c. d.
421. fitful
disappear cut surface teach

427.
a. b. c. d.
422. gaudy
erratic angry tired pronounced

428.
a. b. c. d.
massive mindful tasteful flashy
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ntonym Questions
flaunt a. b. c. d. flex a. b. c. d. tantalize a. b. c. d. dastardly a. b. c. d. aficionado a. b. c. d. contiguous a. b. c. d.
conceal parade trust fray
bend binge rid consume
pronounce reign equal flirt
devastating cowardly clever munificent
novice trickster devotee agent
catching divided adjoining circumstantial
501 429. swindler
a. b. c. d.
430. rogue
charlatan expert divinity debonair

436.
a. b. c. d.
431. apologist
knave wander buffoon color

437.
a. b. c. d.
432. proxy
liar defender failure admirer

438.
a. b. c. d.
433. buffet
spasm closeness delegate court

439.
a. b. c. d.
434. travesty
protect barricade armoire strike

440.
a. b. c. d.
confusion mockery disaster speculation
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ntonym Questions
bristle a. b. c. d. admonish a. b. c. d. wheedle a. b. c. d. aplomb a. b. c. d. aver a. b. c. d. mien a. b. c. d.
aloof seethe wave doubt
laud decorate caution admire
retreat deceive plead question
mine clumsiness complication poise
dissipate create hate state
carriage average vicious disguise
501 441. paroxysm
a. b. c. d.
442. aegis
conundrum fit contraction spite

447.
a. b. c. d.
443. sepulture
superstition reference sponsorship archive

448.
a. b. c. d.
444. harridan
burial parasite verse sermon

449.
a. b. c. d.
445. apothegm
governor vessel witch lawyer

450.
a. b. c. d.
medicine adage speculation resistance
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ntonym Questions
grandiloquence a. respect b. bluster c. denial d. fulmination a. b. c. d. pococurante a. b. c. d. native hot blas hidden solemnity
explosion recession achievement blessing
escarpment a. warning b. cliff c. campsite d. plutocrat a. b. c. d. tomb
banker priest judge astronomer
501
Answers
411. b.
to heed means to pay attention to, or to
412. a. 413. d.
to edge means to to elevate means to lift up, or raise; to position
414. c.
to appoint means to name officially, often to a position; to nominate means to appoint or propose for offic to hoard means to gather a hidden supply; to accumulate a reserve of something
415. a.
416. a.
homogeneous means descended from the same ancestral type or alike a hub is a center
417. c. 418. d.
tame means deficient in spirit or courage, or
419. b. 420. c.
to irk means to annoy or
to loom means to come into sight in enlarged or distorted form to surface means to come to the surface or into fitful means having intermittent or irregular character; means lacking regularity gaudy means ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented; means ostentatious or showy
421. a.
422. d.
423. b.
to flaunt means to display ostentatiously or impudently; to parade means to exhibit ostentatiously to flex means to
424. a.
ntion to, or to
consider
force
or move gradually (as in to edge off the road) hoist means to raise into
or raise; to
officially, often to a position; to means to appoint or propose for office stockpile means
a hidden supply; to
ended from the same ancestral type,
of activity submissive
irit or courage, or
irritate
o sight in enlarged or distorted form; means to come to the surface or into view erratic
tent or irregular character;
y or tastelessly ornamented;
flashy
ostentatiously or impudently; to bit ostentatiously bend
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501 425. d.
to tantalize means to tease by presenting something desirable to flirt means to behave amorously without dastardly means despicably mean or
426. b.
427. c. 428. c.
an aficionado is a fan, or a contiguous means touching along a boundary or point; adjoining a swindler is a person who takes money or property through fraud or deceit; a knowledge or ability, or a fraud
429. a.
430. a.
a rogue is a dishonest person; a person an apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defense of a cause, or a a proxy is a person who has the power to act for another, or a delegate
431. b.
432. c.
433. d. 434. b.
to buffet means to a travesty is a distorted or grossly inferior imitation; a is an insincere or contemptible imitation to bristle is to take on an aggressive or angry appearance; to seethe means to experience violent internal to admonish means to express warning in a gentle manner, or caution
435. b.
436. c.
437. c.
to wheedle means to influence using soft words or flattery; to plead means to entreat or appeal earnestly aplomb means complete composure or self-assurance, or
438. d.
by presenting something desirable; means to behave amorously without serious intent cowardly
devotee
g along a boundary or point; means joining at a point or line
takes money or property through charlatan
is a person who pretends to have
knave
is a tricky deceitful
ho writes or speaks in defense of a defender
s the power to act for another, or a
strike
repeatedly mockery
grossly inferior imitation; a ible imitation
ggressive or angry appearance; to means to experience violent internal agitation
ress warning in a gentle manner, or to
nce using soft words or flattery; to means to entreat or appeal earnestly poise
omposure or self-assurance, or
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501 439. d. 440. a.
to aver means to declare positively, or to mien means appearance or demeanor; of holding ones body, or posture
441. b. 442. c. 443. a. 444. c. 445. b.
a paroxysm is an attack or convulsion, or a aegis means protection, or sponsorship sepulture means burial
a harridan is a shrew, or awitch an apothegm is a short, pithy saying; an embodies a common observation
446. b.
grandiloquence means lofty or pompous eloquence; one meaning of bluster is loudly boastful speech a fulmination is a sudden or loud noise, or an pococurante means indifferent or nonchalant; apathetic to pleasure
447. a. 448. c.
449. b. 450. a.
an escarpment is a long cliff a plutocrat is one who rules by virtue of wealth; a who engages in the business of finance
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ntonym Questions
ositively, or to
state carriage means manner
r demeanor;
convulsion, or a
fit
ponsorship
hy saying; an
adage
is a saying that
y or pompous eloquence; one s loudly boastful speech explosion blas means
r loud noise, or an
rent or nonchalant;
or a steep slope banker is one
s by virtue of wealth; a ss of finance
Antonyms
451. subsequent 454. waive
a. b. c. d.
452. abrupt
aloof previous following dismissive
a. b. c. d.
455. erode
a. b. c. d.
453. conserve
continue laudable anticipated careless
a. b. c. d.
456. recall
a. b. c. d.
waste silence liberal complicate
a. b. c. d.
yms
retain snub imprison display
compost clarify ignore restore
rebate demonstrate forget despise
501 457. dormant
a. b. c. d.
clever active dreamy invisible

464.
458. procrastinate
a. b. c. d.
459. docile
lengthen soothe hurry demolish

465.
a. b. c. d.
460. impromptu
intelligent unruly unreachable pale

466.
a. b. c. d.
461. denigrate
rehearsed bizarre foolish disarming

467.
a. b. c. d.
462. bent
blame hide query uphold

468.
a. b. c. d.
curved disinclination careful lustrous
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ntonym Questions
solvent a. b. c. d.
soggy confusing broke critical
disconsolate a. joyful b. inhospitable c. anguished d. rude brusque a. b. c. d. callow a. b. c. d. cold opulent gracious suspect
kind urbane sensitive gentle
countenance a. force b. genuine c. deny d. verify cachet a. b. c. d. release explanation thinness ignominy
501 469. evince
a. b. c. d.
470. vainglorious
convince hallow hide interpret
a. b. c. d.
471. iniquitous
horrible fierce greedy modest
a. b. c. d.
virtuous complacent equal virulent
472. obstreperous
a. b. c. d.
473. ebullient
short tame strict distant
a. b. c. d.
474. halcyon
aggressive acrid unjust glum
a. b. c. d.
obtrusive advanced tempestuous unscientific
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ynonym & Antonym Questions 475. imprimatur
a. b. c. d.
476. odium
servant teacher disapproval rustic
a. b. c. d.
477. mephitic
fragrance ease admiration trust
a. b. c. d.
478. platitudinous
honest healthy simple rural
a. b. c. d.
479. facultative
hilly exhilarating confounded advantageous
a. b. c. d.
480. persiflage
compulsory insipid pending decisive
a. b. c. d.
coddle admiration silence clarity
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501
Answers
451. b.
subsequent means following in time or order; going before in time or order
452. c.
abrupt means occurring without warning, or sudden; anticipated to conserve means to keep safe or preserve, which is the opposite of to to waive means to give up voluntarily; to
453. a.
454. a.
455. d.
to erode means to wear away; to an original state to recall means to remember, which is the opposite of to dormant means temporarily inactive, which is the opposite of active
456. c. 457. b.
458. c.
to procrastinate means to delay or put off, which is the opposit of to hurry
459. b.
docile means easily taught; disciplined impromptu means unplanned or unrehearsed; trained or practiced
460. a.
461. d.
to denigrate means to deny the importance of something, or to belittle; to uphold
462. b.
a bent is a strong inclination or capacity; a slight aversion one meaning of solvent is able to pay all debts; penniless
463. c.
ng in time or order;
previous
means
hout warning, or sudden; means expected safe or preserve, which is the waste retain means to keep
voluntarily; to
restore
means to bring back to
er, which is the opposite of to
forget
y inactive, which is the opposite of
delay or put off, which is the opposite
unruly
means not easily managed or
ed or unrehearsed;
rehearsed
means
y the importance of something, or to means to support or to elevate disinclination is a
n or capacity; a
able to pay all debts;
broke
means
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501 464. a.
disconsolate means cheerless or dejected, which is the opposi of joyful
465. c.
brusque means blunt in manner or speech to the point of being ungracious;
466. b. 467. c.
callow means unsophisticated; to countenance means to extend approval or sanction; to means to refuse to grant cachet means prestige; to evince means to display clearly or reveal, which is the opposite of to
468. d. 469. c.
470. d. 471. a. 472. b.
vainglorious means boastful, which is the opposite of iniquitous means wicked; obstreperous means stubbornly resistant to control or unruly; tame means docile or submissive
473. d.
ebullient means lively or enthusiastic; gloomy halcyon means calm or peaceful; or stormy imprimatur means sanction or approval, therefore is the most dissimilar
474. c.
475. c.
476. c.
odium means hatred and condemnation; feeling of delighted approval mephitic means relating to a foul, noxious exhalation from the earth; a mephitic environment would be unhealthy, so is its opposite
477. b.
ess or dejected, which is the opposite
anner or speech to the point of being gracious means marked by charm and good taste urbane means sophisticated deny
extend approval or sanction; to
ignominy clearly or reveal, which is the hide
means disgrace
ul, which is the opposite of virtuous means morally excellent
modest
ornly resistant to control or unruly; or submissive
glum
means dreary or
tempestuous
means turbulent
or approval, therefore
disapproval
ondemnation;
admiration
means a
a foul, noxious exhalation from the ent would be unhealthy, so
healthy
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disapproval
501 478. b.
platitudinous means full of or characterized by banal, trite remarks; exhilarating facultative means optional; not optional
479. a.
480. c.
persiflage means frivolous talk, therefore dissimilar
102
or characterized by banal, trite means refreshing or exciting compulsorymeans mandatory, or
talk, therefore
silence
is the most
102
Synonyms and Antonyms

Read each question carefully and select the word that is the most similar or most dissimilar in meaning to the word provided.
481. beckon is most similar to 484.
a. b. c. d.
light beg motion hear

485.
482. earnest is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
cheap frivolous release civilized

486.
483. execute is most similar to
a.
perform
b. c. d.
decide wonder dismiss
s and
yms
idiom is most similar to a. b. c. d. stupidity recipe fastener expression
accelerate is most dissimilar to a. delay b. risk c. monitor d. deny
engross is most similar to a. fatten
b. c. d.
absorb disgust destroy
501 487. impervious is most
dissimilar to a. kind b. disastrous c. d. prone perfect

494. 488. brood is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
wander direction progeny tribe

495.
489. balk is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
crow fight distress hamper

496.
490. conversant is most
dissimilar to a. inexperienced b. c. d. unprepared shy unpretentious
497.
491. staunch is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
faithful strict biased political

498.
492. unctuous is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
pliant cruel sincere rubbery
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ntonym Questions
hubris is most similar to a. earth b. pride c. humility d. sorrow
bemuse is most dissimilar to a. depress b. inspire c. clarify d. desire contrite is most similar to a. brief b. c. d. malicious banal rueful
beset is most similar to a. hector b. decorate c. establish d. suspect
penurious is most dissimilar to a. generous b. lenient c. injurious d. relaxed perfidy is most similar to a. b. c. d. incompleteness ideal betrayal braggart
501
499. ascription is most similar to
a. b. c. d.
account attribution cure description
500. fustigate is most dissimilar to
a. b. c. d.
inveigle investigate explain praise
105
ntonym Questions
bagatelle is most similar to a. paste b. bread c. bauble d. pirouette
501
Answers
481. c.
to beckon means to signal or summon with a wave or a nod; to motion means to gesture
482. b.
earnest means grave or serious; seriousness
483. a.
one meaning of to execute is to carry out fully; one meaning of to perform an idiom is an or in meaning
484. d.
485. a.
to accelerate means to cause to move faster; to move or act slowly to engross means to occupy completely; one meaning of to absorb is to engage or engross wholly impervious means to be incapable of being affected or disturbed; being likely
486. b.
487. c.
488. c.
a brood is the young of an animal or a family of young; progeny is the offspring of animals or plants one meaning of to balk is to check or to stop; to to impede or restrain conversant means having knowledge or experience with, therefore inexperienced
489. d.
490. a.
491. a. 492. c.
staunch means steadfast in loyalty or principle, or unctuous means marked by a smug or false earnestness, or insincere, therefore hubris means exaggerated
493. b.
or summon with a wave or a nod; to
means to gesture frivolous means lacking in
is to carry out fully; one meaning of is to carry out expression that is unique either grammatically
se to move faster; to
delay
means to
y completely; one meaning of to s to engage or engross wholly
capable of being affected or prone means having a tendency or inclination, or
animal or a family of young; s the offspring of animals or plants hamper means
o check or to stop; to
knowledge or experience with, is the most dissimilar faithful
nexperienced
n loyalty or principle, or
y a smug or false earnestness, or sincere
is the most dissimilar pride or self-confidence
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501 494. c.
to bemuse means to make confused, or to bewilder; to means to make free from confusion contrite means penitent for sin or failing; regretful
495. d.
496. a.
to beset means to trouble or harass; to intimidate or harass
497. a.
penurious means given to extreme stinginess or frugality, whic is the opposite of perfidy means an act of disloyalty, or
498. c.
499. b.
ascription means the act of referring to a supposed cause, source, or author; indicating a cause, or the act of ascribing a work to a particular author or artist
500. d.
to fustigate means to criticize severely, which is the opposite o to praise
501. c.
a bagatelle is a trifle (something of little value or importance); a bauble is a trinket or a trifle
107
confused, or to bewilder; to
clarify
sin or failing;
rueful
means
or harass; to
hector
means to
extreme stinginess or frugality, which generous betrayal
referring to a supposed cause, attribution means the act of explaining by ct of ascribing a work to a particular
ze severely, which is the opposite of
thing of little value or importance); a
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