Antonyms Test 2

ABRASION : STROKE ::

(A) boil : heat
(B) rubble : demolish
(C) flattery : compliment
(D) remnant : cut
(E) nut : shell


JUDGE : IMPARTIAL ::

(A) animal : tame
(B) acrobat : limber
(C) dignitary : proud
(D) prisoner : repentant
(E) politician : liberal


DRAWER : BUREAU ::

(A) tributary : river
(B) trunk : tree
(C) article : magazine
(D) kernel : husk
(E) language : dictionary


BATHE : WATER ::

(A) spread : knife
(B) fly : airplane
(C) obstruct : plug
(D) point : finger
(E) cover : coat


ILLICIT : RATIFY ::

(A) obsolete : preserve
(B) confusing : obscure
(C) popular : criticize
(D) insignificant : highlight
(E) belligerent : appease


PROTAGONIST : CHARACTER ::

(A) brush : applicator
(B) lawmaker : government
(C) costume : gala
(D) conductor : orchestra
(E) novice : competitor



CULTIVATE : GARDEN ::

(A) play : game
(B) worship : church
(C) explore : cave
(D) relax : vacation
(E) steer : automobile


EMPLOY : INDIGENCE ::

(A) expose : dormancy
(B) arrive : presence
(C) submerge : buoyancy
(D) season : blandness
(E) know : ignorance


SIEVE : DIVIDE ::

(A) staple : collate
(B) funeral : mourn
(C) siphon : squeeze
(D) panacea : remedy
(E) monarch : serve


MEDIATE : MEDDLE ::

(A) reason : think
(B) accumulate : hoard
(C) neglect : abandon
(D) surpass : cheat
(E) discourage : burde


1. MASON :: STONE

A. soldier : weapon
B. lawyer : law
C. blacksmith : forge
D. teacher : pupil
E. carpenter : wood

2. ARTICULATE :: SPEECH

A. predictable : event
B. coordinated : movement
C. dangerous : disease
D. active : thought
E. erratic : path

3. INCEPTION :: CONCLUSION

A. departure : arrival
B. culmination : upshot
C. refutation : approval
D. approach : return
E. escapade : punishment

4. SCINTILLATING :: DULLNESS

A. erudite : wisdom
B. desultory : error
C. boisterous : calm
D. cautious : restraint
E. exalted : elevation

5. ELUCIDATE :: CLARITY

A. envision : memory
B. aggravate : problem
C. conceal : oblivion
D. illuminate : light
E. mystify enlightenment

6. SHARD :: POTTERY

A. seed : flower
B. smoke : fire
C. dish : menu
D. chair : furniture
E. splinter : wood

7. REPEL :: LURE

A. dismount : devolve
B. abrogate : deny
C. abridge : shorten
D. enervate : weaken
E. miscarry : succeed

8. PENURY :: MONEY

A. starvation : sustenance
B. independence : freedom
C. infirmity : illness
D. reality : foresight
E. spontaneity : care

9. ARABLE :: LAND

A. impenetrable : jungle
B. navigable : waterway
C. fertile : fertilizer
D. shallow : pond
E. flat : field

10. ATTENUATE :: SIGNAL

A. exacerbate : problem
B. modify : accent
C. dampen : enthusiasm
D. elongate : line
E. dramatize : play

11. FURNACE :: SLAG

A. vegetable : garbage
B. factory : goods
C. fire : ashes
D. automobile : gasoline
E. silo : grain

12. PROSAIC :: MUNDANE

A. obdurate : foolish
B. ascetic : austere
C. clamorous : captive
D. loquacious : taciturn
E. peremptory : spontaneous

13. SALACIOUS :: WHOLESOME

A. religious : private
B. expensive : profligate
C. conservative : stoic
D. mendacious : truthful
E. fulsome : generous

14. PONDER :: PROBLEM

A. remove : doubt
B. capture : runaway
C. seize : time
D. ruminate : idea
E. curl : hair

15. HACKNEYED :: FRESHNESS

A. stale : porosity
B. facile : delicacy
C. ponderous : lightness
D. central : vitality
E. relevant : pertinence



1. ELECTED :: INAUGURATION

A. enrolled : graduation
B. condemned : execution
C. chosen : selection
D. gathered : exhibition
E. appointed : interview

2. DIVIDEND :: STOCKHOLDER

A. patent : inventor
B. royalty : author
C. wage : employer
D. interest : banker
E. investment : investor

3. ARCHIPELAGO :: ISLAND

A. village : hamlet
B. constellation : star
C. river : sea
D. finger : hand
E. tongue : mouth

4. PRECIS :: ELABORATION

A. comprehension : understanding
B. revision : correction
C. simplification : decoration
D. accuracy : abnormality
E. expurgation : distortion

5. MINCE :: WALK

A. bang : sound
B. wave : gesture
C. waltz : dance
D. simper : smile
E. hike : run

6. DISINTERESTED :: UNBIASED

A. indulgent : intolerant
B. exhausted : energetic
C. languid : lethargic
D. unconcerned : involved
E. profligate : flippant

7. AMBIVALENT :: CERTAIN

A. indifferent : biased
B. furtive : open
C. impecunious : voracious
D. discreet : careful
E. munificent : generous

8. DEFERENCE :: RESPECT

A. admiration : jealousy
B. condescension : hatred
C. affection : love
D. pretence : truth
E. gratitude : charity

9. AUTHORITARIAN :: LENIENT

A. philanthropist : generous
B. virtuoso : glamorous
C. hedonist : indulgent
D. servant : servile
E. miser : charitable

10. ALLAY :: SUSPICION

A. tend : plant
B. impede : anger
C. calm : fear
D. fell : tree
E. exacerbate : worry

11. PERENNIAL :: EPHEMERAL

A. volatile : evanescent
B. mature : ripe
C. diurnal : annual
D. permanent : temporary
E. majestic : mean

12. DIRECTORY :: ADDRESS

A. list : number
B. catalogue : shop
C. thesaurus : fact
D. dictionary : spelling
E. encyclopaedia : solecism

13. PRIMITIVE :: SOPHISTICATE

A. employee : superior
B. socialite : recluse
C. tyro : expert
D. native : inhabitant
E. applicant : member

14. TAP :: PUMMEL

A. tiptoe : stamp
B. hit : hurt
C. lumber : stumble
D. talk : chat
E. pump : water

15. TRAGEDY :: DRAMA

A. farce : actor
B. cartoon : film
C. prosody : poem
D. accident : ambulance
E. epigram : anecdote



BOAST :: LANGUAGE

A. glare : anger
B. swagger : gait
C. stare : sight
D. grow : height
E. enrage : anger

2. BELITTLE :: DISPARAGE

A. jeopardize : protect
B. efface : inscribe
C. assuage : increase
D. deride : ridicule
E. decrease : augment

3. VIRULENT :: INNOCUOUS

A. pretentious : harmful
B. reprehensible : praiseworthy
C. strong : delicate
D. epidemic : widespread
E. antiseptic : medical

4. INCOHERENT :: CLARITY

A. quiet : volume
B. normal : austerity
C. stagnant : light
D. scribbled : writing
E. tidy : mind

5. DESECRATE :: HOLY

A. despoil : beautiful
B. beautify : ugly
C. glamorize : rich
D. damage : corporeal
E. improve : dull

6. VIRTUOSO :: ACCOMPLISHED

A. aesthete : austere
B. servant : servile
C. hedonist : pretentious
D. priest : orthodox
E. philanthropist : generous

7. AUTHORITARIAN :: STRICT

A. fallacious : fraught
B. fastidious : particular
C. exemplary : arrogant
D. apprehensive : eager
E. neutral : objective

8. HOMOGENEOUS :: KIND

A. fast : speed
B. suspicious : origin
C. diverse : route
D. contemporary : time
E. disparate : place

9. CONSPICUOUS :: VISIBLE

A. sensual : audible
B. irrevocable : changed
C. elastic : stretched
D. ignominious : denounced
E. sensitive : felt

10. AUTHENTIC :: APOCRYPHAL

A. immune : dangerous
B. conventional : unorthodox
C. pious : religious
D. eccentric : strange
E. reticent : chaotic

11. TEMPER :: HARD

A. mitigate : severe
B. provoke : angry
C. endorse : tough
D. infer : certain
E. scrutinize : clear

12. STANZA :: POEM

A. chapter : novel
B. prose : verse
C. stave : music
D. song : chorus
E. overture : opera

13. ABSTEMIOUS :: INDULGE

A. subversive : undermine
B. diffident : confide
C. profligate : spend
D. gregarious : participate
E. submissive : assert

14. FRAGMENT :: MERGE

A. engage : marry
B. loose : tighten
C. splinter : join
D. mend : rend
E. diverge : convex

15. PROLIFIC :: UNFRUITFUL

A. new : old
B. blooming : withered
C. fertile : barren
D. fresh : stale
E. fecund : fervid