Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided? 42. pit a. group b. peak c. select d. marry 43. rotund a. round b. unimportant c. thin d. dull 44. talent a. ungrateful b. silent c. show d. inability 45. common a. strange b. uneasy c. quick d. fast 46. brazen a. bashful b. boisterous c. noisy d. heated 47. expect a. attend b. regret c. despair d. loathe 48. malodorous a. acrid b. pungent c. fragrant d. delicious 49. expound a. besmirch b. confuse c. confine d. condemn 50. pique a. value b. gully c. smooth d. soothe 51. abate a. free b. augment c. provoke d. wane 52. dearth a. lack b. poverty c. abundance d. foreign 53. peaked a. tired b. arrogant c. pointy d. ruddy 10 501 JOYDEB SIR CLASS NOTE Synonym & Antonym 11 54. abridge a. shorten b. extend c. stress d. easy 55. kindle a. smother b. detest c. enemy d. discourage 56. meager a. kind b. generous c. thoughtful d. copious 57. philistine a. novice b. intellectual c. pious d. debutante 58. zenith a. worst b. apex c. nadir d. past 59. germane a. irrelevant b. indifferent c. impartial d. improvident 60. irascible a. determined b. placid c. reasonable d. pliant 61. approbate a. ingratitude b. condemn c. dissatisfaction d. master 62. supercilious a. unimportant b. relevant c. serious d. meek 63. improvident a. cautious b. fortunate c. proven d. intelligent 64. demur a. embrace b. crude c. boisterous d. falter 65. fatuous a. crafty b. frugal c. sensible d. inane 501 JOYDEB SIR CLASS NOTE Synonym & Antonym 66. quiescent a. lackadaisical b. active c. dull d. prescient 67. sartorial a. cheerful b. sincere c. inelegant d. homespun 68. sapient a. hunched b. strong c. simple d. simian 69. matutinal a. paternal b. crepuscular c. maritime d. marsupial 70. impecunious a. wealthy b. cautious c. hungry d. tardy 12 501 JOYDEB SIR CLASS NOTE Synonym & Antonym 13 Answers 36. c. to withdraw means to remove or retreat; to advance is the opposite of retreat 37. d. secret means hidden or covert; overt means open to view 38. b. heartfelt means expressing genuine feeling, or sincere, so insincere is its opposite 39. b. impartial means to be without prejudice or bias, therefore biased is the opposite 40. b. luminous means radiating or reflecting light, or glowing; dim means dark or dull 41. d. awe means a sense of deep respect or veneration; contempt means a lack of respect, or disdain 42. b. a pit is a hole and a peak is the top of a hill or mountain 43. c. rotund means rounded or plump, therefore thin is the opposite 44. d. a talent is a special creative or artistic ability, therefore inability is the opposite 45. a. common means ordinary or familiar; strange means unfamiliar 46. a. brazen means to be defiant or insolent; bashful means to be shy or timid 47. c. to expect is to wait for or to look forward to; to despair is to lose all hope 48. c. malodorous means to have a bad smell; fragrant means smelling sweet or delicate 49. b. to expound means to explain; to confuse, or confound, is the opposite of expound 501 JOYDEB SIR CLASS NOTE Synonym & Antonym 50. d. to pique means to excite or irritate; to soothe means to calm 51. b. to abate means to reduce in degree or intensity; to augment means to increase 52. c. dearth means an inadequate supply or lack of something; abundance means an ample quantity, or wealth 53. d. to be peaked is to appear pale or wan; to be ruddy is to have a healthy, red complexion 54. b. to abridge means to shorten and to extend means to lengthen 55. a. to kindle means to start burning or ignite; to smother means to stifle or suppress 56. d. meager means lacking in quality or quantity; copious means present in large quantity, or abundant 57. b. philistine is used disparagingly to describe a person guided by material rather than intellectual values; an intellectual is a person who engages in creative use of his or her intellect 58. a. zenith means the highest point or the apex; nadir means the lowest point 59. a. germane means to be appropriate or relevant, therefore irrelevant is the opposite 60. b. irascible means easily angered; placid means calm or serene 61. b. to approbate means to approve or sanction; to condemn means to declare wrong or to convict 62. d. supercilious means coolly or patronizingly haughty; meek means enduring injury with patience and without resentment 63. a. improvident means lacking prudent foresight, or careless; cautious means to be wary or to exercise forethought 14 501 JOYDEB SIR CLASS NOTE Synonym & Antonym 15 64. a. to demur means to delay or hesitate; to embrace means to accept readily or gladly; demure means coy 65. c. fatuous means inanely foolish; sensible is its nearest opposite 66. b. quiescent means marked by inactivity or repose, therefore active is the opposite 67. a. sartorial means of or relating to tailored clothes; homespun means homemade 68. c. sapient means possessing great wisdom, or sage; one meaning of simple is deficient in intelligence 69. b. matutinal means of or relating to the morning; crepuscular means relating to or resembling twilight 70. a. impecunious means having little or no money, therefore wealthy is the opposite 501 JOYDEB SIR CLASS NOTE Synonym & Antonym
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