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Vocabulary Exercises

Extract adapted for interactive practice from the book 1001 Vocabulary and Spelling Questions, which provides you with extensive practice and explanations.

Art Vazquez, COTE

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Words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here refers to fact that one word in an opposite pair entails that it is not the other pair member. For example, something that is long entails that it is not short. It is referred to as a 'binary' relationship because there are two members in a set of opposites

Exercises: Choose the antonym for each of the words in italics. Consult a dictionary to help you.


1.Which word is the opposite of alert?

a. attentive b. inattentive c. careful d. trivial


2.Which word is the opposite of cautious?

a. considerate b. noble c. proper d. reckless


3.Which word means the opposite of shameful?

a. honorable b. animated c. fickle d. modest


4.Which word means the opposite of vague?

a. hazy b. skilled c. definite d. tender


5.Which word means the opposite of vulnerable?

a. frantic b. feeble c. secure d. complicated


6.Which word means the opposite of distress?

a. comfort b. reward c. trouble d. compromise


7.Which word means the opposite of unity?

a. discord b. stimulation c. consent d. neglect


8.Which word means the opposite of clarify?

a. explain b. dismay c. obscure d. provide


9.Which word means the opposite of grant?

a. deny b. consume c. allocate d. provoke


10.Which word means the opposite of impartial?

a. complete b. prejudiced c. unbiased d. erudite


11.Which word means the opposite of prompt?

a. punctual b. slack c. tardy d. regular


12.Which word is the opposite of delay?

a. slow b. hasten c. pause d. desist


13.Which word is the opposite of soothe?

a. increase b. comfort c. aggravate d. delight


14.Which word means the opposite of moderate?

a. original b. average c. final d. excessive


15.Which word means the opposite of reveal?

a. disclose b. achieve c. retreat d. conceal


16.Which word means the opposite of initial?

a. first b. crisis c. final d. righteous


17.Which word means the opposite of capable?

a. unskilled b. absurd c. apt d. able


18.Which word means the opposite of stray?

a. remain b. inhabit c. wander d. incline


19.Which word is the opposite of dainty?

a. delicate b. coarse c. harsh d. delicious


20.Which word means the opposite of brittle?

a. flexible b. breakable c. grating d. thin


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