ANTONYM EXAM / FIVE CHOICES

Choose the closest opposite.

10 questions. Consider the intended sense of each word. Choose one answer, A through E, before checking the explanations.

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1Abate (of noise): Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. lingerB. intensifyC. subsideD. ceaseE. fluctuate

2EmpiricalA. farsightedB. theoreticalC. completedD. radicalE. farcical

3Absolve someone of blame: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. compensateB. pardonC. defendD. condemnE. investigate

4Adverse conditions: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. favorableB. inevitableC. unexpectedD. irrelevantE. temporary

5Affluent: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. frugalB. modestC. indebtedD. impoverishedE. dependent

6Altruistic: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. cautiousB. selfishC. ungratefulD. reservedE. ambitious

7Ambiguous wording: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. complicatedB. unfamiliarC. specificD. conciseE. unequivocal

8Amenable to a proposal: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. unavailableB. unpreparedC. impartialD. exactingE. resistant

9Analogous: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. unequalB. separateC. independentD. distantE. dissimilar

10Ancillary duties: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. permanentB. indispensableC. primaryD. independentE. unrelated