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Mixed comprehensive exam 3

25 questions. Read the sentence, then choose the closest meaning or the closest opposite as directed.

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1Synonym She took up the unexpected invitation with alacrity. Which choice is closest in meaning to "alacrity" here?
2Antonym The proof contained a blatant contradiction in the first paragraph. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "blatant" here?
3Synonym Her candid letter named the error and accepted responsibility. Which choice is closest in meaning to "candid" here?
4Antonym The crew grew despondent when the last rescue line broke. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "despondent" here?
5Synonym The elusive explanation kept slipping away as new invoices turned up. Which choice is closest in meaning to "elusive" here?
6Antonym The fickle audience switched its favorite at each performance. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "fickle" here?
7Synonym From the damaged register she could glean the names of two tenants. Which choice is closest in meaning to "glean" here?
8Antonym The haughty collector expected every visitor to defer to him. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "haughty" here?
9Synonym The inspector found the workshop immaculate even beneath the benches. Which choice is closest in meaning to "immaculate" here?
10Antonym The ruling finally brought justice to the excluded entrants. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "justice" here?
11Synonym Strip away the gossip and a kernel of fact remains. Which choice is closest in meaning to "kernel" here?
12Antonym The writer made sure the date was legible on the invoice. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "legible" here?
13Synonym The clerk hoped that a personal call would mollify the angry buyer. Which choice is closest in meaning to "mollify" here?
14Antonym The narrow-minded critic dismissed every unfamiliar form. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "narrow-minded" here?
15Synonym A thick layer of varnish began to obscure the painter's signature. Which choice is closest in meaning to "obscure" here?
16Antonym The curator made a painstaking inspection of the torn map. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "painstaking" here?
17Synonym The chair counted the members again to see whether they had a quorum. Which choice is closest in meaning to "quorum" here?
18Antonym The floodwater began to recede from the lower steps. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "recede" here?
19Synonym The weaver hoped to salvage two good panels from the torn curtain. Which choice is closest in meaning to "salvage" here?
20Antonym The minutes gave a terse account of the long debate. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "terse" here?
21Synonym The workshop replaced its decorative stools with utilitarian benches. Which choice is closest in meaning to "utilitarian" here?
22Antonym The critic found the speech vacuous despite its polished delivery. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "vacuous" here?
23Synonym The museum agreed to waive the entry charge for the volunteers. Which choice is closest in meaning to "waive" here?
24Antonym The guide pointed to the hill and said the boundary lay yonder. Which choice is most nearly opposite in meaning to "yonder" here?
25Synonym The sold-out season marked the zenith of the troupe's career. Which choice is closest in meaning to "zenith" here?
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