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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1Elated: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. composedB. surprisedC. indifferentD. dejectedE. modest

2Explicit instructions: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. confusingB. informalC. incompleteD. lengthyE. implicit

3Esoteric discussion: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. practicalB. accessibleC. ordinaryD. recentE. public

4An equivocal answer: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. confidentB. definiteC. briefD. candidE. prompt

5Frugal: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. generousB. resourcefulC. ambitiousD. wealthyE. wasteful

6Futile: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. practicalB. ambitiousC. uncomplicatedD. effortlessE. effective

7Fallacious reasoning: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. credibleB. persuasiveC. elaborateD. conventionalE. valid

8Fluctuation: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. growthB. stabilityC. repetitionD. regularityE. decline

9Gregarious: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. independentB. pensiveC. distractedD. reclusiveE. fearful

10Germane to a discussion: Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning?A. unusualB. obsoleteC. minorD. incidentalE. irrelevant