analogies and antonym practice phần 2 ppt

25. LIMPID:

Quail
Minatory
Opaque –right
Moribund
Fractious


The best answer is C.
Limpid means clear, pure. Opaque is the antonym.
Quail means shrink with fear.
Minatory means threatening.
Moribund is near death.
Fractious is irritable.


26. GARRULOUS:

Extricable
Drone
Indomitable
Loquacious
Reticent - right


The best answer is E.
Garrulous is too talkative. Reticent is the antonym.
Extricable is someone able to be freed.
A Drone is a male bee or a person not self employed

Indomitable is a person not easily subdued.
Loquacious is a synonym.


27. INDENTATION:

Animosity
Perspicacity
Rectitude
Protuberance - right
Unscathed


The best answer is D.
Indentation means a cut or a cavity. The antonym is Protuberance that means
a bump.
Animosity means hate or a strong dislike.
Perspicacity means quick judging and understanding.
Rectitude means righteousness.
Unscathed means unhurt.
28. TORMENT:

Assuage –right
Tommyrot
Volubility
Writ
Shrewd


The best answer is A.

Torment means severe pain or suffering. The antonym is Assuage.
Tommyrot means nonsense.
Volubility means fluency with language.
Writ means written order.
Shrewd is astute.


29. SPURN:

Pyre
Maul
Embrace - right
Goad
Repudiate


The best answer is C.
To spurn means to reject. The antonym is to embrace.
Pyre is a large pile of wood for burning.
Maul means hurt by rough handling.
A Goad is something urging a person to action
Repudiate is a synonym.


30. EDDY:

Flamboyant
Epigram
Divestiture
Flow- right

Maelstrom

The best answer is D.
Eddy means a circular movement. The antonym Flow means a straight
movement.
Flamboyant means brightly colored.
Epigram is a witty saying.
Divestiture means giving up, getting rid of something.
Maelstrom is a synonym.

31. FLOUT:

Dote
Esteem – right
Lavish
Chaff
Odium

The best answer is B.
Flout means to scorn. Esteem is the antonym.
Dote means to show much fondness.
To Lavish is to give freely or generously.
Chaff is a synonym.
Odium is contempt.


32. PENURY:

Quirk
Machination

Percipient
Cabal
Opulence - right


The best answer is E.
Penury means extreme poverty. Opulence is the antonym.
Quirk means a peculiar habit of someone.
A Machination is a plan.
Percipient is capable of perception.
Cabal means a scheme or plot.


33. AUDACIOUS:

Stalwart
Brittle
Cordial
Timid - right
Gregarious


The best answer is D.
Audacious means bold, daring. The antonym is Timid.
Stalwart is a synonym.
Brittle is easily broken.
Cordial means warm and sincere.
Gregarious means a person that likes society.

34. INTRANSIGENCE:

Acquiescence – right
Hoax
Finesse
Forbearance
Placate


The best answer is A.
Intransigence means stubbornness. Acquiescence is the antonym.
A Hoax is a trick.
Finesse is delicateness.
Forbearance means patience.
To Placate means to sooth, to calm


35. PERTINACITY:

Nostrum
Meticulousness
Tractability - right
Interdict
Heed


The best answer is C.
Pertinacity means persistence. Tractability is the antonym.
A Nostrum is a remedy.
Meticulousness is giving great attention to details.

Interdict is to forbid.
Heed means attention.


36. VAIN:

Wrangle
Beneficent – right
Supine
Piquant
Levee


The best answer is B.
Vain is without use. Beneficent is the antonym.
Wrangle means to dispute angrily.
Supine means passive.
Piquant is stimulating.
Levee is a formal reception

37. INCORRIGIBLE:

Amenable – right
Garrulity
Extralegal
Delinquent
Contumacious


Incorrigible means uncontrollable. Amenable is the antonym.

Garrulity means talkativeness.
Extralegal is outside the law.
Delinquent is a synonym.
Contumacious means rebellious.


38. CHOLERIC:

Hoodwink
Serene –right
Impute
Pungent
Misanthrope


The best answer is B.
Choleric means irritable, bad-tempered. Serene is the antonym.
To hoodwink is to trick.
To impute is to ascribe.
Pungent means clever, witty, sharp.
Misanthrope is a person who hates mankind.



39. OBTUSE:

Flounder
Infuse
Acute -right
Dense

Onerous

The best answer is C.
An Obtuse person is a stupid or a blunt person. The antonym is Acute.
To Flounder is to move clumsily.
To Infuse is to fill.
Dense is a synonym.
Onerous is a burdening thing.


40. PALPABLE:

Tactile
Maudlin
Lachrymose
Indiscernible
Saturnine

The best answer is D.
Palpable means clear, obvious. The antonym is Indiscernible.
Tactile is a synonym.
Maudlin is sentimental in a silly or tearful way.
Lachrymose is tearful.
Saturnine is gloomy.


41. SPLICE:

Torpid
Sever – right

Protract
Dovetail
Limn


The best answer is B.
To Splice is to knit together. To Sever is to do the opposite and therefore it is
the antonym.
To Dovetail is a synonym.
Torpid is dormant.
To Protract is to prolong.
To Limn is to portray, to paint.


42. HAUGHTY:

Disdainful
Epicurean
Poignant
Ragamuffin
Subservient – right


The best answer is E.
Haughty means arrogant overly proud. Subservient is the antonym.
Disdainful is a synonym.
Epicurean means devoted to pleasure.
Poignant means deeply moving.
Ragamuffin is an often-disreputable person.

43. PROFLIGATE:


Reproach
Slake
Chaste – right
Obfuscate
Gush


The best answer is C.
Profligate means wicked. The antonym is Chaste that means modest and
unaffected.
To Reproach is to blame.
To Slake is to satisfy a desire.
To Obfuscate is to confuse.
To Gush means to burst out suddenly.


44. FERVENT:

Phlegmatic - right
Grandiloquent
Ineffable
Mince
Pellucid


The best answer is A.
Fervent means earnest passionate. The antonym is Phlegmatic – cold hearted.

Grandiloquent is someone using pompous words.
Ineffable is too great to be described in words.
To Mince is to pronounce or speak affectedly.
Pellucid means transparent, easy to understand


45. PRETERNATURAL

Occult
Mundane – right
Maverick
Inimical
Frantic

The best answer is B.
Preternatural means supernatural. The antonym is Mundane – worldly.
Occult is a synonym.
A Maverick is a nonconformist.
Inimical is harmful.
Frantic is wildly excited with joy.
46. FOIBLE:


Forte –right
Fulmination
Edacious
Covetous
Vigorous

The best answer is A.
Foible means fault. Forte is the antonym.
Fulmination means bitter protest.
Edacious means devouring.
Covetous means eagerly desiring.
Vigorous means strong, energetic.


47. TRIFLING:

Appreciable – right
Nugatory
Veer
Salutary
Sedulous


The best answer is A.
Trifling means unimportant. Appreciable is the antonym.
Nugatory is a synonym.
To Veer is to change direction.
Salutary means causing improvement.
Sedulous is persistent.


48. SECULAR:

Reactionary
Polemic

Mellifluous
Invidious
Ecclesiastical - right

The best answer is E.
Secular means nonreligious. The antonym is Ecclesiastical.
Reactionary means opposing progress.
Polemic means disputant.
Mellifluous is sweet and tasty.
Invidious is of an unpleasant or objectionable nature.
49. INDIGENIOUS:

Fusty
Egregious
Extraneous- right
Prevalent
Illicit

The best answer is C.
Indigenous means native, aboriginal. The antonym is Extraneous.
Fusty means rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary.
Egregious means openly and obviously wicked.
Prevalent is common.
Illicit means forbidden.


50. INCHOATE:

Gist
Incipient

Lope
Completed - right
Mulish

The best answer is D.
Inchoate means not yet fully formed. Completed is the antonym.
Gist means the main idea, point.
Incipient is a synonym.
To Lope is to move along with long strides
Mulish means unreasonably and inflexibly obstinate.


51. HUBBUB:

Gaucherie
Lumber
Equanimity - right
Epistle
Dolt

The best answer is C.
Hubbub is noise, confusion. Equanimity is the antonym.
Gaucherie is a socially awkward, tactless behavior.
To Lumber means to move in a clumsy, noisy way.
An Epistle is a letter.
A Dolt is a stupid person.

52. ARRANT:

Cozen
Inconsistent - right
Plunge
Palatial
Misogynist

The best answer is B.
Arrant is thorough. The antonym is Inconsistent.
To Cozen is to cheat.
To Plunge is to move quickly, suddenly and with force.
Palatial is magnificent.
A Misogynist is a person who hates females.


53. GARNISH:

Involute
Florid
Hone
Divest – right
Verve

The best answer is D.
To Garnish is to decorate. To Divest is to strip, make bare and is the antonym.
Involute means complex.
Florid means reddish.
A Hone is a stone used for sharpening tools.
Verve means spirit, vigor.

54. STYGIAN:

Cheerful - right
Turpitude
Prudish
Nonplused
Ineffable

The best answer is A.
Stygian means dark, gloomy. Cheerful is the antonym.
Turpitude means wickedness.
Prudish means easily shocked.
Nonplused means greatly surprised.
Ineffable is too great to be described in words.