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Post Test 40q
Post Test 40q
Name:
Class:
Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided? Circle the
antonyms of each f the words below.
1. AGONY
6. MISUNDERSTAND
A. comfort
B. anguish
C. success
D. grief
A. grasp
B. analyze
C. nurture
D. instruct
2. MYRIAD
7. SUBSEQUENT
A. mass
B. scarcity
C. void
D. excess
A. consequential
B. illogical
C. later
D. former
3. GRATIFY
8. MANUAL
A. puncture
B. coddle
C. disappoint
D. fatigue
A. improved
B. antiquated
C. industrialized
D. automated
4. CULTIVATE
9. JUSTIFY
A. labor
B. neglect
C. renounce
D. further
A. explain
B. rationalize
C. apologize
D. invalidate
5. MULTIPLY
10. PUNISHMENT
A. bisect
B. accumulate
C. lessen
D. deliver
A. profit
B. purgatory
C. penalty
D. bounty
11. AMNESTY
16. ANXIETY
A. dismissal
B. pardon
C. forgiveness
D. blame
A. annoyance
B. unity
C. harmony
D. relief
12. WONDROUS
17. RADICAL
A. unsurprising
B. astounding
C. unexpected
D. commonplace
A. liberal
B. obsolete
C. conservative
D. progressive
13. CHARITY
18. FROSTY
A. corruption
B. generosity
C. gift
D. theft
A. sweltering
B. chilly
C. lukewarm
D.Humid
14. POMPOUS
19. MOTLEY
A. uppity
B. humble
C. plain
D. grandiose
A. uniform
B. multicolored
C. various
D. similar
15. FLOURISH
20. TYRANNY
A. overflow
B. seep
C. dwindle
D. deprecate
A. fascism
B. democracy
C. totalitarianism
D. theocracy
21. BUSTLE
26. CONCEAL
A. convenience
B. agitation
C. inactivity
D. comfort
A. expose
B. shroud
C. recall
D. harbor
22. ADJUNCT
27. STERILE
A. principal
B. associate
C. servant
D. partner
A. arid
B. fruitful
C. undeveloped
D. greasy
23. ZEALOUS
28. REMAIN
A. sassy
B. relaxed
C. enthusiastic
D. indifferent
A. emigrate
B. endure
C. abide
D. vanish
24. VESTIGE
29. BUCKLE
A. sliver
B. plethora
C. evidence
D. fragment
A. purify
B. adulterate
C. straighten
D. arc
25. DICTATE
30. CALLOUS
A. ask
B. interrogate
C. demand
D. request
A. insolent
B. soulless
C. flexible
D. compassionate
31. CLIMAX
36. AJAR
A. foundation
B. finale
C. upgrade
D. letdown
A. awestruck
B. concluded
C. airtight
D. unsealed
32. DETACH
37. DOWDY
A. blend
B. isolate
C. merge
D. link
A. outdated
B. fashionable
C. graceful
D. blameless
33. ABNORMAL
38. RESOLUTE
A. customary
B. organic
C. deviant
D. impaired
A. impressionable
B. certain
C. clear
D. indecisive
34. VICIOUS
39. ASTUTE
A. cordial
B. sinful
C. dandy
D. passive
A. repetitive
B. boring
C. unskilled
D. ignorant
35. PERSIST
40. SULLEN
A. endure
B. quit
C. remain
D. vacate
A. hostile
B. malicious
C. upbeat
D. lenient