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Antonyms

Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the

word provided?

36. withdraw 39. impartial

a. reduce a. hostile
b. need b. biased
c. advance c. dislike
d. want d. worried

37. secret 40. luminous

a. friendly a. clear
b. covert b. dim
c. hidden c. brittle
d. overt d. clever

38. heartfelt 41. awe

a. loving a. borrow
b. insincere b. shallow
c. unhealthy c. low
d. humorous d. contempt
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42. pit 48. malodorous

a. group a. acrid
b. peak b. pungent
c. select c. fragrant
d. marry d. delicious

43. rotund 49. expound

a. round a. besmirch
b. unimportant b. confuse
c. thin c. confine
d. dull d. condemn

44. talent 50. pique

a. ungrateful a. value
b. silent b. gully
c. show c. smooth
d. inability d. soothe

45. common 51. abate

a. strange a. free
b. uneasy b. augment
c. quick c. provoke
d. fast d. wane

46. brazen 52. dearth

a. bashful a. lack
b. boisterous b. poverty
c. noisy c. abundance
d. heated d. foreign

47. expect 53. peaked

a. attend a. tired
b. regret b. arrogant
c. despair c. pointy
d. loathe d. ruddy

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54. abridge 60. irascible

a. shorten a. determined
b. extend b. placid
c. stress c. reasonable
d. easy d. pliant

55. kindle 61. approbate

a. smother a. ingratitude
b. detest b. condemn
c. enemy c. dissatisfaction
d. discourage d. master

56. meager 62. supercilious

a. kind a. unimportant
b. generous b. relevant
c. thoughtful c. serious
d. copious d. meek

57. philistine 63. improvident

a. novice a. cautious
b. intellectual b. fortunate
c. pious c. proven
d. debutante d. intelligent

58. zenith 64. demur

a. worst a. embrace
b. apex b. crude
c. nadir c. boisterous
d. past d. falter

59. germane 65. fatuous

a. irrelevant a. crafty
b. indifferent b. frugal
c. impartial c. sensible
d. improvident d. inane

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66. quiescent 69. matutinal

a. lackadaisical a. paternal
b. active b. crepuscular
c. dull c. maritime
d. prescient d. marsupial

67. sartorial 70. impecunious

a. cheerful a. wealthy
b. sincere b. cautious
c. inelegant c. hungry
d. homespun d. tardy

68. sapient
a. hunched
b. strong
c. simple
d. simian

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