Vocabulary 4000 - Noel's ESL eBook Library
Vocabulary 4000 - Noel's ESL eBook Library
Vocabulary 4000 - Noel's ESL eBook Library
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28 <strong>Vocabulary</strong> <strong>4000</strong><br />
Quiz 8 (Antonyms)<br />
Directions: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.<br />
Answers are on page 101.<br />
1. UPSHOT: (A) consequence (B) descent (C) annihilation<br />
(D) termination (E) inception<br />
2. WHET: (A) obscure (B) blunt (C) desiccate<br />
(D) imbibe (E) enervate<br />
3. PRODIGY: (A) vacuous comment (B) hegemony (C) plane<br />
(D) common occurrence (E) capitulation<br />
4. AMBULATORY: (A) immutable (B) obdurate<br />
(C) hospitalized (D) pedantic (E) stationary<br />
5. PLATITUDE: (A) sincere comment (B) enigmatic comment<br />
(C) hostile comment (D) disingenuous comment<br />
(E) original comment<br />
6. SEEMLY: (A) redoubtable (B) flaccid (C) imperceptible<br />
(D) indigenous (E) unbecoming<br />
7. CHAMPION: (A) relinquish (B) contest (C) oppress<br />
(D) modify (E) withhold<br />
8. AIR: (A) release (B) differ (C) expose<br />
(D) betray (E) enshroud<br />
9. PERTURBATION: (A) impotence (B) obstruction<br />
(C) prediction (D) equanimity (E) chivalry<br />
10: TEMPESTUOUS: (A) prodigal (B) reticent (C) serene<br />
(D) phenomenal (E) accountable<br />
debauchery indulgence<br />
debilitate weaken<br />
debonair sophisticated, affable<br />
debrief interrogate, inform<br />
debunk refute, expose<br />
debutante a girl debuting into<br />
society<br />
decadence decay (e.g. moral or<br />
cultural)<br />
decant pour<br />
decapitate kill by beheading<br />
decathlon athletic contest<br />
deceive trick<br />
deciduous shedding leaves<br />
decimate destroy<br />
decipher decode<br />
decline decrease in number
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