ANTONYMS EXERCISES
Direction: Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five
lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly on meaning to
the word in capital letters.
Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to
consider all the choices before deciding which one is best.
1. FALLACY: (A) personal philosophy (B) imaginative idea (C) unconfirmed theory (O) tentative
Opinion (E) valid argument
2. DIVULGE: (A) keep secret (B) evaluate by oneself (C) refine (D) restore (E) copy
3. BOYCOTT: (A) extort (B) underwrite (C) underbid (D) stipulate (E) patronize
4. ADULTERATION: (A) consternation (B) purification (C) normalization (D) approximation
(E) Rejuvenation
5. DEPOSITION: (A) process of congealing (B) process of distilling (C) process of eroding
(D) Process of evolving (E) process of condensing
6. ENERVATE: (A) recuperate (B) resurrect (C) renovate (D) gather (E) strengthen
7. LOQUACIOUS: (A) tranquil (B) skeptical (C) morose (D) taciturn (E) witty
8. REPINE: (A) intensify (6) excuse (C) express joy (D) feel sure (E) rush forward
9. VENERATION: (A) derision (B) blame (C) avoidance (D) ostracism (E) defiance
10. INVETERATE: (A) casual (B) public (C) satisfactory (D) trustworthy (E) sophisticated
11. UNDERMINE: (A) submerge (B) supersede (C) overhaul (D) under gird (E) intersperse
12. PERTAIN: (A) be apathetic (B) be illegitimate (C) be irrevocable (D) be incongruous
(E) Be irrelevant
13. FREQUENCY: (A) unity (B) rarity (C) gradualness (D) persistency (E) moderation
14. AMALGAMATE: (A) study (B) circulate (C) reduce (D) endure (E) separate
15. ARRHYTHMIC: (A) timely (B) subordinate (C) terminal (D) lacking precision
(E) exhibiting regularity
16. BLITHE: (A) conceited (B) dim (C) sturdy (D) laconic (E) grave
17. POLEMICAL: (A) imitative (B) lavish (C) conciliatory (D) attractive (E) modest
18. PRECIPITATE: (A) deliberate (B) determined (C) dissident (D) desperate (E) divided
19. DEFERENCE: (A) aversion (B) resignation (C) suspicion (D) inattention (E) contempt
20. UNTOWARD: (A) direct (B) decisive (C) necessary (D) favorable and anticipated (E) confident
and prepared
21. OPPROBRIOUS: (A) meretricious (B) innocuous (C) invulnerable (D) irreproachable (E) ambitious
22. VERITABLE: (A) impetuous (B) pernicious (C) inefficacious (D) disastrous (E) specious
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23. LIMP: (A) true (B) firm (C) clear (D) stark (E) endless
24. GLOBAL: (A) local (B) unusual (C) unpredictable (D) hot-headed (E) single-minded
25. STABILITY: (A) disparity (B) inconstancy (C) opposition (D) carelessness (E) weariness
26. DILATE: (A) narrow (B) strengthen (C) bend (D) push (E) soften
27. CONSOLE: (A) pretend sympathy (B) reveal suffering (C) aggravate grief (D) betray (E) vili
28. EXCULPATE: (A) attribute guilt (B) avoid responsibility (C) establish facts (D) control
hostilities (E) show anxiety
29. ACCRETION: (A) ingestion of a nutrient (B) loss of the security on a loan (C) discernment of
subtle differences (D) reduction in substance caused by erosion (E) sudden repulsion from an
entity
30. CADGE: (A) conceal (B) influence (C) reserve (D) earn (E) favor
31. ABJURE: (A) commingle (B) arbitrate (C) espouse (D) appease (E) pardon
32. SPECIOUS: (A) unseigned (B) significant (C) valid (D) agreeable (E) restricted
33. QUOTIDIAN: (A) extraordinary (B) certain (C) wishful (D) secret (E) premature
34. ADHERE: (A) detach (B) cleanse (C) engulf (D) incise (E) contain
35. UNCONVENTIONALITY: (A) perceptibility (B) inscrutability (C) imperturbability
(D) fidelity to custom (E) formality of discourse
36. PINCH: (A) important accomplishment (B) apt translation (C) abundant amount (D)
Opportune acquisition (E) unfamiliar period
37. OUTSET: (A) regression (B) series (C) & (D) interruption (E) termination
38. RAREFY: (A) make less humid (B) make less opaque (C) make more voluminous (D) make more dense
(E) make more oily
39. EFFRONTERY: (A) charity (B) deference (C) simplicity (D) deceitfulness (E) stupidity
40. SCURVY: (A) completely centered (B) above reproach (C) imaginative (D) valiant (E) carefree
41. OBDURATE: (A) complaisant (B) similar (C) commensurate (D) uncommunicative (E) transitory
42. AVER: (A) resign indignantly (B) condemn unjustly (C) refuse (D) deny (E) resent
43. PITH: (A) untimely action (B) insufficient attention (C) routine treatment (D) rigid
formulation (E) superficial element
44. SUPINE: (A) vigilant (B) flustered (C) distorted (D) brittle (E) awkward
45. CONSOLIDATION: (A) instigation (B) fragmentation (C) restriction (D) opposition(E)provocation
46. SECURE: (A) infest (B) unearth (C) impart (D) implant (E) unfasten
47. FRACAS: (A) rapture (8) relic (C) novel predicament (D) peaceful situation (E) just reward
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48. GRATE: (A) soothe (B) gather (C) acknowledge (D) forgive (E) improve
49. HYPERBOLE: (A) equivocation (B) criticism (C) understatement (D) pessimism (E) skepticism
50. INERRANCY: (A) productivity (B) generosity (C) volubility (D) fallibility (E) plausibility
51. STEEP: (A) relax (B) repulse (C) plummet (D) clarify (E) parch
52. RECUMBENT: (A) well fortified (B) standing up (C) lacking flexibility (D) constricted
(E) alarmed
53. NATTY: (A) sloppy (B) quiet (C) loose (D) common (E) difficult
54. EXIGENT: (A) unprepossessing (B) inquisitive (C) devoted (D) absurd (E) deferrable
55. PLATITUDE: (A) concise formulation (B) original observation (C) unsubstantiated claim
(D) relevant concern (E) insincere remark
56. PEER: (A) a complicated structure (B) an insignificant explanation (C) a subordinate person
(D) an inept musician (E) an unreliable worker
57. SYNCHRONOUS: (A) unusual in appearance (B) of a distinct origin
(C) occurring at different times (D) monotonous (E) shapeless
58. ALIENATE: (A) reunite (B) influence (C) relleve (D) match (E) revitalize
59. PREDESTINE: (A) jumble (B) doubt (C) leave to chance (D) arrange incorrectly (E) defy
authority
60. AERATE: (A) generate (B) create (C) elevate (D) combine water with (E) remove air from
61. FALLOW: (A) abundant (B) valuable (C) necessary (D) in use (E) in demand
62. CORROBORATE: (A) tire (B) rival (C) deny (D) antagonize (E) disengage
63. PERUSE: (A) glide along (B) argue against(C) strive for (D) pick up (E) glance at
64. SEEMLY: (A) indecorous (B) inapparent (C) disconnected (D) disingenuous (E) deleterious
65. TENUOUS: (A) subtantial (B) obdurate (C) permanent (D) ubiquitous (E) intelligible
66. GRATUITOUS: (A) thankless (B) warranted (C) trying (D) discreet (E) spurious
67. VAGUE: (A) expressive (B) felicitous (C) well-defined (D) nearly perfect (E) closely matched
68. FOCUS: (A) disappear (B) disperse (C) link (D) activate (E) layer
69. PROLOGUE: (A) soliloquy (B) trilogy (C) analogue (D) dialogue (E) epilogue
70. DISARM: (A) hold close (B) put on guard (C) challenge (D) entertain (E) instruct
71. INFLATE: (A) converge (B) inhibit (C) audit (D) minimize (E) detect
72. INDIGENOUS: (A) thoughtful (B) acquired (C) redundant (D) unworthy (E) sterile
73. QUELL: (A) foment (B) divert (C) confirm (D) convoke (E) delay
74. EGRESS: (A) entrance (B) declino (C) wide variation (D) inadequate amount (Elmovement
75. PIED: (A) delicately formed (B) precisely detailed (C) solid coloured (D) smooth (Elum
76. GAINSAY: (A) foll(B) destroy (C) speak in support of (D) receive compensation for (EX
regard with disgust
77. COMPLAISANCE: (A) churlishness (B) emptiness (C) difficulty (D) swiftness (E) Vibrancy
78. ASSET: (A) duty (B) qualification (C) dental (D) liability (E) instability
79. CONCUR: (A) expose (B) incite (C) prolong (D) dissent (E) forgive
80. AMALGAMATE: (A) congregate (B) insulate (C) isolate (D) layer (E) revive
81. FERROUS: (A) affected by rust(B) containing no iron (C) chemically inert (D) combined will
water (E) permanently magnetized
82. PHLEGMATIC: (A) vivacious (B) valiant (C) arid (D) healthy (E) mature
83. PRODIGIOUS: (A) implicit (B) slight (C) constant (D) unnecessary (E) premature
84. CORROBORATION: (A) weakening of utility (B) lessening of certainty (C) reduction in
generality (D) implausibility (E) inadequacy
85. PALPABILITY: (A) infertility (B) Inflammability (C) intangibility (D) intractability (E)
intolerability
86. ALACRITY: (A) hesitance and reluctance (B) caution and fear (C) cynicism and skepticism
(D) suspicion and doubt (E) concern and anxiety
87. MANNERED: (A) plain (B) infantile (C) progressive (D) ignorant (E) natural
88. DISSEMBLE: (A) act conventionally (B) put together (C) appear promptly (D) behave
honestly (E) obtain readily
89. TURBULENCE: (A) moderation (B) tranquility (C) immunity (D) correlation (E) meditation
90. DEHYDRATE: (A) make soluble (B) separate electrolytically (C) combine with oxygen
(D) saturate with water (E) expose to hydrogen
91. LOLL: (A) comply readily (B) move vigorously (C) describe exactly (D) notice incidentally
(E) insist strongly
92. INTREPID: (A) morbid (B) forbearing (C) temperate (D) apprehensive (E) abundant
93. PRECURSORY: (A) derivative (B) ephemeral (C) original (D) essential (E) solid
94. PERENNIAL: (A) predictable (B) latent (C) engrossing (D) infertile (E) fleeting
95. DISPARATE: (A) homogeneous (B) cumulative (C) invariable (D) cooperative (E) cogent
96. FULMINATION: (A) repetition (B) adation (C) ratification (D) praise (E) escape
97. EBULLIENCE: (A) confusion (B) pretension (C) introspection (D) absentmindedness
(E) impassiveness
98. PREDILECTION: (A) unwillingness to choose (B) desire to please (C) ambiguity
(D) stereotype (E) propensity to dislike
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