Units 7-9 Antonyms

Question 1

gentle, warm, mild, cordial

Answer 1

acrimonious

Question 2

sharp, bright, keen, quick

Answer 2

bovine

Question 3

calm, composure, aplomb

Answer 3

consternation

Question 4

slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

Answer 4

corpulent

Question 5

acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

Answer 5

disavow

Question 6

committed, engaged, partial, biased

Answer 6

dispassionate

Question 7

agreement, accord, harmony

Answer 7

dissension

Question 8

gather, collect, conserve, husband

Answer 8

dissipate

Question 9

actual, real, tested, substantiated

Answer 9

hypothetical

Question 10

admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

Answer 10

ignoble

Question 11

confirm, prove, verify, validate

Answer 11

impugn

Question 12

moderate, restrained, cool and collected

Answer 12

intemperate

Question 13

esteem, admiration, approbation

Answer 13

odium

Question 14

faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

Answer 14

perfidy

Question 15

promote, elevate, advance, recall

Answer 15

relegate

Question 16

primary, principal, bossy, domineering

Answer 16

subservient

Question 17

resistant, immune

Answer 17

susceptible

Question 18

mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

Answer 18

austere

Question 19

selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

Answer 19

beneficient

Question 20

robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

Answer 20

cadaverous

Question 21

refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

Answer 21

crass

Question 22

elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

Answer 22

debase

Question 23

revere, venerate, consecrate

Answer 23

desecrate

Question 24

relax, calm, put at ease

Answer 24

disconcert

Question 25

simple, modest, humble

Answer 25

grandiose

Question 26

important, essential, crucial

Answer 26

inconsequential

Question 27

aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

Answer 27

mitigate

Question 28

come to the point

Answer 28

prate

Question 29

careless, perfunctory

Answer 29

punctilious

Question 30

laughable, risible

Answer 30

redoubtable

Question 31

praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

Answer 31

reprove

Question 32

weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

Answer 32

stalwart

Question 33

invincible, protected, safe, secure

Answer 33

vulnerable

Question 34

intensify, increase, magnify, wax

Answer 34

abate

Question 35

ridicule, derision, odium

Answer 35

adulation

Question 36

benediction, blessing

Answer 36

anathema

Question 37

obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb

Answer 37

astute

Question 38

blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious

Answer 38

culpable

Question 39

prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious

Answer 39

dilatory

Question 40

unnoticeable, paltry, piddling

Answer 40

egregious

Question 41

to speak one's mind plainly

Answer 41

equivocate

Question 42

everlasting, immortal, imperishable

Answer 42

evanescent

Question 43

determined, decisive, unwavering

Answer 43

irresolute

Question 44

definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused

Answer 44

nebulous

Question 45

veteran, past master, pro, expert

Answer 45

novice

Question 46

affluence, luxury

Answer 46

penury

Question 47

unaffected, modest

Answer 47

pretentious

Question 48

neat, meticulous

Answer 48

slovenly

Question 49

energetic, vigorous

Answer 49

torpid