Antonyms
May 25th, 2016 in Vocabulary
Against each key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning to the key word.
1. Distend
a) expand
b) shrink
c) develop
d) adjust
e) create
2. Distinguish
a) suppress
b) recognize differences
c) segregate
d) confuse
e) surrogate
3. Distrait
a) careless
b) indifferent
c) apathetic
d) attentive
e) absent-minded
4. Divergence
a) convergence
b) unification
c) appropriation
d) refraction
e) none of these
5. Divine
a) heavenly
b) godly
c) mundane
d) mortal
e) celestial
6. Docile
a) Dormant
b) negative
c) unmanageable
d) submissive
e) pious
7. Dormant
a) awake
b) innate
c) inherent
d) latent
e) confuse
8. Dowdy
a) unsophisticated
b) ugly
c) not stylish
d) fashionable
e) arrogant
9. Dread
a) pleasing
b) frightening
c) worrying
d) horrible
e) welcome
10. Dreary
a) dull
b) moody
c) cloudy
d) cheerful
e) monotonous
11. Droll
a) insignificant
b) trivial
c) witty
d) deadly
e) serious
12. Drowsy
a) sleepy
b) lethargic
c) active
d) famous
e) supreme
13. Duplicity
a) disgusting
b) deceit
c) dreadful
d) straightforwardness
e) awkward
14. Dusky
a) dark
b) fair
c) cloudy
d) shadowy
e) beautiful
15. Dwarf
a) rustic
b) pygmy
c) ugly
d) rogue
e) giant
Answers
1. shrink
2. confuse
3. attentive
4. convergence
5. mundane
6. unmanageable
7. awake
8. fashionable
9. welcome
10. cheerful
11. serious
12. active
13. straightforward
14. fair
15. giant