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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Antonyms
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the bold world in the sentence.
1. CJ de Silva's painting abilities are
uncanny
.
remarkable
ordinary
astonishing
unbelievable
2. Beside the
boulevard
are gigantic buildings.
alley
street
avenue
road
3. He often got into trouble because he was
brusque
.
blunt
rude
refined
curt
4. The reporter’s
candid
remarks caught the mayoralty candidate off-guard.
secret
frank
well-thought
reserved
5. The mean boys
derided
the sickly boy.
made fun of
ridiculed
praised
abandoned
6. Charm was
ecstatic
when she won first prize in the short story writing contest.
melancholic
overjoyed
worried
energetic
7. Migraine headaches are
excruciating
.
extremely painful
mild pain
painless
healing
8. The quiz proved to be
facile
so the students got high scores.
difficult
easy
average
answerable
9. The
garrulous
girls were distanced from each other.
mute
talkative
behaved
quiet
10. The
heathens
used to practice cannibalism.
uncivilized people
barbaric people
old people
cultured people
11. Keep on believing that physical disability is not a
hindrance
to success.
block
stepping stone
opportunity
difficulty
12. Never operate a machine once you are
inebriated
.
sober
drunk
sleepy
active
13. The people
inveighed
against the sharp increase in oil prices.
admitted
amended
accepted
deliberated
14. Some people believe that breaking a mirror is a
jinx
.
bad luck
evil
expensive
good luck
15. The players were confused when the
kibitzers
suddenly butted-in during the team’s huddle.
advisers
spectators
onlookers
crowd
16. The
lanky
lad stood out among the average-sized students.
fierce-looking
gigantic
short and stout
tall and thin
17. The sickly dog was given a
lethal
dose of morphine tablets.
fatal
safe
deadly
nasty
18. Heinous criminals are truly
loathsome
.
repugnant
foul
adorable
nasty
19. We listened attentively to the
mellifluous
sound produced by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.
harsh
resonant
melodious
mellow
20. The free medical and dental checkup conducted by the AFP Group is just a proof of their
munificence
.
commitment
generosity
extravagance
stinginess
21. Justice calls for penalizing
nefarious
acts.
honorable
detestable
infamous
vile
22. The MSA Reviewer Books are
noteworthy
materials.
remarkable
substantial
trivial
significant
23. You will never get sufficient nourishment if you are
obdurate
in refusing to eat vegetables.
stubborn
obedient
firm
willful
24. Don’t be so
obtrusive
but instead, mind your own business.
reserved
snoopy
nosey
interfering
25. I admire people who are modest despite their
opulence
.
great wealth
poverty
affluence
lavishness
26. Do you always try to be a
paragon
of virtue?
model
example
yardstick
anomaly
27. Tragic stories had so much
pathos
that it let me feeling down.
anguish
woe
intrigue
humor
28. Chin is such a
precocious
girl who can already read at age three.
slow learner
bright
inquisitive
advanced
29. She had the
quixotic
idea that she was a reincarnation of a British princess.
wild
fantastic
realistic
dreamy
30. The
ramshackle
building collapsed easily.
new
old
outdated
shabby
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