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WorksheetsVocabulary Units 1-3 Review: Synonyms and Antonyms
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
adroit
a)
S: clever, deft, slick, dexterous A: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
b)
S: decease, passing away A: birth. commencement
c)
S: clue, inkling
d)
S: exact, precisely A: paraphrased
2.
adulterate
a)
S: contaminate, pollute, sully A: purify, purge, expurgate
b)
S: impenetrable, resistant, proof against A: porous, permeable, vulnerable
c)
S: supplement, amplify A: decrease, diminish
d)
S: workable, viable A: unworkable, impractical
3.
adversary
a)
S: antagonist, foe A: friend,ally, supporter, confederate
b)
S: contemplate, daydream
c)
S: visit, brief stay A: permanent, residency
d)
S: unproductive, dormant A: productive, fertile, prolific
4.
alienate
a)
S: separate, drive-apart, estrange A: befriend, attract, captivate
b)
S: visit, brief stay A: permanent, residency
c)
S: impassive, phlegmatic A: emotional, oversensitive
5.
ambidextrous
a)
S: versatile, flexible A: clumsy, all thumbs
b)
S: annoy, bedevil, beleaguer A: help, encourage
c)
S: revert, degenerate, decline A: advance, evolve, progress
d)
S: impulse, spur A: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
6.
amicable
a)
S: congenial, neighborly, cordial A: hostile, antagonistic
b)
S: reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate A: invest, collect
c)
S: impenetrable, resistant, proof against A: porous, permeable, vulnerable
d)
S: stimulate, excite, gladden A: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
7.
artifice
a)
S: ruse, stratagem, contrivance A: honor, frankness, reality
b)
S: clue, inkling
c)
S: annoy, bedevil, beleaguer A: help, encourage
d)
S: resolve, steadfastness, mettle A: fearfulness, faintheartedness
8.
augment
a)
S: supplement, amplify A: decrease, diminish
b)
S:prudently, gingerly A: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously
c)
S: stimulate, excite, gladden A: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
d)
S: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail A: criticize, belittle, disparage
9.
averse
a)
S: disinclined, loath A: favorably disposed, eager, keen
b)
S: provision;, inconclusive A: conclusive, confirmed
c)
S: benign, well-meaning A: malicious, spiteful
d)
S: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely A: discontinue, abolish, abandon
10.
belligerent
a)
S: assertive, truculent, pugnacious A: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
b)
S: unproductive, dormant A: productive, fertile, prolific
c)
S: reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate A: invest, collect
d)
S: correct, mitigate
11.
benevolent
a)
S: benign, well-meaning A: malicious, spiteful
b)
S: pained expression, facial contortion A: grin, beam
c)
S: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely A: discontinue, abolish, abandon
d)
S: clue, inkling
12.
bereft
a)
S: bereaved A: replete, well provided
b)
S: exact, precisely A: paraphrased
c)
S: paragon, exemplar
d)
S: antagonist, foe A: friend,ally, supporter, confederate
13.
coerce
a)
S: pressure, bully, constrain A: persuade, cajole
b)
S: fastidious, fussy A: careless, negligent, sloppy
c)
S: rich, plentiful, abundant A: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute
d)
S: quick, superficial, perfunctory A: thorough, painstaking, careful
14.
craven
a)
S: fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous A: brave, courageous, valiant
b)
S: guide, tradition, model
c)
S: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
d)
S: penalizing, retaliatory A: rewarding
15.
cursory
a)
S: quick, superficial, perfunctory A: thorough, painstaking, careful
b)
S: congenial, neighborly, cordial A: hostile, antagonistic
c)
S: contaminate, pollute, sully A: purify, purge, expurgate
d)
S: risk, hazard, peril A: safety, security
16.
demise
a)
S: decease, passing away A: birth. commencement
b)
S: penalizing, retaliatory A: rewarding
c)
S: contemplate, daydream
d)
S: pressure, bully, constrain A: persuade, cajole
17.
deploy
a)
S: station, organize
b)
S: inspect, pore over A: scan, glance at
c)
S: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant A: discontinue, abolish, abandon
d)
S: pressure, bully, constrain A: persuade, cajole
18.
dour
a)
S: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine A: cheery, inviting, genial
b)
S: versatile, flexible A: clumsy, all thumbs
c)
S: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail A: criticize, belittle, disparage
d)
S: impenetrable, resistant, proof against A: porous, permeable, vulnerable
19.
duplicity
a)
S: double- dealing, chicanery A: frankness, honesty
b)
S: impulse, spur A: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
c)
S: costume, semblance, pretense
d)
S: adaptable, resilient A: inflexible, recalcitrant
20.
exhilarate
a)
S: stimulate, excite, gladden A: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
b)
S: sloppy, disordered, rough A: well-groomed, tidy
c)
S: antagonist, foe A: friend,ally, supporter, confederate
d)
S: bereaved A: replete, well provided
21.
extol
a)
S: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail A: criticize, belittle, disparage
b)
S: insipid, halfhearted A: heated, enthusiastic
c)
S: pained expression, facial contortion A: grin, beam
d)
S: costume, semblance, pretense
22.
fallow
a)
S: unproductive, dormant A: productive, fertile, prolific
b)
S: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine A: cheery, inviting, genial
c)
S: resolve, steadfastness, mettle A: fearfulness, faintheartedness
d)
S: separate, drive-apart, estrange A: befriend, attract, captivate
23.
feasible
a)
S: workable, viable A: unworkable, impractical
b)
S: assertive, truculent, pugnacious A: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
c)
S: versatile, flexible A: clumsy, all thumbs
d)
S: station, organize
24.
fortitude
a)
S: resolve, steadfastness, mettle A: fearfulness, faintheartedness
b)
S: clever, deft, slick, dexterous A: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
c)
S: separate, drive-apart, estrange A: befriend, attract, captivate
d)
S: revert, degenerate, decline A: advance, evolve, progress
25.
gape
a)
S: ogle A: ignore
b)
S: revert, degenerate, decline A: advance, evolve, progress
c)
S: guide, tradition, model
d)
S: conflagration, devastation, annihilation A: deluge
26.
gibe
a)
S: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer A: compliment, praise
b)
S: fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous A: brave, courageous, valiant
c)
S: cunning dastardly, perfidious A: frank, ingenious, aboveboard
d)
S: insipid, halfhearted A: heated, enthusiastic
27.
grimace
a)
S: pained expression, facial contortion A: grin, beam
b)
S: contaminate, pollute, sully A: purify, purge, expurgate
c)
S: disinclined, loath A: favorably disposed, eager, keen
d)
S: congenial, neighborly, cordial A: hostile, antagonistic
28.
guise
a)
S: costume, semblance, pretense
b)
S: remorse, sentiment
c)
S: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer A: compliment, praise
d)
S: inspect, pore over A: scan, glance at
29.
harass
a)
S: annoy, bedevil, beleaguer A: help, encourage
b)
S: elegant A: crude, uncouth
c)
S: conflagration, devastation, annihilation A: deluge
d)
S: clever, deft, slick, dexterous A: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
30.
holocaust
a)
S: conflagration, devastation, annihilation A: deluge
b)
S: disinclined, loath A: favorably disposed, eager, keen
c)
S: pressure, bully, constrain A: persuade, cajole
d)
S: ruse, stratagem, contrivance A: honor, frankness, reality
31.
impervious
a)
S: impenetrable, resistant, proof against A: porous, permeable, vulnerable
b)
S: costume, semblance, pretense
c)
S: provision;, inconclusive A: conclusive, confirmed
d)
S: assertive, truculent, pugnacious A: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
32.
impetus
a)
S: impulse, spur A: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
b)
S: restate, recapitulate
c)
S: exact, precisely A: paraphrased
d)
S:prudently, gingerly A: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously
33.
inclement
a)
S: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
b)
S: pressure, bully, constrain A: persuade, cajole
c)
S: fastidious, fussy A: careless, negligent, sloppy
d)
S: annoy, bedevil, beleaguer A: help, encourage
34.
insidious
a)
S: cunning dastardly, perfidious A: frank, ingenious, aboveboard
b)
S: bereaved A: replete, well provided
c)
S:prudently, gingerly A: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously
d)
S: remorse, sentiment
35.
intimation
a)
S: clue, inkling
b)
S: impassive, phlegmatic A: emotional, oversensitive
c)
S: double- dealing, chicanery A: frankness, honesty
d)
S: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
36.
jeopardy
a)
S: risk, hazard, peril A: safety, security
b)
S: antagonist, foe A: friend,ally, supporter, confederate
c)
S: fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous A: brave, courageous, valiant
d)
S: decease, passing away A: birth. commencement
37.
liquidate
a)
S: reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate A: invest, collect
b)
S: ogle A: ignore
c)
S: decease, passing away A: birth. commencement
d)
S: guide, tradition, model
38.
meticulous
a)
S: fastidious, fussy A: careless, negligent, sloppy
b)
S: elegant A: crude, uncouth
c)
S: penalizing, retaliatory A: rewarding
d)
S: pained expression, facial contortion A: grin, beam
39.
muse
a)
S: contemplate, daydream
b)
S: resolve, steadfastness, mettle A: fearfulness, faintheartedness
c)
S: quick, superficial, perfunctory A: thorough, painstaking, careful
d)
S: benign, well-meaning A: malicious, spiteful
40.
negligible
a)
S: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant A: discontinue, abolish, abandon
b)
S: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely A: discontinue, abolish, abandon
c)
S: elegant A: crude, uncouth
d)
S: paragon, exemplar
41.
nostalgia
a)
S: remorse, sentiment
b)
S: correct, mitigate
c)
S: elegant A: crude, uncouth
d)
S: reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate A: invest, collect
42.
opulent
a)
S: rich, plentiful, abundant A: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute
b)
S: supplement, amplify A: decrease, diminish
c)
S: insipid, halfhearted A: heated, enthusiastic
d)
S: disinclined, loath A: favorably disposed, eager, keen
43.
perpetuate
a)
S: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely A: discontinue, abolish, abandon
b)
S: ruse, stratagem, contrivance A: honor, frankness, reality
c)
S: congenial, neighborly, cordial A: hostile, antagonistic
d)
S: ogle A: ignore
44.
pliable
a)
S: adaptable, resilient A: inflexible, recalcitrant
b)
S: cunning dastardly, perfidious A: frank, ingenious, aboveboard
c)
S: bereaved A: replete, well provided
d)
S: versatile, flexible A: clumsy, all thumbs
45.
precedent
a)
S: guide, tradition, model
b)
S: risk, hazard, peril A: safety, security
c)
S: assertive, truculent, pugnacious A: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
d)
S: sloppy, disordered, rough A: well-groomed, tidy
46.
punitive
a)
S: penalizing, retaliatory A: rewarding
b)
S: adaptable, resilient A: inflexible, recalcitrant
c)
S: ruse, stratagem, contrivance A: honor, frankness, reality
d)
S: provision;, inconclusive A: conclusive, confirmed
47.
quintessence
a)
S: paragon, exemplar
b)
S: stimulate, excite, gladden A: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
c)
S: ogle A: ignore
d)
S: rich, plentiful, abundant A: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute
48.
redress
a)
S: correct, mitigate
b)
S: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail A: criticize, belittle, disparage
c)
S: risk, hazard, peril A: safety, security
d)
S: cunning dastardly, perfidious A: frank, ingenious, aboveboard
49.
reiterate
a)
S: restate, recapitulate
b)
S: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant A: discontinue, abolish, abandon
c)
S: clever, deft, slick, dexterous A: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
d)
S: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer A: compliment, praise
50.
retrogress
a)
S: revert, degenerate, decline A: advance, evolve, progress
b)
S: visit, brief stay A: permanent, residency
c)
S: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine A: cheery, inviting, genial
d)
S: elegant A: crude, uncouth
51.
scrutinize
a)
S: inspect, pore over A: scan, glance at
b)
S: double- dealing, chicanery A: frankness, honesty
c)
S: sloppy, disordered, rough A: well-groomed, tidy
d)
S: contaminate, pollute, sully A: purify, purge, expurgate
52.
sojourn
a)
S: visit, brief stay A: permanent, residency
b)
S: benign, well-meaning A: malicious, spiteful
c)
S: inspect, pore over A: scan, glance at
d)
S: contemplate, daydream
53.
stolid
a)
S: impassive, phlegmatic A: emotional, oversensitive
b)
S: conflagration, devastation, annihilation A: deluge
c)
S: workable, viable A: unworkable, impractical
d)
S: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine A: cheery, inviting, genial
54.
tentative
a)
S: provision;, inconclusive A: conclusive, confirmed
b)
S: rich, plentiful, abundant A: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute
c)
S: station, organize
d)
S: fastidious, fussy A: careless, negligent, sloppy
55.
tepid
a)
S: insipid, halfhearted A: heated, enthusiastic
b)
S: quick, superficial, perfunctory A: thorough, painstaking, careful
c)
S: unproductive, dormant A: productive, fertile, prolific
d)
S: restate, recapitulate
56.
unkempt
a)
S: sloppy, disordered, rough A: well-groomed, tidy
b)
S: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
c)
S: adaptable, resilient A: inflexible, recalcitrant
d)
S: elegant A: crude, uncouth
57.
urbane
a)
S: elegant A: crude, uncouth
b)
S: station, organize
c)
S: impulse, spur A: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
d)
S: supplement, amplify A: decrease, diminish
58.
verbatim
a)
S: exact, precisely A: paraphrased
b)
S: workable, viable A: unworkable, impractical
c)
S: correct, mitigate
d)
S: double- dealing, chicanery A: frankness, honesty
59.
warily
a)
S:prudently, gingerly A: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously
b)
S: paragon, exemplar
c)
S: restate, recapitulate
d)
S: impassive, phlegmatic A: emotional, oversensitive
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