WorksheetsFreshmen Vocabulary U1-5 Test Practice: Antonyms and Context
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Antonym: addition, gain
deduction
introspection
guile
stealth
Antonym: apathetic, unexcited
wretched
jaunty
enthusiastic
desolation
Antonym: juncture, connection
void
adversary
disjunction
guile
Antonym: unimportant, trivial
dire
virtuoso
vile
appalled
Antonym: depressed, surly
voracious
jovial
boisterous
disconsolate
Antonym: genuine, real
tranquility
formidable
synthetic
demeanor
Antonym: agitation, chaos
tranquility
disarming
despondent
malevolent
Antonym: active, apparent, clear
tangible
quota
decorum
latent
Antonym: hindrance, separation
symbiosis
chronology
quota
trepidation
Antonym: steady
venture
recoil
exult
plateau
Antonym: sadness, mourning
nuisance
amenity
revelry
manuever
Antonym: understate, belittle, discount
introspection
boisterous
accentuate
duress
Antonym: to face, meet
cower
relinquish
condone
access
Antonym: fail, flounder, struggle
terse
access
flourish
affable
Antonym: lengthy, wordy, verbose
boisterous
unscrupulous
implacable
terse
Antonym: full, satisfied
maudlin
voracious
mosaic
animosity
Antonym: caring, interested
disconsolate
droll
indifferent
malevolent
Antonym: decent, moral, virtuous
entreat
entice
lurk
vile
Antonym: assistance, help
mosaic
hypocrisy
embargo
virtuoso
Antonym: give
revelry
pilfer
heritage
jaunty
Complete: My friend, Morgan, is a(n) _____ when it comes to doing school work together because she always wants to check and double check my work a million times which drives me nuts.
jaunty
nuisance
hypocrisy
fallacy
Complete: The _____ of events in Book 9 of The Odyssey are Odysseus goes to fight in Troy, spends time on the sea, and then returns home
renaissance
ultraviolet
restitution
chronology
Complete: Sometimes small children will _____ from the cookie jar when no one is looking or if they're told "No."
pilfer
boisterous
jaunty
frenzy
Complete: After a heavy snowfall, the roads were in _____ need of being plowed.
perilous
dire
vile
enticing
Complete: The athlete was able to win the difficult race thanks to his _____.
decorum
dexterity
exultedness
hypocrisy
Complete: As the rain forests continue to be cleared at a record pace, many feel it is an unnecessary _____ of the world's natural resources.
exploitation
trepidation
quandary
tranquility
Complete: When I walked into the room, I was completely _____ because of the horrid mess.
perilous
appalled
disdained
enticed
Complete: I always found The Simpsons television show to be extremely ____, especially when Homer Simpson was involved in the dynamics.
disarming
terse
imperative
droll
Complete: "I would do _____ things to be able to meet Ed Sheeran," the enamored super-fan stated.
tangible
despondent
unscrupulous
tranquil
Complete: As a Michigan fan, I tend to block out the _____ between Lloyd Carr and Jim Harbaugh.
intuition
interim
deduction
fallacy
Complete: After the destruction hurricane, the insurance company failed to give the family _____ when they said that there was nothing they could do to help them recover.
desolation
gall
revelry
restitution
Complete: My wife always tells me that I need to _____ the positives and stop focusing on the negatives in life.
accentuate
bamboozle
recoil
relinquish
Complete: How could you have the _____ to challenge me for my chair in band?
gall
appall
dither
tranquility
Complete: When at an expensive restaurant, I always remind my youngest that her _____ is extremely important when ordering. She even asked once if she could order in with an English accent.
manuever
quota
retribution
decorum
Complete: It is _____ for the Packers to win the NFC Championship in order to make it to the Super Bowl this year after three straight failed attempts in that deciding game.
mosaic
retribution
perilous
imperative
Complete: It is extremely _____ in Michigan when it is sixty degrees outside at the end of December.
formidable
bizarre
apathetic
unscrupulous
Complete: Susan's trip to the darkest parts of the Amazon seemed to be a dangerous _____.
peril
exploitation
venture
disjunction
Complete: When the freshmen bribed me with packages of Oreos, I had no choice but to _____ to their wishes.
disdain
succumb
dwindle
recede
Complete: The waters _____ from the streets and into the drainage ponds a week after the storm had flooded them.
dwindled
lurked
receded
entreated
Complete: The store told Mr. Kemp that they were all out of tacos which made him extremely _____.
implacable
ultraviolet
jaunty
enthusiastic
New Words in Context: I need to add COPIOUS amounts of cream, flavoring and sugar to my coffee in order for it to be tolerable since I don't like the taster or smell of coffee.
Copious most nearly means...
small or tiny
large or abundant
flavored or tasty
median or satisfactory
New Words in Context: The CACOPHONY coming from behind my daughter's door told me that she needed a lot more practice on the clarinet.
Cacophony most nearly means...
pleasing and amusing sounds
peaceful and tranquil sounds
rough and tumble actions
harsh mixture of sounds
New Words in Context: Abraham Lincoln attempted to tear down a BASTION of bigotry, racism and hatred during his great proclamation that railed against the Confederacy.
Bastion most nearly means...
large or overwhelming odds
empty hole or void
a fortification or strong hold
open land or wide space
New Words in Context: The jealous student's EPICARICACY was on full display when he found out his rival classmate flunked the test.
Epicaricacy most nearly means...
joyous laughter
a facial expression
enjoying someone else's failure
hidden talents
New Words in Context: As the snow continued to fall and pile up over the windows blocking the view, the small child said, "Dad, there definitely is a SUPERFUOUS snowfall going on right now."
Superfluous most nearly means...
minimal
wet and cold
dry and warm
excessive
New Words in Context: The LOQUACIOUS old man went on and on about how much better things were in his day for what seemed like an eternity.
Loquacious most nearly means...
kind
attentive
funny
talkative
New Words in Context: Even though she felt like she was wronged, Emily took the PASSIVE approach and just let it go without causing any arguments.
Passive most nearly means...
aggressive and rebellious
kind and generous
obedient and submissive
angry and unyielding
New Words in Context: Fifty boring questions about vocabulary is quite possibly the most TRITE experience of my life.
Trite most nearly means...
stale and commonplace
exciting and joyous
normal
important
New Words in Context: Everyone loved being around the GREGARIOUS young girl every time they saw her at the events.
Gregarious most nearly means...
mean
boring
quiet
sociable
New Words in Context: The PENSIVE child studied over the word problem about a train going 55 miles per hour and eventually solved its whereabouts.
Pensive most nearly means...
spoiled
opportunistic
deep in thought
distracted
