Quiz 3
Directions: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.
1. DERISION: (A) urgency (B) admonishment (C) uniqueness
(D) diversity (E) acclaim
2. ANTIPATHY: (A) fondness (B) disagreement (C) boorishness
(D) provocation (E) opprobrium
3. CAJOLE: (A) implore (B) glance at (C) belittle
(D) ennoble (E) engender
4. CENSURE: (A) prevaricate (B) titillate (C) aggrandize
(D) obscure (E) sanction
5. ADULATION: (A) immutability (B) reluctance (C) reflection
(D) defamation (E) indifference
6. NOISOME: (A) salubrious (B) affable (C) multifarious
(D) provident (E) officious
7. CONSECRATE: (A) curb (B) destroy (C) curse
(D) inveigh (E) exculpate
8. ILLUSTRIOUS: (A) bellicose (B) ignoble (C) theoretical
(D) esoteric (E) immaculate
9. DEIGN: (A) inveigh (B) gainsay (C) speculate (D) reject
(E) laud
10. SUBTERFUGE: (A) bewilderment (B) artlessness (C) deceit
(D) felicitation (E) jeopardy
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