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SUB-TEST FIVE: ANTONYMS

Instructions

Each group of four words in the fifty lines below contains two words which are opposite or nearly the opposite in meaning. Find the two words that are opposite or nearly the opposite, and write the numbers of these two words below in numerical order.

The first group of words “false₁ tight₂ torn₃ true₄” contains two words (“false” and “true”) that are opposite in meaning, so 1 and 4 are entered below in that order. The second group is also marked correctly.

Questions

  1. 1. false₁ tight₂ torn₃ true₄
  2. 2. thin₁ wet₂ dry₃ easy₄
  3. 3. dead₁ deep₂ alive₃ near₄
  4. 4. fresh₁ lost₂ light₃ heavy₄
  5. 5. new₁ sane₂ red₃ mad₄
  6. 6. solid₁ frail₂ charitable₃ residuary₄
  7. 7. massive₁ cranky₂ hasty₃ prudent₄
  8. 8. abstract₁ flippant₂ obsequious₃ rudimentary₄
  9. 9. obscure₁ stationary₂ migratory₃ defensible₄
  10. 10. celestial₁ infernal₂ timorous₃ corroborative₄
  11. 11. clumsy₁ vapid₂ adroit₃ gruesome₄
  12. 12. captivating₁ belligerent₂ universal₃ pacific₄
  13. 13. mediocre₁ jubilant₂ penitential₃ aromatic₄
  14. 14. ecclesiastical₁ intricate₂ obvious₃ tepid₄
  15. 15. obsequious₁ impudent₂ quiescent₃ fallacious₄
  16. 16. soporific₁ untenable₂ coherent₃ discursive₄
  17. 17. active₁ indolent₂ posterior₃ plebeian₄
  18. 18. cavilling₁ infantile₂ beggarly₃ senile₄
  19. 19. inherited₁ acquired₂ craven₃ coincident₄
  20. 20. nocturnal₁ traditional₂ excessive₃ nominal₄
  21. 21. splendid₁ audacious₂ correct₃ cautious₄
  22. 22. credible₁ fusiform₂ fabulous₃ diplomatic₄
  23. 23. culpable₁ centenary₂ mural₃ innocent₄
  24. 24. vacuous₁ poisonous₂ savory₃ vapid₄
  25. 25. dubious₁ patent₂ valiant₃ fervent₄
  26. 26. resilient₁ auspicious₂ benighted₃ sinister₄
  27. 27. caustic₁ seasonal₂ honorable₃ ignominious₄
  28. 28. festive₁ fecund₂ gaseous₃ ascetic₄
  29. 29. petulant₁ suave₂ synonymous₃ potent₄
  30. 30. linguistic₁ negligent₂ fastidious₃ chemical₄
  31. 31. instantaneous₁ equalized₂ dramatics₃ protracted₄
  32. 32. essential₁ classic₂ superfluous₃ disarming₄
  33. 33. callous₁ ominous₂ propitious₃ profuse₄
  34. 34. delectable₁ reflexive₂ mutable₃ permanent₄
  35. 35. determinate₁ beautiful₂ dismayed₃ vague₄
  36. 36. fell₁ insensate₂ puristic₃ propitious₄
  37. 37. canine₁ potential₂ developed₃ true₄
  38. 38. ingenuous₁ permissible₂ opportune₃ crafty₄
  39. 39. gratuitous₁ sanctimonious₂ obligatory₃ rhythmic₄
  40. 40. illegible₁ agnostic₂ amenable₃ refractory₄
  41. 41. ineffable₁ dissonant₂ beleaguered₃ describable₄
  42. 42. illimitable₁ deciduous₂ finite₃ felicitous₄
  43. 43. mutable₁ complaisant₂ ascetic₃ fractious₄
  44. 44. noxious₁ durable₂ evanescent₃ elastic₄
  45. 45. palliative₁ irritant₂ eugenic₃ precocious₄
  46. 46. venial₁ usurious₂ sedulous₃ heinous₄
  47. 47. extraneous₁ dormant₂ derelict₃ vigilant₄
  48. 48. nugatory₁ gregarious₂ transcendental₃ efficacious₄
  49. 49. punctilious₁ translucent₂ brusque₃ insensitive₄
  50. 50. irreducible₁ natural₂ recondite₃ adventitious₄