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Antonyms Test 6

Against each key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning to the key word.

1. Gainsay

a) refute
b) agree
c) earn
d) profit
e) naysay

2. Gamut

a) extent
b) the whole range
c) partial
d) array
e) breadth

3. Garrulous

a) taciturn
b) voluble
c) talkative
d) incredible
e) despicable

4. Germane

a) of interest
b) to the point
c) irrelevant
d) relevant
e) German

5. glimmer

a) glisten
b) flicker
c) pale
d) shimmer
e) none of these

6. Gossamer

a) sheer
b) diaphanous
c) ethereal
d) robust
e) delicate

7. Grandiloquent

a) pompous
b) verbose
c) straightforward
d) grand
e) splendid

8. Gregarious

a) sociable
b) convivial
c) shy
d) outgoing
e) expressive

9. Guile

a) astuteness
b) frankness
c) wiliness
d) deviousness
e) deceit

10. Gullible

a) credulous
b) naïve
c) susceptible
d) smart
e) intelligent

11. Halcyon

a) heavenly
b) turbulent
c) still
d) gay
e) hearty

12. Harangue

a) berate
b) tirade
c) praise
d) remove
e) regret

13. Heinous

a) appalling
b) outrageous
c) admirable
d) odious
e) vulnerable

14. Heresy

a) consent
b) profanation
c) sacrilege
d) ceremonial
e) none of these

15. Heterogeneous

a) assorted
b) diverse
c) similar
d) different
e) distinctive

16. Hirsute

a) bushy
b) hairy
c) bald
d) skinny
e) shaggy

17. Hospitable

a) genial
b) frosty
c) jovial
d) pleasant
e) orderly

18. Hypocrisy

a) duplicity
b) pretense
c) sincerity
d) malignance
e) significance

19. Idiosyncrasy

a) eccentricity
b) quirk
c) habit
d) foible
e) unconventional behaviour

20. Ignoble

a) dastardly
b) reprehensible
c) honorable
d) stimulating
e) mannerly

21. Ignominious

a) disgraceful
b) despicable
c) ridiculous
d) honorable
e) reprehensible

22. Illicit

a) illegitimate
b) legal
c) prohibited
d) illogical
e) none of these

23. Immaculate

a) spick and span
b) messy
c) pristine
d) spotless
e) none of these

24. Imminent

a) looming
b) just around the corner
c) on the cards
d) distant
e) in the offing

25. Immutable

a) changeable
b) incontrovertible
c) indisputable
d) absolute
e) invariable

Answers

1. agree
2. partial
3. talkative
4. irrelevant
5. pale
6. robust
7. straightforward
8. shy
9. frankness
10. smart
11. turbulent
12. praise
13. admirable
14. consent
15. similar
16. bald
17. frosty
18. sincerity
19. unconventional behaviour
20. honorable
21. honorable
22. legal
23. messy
24. distant
25. changeable