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Antonyms Letter D

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

1. Derogatory

a) disgusting
b) distressing
c) praising
d) intruding
e) conferred

2. Descent

a) appropriate
b) ascent
c) demote
d) regulate
e) sink

3. Desecrate

a) consecrate
b) intense
c) desist
d) integrate
e) assimilate

4. Desolate

a) abandon
b) inhabited
c) impoverished
d) malnourished
e) ill will

5. Desperate

a) hopeful
b) forsake
c) forlorn
d) diabolic
e) disinterested

6. Despicable

a) adorable
b) disgusting
c) diametric
d) captivated
e) connive

7. Destitute

a) affluent
b) worthless
c) famished
d) impoverished
e) sufficient

8. Desultory

a) pertinent
b) impertinent
c) persevering
d) persistent
e) frequent

9. Devious

a) circuitous
b) indirect
c) direct
d) subtle
e) abnormal

10. Devout

a) agnostic
b) irreverent
c) blasphemous
d) saintly
e) holy

11. Diabolical

a) mischievous
b) lavish
c) seraphic
d) azure
e) red

12. Diffident

a) assured
b) confident
c) lacking self esteem
d) prudent
e) impertinent

13. Dilate

a) expand
b) constrict
c) discourse
d) swell
e) sparkle

14. Diligent

a) alert
b) drowsy
c) attentive
d) sedulous
e) narrow

15. Disconsolate

a) depressed
b) distressed
c) delighted
d) dabble
e) dashing

16. Discrepancy

a) inconsistency
b) consistency
c) inappropriate
d) variance
e) vagary

17. Disdain

a) attitude
b) honesty
c) admiration
d) zeal
e) disgust

18. Disheveled

a) tidy
b) clumsy
c) unkempt
d) long
e) exasperated

19. Disingenuous

a) sincere
b) sophisticated
c) trained
d) experienced
e) uncomfortable

20. Dismal

a) remarkable
b) trivial
c) reserved
d) puzzled
e) dislocated

21. Dismay

a) intimidate
b) mitigate
c) soothe
d) hearten
e) mystify

22. Dispel

a) scatter
b) gather
c) dissipate
d) refract
e) agonize

23. Disposition

a) sparking
b) watchfulness
c) inclination
d) unwillingness
e) temperament

24. Dissipate

a) vanish
b) unite
c) dispel
d) disappear
e) contemplate

25. Disburse

a) collect
b) gather
c) pay out
d) discard
e) distinguish

Answers

1. praising
2. ascent
3. consecrate
4. inhabited
5. hopeful
6. adorable
7. affluent
8. pertinent
9. direct
10. irreverent
11. seraphic
12. confident
13. constrict
14. drowsy
15. delighted
16. consistency
17. admiration
18. tidy
19. sincere
20. remarkable
21. hearten
22. gather
23. unwillingness
24. unite
25. pay out