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Directions: Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best.
28) HARMONY:
(A) dishonesty
(B) indignity
(C) insecurity
(D) discord
(E) irritation
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29) SLACK:
(A) twisted
(B) taut
(C) compact
(D) durable
(E) shattered
30) JOCULAR:
(A) active
(B) serious
(C) unknown
(D) equable
(E) destructive
31) IMPEDE:
(A) assist
(B) entreat
(C) dislodge
(D) ascribe
(E) avow
32) SAP:
(A) fortify
(B) alleviate
(C) lend credence
(D) hold fast
(E) draw out
33) CONTROL:
(A) minor variable
(B) weak assumption
(C) improper simulation
(D) group experimented on
(E) expression substituted for
34) RECONDITE:
(A) intended
(B) defeated
(C) widely understood
(D) freely dispensed
(E) recently discovered
35) INIMITABLE:
(A) inclined to disagree
(B) unwilling to compete
(C) eager to advise
(D) intelligible
(E) ordinary
36) DISINTER:
(A) restrain
(B) confiscate
(C) resist
(D) bury
(E) fund
37) DIATRIBE:
(A) laudatory piece of writing
(B) formal speech by one person
(C) written agreement
(D) farewell address
(E) witty poem
38) HOODWINK:
(A) explain
(B) shock
(C) lead
(D) disregard
(E) disabuse
Answer Keys
28 | 29 | 30 |
D | B | B |
31 | 32 | 33 |
A | A | D |
34 | 35 | 36 |
C | E | D |
37 | 38 | |
A | E |