Question

In each of the following groups, circle the word or expression that most nearly the OPPOSITE of the word in BOLDFACE type?

1. Grim
a. Happy
b. Sad
c. Horrified
d. Stern

2. Substantial
a. Large
b. Small
c. Generous
d. Personal

3. spirited
a. Amusing
b. Lackluster
c. Bitter
d. Firm

4. Grimy
a. Mild
b. Soiled
c. Immaculate
d. Matchless

5. Scurry
a. Scamper
b. Fly
c. Run
d. Trudge

6. Orthodox
a. Familiar
b. Heretical
c. Interesting
d. Puzzling

7. Fruitless
a. Successful
b. Well-planned
c. Exhausted
d. Failing

8. Uncertainty
a. Doubtfulness
b. Newness
c. Strangeness
d. Sureness

9. Iota
a. Glut
b. Result
c. Smidgen
d. Failure

10. Potential
a. Possible
b. Real
c. New
d. Minor

11. Prominent
a. Wealthy
b. Unselfish
c. Famous
d. Obscure

12. Rural
a. Urban
b. Foreign
c. Sizable
d. New

13. Malignant
a. Harmless
b. Dangerous
c. Ugly
d. Unexplained

14. Makeshift
a. Temporary
b. Durable
c. Worthless
d. Complicated

15. Snare
a. Capture
b. Kill
c. Release
d. Feed

16. Marginal
a. Central
b. Laughable
c. Secondary
d. Unworthy

Answer 1

1. a) Happy

2. b) Small

3. b) Lackluster

4. c) Immaculate

5. I might not be correct, but I would go with d) Trudge

6. b) Heretical

7. a) Successful

8. d) Sureness

9. a) Glut

10. Might not be correct, b) Real

11. d) Obscure

12. a) Urban

13. a) Harmless

14. d) Complicated

15. c) Release

16. a) Laughable

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1. a) Happy
2. b) Small
3. b) Lackluster
4. c) Immaculate
5. I might not be correct, but I would go with d) Trudge
6. b) Heritical
7. a) Successful
8. d) Sureness
9. a) Glut
10. Might not be correct, b) Real
11. d) Obscure
12. a) Urban
13. a) Harmless
14. d) Complicated
15. c) Release
16. Might not be correct, b) Laughable