Choose the word from the options that is most nearly opposite to the word in the capitals.
(1) ABASE
(a) humiliate (b) denigrate (c) abhor (d) honor (e) encourage
(2) ABET
(a) conceive (b) oppose (c) dislike (d) substitute (e) denounce
(3) ABNEGATE
(a) indulge (b) renounce (c) occupy (d) deliver (e) give up.
(4) ABOLISH
(a) profound (b) effective (c) enact (d) avoid (e) nullify.
(5) ABEYANCE
(a) suspension (b) absence (c) abruption (d) continuance (e) cessation.
(6) ABERRANT
(a) normal (b) deviant (c) antecedent (d) desperate (e) crucial
(7) ABHOR
(a) loath (b) select (c) respect (d) admire (e) elope.
(8) ABOMINATE
(a) curse (b) carve (c) deride (d) suspect (e) idolize
(9) ABRIDGE
(a) lengthen (b) close (c) circumvent (d) delude (e) concede
(10) ABSOLVE
(a) extemperate (b) exculpate (c) excoriate (d) extrude (e) impugn
(11) ACCORD
(a) denial (b) accept (c) allude (d) arrive (e) censure.
(12) ACCRUE
(a) pile up (b) hoard (c) chase (d) dwindle (e) shrink
(13) ACQUIT
(a) indict (b) pardon (c) cogitate (d) slander (e) acquire.
(14) ADAMANT
(a) stubborn (b) unbent (c) logical (d) plaint (e) acerbic
(15) ADMONISH
(a) denounce (b) disprove (c) delay (d) cancel (e) complement.
(16) ADROIT
(a)inept (b) deft (c) nimble (d) master (e) masculine
(17) ADULTERATE
(a) debase (b) distill (c) rectify (d) demur (e) squander
(18) AESTHETIC
(a) gloomy (b) bigotry (c) elegant (d)distasteful (e) amiable
(19) AFFECTED
(a) pretended (b) sociable (c) comic (d) natural (e) artificial
(20) AFFLUENCE
(a) abundance (b) dearth (c) opulence (d) cognizance (e) illness
ANSWERS:
(1) d (2) b (3) a (4) c (5) d (6) a (7) d (8) e (9) a (10) b
(11)a (12) d (13) b (14) d (15) e (16) a (17) b (18) d (19) d (20) b
