Synonyms and Antonyms (Practice Test)

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PRACTICE TEST

SYNONYMS

1.      My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very LOQUACIOUS history professor. All he seemed to want was an audience.”

a. pretentious

b.  grouchy

c.       talkative

d.      worried

2.      There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a BENIGN climate was appealing. The islanders seemed to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans.

a.      tropical

b.      not malignant

c.       kind

d.      favorable

3.      It is difficult to imagine a SURFEIT of talent in one individual, yet Leonard Bernstein simply does not have the time to make complete use of his talent as conductor, performer, writer, and lecturer.

a.      excess

b.      variety

c.       superiority

d.      lack

4.      Many years before, Caesar’s men had tried and failed to invade Britain. No doubt this contributed to the XENOPHOBIA of the Romans. They were cautious about strangers who entered their country.

a.      honesty

b.      fear of foreigners

c.       kindliness

d.      stubbornness

5.      Such are the VICISSITUDES of history. Nothing remains the same. Three hundred years of peace ended in darkness and confusion.

a.      evils

b.      mistakes

c.       changes

d.      rules

ANTONYMS

6.      A combination of fog and industrial smoke, called smog, has VITIATED the air in and around many big cities.

a.      concentrate

b.      fill up

c.       purify

d.      contaminate

7.      While Jenny failed to include the main points in her presentation, I still gave her extra credit for her ZEAL and passion.

a.      indifference

b.      enthusiasm

c.       capability

d.      sloth

8.      Because children tend to be IMPULSIVE, their guardians make decisions for them until they come of legal age.

a.      cautious

b.      unpredictable

c.       young

d.      moody

9.      Our baseball team's pitcher has a few ECCENTRIC habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks.

a.      normal

b.      strange

c.       messy

d.      clean

10.  After the heavy rains, the stream became MURKY; in fact, the water was so cloudy you couldn't see the bottom.

a. cloudy

b. bottomless

c. clear

d. clean

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