All of the drills in this chapter include words defined in Chapter 4. We recommend that you take this exam on scratch paper, so that you can redo the test later if you do more studying. You should shoot for at least 80–90 percent accuracy on each individual drill. Keep in mind here that the GRE does not have sections that are matching words, antonyms, synonyms, or analogies. The GRE tests vocabulary in text completion, sentence equivalence, or reading comprehension format. However, the drills in this section are valuable as learning tools for vocabulary words. Answers to these questions appear along with the Quick Quiz answers in Chapter 11.
Pair ’Em Up
In each of these lists, highlight the two words that are most similar in meaning. The other word may be an opposite, or may not be related at all.
1. philistine, boor, martinet
2. lachrymose, punctilious, melancholy
3. insipid, jejune, tawdry
4. subpoena, laud, aggrandize
5. obsequious, soporific, reverent
6. picaresque, acumen, perspicacity
7. paean, elegy, tirade
8. aver, assuage, mitigate
9. chic, natty, venal
10. oscillate, recapitulate, waffle
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. illusion | a. chimera |
| 2. blithe | b. omen |
| 3. malleable | c. courage |
| 4. pluck | d. errant |
| 5. supine | e. indolent |
| 6. augury | f. plastic |
| 7. voracious | g. rapacious |
| 8. intractable | h. obdurate |
| 9. axiomatic | i. insouciant |
| 10. itinerant | j. self-evident |
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. distrait | a. active |
| 2. dearth | b. agree |
| 3. audacious | c. agreeable |
| 4. aberrant | d. attentive |
| 5. fallow | e. bounty |
| 6. demur | f. castigation |
| 7. divulge | g. clumsy |
| 8. contentious | h. conceal |
| 9. adroit | i. conforming |
| 10. accolade | j. craven |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. milk | a. splenetic |
| 2. grouse | b. exploit |
| 3. inveterate | c. complain |
| 4. homily | d. silly |
| 5. morose | e. habitual |
| 6. harrow | f. supercede |
| 7. fatuous | g. sermon |
| 8. supplant | h. torment |
| 9. forswear | i. renounce |
| 10. inimitable | j. peerless |
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. felicitous | a. exacerbate |
| 2. auspicious | b. flattery |
| 3. chicanery | c. fragment |
| 4. labile | d. guilelessness |
| 5. ameliorate | e. humility |
| 6. forbearance | f. ill-omened |
| 7. amalgamate | g. immutable |
| 8. culpable | h. impatience |
| 9. derision | i. inappropriate |
| 10. hubris | j. innocent |
Complete the Sentence
Based on clues within each sentence, choose the answer choice that, when placed in the blank, best completes the meaning of the sentence.
1. Although the story was probably __________, many people believed it to be true.
a) eclectic
b) idolatrous
c) mellifluous
d) apocryphal
e) eloquent
2. Since the police had failed to __________ the suspect of his rights, his conviction was overturned in court.
a) harangue
b) apprise
c) jibe
d) militate
e) vilify
3. The __________ of his remarks was a harsh reminder that he still remembered our previous lapse in judgment.
a) asperity
b) umbrage
c) rent
d) stint
e) insouciance
4. Thomas had an amazing __________ for learning new languages; it came very easily to him and he enjoyed it tremendously.
a) chimera
b) dross
c) paradigm
d) fell
e) bent
5. Before she received the flowers, Christina was still very angry; afterwards, however, her feelings were somewhat __________.
a) garnered
b) mollified
c) groused
d) imputed
e) remonstrated
6. The recruiter was impressed by how __________ Franklin’s work experience was, remarking that he had done everything from perform in an orchestra to run his own company.
a) presumptuous
b) turbid
c) suppliant
d) virulent
e) multifarious
7. It took three people and a crowbar to __________ the stove out of the ground where it had become wedged during the tornado.
a) prize
b) interdict
c) limn
d) milk
e) cajole
8. Her lack of __________ caused innumerable problems because everyone now knew details of the story that were never meant to be public.
a) apotheosis
b) cynicism
c) grandiloquence
d) discretion
e) idyll
9. Although he tried to hide his __________ toward his fellow board members, it nonetheless became very obvious that he couldn’t stand them.
a) antipathy
b) platitude
c) query
d) tenacity
e) turpitude
10. The __________ problem facing the students was the same one they dealt with every year: how they were going to spend their summer vacation.
a) meretricious
b) polemical
c) officious
d) perennial
e) voracious
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. EMPIRICAL : EXPERIMENT
2. CANON: LAW
3. PLUMB : DEPTH
4. FORESTALL : ACTION
5. SUCCOR : NEED
6. PERUSE : CARE
7. EXHORT : APPEAL
8. INHERENT : NATURE
9. BROACH : SUBJECT
10. STATIC : MOVEMENT
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. INNOCUOUS : DAMAGE
2. ALCHEMY : GOLD
3. CONVENTION : PRACTICE
4. PICARESQUE : ROGUE
5. SUPERFLUOUS : NECESSARY
6. EFFRONTERY : BOLDNESS
7. RECALCITRANT : DEFIANCE
8. TABLE : MOTION
9. IMPLACABLE : CHANGE
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. assiduous | a. integration |
| 2. diaphanous | b. lazy |
| 3. dissolution | c. minor |
| 4. derivative | d. opaque |
| 5. plethora | e. open-minded |
| 6. dogmatic | f. original |
| 7. cardinal | g. paucity |
| 8. apogee | h. prodigal |
| 9. evanescent | i. perigee |
| 10. parsimonious | j. permanent |
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. TAMP : TIGHTLY
2. DILATORY : DELAY
3. LUMBER : MOVE
4. PECCADILLO : SIN
5. DIFFIDENT : CONFIDENCE
6. SOPORIFIC : SLEEP
7. CONDEMN : DISLIKE
9. DAMP : INTENSIFY
10. STANCH : FLOW
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. feckless | a. mild |
| 2. ennui | b. endorse |
| 3. ebullience | c. modest |
| 4. astringent | d. apathy |
| 5. evince | e. excitement |
| 6. facetious | f. disguise |
| 7. censure | g. serious |
| 8. foment | h. responsible |
| 9. consequential | i. earnest |
| 10. flip | j. calm |
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. STRUT : SUPPORT
2. ARREST : ATTENTION
3. MINCE : SPEAK
4. MISANTHROPE : HUMAN
5. FLOUT : RULE
6. OBSEQUIOUS : FAWN
7. QUALIFY : LIMITATION
8. PARRY : BLOW
9. DOGGEREL : VERSE
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. VENAL : BOUGHT
2. APPROPRIATE : USE
3. OSCILLATION : PENDULUM
4. INURED : UNPLEASANT
5. UNTOWARD : BEHAVIOR
6. ANATHEMA : CURSE
8. INSULAR : ISOLATION
9. HEGEMONY : IDEOLOGY
10. ARABESQUE : ORNATE
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. RECONNOITER : RECONNAISSANCE
2. ABROGATE : RESPONSIBILITY
3. OBTUSE : SHARPNESS
4. PRECEPT : CONDUCT
5. IMPECUNIOUS : MONEY
6. CONTIGUOUS : BORDER
7. EPITHET : WORD
8. PHILISTINE : MATERIAL
9. BOOR : CHURLISH
10. OSTENTATIOUS : PRETENSION
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. DIDACTIC : INSTRUCT
2. PERSPICACIOUS : PERCEPTION
3. CODA : COMPOSITION
4. LIBERTINE : RESTRAINT
5. ENDEMIC : REGION
6. LUMINOUS : LIGHT
7. EXILE : PARIAH
8. IMPORTUNE : ASK
9. ELEGY : DEAD
10. INTREPID : COURAGE
One of These Is not Like the Others
In each of these lists, three of the words have something in common. Highlight the word that does NOT fit with the others.
1. heretical, canonical, heterodox, iconoclastic
2. denigrate, depredate, disparage, deprecate
3. archaic, enigmatic, recondite, arcane
4. artless, felicitous, credulous, ingenuous
5. toady, fawn, blandish, excoriate
6. seminal, irascible, bellicose, pugnacious
7. vituperate, inveigh, precipitate, excoriate
8. panegyric, encomium, eulogy, satire
9. laconic, loquacious, reticent, terse
10. admonish, undulate, chasten, upbraid
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. calumniate | a. planned |
| 2. extemporaneous | b. praise |
| 3. dissemble | c. predictable |
| 4. burgeon | d. wither |
| 5. effusive | e. purify |
| 6. furtive | f. reluctance |
| 7. alloy | g. restrained |
| 8. capricious | h. reveal |
| 9. alacrity | i. similar |
| 10. disparate | j. straightforward |
Pair ’Em Up
In each of these lists, highlight the two words that are most similar in meaning. The other word may be an opposite, or may not be related at all.
1. fanatical, filibuster, fervent
2. salubrious, giving succor, glib
3. dirge, eulogy, coda
4. obtuse, diffident, timorous
5. didactic, pedagogical, risible
6. static, hermetic, insular
7. inundate, malinger, importune
8. pirate, attenuate, rarefy
9. lavish, ostentatious, exigent
10. erudite, imminent, sagacious
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. baleful | a. rubbish |
| 2. exculpate | b. loud |
| 3. pedestrian | c. malevolent |
| 4. indolent | d. torpid |
| 5. mendacity | e. dishonesty |
| 6. dross | f. noisome |
| 7. fetid | g. austere |
| 8. ascetic | h. partisan |
| 9. boisterous | i. quotidian |
| 10. chauvinist | j. exonerate |
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. accretion | a. stubbornness |
| 2. refulgent | b. stygian |
| 3. acerbic | c. success |
| 4. complaisance | d. sweet |
| 5. garrulous | e. taciturn |
| 6. debacle | f. unconvincing |
| 7. bucolic | g. unrepentant |
| 8. estimable | h. unworthy |
| 9. cogent | i. urban |
| 10. contrite | j. shrinkage |
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. brook | a. remain |
| 2. coalesce | b. curse |
| 3. abscond | c. resist |
| 4. corrigible | d. fragment |
| 5. approbation | e. simple |
| 6. beatify | f. irreparable |
| 7. desiccate | g. embolden |
| 8. convoluted | h. moisten |
| 9. disabuse | i. detraction |
| 10. daunt | j. deceive |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. puerile | a. prone |
| 2. rail | b. fulminate |
| 3. inchoate | c. obstreperous |
| 4. stentorian | d. disinterested |
| 5. germane | e. foreshadow |
| 6. recumbent | f. jejune |
| 7. maunder | g. apposite |
| 8. indifferent | h. nebulous |
| 9. adumbrate | i. digress |
| 10. enervate | j. sap |
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. ineluctable | a. conventional |
| 2. nadir | b. goodness |
| 3. inert | c. substantial |
| 4. mettlesome | d. uncertain |
| 5. enormity | e. active |
| 6. eccentric | f. cowardly |
| 7. arrant | g. zenith |
| 8. adulation | h. criticism |
| 9. gossamer | i. respectful |
| 10. aspersion | j. compliment |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. color | a. cacophony |
| 2. meticulous | b. prevaricate |
| 3. acumen | c. incipient |
| 4. discomfit | d. entertain |
| 5. din | e. disprove |
| 6. nascent | f. discernment |
| 7. regale | g. nice |
| 8. refute | h. numb |
| 9. insensible | i. imply |
| 10. intimate | j. thwart |
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. PIRATE: USE
2. OBVIATE : NECESSARY
3. LACHRYMOSE : CRY
4. EXPIATE : AMENDS
5. STRIATED : GROOVES
6. PAEAN : PRAISE
7. TORQUE : ROTATION
8. HYPERBOLE : EXAGGERATE
9. INSCRUTABLE : UNDERSTOOD
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. BYZANTINE : DESIGN
2. SLAKE : THIRST
3. SODDEN : WATER
4. SOPHISTRY : REASONING
5. ABATE : DEGREE
6. CAUSTIC : BURN
8. DESUETUDE : USE
9. EDIFYING : ENLIGHTENMENT
10. GLIB : DEPTH
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. INVEIGLE : DECEPTION
2. SPEECH : EULOGY
3. CHANGE : CATALYST
4. TAUTOLOGY : ARGUMENT
5. PILLORY : PUNISHMENT
6. RAREFY : DENSE
7. REDOUBTABLE : HONOR
8. FROWARD : YIELD
9. DENOUEMENT : PLOT
10. PERNICIOUS : DEATH
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. WAFFLE : POSITION
2. INSIPID : FLAVOR
3. DESULTORY : PLAN
4. EQUIVOCATE : LANGUAGE
5. FORD : RIVER
6. VERISIMILITUDE : TRUTH
7. PITH : ARGUMENT
8. FORTUITOUS : CHANCE
9. PAIN : ANODYNE
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. SINECURE : WORK
2. IMPUNITY : PENALTY
3. SIMPER : SMILE
4. INTRANSIGENT : COMPROMISE
5. SAGACIOUS : WISDOM
6. SYNTHESIS : WHOLE
8. JEJUNE : MATURITY
9. SHARD : POTTERY
10. NOSTRUM : REMEDY
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. LAUD : PRAISE
2. PRODIGIOUS : SIZE
3. EMOLLIENT : HARSH
4. HERMETIC : AIR
5. DECORUM : POLITE
6. RAMIFY : BRANCHES
7. JOCOSE : HUMOR
8. REDOLENT : FRAGRANCE
9. MALINGER : WORK
10. FETTER : CHAINS
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. RELEGATE : LOWER
2. IMMINENT : OCCUR
3. FILIBUSTER : LEGISLATION
4. PREEN : FEATHERS
5. ANACHRONISM : TIME
6. NEOLOGISM : WORD
7. RHETORIC : LANGUAGE
8. AGGRANDIZE : POWER
9. PARODY : IMITATION
10. AESTHETIC: ART
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. MERCURIAL : MOOD
2. EXPURGATE : OBSCENE
3. FERVENT : EMOTION
4. QUIESCENCE : REST
5. GAUCHE : TASTE
6. BURNISH : SHINY
8. FLAG : SPIRITS
9. UBIQUITOUS : PLACES
10. ERUDITE : LEARNING
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. TENUOUS : STRENGTH
2. ASSUAGE : LESSEN
3. SEINE : NET
4. AMENABLE : SUGGESTION
5. INIMICAL : HARM
6. PUNDIT : OPINION
7. ATTENUATE : THICKNESS
8. PUNCTILIOUS : DETAILS
9. SATIATE : EXCESS
10. ABSCISSION : CUT
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. IMPERTURBABLE : CALM
2. HIRSUTE : HAIR
3. ADULTERATE : PURITY
4. MISOGYNIST : WOMEN
5. MARTIAL : WAR
6. RENEGE : PROMISE
7. WAFT : AIR
8. AVER: FACT
9. PETROUS : ROCK
10. BOLSTER : SUPPORT
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. ignominious | a. serenity |
| 2. gainsay | b. good-humored |
| 3. imbroglio | c. agree |
| 4. halcyon | d. turbulent |
| 5. imperious | e. honorable |
| 6. felicitous | f. submissive |
| 7. impugn | g. support |
| 8. iniquity | h. unfortunate |
| 9. fractious | i. virtue |
| 10. innervate | j. sap |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. mendicant | a. link |
| 2. florid | b. beggar |
| 3. nexus | c. waste |
| 4. mundane | d. ruddy |
| 5. lucid | e. comprehensible |
| 6. squander | f. atone |
| 7. sanctimony | g. ordinary |
| 8. garner | h. self-righteousness |
| 9. expiate | i. gather |
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. perfidy | a. vigor |
| 2. lassitude | b. opaque |
| 3. obfuscate | c. benign |
| 4. noxious | d. clarify |
| 5. palliate | e. exacerbate |
| 6. personable | f. wealth |
| 7. limpid | g. fidelity |
| 8. perfunctory | h. thorough |
| 9. penury | i. unattractive |
| 10. petulant | j. patient |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. gregarious | a. category |
| 2. squalid | b. sordid |
| 3. opprobrium | c. affable |
| 4. antithetical | d. consecrate |
| 5. salacious | e. obscene |
| 6. hallow | f. scorn |
| 7. rubric | g. vilify |
| 8. fulminate | h. revoke |
| 9. rescind | i. contradictory |
| 10. impetuous | j. impulsive |
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. discordant | a. destroyed |
| 2. chary | b. dilettante |
| 3. extant | c. disproportionate |
| 4. egress | d. dulcet |
| 5. ephemeral | e. eager |
| 6. connoisseur | f. easy |
| 7. commensurate | g. embrace |
| 8. arduous | h. encomium |
| 9. abjure | i. enduring |
| 10. diatribe | j. entrance |
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. prescience | a. excitable |
| 2. plummet | b. ascent |
| 3. precarious | c. idealistic |
| 4. phlegmatic | d. secure |
| 5. querulous | e. hindsight |
| 6. pristine | f. corrupted |
| 7. quixotic | g. meager |
| 8. pragmatic | h. cheerful |
| 9. profuse | i. pragmatic |
| 10. rancorous | j. harmonious |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. polemical | a. generosity |
| 2. exemplar | b. paradigm |
| 3. torrid | c. baffled |
| 4. interdict | d. controversial |
| 5. magnanimity | e. prohibit |
| 6. nonplused | f. ardent |
| 7. onerous | g. solidified |
| 8. precursor | h. arduous |
| 9. ossified | i. harbinger |
| 10. occult | j. hidden |
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. singular | a. embrace |
| 2. saturnine | b. undecided |
| 3. salient | c. irrelevant |
| 4. repudiate | d. unwholesome |
| 5. salutary | e. pessimistic |
| 6. scurvy | f. amiable |
| 7. sere | g. laudable |
| 8. resolute | h. lush |
| 9. solder | i. commonplace |
| 10. sanguine | j. separate |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. sporadic | a. hackneyed |
| 2. proclivity | b. cocky |
| 3. tender | c. apparent |
| 4. putrefy | d. offer |
| 5. prosaic | e. propensity |
| 6. ostensible | f. attentive |
| 7. probity | g. rot |
| 8. solicitous | h. occasionally |
| 9. supercilious | i. uprightness |
| 10. peremptory | j. imperious |
Match the Definition
For each definition, highlight the word that best fits.
1. one who hates women
a. maverick
b. misogynist
c. misanthrope
d. advocate
2. the appearance of truth
a. denouement
b. desuetude
c. corroboration
d. verisimilitude
3. a pain-killing drug or medicine
a. prescription
b. anodyne
c. epicure
d. dilation
4. to dismiss or demote
a. marshal
b. relegate
c. reconnoiter
d. exhort
6. a mark to indicate an insertion
a. abscission
b. deleterious
c. chary
d. shard
7. smile or gesture in a coy way
a. belie
b. repine
c. abstain
d. simper
8. language designed to have a persuasive effect on its audience
a. rhetoric
b. doggerel
c. epithet
d. tirade
9. atone
a. lumber
b. damp
c. condemn
d. expiate
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. spendthrift | a. destitute |
| 2. stymie | b. mature |
| 3. stygian | c. dense |
| 4. solvent | d. miser |
| 5. stoic | e. arrogant |
| 6. sophomoric | f. passionate |
| 7. overweening | g. sunny |
| 8. subtle | h. enable |
| 9. sparse | i. obvious |
| 10. succinct | j. verbose |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. quaff | a. touching |
| 2. stupefy | b. drink |
| 3. tumid | c. curving |
| 4. poignant | d. meddlesome |
| 5. extirpate | e. variegated |
| 6. sinuous | f. stun |
| 7. vaunt | g. brag |
| 8. meretricious | h. tawdry |
| 9. pied | i. turgid |
| 10. officious | j. destroy |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. wend | a. proximity |
| 2. pique | b. proceed |
| 3. prodigal | c. attempt |
| 4. essay | d. profligate |
| 5. prate | e. adorn |
| 6. preempt | f. provoke |
| 7. propinquity | g. replace |
| 8. tacit | h. delineate |
| 9. filigree | i. prattle |
| 10. limn | j. implicit |
Antonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning.
| 1. tendentious | a. indifferent |
| 2. volatile | b. dishonesty |
| 3. tortuous | c. inattentive |
| 4. unfeigned | d. thin |
| 5. zealous | e. constant |
| 6. vigilant | f. unbiased |
| 7. viscous | g. straight |
| 8. veracity | h. permanent |
| 9. urbane | i. false |
| 10. transient | j. unsophisticated |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. minatory | a. unimaginative |
| 2. prolific | b. threatening |
| 3. cadge | c. patronage |
| 4. pedantic | d. mooch |
| 5. steep | e. productive |
| 6. tout | f. praise |
| 7. auspice | g. saturate |
| 8. tractable | h. approve |
| 9. countenance | i. obedient |
| 10. engender | j. cause |
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. esoteric | a. coax |
| 2. specious | b. cower |
| 3. cajole | c. recondite |
| 4. truculent | d. pugnacious |
| 5. dynamo | e. obstruct |
| 6. quail | f. festoon |
| 7. occlude | g. vacillate |
| 8. vexation | h. spurious |
| 9. bedizen | i. irritation |
| 10. waver | j. powerhouse |
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. FALLACY : BELIEF
2. TIMOROUS : CONFIDENCE
3. TIRADE : SPEECH
4. ACUMEN : INSIGHT
5. EXIGENT : ACTION
6. USURY : INTEREST
7. AUGUST : DIGNITY
8. PROSCRIBE : RESTRICTIONS
9. SUBPOENA : TESTIFY
10. PROVIDENT : FUTURE
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. APOSTATE : FAITH
2. UNTENABLE : DEFENDED
3. RECANT : BELIEF
4. AXIOM : PRINCIPLE
5. RUE : REMORSE
6. PROLIX : WORDS
8. BOMBASTIC : SPEECH
9. NATTY : DRESS
10. PUSILLANIMOUS : COURAGE
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. obstinate | a. penetrating |
| 2. veritable | b. stubborn |
| 3. qualms | c. predilection |
| 4. piquant | d. various |
| 5. pious | e. pungent |
| 6. penchant | f. hesitancy |
| 7. sundry | g. itinerant |
| 8. peripatetic | h. authentic |
| 9. trenchant | i. devout |
| 10. venerate | j. revere |
Pair ’Em Up
In each of these lists, highlight the two words that are most similar in meaning. The other word may be an opposite, or may not be related at all.
1. intransigent, recalcitrant, amenable
2. axiom, fallacy, tautology
3. inimical, impecunious, deleterious
4. erratic, mercurial, impudent
5. impassive, implacable, imperturbable
6. exile, arrest, forestall
7. slake, satiate, whet
8. fetter, obviate, table
9. abrogate, renege, waft
Synonyms
Match each word in the first column with the word in the second that is most nearly THE SAME in meaning.
| 1. exact | a. yearn |
| 2. travesty | b. permeate |
| 3. pervade | c. toady |
| 4. pine | d. require |
| 5. plangent | e. resounding |
| 6. equanimity | f. mockery |
| 7. sycophant | g. sporadic |
| 8. epitome | h. self-possession |
| 9. episodic | i. deceive |
| 10. cozen | j. quintessence |
Make a Sentence
Write a sentence that begins with the first word in each pair, ends with the second, and which defines the relationship between the two. (In some cases, it may be easier to start with the second word and end with the first.)
1. REVERENT : AWE
2. BELIE : REPRESENT
3. HACKNEYED : WORN
4. AVARICE : WEALTH
5. REPINE : DISCONTENT
6. LIST : SIDE
7. BANE : HARM
8. IMPASSIVE : EMOTION
9. INDEFATIGABLE : TIRE
10. SALUBRIOUS : HEALTH