Antonyms - 29

1. naïveté
a. armaments
b. sophistication
c. ingenuousness
d. futility
e. recital

2. tyro
a. novice
b. retirement
c. place
d. saint
e. expert

3. refractory
a. refreshing
b. burdensome
c. privileged
d. manageable
e. upright

4. exhort
a. accuse
b. burden
c. defend
d. ignore
e. dissuade

5. laconic
a. cool
b. voluble
c. friendly
d. militant
e. fretful

6. prate
a. remark casually
b. laugh raucously
c. talk meaningfully
d. weep copiously
e. whisper fearfully

7. pejorative
a. lacking virtuous character
b. possessing few luxuries
c. having favorable connotations
d. following domestic pursuits
e. providing utilitarian value

8. disputatious
a. conciliatory
b. coy
c. disgusting
d. disgruntled
e. composed

9. probity
a. fallacy
b. philosophy
c. audit
d. corruptibility
e. avidity

10. cogent
a. repetitive
b. urgent
c. complicated
d. confined
e. fatuous

11. choleric
a. irascible
b. idiotic
c. good-natured
d. spoiled
e. immune

12. ersatz
a. complete
b. opportune
c. authentic
d. frenetic
e. puny

13. condign
a. unavoidable
b. unsatisfactory
c. unguarded
d. undeserved
e. uninitiated

14. pusillanimous
a. extraordinary
b. lackadaisical
c. courageous
d. vacillating
e. vindictive

15. tousle
a. shovel
b. groom
c. catch
d. caress
e. clean

16. inveterate
a. retroactive
b. feasible
c. easily eliminated
d. unduly emotional
e. carefully prepared

17. stubborn
a. frivolous
b. fatuous
c. disciplined
d. bashful
e. pliant

18. arrant
a. humble
b. deceptive
c. partial
d. wise
e. intrepid

19. homogeneous
a. parsimonious
b. consciousness
c. variegated
d. loquacious
e. differential

20. apostate
a. fruit
b. loyalist
c. cancellation
d. teacher
e. pupil

Answers

1. b
2. e
3. d
4. e
5. b
6. c
7. c
8. a
9. d
10. e
11. c
12. c
13. d
14. c
15. b
16. c
17. e
18. c
19. c
20. b

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