| Name ______________________________________ |
Date________________________
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Using
the Thesaurus: Antonyms
Directions: For each question circle the word to
the right, that is not an antonym for the keyword.
| 1. Keyword = salient |
minor, notable, hidden, obscure |
| 2. Keyword = ripe |
soar, recede, decline, tumble |
| 3. Keyword = militant |
aggressive, amenable, compliant, submissive |
| 4. Keyword = grave |
trifling, buoyant, serious, merry |
| 5. Keyword = guile |
wiliness, candor, integrity, honesty |
| 6. Keyword = inception |
end, onset, termination, completion |
| 7. Keyword = hypothesis |
proposal, fact, certainty, proof |
| 8. Keyword = gnarled |
plain, straight, contorted, direct |
| 9. Keyword = deliberate |
hasty, reject, moral, reasoned |
| 10. Keyword = pomp |
modesty, glory, tawdriness, humility |
| 11. Keyword = pertinent |
improper, germane, foreign, unrelated |
| 12. Keyword = forbearance |
haste, patience, intolerance, excess |
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