| Name ______________________________________ |
Date________________________
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Using
the Thesaurus: Synonyms
Directions: For each question circle the word to
the right, that is not a synonym for the keyword.
| 1. Keyword = tentative |
scheduled, provisional, makeshift, temporary |
| 2. Keyword = throng |
palpitate, draw, horde, crush |
| 3. Keyword = versed |
unaware, aware, cognizant, knowing |
| 4. Keyword = desecrate |
hallow, profane, debase, pollute |
| 5. Keyword = aptness |
ability, incapacity, talent, skill |
| 6. Keyword = adjacent |
next, beside, separate, abuting |
| 7. Keyword = allot |
mete, forbid, grant, dispense |
| 8. Keyword = rebellion |
conciliation, revolt, mutiny, coup |
| 9. Keyword = seclusion |
retreat, loneliness, privacy, exposure |
| 10. Keyword = rustic |
bucolic, commercial, inelegant, pastoral |
| 11. Keyword = heretic |
loyalist, schismatic, traitor, apostate |
| 12. Keyword = lucrative |
worthwhile, wasteful, advantageous, gainful |
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