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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
BAUBLE
Explanation
The word 'bauble' means ' a thing which is attractive, but is actually useless'.
The word 'valuable' means 'precious or useful'.
So, the word 'bauble' is the antonym of 'valuable'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
ASSIDUOUS
Explanation
The word 'assiduous' means 'attentive and hard working'.
The word 'tardy' means 'lazy, slow'.
So, the word 'assiduous' is the antonym of 'tardy'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word that is antonymous to the given word.
BOISTEROUS
Explanation
The word 'boisterous' means 'noisy, energetic, and cheerful'. The word 'restrained' means 'acting in a calm and controlled way'. Thus, 'restrained' is an antonym of 'boisterous'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
ASCETICISM
Explanation
Asceticism means severe self-discipline and avoiding of all forms of indulgence. So, option C is the correct antonym.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that most closely defines the word given in bold letters.
BLEMISH
Explanation
The word 'blemish' means 'imperfection'.
So, option b is the correct answer.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
ABSCISSION
Explanation
'Abscission' means 'the natural separation of flowers, fruit, or leaves from plants at a special separation layer.'
Whereas 'graft' means 'a piece cut from a living plant and fixed to another plant so that it grows there.'
So, option A is the antonym of the given word.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
ARRHYTHMIC
Explanation
'Arrhythmic' means 'without rhythm or regularity.'
Whereas 'cadenced' means 'regular and measured'.
So, option 5 is the antonym of the given word.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
ASPERITY
Explanation
'Asperity' means 'the quality of being severe in the way that you speak and behave.'
Whereas 'mildness' means 'amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behaviour toward others.'
So, option D is the antonym of the given word.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
APOTHEOSIS
Explanation
'Apotheosis' means 'the highest point in the development of something.'
Whereas 'debasement' means 'to lower in rank, dignity, or significance.'
So, option B is the antonym of the given word.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
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APOCRYPHAL
Explanation
'Apocryphal' means 'something that is probably not true although it is often told and believed as if it has happened or if it is true.'
Whereas 'authenticated' means 'to prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is.'
So, option A is the antonym of the given word.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that most closely defines the word given in bold letters.
BALD
Explanation
'Bald' means 'basic and with no unnecessary words or detail.'
'Unadorned' also means 'plain and simple, with little or no decoration.'
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that most closely defines the word given in bold letters.
BLASÉ
Explanation
'Blasé' means 'to be unimpressed with or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.'
'Surfeited' also means 'to cause someone to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.'
So, option C is the correct answer.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that most closely defines the word given in bold letters.
AURA
Explanation
'Aura' means 'an energy field that is held to emanate from a living being.'
'Emanation' also means 'a form of radiation given off by something.'
So, option C is the correct answer.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that most closely defines the word given in bold letters.
AMELIORATE
Explanation
'Ameliorate' means 'to make something bad or unsatisfactory better.'
'Emend' also means 'to alter something that is incorrect.'
So, option E is the correct answer.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that most closely defines the word given in bold letters.
BEGUILE
Explanation
'Beguile' means 'to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them.'
'Charm' also means 'to attract someone or persuade someone to do something.'
So, option A is the correct answer.
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