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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Choose the antonym for the word in bold letters.
AVER
Explanation
Aver means state or assert to be the case.
Option 1: Condemn means express complete disapproval of; censure.
Option 2: Refute means prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
Option 3: Placate means make (someone) less angry or hostile.
Option 4: Contend means assert something as a position in an argument.
Option 5: Encourage means give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
Therefore, out of the given options, 'refute' is the antonym of 'aver'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
BLITHE
Explanation
'Blithe' means 'happy and without worry'. 'Doleful' means 'expressing sorrow; mournful.' Thus, option 5 is an antonym of the given word.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
BEMUSED
Explanation
The word 'bemused' means 'puzzled' or 'confused'.
The word 'clear headed' means 'alert and logical thinking'.
So, the word 'bemused' is the antonym of 'clear headed'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
BELLICOSE
Explanation
The word 'bellicose' means 'demonstrating aggression'.
The word 'peaceable' means 'non violent' or 'peace loving'.
So, the word 'bellicose' is the antonym of 'peaceable'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
BELIE
Explanation
he word 'belie' means 'fail to justify; disguise; or conceal'.
The word 'confess' means 'acknowledge; disclose; or reveal'.
So, the word 'belie' is the antonym of 'confess'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
BELEAGUER
Explanation
The word 'beleaguer' means 'to surround'.
The word 'withdraw' means 'to remove from or to leave a place or location'.
So, the word 'beleaguer' is the antonym of 'withraw'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
BOMBASTIC
Explanation
The word 'bombastic' means 'something high-sounding but with little meaning'.
The word 'understand' means 'to present or express something in an effective way'.
So, the word 'bombastic' is the antonym of 'understand'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word/phrase that is antonymous to the word given in bold letters.
AVID
Explanation
The word 'avid' means 'having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.' For example: He is an avid/keen reader of science fiction.
Indifferent means 'having no particular interest; unconcerned.' Thus, they are antonyms of each other.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Select the word that is antonymous to the given word.
BOLSTER
Explanation
The word 'bolster' means 'to support or strengthen'. For example: The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster/strengthen confidence. 'Undermine' means 'to make someone less confident or less powerful'. Thus, they are antonyms of each other.
'Topple' means 'to overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall'. 'Condense' means 'to make (something) denser or more concentrated'. They are not antonyms of the given word.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Vocab (Letter A to B)
Try yourself:Directions: Out of the given alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ASEPTIC
Explanation
The word 'aseptic' means 'free from impurity'.
The word 'contaminated' means 'impure'.
So, the antonym of 'aseptic' is 'contaminated'.
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