Against each key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning to the key word.<\/p>\n
1. Gainsay<\/p>\n
a) earn
\nb) agree
\nc) refute
\nd) naysay
\ne) profit<\/p>\n
2. Gamut<\/p>\n
a) array
\nb) the whole range
\nc) partial
\nd) extent
\ne) breadth<\/p>\n
3. Garrulous<\/p>\n
a) talkative
\nb) voluble
\nc) taciturn
\nd) incredible
\ne) despicable<\/p>\n
4. Germane<\/p>\n
a) to the point
\nb) of interest
\nc) German
\nd) relevant
\ne) irrelevant<\/p>\n
5. glimmer<\/p>\n
a) pale
\nb) flicker
\nc) glisten
\nd) shimmer
\ne) none of these<\/p>\n
6. Gossamer<\/p>\n
a) diaphanous
\nb) sheer
\nc) ethereal
\nd) robust
\ne) delicate<\/p>\n
7. Grandiloquent<\/p>\n
a) straightforward
\nb) verbose
\nc) pompous
\nd) grand
\ne) splendid<\/p>\n
8. Gregarious<\/p>\n
a) expressive
\nb) convivial
\nc) shy
\nd) outgoing
\ne) sociable<\/p>\n
9. Guile<\/p>\n
a) wiliness
\nb) frankness
\nc) astuteness
\nd) deviousness
\ne) deceit<\/p>\n
10. Gullible<\/p>\n
a) credulous
\nb) intelligent
\nc) susceptible
\nd) smart
\ne) na\u00efve<\/p>\n
11. Halcyon<\/p>\n
a) turbulent
\nb) heavenly
\nc) still
\nd) gay
\ne) hearty<\/p>\n
12. Harangue<\/p>\n
a) berate
\nb) tirade
\nc) praise
\nd) remove
\ne) regret<\/p>\n
13. Heinous<\/p>\n
a) vulnerable
\nb) outrageous
\nc) admirable
\nd) odious
\ne) appalling<\/p>\n
14. Heresy<\/p>\n
a) ceremonial
\nb) profanation
\nc) sacrilege
\nd) consent
\ne) none of these<\/p>\n
15. Heterogeneous<\/p>\n
a) similar
\nb) diverse
\nc) assorted
\nd) different
\ne) distinctive<\/p>\n
16. Hirsute<\/p>\n
a) hairy
\nb) bushy
\nc) bald
\nd) skinny
\ne) shaggy<\/p>\n
17. Hospitable<\/p>\n
a) genial
\nb) frosty
\nc) orderly
\nd) pleasant
\ne) jovial<\/p>\n
18. Hypocrisy<\/p>\n
a) malignance
\nb) pretense
\nc) sincerity
\nd) duplicity
\ne) significance<\/p>\n
19. Idiosyncrasy<\/p>\n
a) eccentricity
\nb) quirk
\nc) unconventional behaviour
\nd) foible
\ne) habit<\/p>\n
20. Ignoble<\/p>\n
a) mannerly
\nb) reprehensible
\nc) honorable
\nd) stimulating
\ne) dastardly<\/p>\n
21. Ignominious<\/p>\n
a) honorable
\nb) despicable
\nc) ridiculous
\nd) disgraceful
\ne) reprehensible<\/p>\n
22. Illicit<\/p>\n
a) illegitimate
\nb) illogical
\nc) prohibited
\nd) legal
\ne) none of these<\/p>\n
23. Immaculate<\/p>\n
a) spotless
\nb) messy
\nc) pristine
\nd) spick and span
\ne) none of these<\/p>\n
24. Imminent<\/p>\n
a) distant
\nb) just around the corner
\nc) on the cards
\nd) looming
\ne) in the offing<\/p>\n
25. Immutable<\/p>\n
a) invariable
\nb) incontrovertible
\nc) indisputable
\nd) absolute
\ne) changeable<\/p>\n
Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. agree<\/p>\n 2. partial<\/p>\n 3. talkative<\/p>\n 4. irrelevant<\/p>\n 5. pale<\/p>\n 6. robust<\/p>\n 7. straightforward<\/p>\n 8. shy<\/p>\n 9. frankness<\/p>\n 10. smart<\/p>\n 11. turbulent<\/p>\n 12. praise<\/p>\n 13. admirable<\/p>\n 14. consent<\/p>\n 15. similar<\/p>\n 16. bald<\/p>\n 17. frosty<\/p>\n 18. sincerity<\/p>\n 19. unconventional behaviour<\/p>\n 20. honorable<\/p>\n 21. honorable<\/p>\n 22. legal<\/p>\n 23. messy<\/p>\n 24. distant<\/p>\n 25. changeable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Against each key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning to the key word. 1. Gainsay a) earn b) agree c) refute d) naysay e)...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[276],"class_list":["post-1296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vocabulary","tag-antonyms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1297,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296\/revisions\/1297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}