bonus questions from barron's 504 essential words

125 More Difficult (but Essential) Words, pages 142-154

Match the following words to their opposites:

1. Alleviate2. Adage3. Benevolent4. Incriminate5. Odious6. Parsimonious7. Sanguine8. Taciturn

a. Verboseb. Clichéc. Malevolentd. Magnanimouse. Vindicatef. Exacerbateg. Pessimistich. Popular

Find synonyms for the following words:

1. affluent _____________________________

2. peruse ______________________________

3. furtive ______________________________

4. corpulent ____________________________

5. nemesis _____________________________

6. plausible ____________________________

7. acclimate____________________________

8. heterogeneous____________________________

9. innocuous____________________________

10. volatile____________________________

11. devious____________________________

12. obsolete____________________________

13. indigent____________________________

14. rendezvous____________________________

Find the common root in the following words and its meaning:

1. verbose, verseWord root ____________________________ Meaning ____________________________

2. benevolent, benign, beneficiaryWord root ____________________________ Meaning ____________________________

3. devise, vision, visibleWord root ____________________________ Meaning ____________________________

4. potential, omnipotentWord root ____________________________ Meaning ____________________________

5. proceed, precede, recedeWord root ____________________________ Meaning ____________________________