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Notes 96. Yonder
(i) past (ii) over there (iii) beyond (iv) after
97. Zap
(i) guild (ii) mourn (iii) mystify (iv) defeat
98. Zeal
(i) enthusiasm (ii) lukewarm (iii) unwilling (iv) pleasure
99. Zenith
(i)low (ii) depth (iii) highest point (iv) defeat
100. Zest
(i) energy (ii) weakness (iii) gain (iv) gusto
ANSWERS
1. (iii) 2. (i) 3. (ii) 4. (i) 5. (ii) 6. (iv) 7. (iv) 8. (iv) 9. (iii) 10. (iv)
11. (iv) 12. (i) 13. (ii) 14. (i) 15. (iii) 16. (i) 17. (ii) 18. (ii) 19. (ii) 20. (ii)
21. (iii) 22. (iv) 23. (iii) 24. (ii) 25. (i) 26. (i) 27. (i) 28. (ii) 29. (iii) 30. (i)
31. (ii) 32. (iii) 33. (ii) 34. (iii) 35. (i) 36. (ii) 37. (iv) 38. (i) 39. (i) 40. (iii)
41. (ii) 42. (iii) 43. (i) 44. (i) 45. (ii) 46. (iii) 47. (i) 48. (i) 49. (iv) 50. (iv)
51. (ii) 52. (i) 53. (i) 54. (i) 55. (i) 56. (i) 57. (ii) 58. (ii) 59. (ii) 60. (i)
61. (i) 62. (iv) 63. (iv) 64. (i) 65. (ii) 66. (iii) 67. (iv) 68. (iv) 69. (ii) 70. (ii)
71. (i) 72. (i) 73. (iv) 74. (i) 75. (iv) 76. (ii) 77. (i) 78. (iii) 79. (iv) 80. (iii)
81. (ii) 82. (iii) 83. (ii) 84. (iii) 85. (i) 86. (iv) 87. (iii) 88. (i) 89. (iii) 90. (i)
91. (iii) 92. (iii) 93. (iv) 94. (i) 95. (iii) 96. (iii) 97. (ii) 98. (iv) 99. (i) 100. (iii)
14.2 Antonyms
An antonym is often defined as a word that is contrary in meaning to another; Hot is the antonym of
cold. Remember that an antonym must be in the same port of speech in which the given word is.
Also the answer should be in the same tense form in which the key-word is. The correct answer is
that which is similar in voice to the key-word.
Examples
The correct antonym of Fidelity is disloyalty and not disloyal because fidelity and disloyalty are in
the same part of speech the noun while disloyal is the adjective.
1. Adapt — differ, misfit, disagree, irregularise.
2. Admiration — hate, condemnation.
3. Ample — meagre, scanty, insufficient, limited.
4. Amuse — annoy, tire, bore.
5. Atrocious — noble, excellent, worthy, laudable.
6. Attract — reject, repulse, repel, rebuff.
7. Awareness — ignorance, innocence, foolishness.
8. Awake — dormant, asleep, latent, slumbering.
9. Backward — forward, advance, onward, prompt.
10. Beautiful — loathsome, horrible, ugly.
11. Before — after, subsequently, succeeding.
12. Beg — challenge, claim, demand, contend.
13. Belief — disbelief, suspicion, misgiving, distrust.
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