English Questions: Antonyms – 11

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1. SAPIENT
   a. hunched
   b. strong
   c. simple
   d. simian
   
   Answer

   c. sapient means possessing great wisdom, or sage; one meaning of simple is deficient in intelligence
   
   
2. MATUTINAL
   a. paternal
   b. crepuscular
   c. maritime
   d. marsupial
   
   Answer

   b. matutinal means of or relating to the morning; crepuscular means relating to or resembling twilight
   
   
3. IMPECUNIOUS
   a. wealthy
   b. cautious
   c. hungry
   d. tardy
   
   Answer

   a. impecunious means having little or no money, therefore wealthy is the opposite
   
   
4. GRACIOUS
   a. cordial
   b. rude
   c. furious
   d. tactile
   
   Answer

   b. gracious means to be pleasant in a social situation, or cordial; rude means to be unpleasant
   
   
5. VALOR
   a. cowardice
   b. false
   c. drop
   d. heavy
   
   Answer

   a. valor means strength of mind or spirit, or courage; cowardice means lack of courage
   
   
6. SEVERE
   a. lenient
   b. cautious
   c. join
   d. one
   
   Answer

   a. one meaning of severe is strict; lenient means mild or indulgent
   
   
7. IMAGINATIVE
   a. playful
   b. written
   c. small
   d. dull
   
   Answer

   d. imaginative means having imagination; dull means lacking imagination
   
   
8. KNOWING
   a. wasteful
   b. dense
   c. clumsy
   d. fast
   
   Answer

   b. knowing means having information or knowledge; dense means dull or stupid
   
   
9. ANIMOSITY
   a. love
   b. plantlike
   c. barren
   d. tiny
   
   Answer

   a. animosity means resentment or hostility, therefore love is the opposite
   
   
10. TACIT
    a. grand
    b. dictated
    c. illicit
    d. messy
    
    Answer

    b. tacit means unspoken, or implied; dictated means spoken