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Using the Thesaurus: Antonyms Version 3

Directions: For each question circle the word below the

keyword that is not an antonym for the keyword.

1. Keyword = salient

minor, notable, hidden, obscure

2. Keyword = ripe

soar, recede, decline, tumble

3. Keyword = militant

aggressive, amenable, compliant, submissive

4. Keyword = grave

trifling, buoyant, serious, merry

5. Keyword = guile

wiliness, candor, integrity, honesty

6. Keyword = inception

end, onset, termination, completion

7. Keyword = hypothesis

proposal, fact, certainty, proof

8. Keyword = gnarled

plain, straight, contorted, direct

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9. Keyword = deliberate

hasty, reject, moral, reasoned

10. Keyword = pomp

modesty, glory, tawdriness, humility

11. Keyword = pertinent

improper, germane, foreign, unrelated

12. Keyword = forbearance

haste, patience, intolerance, excess

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