Name ___________________________ Date ____________________

Using the Thesaurus: Synonyms Version 1

Directions: For each question circle the word to the right, that is not
a synonym for the keyword.

clarify, fumigate, castigate,

1. Keyword = purify
chasten

cheerless, abiding, doleful,

2. Keyword = dreary
melancholy

3. Keyword = compulsion potency, frailty, force, urgency

4. Keyword = nullify impartial, delete, obliterate

great, commonplace, median,

5. Keyword = mediocre
passable

astute, circumstance, deceitful,

6. Keyword = sly
crafty

7. Keyword = vindicate base, assert, uphold, excuse

assertive, brave, awkward,

8. Keyword = valiant
bold

unyielding, weak, inflexible,

9. Keyword = unswerving
solid

climax, unseen, apex,

10. Keyword = culmination
termination

calculating, rotund, beefy,

11. Keyword = corpulent
stocky

pardon, clear, exonerate,

12. Keyword = absolve
contempt

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