In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Entangle
Answer: A
The opposite is untwist.
To entangle is to twist things together so they cannot easily be separated. Untwist reverses that; twist, hook and impede all belong with it.
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Grunt
Answer: D
The opposite is applaud.
To grunt in this sense is to grumble. Complain, croak and find fault are synonyms; applaud is to express approval.
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Liberal
Answer: A
The opposite is wanting.
Liberal here means generous in giving. Aplenty, bounteous and bountiful are synonyms; wanting means lacking or deficient.
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Extortion
Answer: A
The opposite is wholesomeness.
Extortion is obtaining something by force or threat. Stealing, fraud and rapacity are all kinds of dishonest taking; wholesomeness alone belongs on the other side.
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Retreat
Answer: B
The opposite is arrival.
To retreat is to withdraw. Ebb, evacuation and flight all describe going away; arrival is coming in.
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Frugality
Answer: B
The opposite is wastefulness.
Frugality is carefulness with money and resources. Wastefulness is its reverse. Avarice and avariciousness mean greed, which is a different failing, and carefulness is a synonym of frugality.
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Humility
Answer: A
The opposite is arrogance.
Humility is a modest view of one's own importance; arrogance is an inflated one. Unpretentiousness, unobtrusiveness and timorousness all belong on the same side as humility.
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Squeak
Answer: C
The opposite is silence.
A squeak is a small high sound; silence is the absence of sound altogether. Cheep, creak and cry are other sounds, not opposites.
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Deform
Answer: D
The opposite is beautify.
To deform is to spoil the shape of something. Contort, blemish and batter all damage; beautify improves.
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Senile
Answer: C
The opposite is alert.
Senile means showing the mental decline of old age. Doting, anile and ancient all belong with it; alert is the quality it lacks.
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