In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Extrovert
Answer: E
The opposite is introvert.
An extrovert turns outward to people and events; an introvert turns inward. Social and showboat belong with extrovert.
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Nominal
Answer: A
The opposite is huge.
Nominal in the sense of a nominal sum means very small - existing in name only. Seeming and mentioned answer its other sense, of name rather than substance.
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Exhilarate
Answer: D
The opposite is depress.
To exhilarate is to make cheerful and lively; to depress is to lower the spirits. Gladden and inspirit belong with exhilarate.
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Morose
Answer: D
The opposite is cheerful.
Morose means sullen and low-spirited. Churlish, gloomy and sad all belong with it.
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Anathematize
Answer: D
The opposite is bless.
To anathematise is to curse formally, from the anathema of excommunication. To bless is the exact reverse.
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Animus
Answer: D
The opposite is favour.
Animus is hostile feeling, from the Latin for spirit or animosity. Favour is goodwill. The other three options are a dinosaur, a fortification and an animal.
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Affluence
Answer: A
The opposite is poverty.
Affluence is abundance of wealth, from the Latin for flowing towards; poverty is its want.
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Sanguine
Answer: D
The opposite is pessimistic.
Sanguine means optimistic, from the blood as one of the four humours. Choleric belongs to another humour and means irritable.
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Provident
Answer: B
The opposite is rash.
Provident means making careful provision for the future, from the Latin for foreseeing. Rash acts without thought for what follows.
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Nebulous
Answer: B
The opposite is clear.
Nebulous means hazy and indistinct, from the Latin nebula, a cloud. Starry plays on the astronomical nebula but has nothing to do with the sense.
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