In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Cryptic
Answer: D
The opposite is candid.
Cryptic means having a hidden meaning, from the Greek kryptos. Candid says openly what is meant. Tomblike plays on the crypt, which shares the root but not the sense.
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Unimpeachable
Answer: C
The opposite is faulty.
Unimpeachable means beyond question or reproach. Faulty is open to it.
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Sententious
Answer: D
The opposite is wordy.
Sententious in its older sense means terse and full of meaning. Wordy is its reverse; the other options play on the word sentence without touching the sense.
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Pejorative
Answer: A
The opposite is positive.
Pejorative means expressing disapproval, from the Latin for making worse. A positive term expresses approval.
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Unwitting
Answer: D
The opposite is intentional.
Unwitting means done without knowing, from the old verb to wit, to know. Intentional means done on purpose.
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Execrable
Answer: D
The opposite is admirable.
Execrable means detestably bad, from the Latin for cursing. Admirable is worthy of praise.
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Analogous
Answer: A
The opposite is not comparable.
Analogous means comparable in certain respects, from the Greek for proportionate. The other three options negate quite different words - capable, culpable and corporeal.
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Turbulence
Answer: D
The opposite is calm.
Turbulence is violent disorder, of air, water or affairs; calm is stillness. Reaction, approach and impropriety belong to other fields altogether.
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Untenable
Answer: A
The opposite is supportable.
Untenable means impossible to defend or maintain, from the Latin tenere, to hold. Supportable can be upheld. The other three options merely resemble it in sound.
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Aphasia
Answer: A
The opposite is volubility.
Aphasia is the loss of the power of speech, from the Greek for without speech. Volubility is fluent, ready talking.
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