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MEMOIRS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



EXAMINATION Q 



[Vol. XV, 



Test 6 



Synonym -Antonym 



Form B 



E. loop . abort— ____ .gape— opposite 



^ Cold -hot— aame opposite 



5 bare _ caked same — opposite 



4 minuB . plus Bame__n ppoBlte 



C find ^ lose . .Bamel- ooposlte 



6 shrill ._ sharp . "itfJT' opposite 



7 grim - stern Rame— opposite 



8 "joy _ sorrow same, -o pposi te 



,9- crude --coarse „ &nme- .opposite 



10 cheerful _ Bftd same— opposite 



11 palace _ hot . same opposite 



12 knave . villain name ,. opposite 



13 odd - even same— opposite 



14 careless . anxious- same opposite 



15 null _ void.- ..same. .opposite 



16 commend . approve —same opposite 



17 furtive .sly aame — opposite 



18 env . none .__.._ same- - opposite 



19 linger . loiter . same— n pooaite 



20 competent . qualified same.. opposite 



21 brief . concise sniriP„ oppoaitC ■ 



22 agony . bliss same.. opposite 



23 abide - deport same— opposite 



24 wax _ wane same. . oppo site 



25 recant, disavow.. ..same.. opposite 



26 deplete _ exhanst same .. opposite 



27 ndversary . colleague Bame. - opposite 



■28 decadence _ decline same. -opposite 



29 defective . normal same.. opposite 



30 asunder . apart Bciue .. opposite 



31 celibate . married „. same.. opposite 



32 aggraadkc . belittle ■amey_ opp«ite 



33 nullify . annul same. .opp osite 



34 avarice . cupidity... same -.o pposite 



35 altruistic . egoistic name- - opposite 



3fi recoup _ recover same — opposite 



37 superfluous . essential same. .opposite 



38 ambiguous . equivocal eame.. opposite 



39 agglomerate . Beattcr .same. opposite 



40 plcnnry . complete .—.wncnpnoalte 



Form C 



cry ■ laugh same — opposjte. . 



flat - level „ . same opposi te 



heaven - hell same.. opposite 



alim - elender .eame. . opposite 



beg - entreat same .. opposite 



asleep -awake same. . opposite 



comfort - console same .. opposite 



pigmy - giaflt same opposite 



accept- reject same— opposi te 



saint • sinner—., —same opposite 



genius - idiot ___ _ — aame opposite 



appeal - beseech._.___ .,— „ same opposite 



Edore - q-nrftbip,.,,. , „ .... .same opposite 



cautious - heedless same. - opposite 



legal • lawful sam e. -opposite 



contradict - confirm .game.. opposite 



legible ■ readable same. -opposite 



amiable ■ surly ..same opposite 



cleave ■ Eplit -same .. opposite 



concede - deny same opposite 



convoke - dismiss same.. op posite 



dearth - scarcity ..... same opposite 



besmirch • cleanse — ... same opposite 



boaz ■ deception . .. . Fame opposite 



exceed - surpass same —opposite 



congregate - assemble same .. opposite 



irksome - refrashing .—-same. .opposite 



docile - refractory seme opposite 



lucrative - profitable F.imc opposite 



momentous - immaterial same opposite 



colleague - antagonist eame opposite 



contingent - dependent ea trie .. opposite 



acquit - arraign aame-. o pposite 



nffix ■ append same opposite 



essential - fundamental— — same opposite 



ligature- band same opposite 



myopia - hyperopia . same.. opposite 



motile - sessile same.-opjKisHe 



amenable - tractable same . .opposite 



obdurate -stubborn .. same — opposite 



Form D 



so - yee ...... Ram f. c 



Dear - close 8ame ..c 



bitter - sweet same s 



go - leave..... _ ..... . Bame _.c 



command - obey same c 



tease - plague same .-t 



start - finish— samu— c 



enormous -gigaDtic same — c 



toward - from same— c 



often - seldom same.. < 



sacred - hallowed saro_e ..c 



assume - suppose same— ( 



complex • simple same < 



masculine - feminine... — same— « 



confer - grant.. __.__ .. aam e— < 



connection ■ separation aame.-< 



diligent - Industrious .same ( 



advertise • announce same < 



corrupt • honest some < 



apprehensive- fearful same.. < 



acquire - lose ... . same..* 



plural - singular same— < 



liberal - bigoted samcJ 



ancient • modern same. J 



defile • purify same— < 



somber- gloomy same ..< 



respectful - impertinent same.. i 



compute - calculate ._. same « 



vestige - trace ..... aame i 



chasm - abyss same .. i 



vilify - praise same.. < 



sterile • fertile , same < 



f Suite • Limited same.. < 



confirm • corroborate -same < 



immune - susceptible same ; 



abstruse- recondite samc i 



transient - permanent , same..' 



palliate • mitigate samc .i 



extinct - extant same ■ 



pertinent - relevant same—' 



Form E. 



alive - dead same. - opposite 



tie - fasten sa me—opposite 



whole - part same. . Opposite 



danger - Bafety ..same.. opposite 



genuine - real--. .same . .opposite 



chouse - select .... . -Bam e.. opposite 



fjult • vinne _-__ . same opposite 



similar - different same. .opposite- 



jealousy - envy. ......... s^imc -.uuuusitc 



eieess ■ surplus ... sauic opposite 



fji.i'.J • pi-ufaae... ....-, soiiie-. oppujiite 



conquer • subdue .same— opposite 



treasou- loyally .. ... .same, .opposite 



vuuily ■ cuueeit ... .„ .sauie.-oppusile 



allure ■ attract. same ., oppuslte 



waste - cuusvrvc same — opposite 



deride ■ ridicule. .same .. opposite 



treasure • praise... —..some— opposit e 



slovenly - neat . ... Bame. .opposite 



illustrious ■ liriiii.iifi .same .. opposite 



ugiuite • excite same opposite 



haggard ■ gaunt same . .opposite 



coo - pry-....— sa n i e_. opposite 



subject -object same.. opposite 



< nine - aperture .same .. opposite 



conspicuous- piouiineul— .--bjuie. .opposite 



depressed -elated same.. opposite 



euiiueut - distinguished same opposite 



frivolous ■ serious same.. opposite 



crudiie ■ scholarly .same —opposite 



recline- stand „ same.. opposite 



degenerate - deteriorate same — opposite 



martini - civil. same., opposite 



nonchalance • anxiety — —same — opposite 



torpor - stupor . ..satiie.. opposite 



comprehensive - restricted same— opposite . 



lutcut - hidden . same . .opposite ' 



node ■ knot same , .opposite 



celestial - terrestrial same-. opposite * 



carnivorous* herbivorous same. -opposite- 



Fig. 13.— Group Examinations a and 6, Four Forms, Test 6, Synonym— Antonym. 



