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MEMOIRS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



EXAMINATION ALPHA 



Test 4 Synonym - Antonym 



[Vol. XV, 



Form 6 



1 'cold — hot. same — op posite 1 



2 long — short same — opposite 3 



3 bare — naked same — opposite 3 



4 joy — happiness same — opposite 4 



6 find — lose ; same — o pposite 5 



€ shrill — sharp same — opposite 6 



1 7 minus — plus same — opposite 7 



8 grim — stem same — opposite 8 



/ 9 careless — anxious same — opposite 9 



10 crude — coarse , sam e — opposite 10 



111 commend — approve same- — opposite 11, 



il2 .linger — loiter £&ttl£ — opposite 12 



13 "agony — bliss same — opposite 13 



fl4 defective — normal same — opposite 14 



15 competent — qualified same — opposite 15 



16 knave — villain ...?..... same — opposite 16 



'17 null — void same — opposite 17 



18 wax — wane . , same — opposite 18 



19 adversary — colleague same — opposite 19 



20 altruistic — egotistic same — o pposite 20 



21 furtive — sly same -— opposite 21 



22 any — none '...., same — opposite 22 



23 asunder — apart same — opposite 23 



24 deplete — exhaust same — opposite 24 



25 superfluous — essential same — opposite 25 



26 recoup — recover sam e — opposite 26 



27 celibate — married some — opposite 27 



2S recant — disavow same — opposite 28 



29 avarice — cupidity same — opposite 29 



30 aggrandize — belittle same — opposite 30 



31 decadence — decline. '. . same — opposite 31 



32 nullify — annul . . . .■ same — opposite 32 



33 ambiguous — equivocal same — opposite 33 



34 agglomerate — scatter same — opposite 34 



55 plenary — complete , . same — opposite 35 



36 suavity — aspeYity same — opposite 36 



37 perfunctory — meticulous same — opposite 37 



38 lugubrious — maudlin same — opposite 38 



39 desuetude — disuse , same — opposite 3? 



40 adventitious — accidental same — opposite 40 



FormJ 



1 white — black same — Opposite t 



2 cry— laugh . . same — opposite '2/ 



3 flat — level .'. . .• same — opposite 3 



4 heaven — hell . . , same — opposite i 4 



5 accept — take . > , .' . . . same — opposite , 5 



6 slim — slender same — opposite .6 



7 asleep — awake. . ' , same — opposite. . 7 



8 comfort — console . same —opposite 8 



9 pigmy — dwarf same — opposite .9 



10 beg — entreat .' same — opposite lQ 



11 concede — deny. . . . :. . ,. same — opposite 11 



12 cautious — heedless same — opposite 12 



\ 13 congregate — assemble same — opposite 13 



1 14 contradict — confirm ......... .same — opposite 14 



15 appeal — beseech same — opposite 15 



16 legible — readable same — opposite 16 



17 amiable — surly eame — opposite 17 



18 cleave — split same — opposite 18 



19 convoke— dismiss. ' same — opposite 19 



20 docile — refractory same — opposite 20 



21 dearth — scarcity same — opposite 21 



22 besmirch — cleanse' same — opposite 22 



23 hoax — deception . ..:....-... . same — opposite 23 



24 colleague — adversary." same — opposite 24 



25 irksome — refreshing . ...".,.. .same — opposite 25 



26 lucrative — profitable same — opposite' 26 



27 momentous — immaterial .same — opposite 27 



28 contingent — dependent. same — opposite 28 



29 indict — arraign sam£— opposite 29 



30 prefix — append ,. . .same — opposite 30 



31 essential — fundamental. ■ same — opposite.. 31 



32 ligature^ — band same — opposite 32 



33 myopia — hyperopia... same — opposite 33 



34 motile — sessile same — opposite 34 



35 amenable — tractable .same — opposite; 35 



36 diatribe — invective . . same — opposite 36 



37 obdurate — stubborn same — opposite 37 



38 profligate — ascetic . . . . i : .same — opposite 38 



39 preamble — peroration same — opposite 39 



40 — pertinacious — obstinate same — opposite 40 



Form 6 



Fo 



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*1 no — yes same — opposite 1 



2 day— night same — opposite 2 



3 go — leave ....... ..... . same — opposite 3 



4 begin — commence same — opposite 4 



5 bitter — sweet same — opposite 5 



6 assume — suppose '.'.'. . . .'. '."'.. . same — opposite -6 



7 command — obey same — opposite 7 



', 8 tease — plague sa me — opposite 8 



9 diligent— industrious same -'-opposite 9 



10 corrupt — honest same — opposite 10 



1 ] toward — from . . .'. .... eame — opposite 1 1 



12 mascubnc — feminine. same — opposite 12 



13 complex — bimple ."fiame — npposiie 13 



14 Kacred— hallowed same — opposite 14 



15 often — seldom . ..... . .*,. .same — opposite 15 



1G ancient — modern same — opposite 16 



17 enormous — gigantic same — opposite 17 



18 confer — grant name — opposite 18 



19 acquire — lose .'. same — opposite 19 



20 compute— calculate same — opposite 20 



21 defile — purify *. . - same — opposite 21 



22 apprehensive — fearful same — opposite 22 



23 sterile — fertile same — opposite 23 



24 rhasm— ahyss .'. . . same — opposite 24 



25 somber — gloomy . . same- — opposite 25 



26 vestige — trace same — opposite 26 



27 vilify — praise same — opposite 27 



28 finite— limited same — opposite 28 



29 contradict — corroborate same — opposite 29 



30 immum— susceptible . . . .... .same — opposite 30 



■osite 31 



. . same — opposite 32 



31 credit— dibit. 



32 assiduous — diligent . . . 



33 transient — permanent . . 



34 palliate— mitigate 



35 execrate — revile . 



same — opposite 33 

 same — opposite 34 

 same — opposite 35 



36 extinct — extant. . ..'."'. .'."!'/ .same — opposite 36 



37 pertinent— relevant . same — opposite 37 



38 synchronous — simultaneous . . . same — opposite 38 



39 supercilious — disdainful same — opposite 39 



40 abstruse — recondite same— opposite 40 



1 high — low same — npponrt* ' 1 



2 slow — fast same — opposite 2 



3 large— great same — opposite 8 



■4 danger — safety same — o pposite 4 



5 genuine — real same — opposite 5 



6 choose— select same — opposite fl 



7 fault — virtue same — opposite 7 



' 8 similar— different same — opposi te 8 



9 jealousy — envy game — opposite 9 



10 sacred — profane sacie— opposite 10 



11 conquer — subdue. same — opposite 11 



12 vanity— conceit. same — opposite 12 



13 allure— attract same — opposite 13 



14 wiste — conserve ..same — opposite 14 



15 deride — ridicule . , ; same — opposite 15 



16 censure — praise .'...,' same — opposite 16 



illustrious — exalted game — opposite 17 



agitate—excite. . same — opposite 18 



haggard — gaunt. same — opposite 19 



.same — opposite 20 



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18 

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20 con — pro 



"21 'eminent — distinguished. . - same — opposite 21 



22 conspicuous — prominent same — opposite 22 



23 depressed — elated same — opposite 23 



24 orifice — aperture. ....'... .same — opposite 24 



25 erudite — scholarly . same — opposite 25 



26 recline — stand same — opposite 26 



27 degenerate — deteriorate same — opposite 27 



28 martial — civil.., 6ame — opposfte 28 



29 n on .-balance — anxiety ........same — opposite 29 



30 torpor — stupor same — opposite 30 



31 comprehensive — restricted . . .same — opposite 31 



32 latent— hidden same — opposite 32 



33 node — knot . . same — opposite 33 



34 celestial — terrestrial . . SS5 — opposite 34 



35 carnivorous — herbivorous ...same — opposite 35 



36 y urbanity — civility . . . same — oppo e 36 



37 proclivity — inclination same — opposite 37 



38 putrid— fetid . same — opposite 38 



39 impecunious — opulent. . ..,. same — o pposite 39 



40 eholeric — phlegmatic same — o pposite 40 



Fig. 28.— Group Examination Alpha, Pour Forms, Test 4, Synonym— Antonym. 



