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Speed and challenge! Set 11
A variety of free English study exercises for students of English
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What word means the
OPPOSITE
of the word in the first line? Meaning in the 'hints' section. This version is low tech
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. Please use a pencil and paper to record your right and wrong answers.
1) action
a) progress
SORRY.
c) stalemate
RIGHT!
b) chore
SORRY.
d) encounter
SORRY.
Hints:
stalemate - means no action or progress.
2) brief
a) succinct
SORRY.
c) fleeting
SORRY.
b) perpetual
RIGHT!
d) short-lived
SORRY.
Hints:
perpetual - means forever.
3) chilly
a) a kind of disease
SORRY.
c) balmy
RIGHT!
b) frigid
SORRY.
d) nippy
SORRY.
Hints:
balmy - means warm.
4) dull
a) boring
SORRY.
c) brainy
RIGHT!
b) unexciting
SORRY.
d) dim-witted
SORRY.
Hints:
brainy - means smart or sharp.
5) energetic
a) brisk
SORRY.
c) vigorous
SORRY.
b) lively
SORRY.
d) sluggish
RIGHT!
Hints:
sluggish - means slow moving.
6) fine
a) all right
SORRY.
c) okay
SORRY.
b) under the weather
RIGHT!
d) to your liking
SORRY.
Hints:
under the weather - means sick or hungover.
7) gorgeous
a) revolting
RIGHT!
c) dazzling
SORRY.
b) glorious
SORRY.
d) pleasing to the eye
SORRY.
Hints:
revolting - means very ugly.
8) intensive
a) concentrated
SORRY.
c) inattentiveness
RIGHT!
b) demanding
SORRY.
d) thorough
SORRY.
Hints:
inattentiveness - means not paying attention.
9) independent
a) free
SORRY.
c) autonomous
SORRY.
b) freethinking
SORRY.
d) reliant
RIGHT!
Hints:
reliant - means dependant on someone.
10) jammed
a) stuck
SORRY.
c) unconstrained
RIGHT!
b) wedged
SORRY.
d) blocked
SORRY.
Hints:
unconstrained - means not restricted.
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