501 Vocabulary Questions - English-Learners

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  1. d.Zenithis the highest point, top. Nadiris the very bottom.

  2. b.Disingenuousmeans insincere. Ingenuousmeans sincere, free of
    deceit.

  3. c. Credulousmeans too willing to believe, gullible. Incredulous
    means skeptical.

  4. c. Intrepidmeans brave, fearless. Timorousmeans timid and fearful.

  5. a. Disconsolatemeans sad, disappointed. Buoyantmeans
    lighthearted and cheerful.

  6. c. Disabusemeans to correct a false impression. Beliemeans to
    mislead or misrepresent.

  7. a. Veritablemeans real, true, and genuine. Spuriousmeans false,
    counterfeit.

  8. d.Allaymeans to calm or reassure. Exacerbatemeans to make
    worse or intensify.

  9. d.Jocundmeans merry and joyous. Lugubriousmeans excessively
    miserable.

  10. b.Laconicmeans concise, brief, and to the point. Verbosemeans
    long-winded, wordy.

  11. c. Incredulousmeans skeptical. Its antonym is credulous, which
    means gullible, too willing to believe; naive.

  12. a. Disabusemeans to correct a false impression. Its antonym is
    belie, which means to mislead or misrepresent.

  13. d.Laconicmeans concise, brief, to the point. Its antonym is verbose,
    which means long-winded, wordy.

  14. b.Timorousmeans timid, fearful. Its antonym is intrepid, which
    means fearless, brave.

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