501 Vocabulary Questions - English-Learners

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  1. b.Meretriciousmeans gaudy, tawdry, and showily attractive but
    false or insincere. Its antonym is austere, which means severe or
    stern in attitude or appearance; simple, unadorned, plain.

  2. c. Prodigalmeans recklessly wasteful or extravagant, especially
    with money. Its antonym is frugal, which means careful and
    economical, sparing, thrifty.

  3. b.Impecuniousmeans having little or no money; poor, penniless.
    Its antonym is opulent, which means possessing great wealth,
    affluent.

  4. a. A debacleis a sudden disaster or total failure. Its antonym is éclat,
    which means conspicuous success, great acclaim, or brilliant
    achievement.

  5. b.Malaiseis a feeling of illness or unease. Its antonym is euphoria,
    which is a feeling of well-being and high spirits.

  6. c. Acridmeans having an unpleasantly bitter, sharp taste or smell;
    bitter or caustic in language or manner. Its antonym is piquant,
    which means agreeably pungent, sharp, or tart in taste;
    pleasantly stimulating or provocative.

  7. b.Providentmeans wisely providing for future needs; frugal. Its
    antonym is profligate, which means recklessly wasteful or
    extravagant; prodigal. It also means lacking moral restraint.

  8. a. Plethorameans an overabundance, extreme excess. Its antonym
    is paucity, which means scarcity, smallness of supply or quantity.

  9. d.Propinquitymeans proximity; affinity, similarity in nature. Its
    antonym is antithesis, which means the direct or exact opposite;
    contrast.

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