4000 Essential English Words

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Exercise 2

Choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

1. voluntary
   a. heavy b. required c. obvious


2. imperative
   a. unimportant b. faulty c. mastered


3. compassionate
   a. likely b. distant c. afraid


4. sterile
   a. not fair b. not clean c. not free


5. overcrowded
   a. empty b. costly c. silly

d. nonexistent

d. chosen

d. uncaring

d. not working

d. bland

Exercise 3

Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

1. They need to improve and make more efficient the medical devices in the hospital.


2. To save the boy, rushing into the burning house is extremely important and must be done.


3. Handing out rain jackets was a necessary act of giving.


4. Sometimes, cold weather can be made visible or obvious in the most unlikely places.
   5. The theory seems capable of doing what it needs to do to me.
   6. You must act in a wav that is right according to the rules of the game.
   7. Joining the choir will be an action that is done by choice.
   8. The amusement park was no fun because it was occupied by too many people.
   9. Who is going to take responsibility for organizing the protest?


5. The criminal was certainly not feeling pity or sympathy for suffering people.

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