Complete the following sentences using a word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
1Coffee is a stimulant, while opium is a ...............
Wrong!
The opposite of a stimulant is a "sedative".
2The peacock is beautiful, but the ostrich is ...............
Wrong!
The opposite of beautiful is "ugly".
3The tiger is carnivorous, whereas the cow is ...............
Wrong!
The opposite contrast with carnivorous is "herbivorous".
4The like poles of a magnet ............... each other, while unlike poles attract each other.
Wrong!
In magnetism, like poles "repel" each other.
5Love is a virtue, while hatred is a ...............
Wrong!
The opposite of virtue is "vice".
6The road ascends to the top of the hill and then ............... to the plain on the other side.
Wrong!
The opposite of ascends is "descends".
7These rules are too rigid. We need more ............... ones.
Wrong!
The opposite of rigid is "flexible".
8Kindness is admired, but cruelty is ...............
Wrong!
The opposite of admired is "despised".
9Some parts are separable from the whole, and some are ...............
Wrong!
The correct opposite of separable is "inseparable".
10We should not oppose or ............... a government blindly.
Wrong!
The opposite of oppose is "support".
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- Coffee is a stimulant, while opium is a sedative.
- The peacock is beautiful, but the ostrich is ugly.
- The tiger is carnivorous, whereas the cow is herbivorous.
- The like poles of a magnet repel each other, while unlike poles attract each other.
- Love is a virtue, while hatred is a vice.
- The road ascends to the top of the hill and then descends to the plain on the other side.
- These rules are too rigid. We need more flexible ones.
- Kindness is admired, but cruelty is despised.
- Some parts are separable from the whole, and some are inseparable.
- We should not oppose or support a government blindly.