Synonyms and Antonyms Exercise

From the given options, choose the word that cannot fill in the blanks.

1.The new drug will ................................ all others in the treatment of this disease.

supersede

retrograde

supplant

replace

Correct! Wrong!

2. He acted on the ............................. that the public would support his feat.

disposition

presumption

assumption

supposition

Correct! Wrong!

3. The conspirators held a ............................ meeting.

clandestine

candid

surreptitious

stealthy

Correct! Wrong!

4. A vague law is always ............................. to differing interpretations.

susceptible

prone

immune

vulnerable

Correct! Wrong!

5. These four pillars ........................... the entire building.

undermine

support

sustain

uphold

Correct! Wrong!

6. He ............................. his brothers out of the inheritance.

swindled

duped

cheated

succeeded

Correct! Wrong!

7. He is so ................................. no one knew whether he enjoyed the party or not.

taciturn

eloquent

reticent

tight-lipped

Correct! Wrong!

8. A diplomat must be very ................................

tasteless

tactful

discreet

suave

Correct! Wrong!

9. The ............................ play put the audience to sleep.

tedious

imaginative

insipid

prosaic

Correct! Wrong!

10. No one had the ............................. to ask such questions.

temerity

timidity

nerve

audacity

Correct! Wrong!

11. She is as ................................. as an opera star.

stable

volatile

sensitive

unpredictable

Correct! Wrong!

12. She was .......................... in her belief and could not be swayed.

flexible

tenacious

persevering

obstinate

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

retrograde (The new drug will supersede / replace / supplant all others in the treatment of this disease.)
disposition (He acted on the presumption / supposition / conjecture that the public would support his feat.
candid (The conspirators held a superstitious / clandestine / stealthy meeting.)
immune (A vague law is always susceptible / prone / vulnerable to differing interpretations.
undermine (These four pillars sustain / uphold / prop the entire building.)
succeeded (He swindled / duped / cheated his brothers out of the inheritance.)
eloquent (He is so taciturn / reticent / tight-lipped no one knew whether he enjoyed the party or not.)
tasteless (A diplomat must be very tactful / discreet / suave.)
imaginative (The tedious / insipid / prosaic play put the audience to sleep.)
timidity (No one had the temerity / audacity / nerve to ask such questions.)
stable (She is as sensitive / volatile / unpredictable as an opera star.)
flexible (She was tenacious / persevering / obstinate in her belief and could not be swayed.)