MATCHING ANTONYMS III

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Match each word on the left with its antonym on the right.

1. Deleterious                   Adhere to

2. Proscribe                      Innovative

3. Comestible                   Permit

4. Endemic                       Universal

5. Querulous                     Disparate

6. Vacillate                        Salutary

7. Truculent                       Homogeneous

8. Antediluvian                 Inedible

9. Tantamount                   Docile

10. Contrite                       Extraordinary

11. Eclectic                        Unremorseful

12. Plebeian                       Uncomplaining

Answers:

 

1. Deleterious - Salutary (promoting health)

2. Proscribe - Permit

3. Comestible - Inedible

4. Endemic - Universal  

5. Querulous - Uncomplaining

6. Vacillate - Adhere to

7. Truculent - Docile

8. Antediluvian - Innovative

9. Tantamount - Disparate

10. Contrite - Unremorseful

11. Eclectic - Homogeneous

12. Plebeian - Extraordinary