An antonym of “bizarre” is __________.
Answer(s): B
Something that is bizarre is very unusual, as when one says, “He has the most bizarre opinions of anyone I know. They are so extraordinary that they make no sense to me at all.” This is quite the opposite from “ordinary,” which is a suitable antonym.
An antonym for “betrayal” is __________.
Betrayal is an act of breaking the trust that someone has placed in you. This is quite the opposite of being faithful. “Fidelity” is the character trait of faithfulness. The word is taken from the Latin for “faith” and is found in the Marines’ motto: “Semper fidelis” – “Always faithful.”
An antonym of “critical” is __________.
Answer(s): E
When someone is critical, he or she disapproves of something. For instance, “Kevin was extremely critical of his coworkers, always judging something to be wrong in their work.” This is quite the opposite of “accepting,”which means “to affirm, validate, or approve.”
An antonym for “effective” is __________.
Answer(s): C
Someone who is effective is able to produce desired outcomes – desired effects. Such a person could be called successful, efficacious, or powerful. (The word “effective” can also be used in the sense of meaning “convincing” as in an “effective argument” and also “in force” as in “the policy that is now effective”). The only option that functions as an antonym is “unproductive,” which is the opposite of someone who is effective. Unsurprisingly, an unproductive person is someone who is unable to produce outcomes with any particular efficacy.
An antonym for “deferential” is __________.
Answer(s): D
A deferential person is humble and inclined to submit to the wishes and the demands of others. (The word actually is a construction derived from “defer” – to submit to another humbly. This could be used as in, “Since he was aware of his ignorance on the topic, Peter deferred to John, who was a known expert”). This is quite the opposite character trait to “disobedient,” meaning “unlikely to obey” or “not given to expressing obedience.”
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