rudimentary is most similar to
(A) crass
(B) gracious
(C) deliberate
(D) primitive
Explanation:-
rudimentary means crude or primitive
tepid is most dissimilar to
(A) dispassionate
(B) scalding
(C) crisp
(D) clever
Explanation:-
tepid means lukewarm; scalding means boiling hot
insidious is most dissimilar to
(A) repellant
(B) pure
(C) charming
(D) delicious
Explanation:-
insidious means harmful but enticing or seductive; repellant means arousing aversion or disgust
succor is most dissimilar to
(A) genius
(B) abet
(C) injure
(D) deciduous
Explanation:-
to succor means go to the aid of, or relieve; to injure means to harm
enjoin is most dissimilar to
(A) sever
(B) dislike
(C) permit
(D) divorce
Explanation:-
enjoin means to forbid or prohibit, therefore permit is the opposite
ecumenical is most dissimilar to
(A) spiritual
(B) humanistic
(C) secular
(D) parochial
Explanation:-
ecumenical means of or relating to the whole body of churches, or universal; parochial means of or relating to a parish, or limited in scope or range
reconnoiter is most dissimilar to
(A) disarm
(B) disassemble
(C) distance
(D) disregard
Explanation:-
reconnoiter means to gain information or to explore; disregard means to pay no attention to
recondite is most dissimilar to
(A) give
(B) obscure
(C) patent
(D) hardy
Explanation:-
recondite means hidden from sight or obscure; patent means readily visible or intelligible
tragic
(A) boring
(B) mysterious
(C) comic
(D) incredulous
Explanation:-
tragic means regrettably serious or sorrowful; comic means humorous
able
(A) willful
(B) inept
(C) careful
(D) feasible
Explanation:-
able means having skill or ability; inept means lacking skill
tireless
(A) exhausted
(B) unfailing
(C) broke
(D) driving
Explanation:-
tireless means filled with energy; exhausted means depleted of energy
wean
(A) flourish
(B) flush
(C) strengthen
(D) addict
Explanation:-
to wean means to detach from a dependence; to addict means to make dependent
haste
(A) delay
(B) frugal
(C) debauchery
(D) solemnity
Explanation:-
haste means hurry; delay means postponement or procrastination
malice
(A) goodwill
(B) bitterness
(C) coddle
(D) distress
Explanation:-
malice means a desire to see another suffer; goodwill means desire to see another benefit
permanent
(A) loose
(B) fierce
(C) fleeting
(D) unhappy
Explanation:-
permanent means lasting; fleeting means passing quickly or temporary
attain
(A) crave
(B) lose
(C) harbor
(D) credit
Explanation:-
to attain means to achieve or to gain, therefore to lose is the most dissimilar
taint
(A) cheer
(B) worry
(C) clear
(D) purify
Explanation:-
to taint means to contaminate or corrupt; to purify means to make pure
belittle
(A) plain
(B) detract
(C) magnify
(D) torment
Explanation:-
to belittle means to make seem little or less; to magnify means to enlarge
tedious
(A) unwavering
(B) frightening
(C) horrible
(D) pleasurable
Explanation:-
tedious means boring; pleasurable means enjoyable or delightful
license
(A) restriction
(B) allow
(C) join
(D) gather
Explanation:-
one meaning of a license is permission; restriction means limitation