ANTONYMS
329. (1) submissive (Adjective) : too delicious (Adjective) : having a 339. (2) gentle (Adjective) : calm and
willing to accept somebody else’s very pleasant taste/smell kind; doing things in a quiet and
authority and willing to obey him appetising (Adjective) : that careful way
without questioning anything he smells/looks attractive, making harsh (Adjective) : cruel; severe
wants you to do you feel hungry/thirsty and unkind; strict
insolent (Adjective) : extreme- palatable (Adjective) : having a strict (Adjective) : very severe
ly rude and showing a lack of pleasant/acceptable taste jovial (Adjective) : very cheer-
respect 334. (1) defeat (Noun) : win against ful and friendly
arrogant (Adjective) : behaving somebody in a war, competition, somber (Adjective) : lacking
in a proud, unpleasant way, sports, game, etc. brightness or colour; dull
showing little thought for other triumph (Noun) : a great suc- 340. (2) intermittent (Adjective) :
people cess, achievement or victory stopping and starting often over
overbearing (Adjective) : trying victory (Noun) : success in a a period of time, but not regular-
to control other people in an un- game, an election, a war etc. ly ; sporadic
pleasant way; domineering success (Noun) : a state of pros- incessant (Adjective) : never
disdainful (Adjective) : express- perity/fame stopping; constant
ing extreme contempt; contemp- subjugation (Noun) : forced sub- continuous (Adjective) : going
tuous; insulting; scornful mission to be controlled by oth- on ever
330. (4) forbid (Verb) : to order some- ers; the act of conquering unceasing (Adjective) : inces-
body not to do something; to pro- 335. (3) fresh (Adjective) : not stale sant; continuing all the time
hibit rancid (Adjective) : smelling of constant (Adjective) : continu-
permit (Verb) : to allow; to ap- fermentation/staleness; sour ous
prove putrefied (Verb) : to decay and 341. (4) temporary (Adjective) : not
endorse (Verb) : to approve of; smell very bad; rot permanent ; lasting/intended to
to be behind; to support delicious (Adjective) : tasty last or be used only for a short
time
approve (Verb) : to agree; to say stale (Adjective) : not fresh
eternal (Adjective) without an
that something is good enough 336. (1) conceal (Verb) : to hide
end; existing/continuing forever;
to be used or is correct reveal (Verb) : to disclose; to happening often
certify (Verb) : to state officially, display; to make something known
usual (Adjective) : normal; that
in writing, that something is true to somebody
happens/is done most of the
331. (2) bloom (Verb) : to produce insert (Verb) : to put/introduce time
flowers; to become healthy, hap- into something
active (Adjective) : busy
py or confident; to blossom excavate (Verb) : to dig in the
realistic (Adjective) : sensible
wither (Verb) : to become less ground to look for old buildings and appropriate
or weaker, before disappearing or objects that have been bur-
342. (1) tragedy (Noun) : a very sad
completely ied for a long time
event/situation ; a play with a
shine (Verb) : to glimmer absolve (Verb) : to state formal- serious and sad ending
ly that somebody is not guilty or
excel (Verb) : to be very good at comedy (Noun) : humour ; an
responsible for something
doing something amusing aspect ; play with a
337. (3) serious (Adjective) : sombre happy ending
wilt (Verb) : to become weak/
flippant (Adjective) : showing trilogy (Noun) : a group of three
tired/less confident
that you do not take something books/films/movies, etc. with
332. (2) heartless (Adjective) : feel- so seriously as other people
ing no pity for other people ; cruel the same subject/characters
think you should
compassionate (Adjective) : limerick (Noun) : a humorous
shallow (Adjective) : not deep verse form with a rhyme scheme
feeling or showing sympathy for successful (Adjective) : achiev- aabba
people who are suffering ing your aims or what was in- clergy (Noun) : the priests/min-
unlawful (Adjective) : illegal tended isters of a religion (Christianity)
untrustworthy (Adjective) : that strong (Adjective) : powerful 343. (3) cautious (Adjective) : being
cannot be trusted 338. (4) tasty (Adjective) : delicious careful about what you say/do;
indecisive (Adjective) : unable insipid (Adjective) : flavour less; avoiding danger/mistakes ; not
to make decisions ; not provid- having almost no taste/flavour ; taking any risks
ing a clear and definite answer dull ; not interesting impetuous (Adjective) rash ; im-
or result bland (Adjective) : with little pulsive ; acting/done quickly,
333. (2) insipid (Adjective) : having colour, excitement or interest without thinking carefully about
almost no taste/flavour ; flavour- flavourless (Adjective) : with- the results
less out any flavour agitated (Adjective) : showing
tasty (Adjective) : having a flat (Adjective) : not curved or in your behaviour that you are
strong and pleasant flavour sloping anxious and nervous
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