Antonyms Test 2

'Impertinent' means bold and disrespectful, insolently rude. So 'polite' would be the correct antonym.

'Intricacy' means the complicated parts or details of something. 'Simplicity' is most opposite in meaning to 'intricacy'.

'Solicitous' means 'worried'. So 'showing no concern for' would be the right antonym.

'Cantankerous' means ill-tempered and quarrelsome. 'Convivial' (cheerful) is most opposite in meaning to 'Cantankerous'.

'Crude' means a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined. 'Polished' is most opposite in meaning to 'crude'.

'Charlatan' means a person falsely claiming to have special knowledge or skill, which is the nearest opposite in meaning to 'knowledgeable doctor'.

'Affable' means friendly and cordial which is the nearest opposite in meaning to 'recluse' which means a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society. The other three words: Hard-working - industrious; Charming - pleasing; Impolite - not courteous.

'Inordinate' means not within proper or reasonable limits, immoderate which is the nearest opposite in meaning to 'moderate'. The other three words: Distant - for off or apart in space; Facile - easy; Attractive - having the quality of attracting.

The word 'Adulation' means to show excessive admiration or devotion, which is the nearest opposite in meaning to 'criticism'. The other three words: Purity - ceremonial or ritual cleanness; Ambiguous - equivocal; Accolades - praise.

'Laconic' means short, to the point, concise or expressing much in few word. 'Verbose' means wordy, or using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words.