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Opposites Match up the opposites!

divinity

passive

arrogant

exterior 

assertive

fresh

vacant

urban

interior 

modest

cause

paternal

rural

effect

stale

diabolical

maternal

savoury

sweet

occupied

opposite 1.doc

Opposites Match up the opposites!

narrow

impartial

flourish

bright

order 

competent

biased

contaminate

inept

impossible

reverent

broad / wide

dull

scarce

refine

wither 

bountiful

disrespectful

feasible

chaos

opposite 2.doc

Opposites Match up the opposites! versatile

contract

borrow

frivolous

expand

flatter 

convex

lend

incline

generous

serious

concave

help

limited

insult

terminus

meagre

hinder 

source

decline

opposite 3.doc

Opposites Match up the opposites! advance

supple

recollect

impoverished

stiff 

forget

slapdash

unknown

fake

compulsory 

celebrated

retreat

 voluntary 

improve

eager

careful

 wealthy 

reluctant

deteriorate

genuine

opposite 4.doc

Opposites Match up the opposites! folly

frugal

extravagant

bold

vague

unfriendly

tiny

lengthen

coy

wisdom

Sociable

pleasant

abbreviate

expand

appalling

gradual

abridge

clear 

abrupt

monumental

opposite 5.doc

Opposites Match up the opposites! generic

deliberate

harmony

help

hindrance

occasional

phoney

discord

debate

authentic

thrifty

specific

trickle

spendthrift

habitual

dauntless

volatile

torrent

timid

stable

opposite 6.doc

Opposites Match up the opposites! flora

request

vivid

uncertain

Kindle

native

Set something on fire

Foreign

thawed

decisive

fauna

oblige

soft douse

frozen

opposite 7.doc

 Answer Sheet

Opposites 1

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Divinity Diabolical   Arrogant Modest   Assertive Passive   Vacant Occupied Interior Exterior Cause Effect Rural Urban Stale Fresh Maternal Paternal Sweet Savoury 

  Advance Retreat Flora Fauna Recollect Forget   Vivid Soft Stiff Supple Kindle Douse Slapdash Careful Foreign Native Fake Genuine Decisive Uncertain Celebrated Unknown Oblige Request   Voluntary Compulsory  Frozen Thawed Eager Reluctant   Wealthy Impoverished Deteriorate Improve Opposites 5

Opposites 2

Narrow Flourish Order Biased Inept Reverent Dull Refine Bountiful Feasible

Broad/Wide Wither Chaos Impartial Competent Disrespectful Bright Contaminate Scarce Impossible

Folly Wisdom Extravagant Frugal   Vague Clear   Tiny Monumental Coy Bold Sociable Unfriendly    Abbreviate Expand   Appalling Pleasant   Abridge Expand   Abrupt Gradual

Opposites 3

Opposites 6

  Versatile Limited Borrow Lend Expand Contract Convex Concave Incline Decline Serious Frivolous Help Hinder Insult Flatter Meagre Generous Source Terminus

Mysterious Obvious Rational Absurd   Amicable Unfriendly    Amiable Hostile Casual Formal Excess Shortage Foreign Native

Opposites 7