Odd One Out (2): Adjectives

Vocabulary Exercise for B2.2, C1 learners

Find the adjective which doesn’t belong in each set, and which is in fact an antonym.

eg. complex, demanding, difficult, straightforward, tricky ➡ STRAIGHTFORWARD

1. alluring, attractive, bewitching, enticing, hideous, seductive

2. anguished, delighted, ecstatic, jubilant, overjoyed, thrilled

3. despondent, elated, glum, low, miserable, troubled

4. astute, bright, clever, dense, quick-witted, smart

5. honest, law-abiding, upstanding, sneaky, scrupulous

6. inconsequential, momentous, insignificant, minor, trivial

7. fleeting, ceaseless, perpetual, abiding, never-ending, incessant

8. antagonistic, unfriendly, disagreeable, hostile, affable

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Answers

1.hideous (very unpleasant; ugly)
2.anguished (distressed, very upset)
3.elated (thrilled)
4. dense (stupid)
5. sneaky (secretive and deceitful)
6. momentous (very significant. It’s mostly used to describe decisions or events)
7. fleeting (lasting for a very short time)
8. affable (friendly, easy to be with)