Question

circle the letter of the best synonym (the word or phrase most nearly the same as the word in bold - faced type).

1. such dangerous somnambulation a. alcoholism b. passivity

c. sleep - walking d. overeating e. domestication

1. a travesty of justice a. mockery b. imitation c. stripping away

d. domicile e. violation

1. perform ablutions a. purifications b. prayers c. investitures

d. festivals e. rituals

1. a peculiar domicile a. place to sleep b. place to live

c. dominion d. refuge e. authority
circle the letter of the best antonym (the word or phrase most nearly opposite the word(s) in bold - faced type).

1. their dormant interest a. destructive b. somnolent c. active

d. undeveloped e. domineering

1. vested in coronation robes a. wearing b. divested of c. weighed

down by d. invested in e. made uncomfortable by

Explanation:

1. "Somnambulation" refers to walking while asleep, so the synonym is sleep-walking.
2. "A travesty of justice" means a mockery or perversion of justice, so the synonym is mockery.
3. "Ablutions" are cleansing rituals, often for purification, so the synonym is purifications.
4. "Domicile" means a person's permanent home or place to live, so the synonym is place to live.
5. "Dormant" means inactive, so its opposite is active.
6. "Vested in" (in this context) means wearing or invested with, so its opposite is divested of.

Answer:

1. c. sleep-walking
2. a. mockery
3. a. purifications
4. b. place to live
5. c. active
6. b. divested of