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 dominant 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 sleepwalking, so the matching synonym is the phrase describing this action.
2. A "travesty of justice" means a mockery or perversion of justice, so the synonym is the term for this distorted representation.
3. "Ablutions" are cleansing or purification rituals, so the synonym is the general term for these purification acts.
4. "Domicile" means a place where one lives, so the synonym is the phrase for a place of residence.
5. "Dormant" means inactive or asleep, so the antonym is a term meaning active or awake.
6. "Vested in" (in this context) means having full possession or wearing (regalia), so the antonym is the phrase meaning stripped of or deprived of.

Answer:

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