Question

name ____ date ____
10f draw the relationship
antagonize / apathy / arbitrate / bestow / bigot / capsize / compromise / epidemic / haggle / homicide / irate / permanent / persist / rant / wrath
in each grouping of eight words below, draw straight lines between the synonyms (words that mean similar things) and squiggly lines between any antonyms (words that mean nearly opposite things).
every word should have at least one line connected to it. some may have more.
1
permanent take away haggle capsize
bestow flip over temporary agree
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2
murder negotiate indifference award
homicide bestow arbitrate apathy
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3
antagonize compliment compromise speak wildy
dispute furious irate rant
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4
epidemic bigotry outbreak prejudice
persist carry on love wrath
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Explanation:

1. Identify synonyms by matching similar meanings and antonyms by opposite meanings.
2. Group 1: permanent ↔ temporary (antonyms); bestow ↔ take away (antonyms); flip over ↔ capsize (synonyms); haggle ↔ agree (antonyms).
3. Group 2: homicide ↔ murder (synonyms); negotiate ↔ arbitrate (related); indifference ↔ apathy (synonyms); bestow ↔ award (synonyms).
4. Group 3: antagonize ↔ compliment (antonyms); dispute ↔ compromise (antonyms); furious ↔ irate (synonyms); speak wildly ↔ rant (synonyms).
5. Group 4: epidemic ↔ outbreak (synonyms); persist ↔ carry on (synonyms); bigotry ↔ prejudice (synonyms); wrath ↔ love (antonyms).

Answer:

1. permanent-temporary (squiggly), bestow-take away (squiggly), flip over-capsize (straight), haggle-agree (squiggly)
2. homicide-murder (straight), negotiate-arbitrate (straight), indifference-apathy (straight), bestow-award (straight)
3. antagonize-compliment (squiggly), dispute-compromise (squiggly), furious-irate (straight), speak wildly-rant (straight)
4. epidemic-outbreak (straight), persist-carry on (straight), bigotry-prejudice (straight), wrath-love (squiggly)