Question

activity 3: synonyms and antonyms
instructions:
for each vocabulary word, choose the correct synonym and antonym from the option
circle the correct answer. you will have two answers circled (one synonym and one
for every word.

1. abate

synonym:
a) increase
b) decrease
c) begin
d) continue

antonym:
a) grow
b) diminish
c) fade
d) abandon

1. reconcile

synonym:
a) disagree

Explanation:

1. For the word "Abate"

Synonym:

• The meaning of "abate" is to become less intense or to decrease. Among the options, "Decrease" (Option B) has a similar meaning. "Increase" is the opposite, "Begin" and "Continue" are not related to the meaning of reducing or lessening. So the synonym is B) Decrease.

Antonym:

• The antonym of a word that means to decrease would be a word that means to increase or grow. "Grow" (Option A) means to increase or expand, which is the opposite of "abate". "Diminish" and "Fade" are similar in meaning to "abate", and "Abandon" is not related to the concept of increasing/decreasing. So the antonym is A) Grow.

2. For the word "Reconcile" (assuming we complete the analysis, though the options for synonym are partially shown, but based on the meaning of "reconcile" which is to restore friendly relations or to make consistent):

Synonym:

• If we assume the missing options (since only A) Disagree is shown, but "Disagree" is an antonym - like term. A proper synonym for "reconcile" would be a word like "Harmonize" or "Make peace" (if such options were present). But based on the given partial options, since "Disagree" is the opposite, we can infer that the correct synonym (if options like "Harmonize" were there) would be the one with a meaning of bringing together or agreeing. However, with the given partial data, we focus on the first fully solvable part (Abate) as above.

Answer:

1. Synonym for "Abate": B) Decrease; Antonym for "Abate": A) Grow

(For "Reconcile", more options are needed to provide a complete answer, but based on the given content, the solvable part is for "Abate" as above.)