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    This document provides a list of adjectives of similar meaning grouped into three words each. It asks the reader to choose a word from the options that is similar in meaning to complete each group of three adjectives. It then asks for the noun form of each adjective.

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    This document provides a list of adjectives of similar meaning grouped into three words each. It asks the reader to choose a word from the options that is similar in meaning to complete each group of three adjectives. It then asks for the noun form of each adjective.

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    Words With A Similar Meaning ADJECTIVES - With Key

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    This document provides a list of adjectives of similar meaning grouped into three words each. It asks the reader to choose a word from the options that is similar in meaning to complete each group of three adjectives. It then asks for the noun form of each adjective.

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    WORDS OF SIMILAR MEANING –

    ADJECTIVES

    Complete each of the group of three words with a word that is similar in meaning. Choose
    from the following:

    belligerent incoherent ….
    clamorous 14 lazy, idle, indolent ….. ____________________
    copious 15 mean, tight-fisted, miserly ….
    coy 6 eager
    16 broke, penniless, skint …..
    cumbersome
    destitute 17 plentiful, abundant, bountiful
    ____________________
    discrepant ….
    fervent 18 rich, wealthy, affluent …. 7 corpulent
    frugal 19 shy, sheepish, bashful …. ____________________
    impetuous
    20 unimportant, petty, trivial …
    irate 8 hasty
    obese
    opulent
    _____________________
    paltry
    perilous
    9 starving
    ravenous
    slothful
    What is the noun form of _____________________
    stingy
    valiant these adjectives? 10 incoherent
    wily
    1 furious
    _____________________

    ____________________ 11 miserly
    1 angry, furious, livid .…
    2 aggressive, militant, hostile ….. 2 aggressive
    _____________________
    3 brave, courageous, intrepid …..
    4 bulky, clumsy, unwieldy .… ____________________ 12 abundant
    5 cunning, artful, sly .…
    3 hostile
    6 dangerous, hazardous, risky ….. _____________________
    7 eager, keen, zealous …… ____________________ 13 plentiful
    8 economical, sparing, thrifty …..
    9 fat, portly, corpulent …. 4 hazardous
    _____________________
    10 noisy, boisterous, vociferous
    ____________________ 14 affluent
    11 hasty, rash, impulsive ….
    12 hungry, starving, famished …. 5 zealous
    _____________________
    13 incongruous, incompatible,
    WORDS OF SIMILAR MEANING –
    ADJECTIVES

    15 wealthy 17 plentiful, abundant,


    bountiful …. COPIOUS
    _____________________ KEY:
    18 rich, wealthy, affluent ….
    16 frugal 1 angry, furious, livid .… IRATE OPULENT
    2 aggressive, militant, hostile 19 shy, sheepish, bashful ….
    _____________________ ….. BELLIGERENT COY

    17 destitute 3 brave, courageous, intrepid 20 unimportant, petty, trivial


    ….. VALIANT …. PALTRY
    _____________________ 4 bulky, clumsy, unwieldy .…
    CUMBERSOME
    18 discrepant
    5 cunning, artful, sly .… WILY What is the noun form of
    _____________________ 6 dangerous, hazardous, risky these adjectives?
    ….. PERILOUS
    19 obese 1 furious
    7 eager, keen, zealous ……
    _____________________ FERVENT ______fury__________
    8 economical, sparing, thrifty
    20 perilous 2 aggressive _____
    ….. FRUGAL
    aggression______
    _____________________ 9 fat, portly, corpulent ….
    OBESE 3 hostile
    21 famished
    10 noisy, boisterous,
    _____hostility_________
    _____________________ vociferous ….. CLAMOROUS
    11 hasty, rash, impulsive …. 4 hazardous
    IMPETUOUS
    _____hazard__________
    12 hungry, starving, famished
    …. RAVENOUS 5 zealous
    13 incongruous, incompatible,
    incoherent …. DISCREPANT _____zeal____________

    14 lazy, idle, indolent ….. 6 eager


    SLOTHFUL
    15 mean, tight-fisted, miserly _____eagerness_______
    …. STINGY 7 corpulent
    16 broke, penniless, skint ….. _____corpulence_______
    DESTITUTE
    WORDS OF SIMILAR MEANING –
    ADJECTIVES

    8 hasty 19 obese

    _______haste__________ _________obesity________

    9 starving 20 perilous

    _______starvation______ _______peril___________

    10 incoherent 21 famished

    ______famine___________
    _______incoherence_____

    11 miserly

    _________miser_________

    12 abundant

    _______abundance_______

    13 plentiful

    ________plenty__________

    14 affluent

    _________affluence______

    15 wealthy

    _______wealth__________

    16 frugal

    _______frugality_________

    17 destitute

    _______destitution_______

    18 discrepant

    _______discrepancy______

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