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KEY: 1–no, 2–yes, 3–yes, 4–no, 5–no, 6–no, 7–no, 8–yes, 9–yes, 10–no

Do you understand the words? (II)

1. enervated—exhilarated
SAME OPPOSITE

2. castigate—praise
SAME OPPOSITE

3. self-abnegate—deny oneself
SAME OPPOSITE
4. recapitulate—summarize

SAME OPPOSITE
5. vegetate—stagnate

SAME OPPOSITE
6. simulate—pretend

SAME OPPOSITE
7. intimate—hint

SAME OPPOSITE
8. alleviate—make worse
SAME OPPOSITE

9. commiserate—sympathize
SAME OPPOSITE

10. vacillate—decide
SAME OPPOSITE