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True or false: antonyms

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    'Aggravate' is an antonym of 'alleviate'.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    'Condemn' is an antonym of 'pardon'.
  4. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    'Forgive' is an antonym of 'pardon'.
  5. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    'Establish' is an antonym of 'exterminate'.

Explanation

An antonym reverses the sense, and the book pairs them deliberately. Source: English Synonyms and Antonyms, Fernald (1896), public domain.
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