IXL | Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context

Read the passage. Then, select the antonym of the word in bold.

Do you believe that opposites attract? I think there must be a kernel of truth to it. For instance, Mr. Brennan is the most talkative person I've ever met, while his wife, though not unfriendly, is quite taciturn.

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Read the passage. Then, select the antonym of the word in bold.

The Advanced Mobile Phone System was the first widely used cellular system in North America. Though it was commercially introduced in 1983, cell phones remained quite rare throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. By the mid-2000s, however, they were ubiquitous.

key idea

When you encounter unfamiliar words, you can often use antonyms as context clues to help determine the words' meanings. Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.

Although the bank's employees thought that the currency looked real, the federal investigator easily determined that the bills were counterfeit.

Here, the antonym real can help you figure out that counterfeit means fake or forged.

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The antonym rare helps you understand the meaning of ubiquitous.

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