Mixed Vocabulary - 5

Jocund means cheerful, merry, or lively. Melancholy means sad, depressed, or gloomy - the direct opposite. Routine (regular), Analogous (similar), and Corrupt (dishonest) are unrelated antonyms.

Tractable means docile, manageable, or easily controlled. Stubborn means obstinate or refusing to change - the direct opposite. Succinct (concise), Concomitant (accompanying), and Cynical (skeptical) are unrelated antonyms.

VEX means to irritate, annoy, or trouble someone. SOOTHE means to calm, comfort, or pacify someone who is distressed. These are direct opposites - vexation creates irritation while soothing relieves it. Veer means to change direction and tremble means to shake involuntarily, neither of which are opposites of vex.

GROVELLING means behaving in an abjectly submissive, servile, or crawling manner, often to seek favor. FAWN means to display obsequious flattery or behave submissively to gain favor. Both terms describe humiliating, submissive behavior to please someone. Proud, independent, and stately are all opposites of grovelling behavior.

PROCLIVITY means a natural tendency, inclination, or preference for something. DISINCLINATION means a lack of enthusiasm, reluctance, or aversion toward something. These represent opposing attitudes - proclivity is being drawn toward something while disinclination is being pulled away or opposed to it. Anguish and debacle are unrelated, and gone astray is not an antonym.

DISAVOW means to deny any responsibility for, connection with, or knowledge of something. RENEGE means to go back on a promise, commitment, or agreement. Both involve rejecting a prior obligation or statement. Disenchant means to free from illusion, while claim and declare are actually opposites of disavow.

Correct Answer: Barricade
Stockade means a defensive barrier. So, option 2 is the correct answer. 

PENURY means extreme poverty, destitution, or lack of money. AFFLUENCE means wealth, abundance, and having plenty of resources. These are direct economic opposites - one represents having nothing, the other having much. Destitution is actually a synonym of penury, not an antonym.

ALLEVIATE means to make suffering, pain, or a problem less severe. ASSUAGE means to soothe, relieve, or mitigate an unpleasant feeling or discomfort. Both describe easing distress or difficulty - making something bad less intense. Escalate means to worsen, which is the opposite of alleviate.

Conjoined is connected; others are inclinations.

DISPARAGE means to regard or treat as worthless, to criticize, or to speak unfavorably about something. DEPRECATE means to express strong disapproval of or to criticize something. Both describe belittling, diminishing, or speaking negatively about something. Kudos means praise, which is the opposite of disparage.

Oblivious is ignorant; others are howling.

Obtuseness is bluntness; others are enticements.

Demur is disagree; others are to agree.

Staid is sober; others are high sounding.