【4.】        How many “nyms” do you know? While you may not knowthe right word, you probably know many words that belong toseveral kinds of “nyms.” Words ending in “-nym” often describedifferent groups of words and the relationship between words.Let’s look at a few:       Synonyms        English would be so simple if there were only one word forone meaning. But then the language would be very boring, so wehave many synonyms or words that have the same or nearly thesame meanings.              Antonyms         These are pairs of words that have opposite or nearlyopposite meanings. Some examples would be slow and fast, thinand thick, and many and few.        Homonyms         This is one of two more words that have the same spelling orpronunciation but are different in meaning. For example, somehomonyms are buy, bye and by or see and sea.  

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【題組】48.What’s the relationship between quiet and noisy?They are ______.
(A) Synonyms
(B) Antonyms
(C) Homonyms
(D) None of the above..