ANTONYMS

GRE Verbal Section: Antonyms

By admin on October 31st, 2008
Verbal Section: Antonyms

Directions:
Each of the GRE sample antonyms questions consists of a word followed by five words or phrase as choices. Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capitals and shade the alphabets marked in the grid on your answer sheet.

Following are some GRE sample antonyms qustions.

1. ABOMINATE :
1. loathe
2. despise
3. adore
4. abhor
5. attach

Ans : C
2. OBSEQUIOUS :
1. servile
2. first
3. fawning
4. supercilious
5. improper

Ans : D
3. OROTUND :
1. not resonant
2. not reddish
3. not eager
4. pompous
5. loud

Ans : A
4. RECANT :
1. entangle
2. rescue
3. fail
4. assert
5. predict

Ans : D
5. UPBRAID :
1. defer
2. vacillate
3. sever
4. conjoin
5. laud

Ans : E
6. PERFIDY
1. tact
2. generosity
3. thoroughness
4. loyalty
5. gratitude

Ans : D
7. OUTLANDISH
1. conventional
2. prolific
3. unchanging
4. transparent
5. noticeable

Ans : A
8. PLUMB
1. reversed
2. lofty
3. horizontal
4. thin
5. light

Ans : C
9. FERVID
1. undistinguished
2. unexpected
3. stubborn
4. restrained
5. discouraged

Ans : D
10. VACUITY
1. quality
2. certainty
3. plenitude
4. stability
5. incontinence

Ans : C

1. SQUALID
1. fervid
2. florid
3. pristine
4. extraneous
5. abundant

Ans : C
2. PLENITUDE :
1. luxury
2. magnificence
3. richness
4. contentment
5. scarcity

Ans : E
3. SCURRILOUS :
1. decent
2. savage
3. major
4. volatile
5. scabby

Ans : A
4. FULMINATION :
1. praise
2. repetition
3. escape
4. ratification
5. addition

Ans : A
5. DISTEND
1. deteriorate
2. weaken
3. constrict
4. concentrate
5. fold

Ans : C
6. TOUT
1. cast aspersions on
2. deny the relevance of
3. placate
4. withhold consent
5. misrepresent

Ans : E
7. SCOTCH
1. renovate
2. entrust
3. unfasten
4. encourage
5. emphasize

Ans : D
8. RAVEL
1. knit
2. omit
3. remain silent
4. measure
5. increase in value

Ans : A
9. PERSISTENCE
1. irrelevance
2. inconstancy
3. inequality
4. intemperance
5. incompetence.

Ans : B
10. SUBROSA
1. openly
2. fashionably
3. under the owse
4. simply
5. clandestinely

Ans : A

1. INVIDIOUS :
1. candid
2. stubborn
3. defensive
4. hostile
5. inoffensive

Ans : E
2. PUISSANCE :
1. strength
2. knowledge
3. liberality
4. skepticism
5. powerlessness

Ans : E
3. MANUMIT :
1. print
2. impress
3. enslave
4. fail
5. endeavor

Ans : D
4. GENUFLECT :
1. pronounce correctly
2. falsify
3. trick
4. stand erect
5. project

Ans : E
5. INNOCUOUS :
1. toxic
2. large
3. sober
4. impeccable
5. spotless

Ans : C
6. RAVEL :
1. increase in value
2. omit
3. remain silent
4. measure
5. knit

Ans : E
7. CALUMINATE :
1. vindicate
2. supplant
3. rejuvenate
4. follow
5. familiarize

Ans : A
8. TURPITUDE :
1. pragmatism
2. probity
3. judiciousness
4. animation
5. determinedness

Ans : B
9. INVECTIVE :
1. willing compliance
2. normality
3. restoration
4. fertility
5. laudatory words

Ans : E
10. OSSIFY :
1. reassemble fragments
2. overlook problems
3. create consensus
4. placate critics
5. transcend conventions

Ans : E

1. EXACERBATE
1. contemplate
2. bewilder
3. reward
4. better
5. horify

Ans : D
2. MYOPIC :
1. blind
2. moral
3. visionary
4. farsighted
5. glassy

Ans : C
3. NASCENT :
1. loyal
2. fading
3. unnamed
4. treacherous
5. reoccuring

Ans : C
4. LOLL :
1. describe exactly
2. insist strongly
3. comply readily
4. notice incidentally
5. move vigorously

Ans : E
5. TURBULENCE :
1. immunity
2. tranquility
3. meditation
4. moderation
5. co – ordination

Ans : E
6. BANAL :
1. inclined
2. faithful
3. elaborate
4. forced
5. arresting

Ans : C
7. EQUANIMITY
1. clamour
2. volume
3. disparity
4. agitation
5. caution

Ans : D
8. ANIMADVERSION
1. gullibility
2. precision
3. praise
4. sobriety
5. criticize

Ans : C
9. EXHUME
1. enter
2. fertilize
3. inter
4. decay
5. clarify

Ans : C
10. CALLOW
1. rustic
2. crude
3. exquisite
4. experienced
5. migratory

Ans : D