Verbal Section : Antonyms

Directions:
Each of the CAT sample antonyms questions below consists of a word printed in Italics, 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 CAT sample antonyms questions.

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

    Ans : E

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

    Ans : A

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

    Ans : A

  9. DISTEND
    1. deteriorate
    2. weaken
    3. constrict
    4. concentrate
    5. fold

    Ans : C

  10. TOUT
    1. cast aspersions on
    2. deny the relevance of
    3. placate
    4. withhold consent
    5. misrepresent

    Ans : E

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

    Ans : C

  12. SCOTCH
    1. renovate
    2. entrust
    3. unfasten
    4. encourage
    5. emphasize

    Ans : D

  13. PERFIDY
    1. tact
    2. generosity
    3. thoroughness
    4. loyalty
    5. gratitude

    Ans : D

  14. OUTLANDISH
    1. conventional
    2. prolific
    3. unchanging
    4. transparent
    5. noticeable

    Ans : A

  15. PLUMB
    1. reversed
    2. lofty
    3. horizontal
    4. thin
    5. light

    Ans : C

  16. FERVID
    1. undistinguished
    2. unexpected
    3. stubborn
    4. restrained
    5. discouraged

    Ans : D

  17. VACUITY
    1. quality
    2. certainty
    3. plenitude
    4. stability
    5. incontinence

    Ans : C

  18. RAVEL
    1. knit
    2. omit
    3. remain silent
    4. measure
    5. increase in value

    Ans : A

  19. PERSISTENCE
    1. irrelevance
    2. inconstancy
    3. inequality
    4. intemperance
    5. incompetence.

    Ans : B

  20. SUBROSA
    1. openly
    2. fashionably
    3. under the owse
    4. simply
    5. clandestinely

    Ans : A

  21. ANIMOSITY
    1. parody
    2. retardation
    3. sincerity
    4. refutation
    5. canaraderie

    Ans : E

  22. INVETERATE
    1. uninvited
    2. illiterate
    3. cumulative
    4. beginning
    5. incompetent

    Ans : D

  23. SCOTCH
    1. renovate
    2. encourage
    3. entrust
    4. ameliorate

    Ans : B

  24. PREDILECTION
    1. ambiguity
    2. unwillingness to choose
    3. desire to please
    4. propensity to dislike
    5. stereotype

    Ans : D

  25. CHOLERIC
    1. good-natured
    2. spoiled
    3. irascible
    4. immune
    5. idiotic.

    Ans : A

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

    Ans : D

  27. EQUANIMITY
    1. clamour
    2. volume
    3. disparity
    4. agitation
    5. caution

    Ans : D

  28. ANIMADVERSION
    1. gullibility
    2. precision
    3. praise
    4. sobriety
    5. criticize

    Ans : C

  29. EXHUME
    1. enter
    2. fertilize
    3. inter
    4. decay
    5. clarify

    Ans : C

  30. CALLOW
    1. rustic
    2. crude
    3. exquisite
    4. experienced
    5. migratory

    Ans : D

  31. CUPIDITY
    1. generosity
    2. love
    3. anxiety
    4. entertainment
    5. tragedy.

    Ans : A

  32. ANIMOSITY
    1. parody
    2. retardation
    3. sincerity
    4. refutation
    5. canaraderie

    Ans : B

  33. INVETERATE
    1. uninvited
    2. illiterate
    3. cumulative
    4. beginning
    5. incompetent

    Ans : A

  34. SATURNINE :
    1. quick – wilted
    2. genial
    3. heavy – handed
    4. distinguished
    5. devout

    Ans : E

  35. PERSPICACIOUS :
    1. Insufficiently precise
    2. of indefinite duration
    3. dull wilted
    4. lacking intrinsic value
    5. condemnatory

    Ans : D

  36. INCARCERATE :
    1. summon
    2. assist
    3. liberate
    4. anticipate
    5. confide

    Ans : C

  37. INSOLVENCY :
    1. ability to sustain growth
    2. concentration
    3. coherence
    4. ability to pay one’s debts
    5. compatibility

    Ans : D

  38. EFFLUVIA :
    1. controlled reactions
    2. predictable results
    3. important examples
    4. descried products
    5. relevant theories

    Ans : C

  39. APPOSITE :
    1. parallel
    2. synonymous
    3. hostile
    4. inappropriate
    5. vague

    Ans : D

  40. GRATUITOUS :
    1. frank
    2. pithy
    3. warranted
    4. frugal
    5. ingenuous

    Ans : A

  41. PREFATORY :
    1. intelligent
    2. outstanding
    3. predatory
    4. conclusive
    5. magnificent

    Ans : E

  42. CONCILIATE :
    1. arrive
    2. appeal
    3. retaliate
    4. estrange
    5. lie

    Ans : B

  43. SUBSERVIENT :
    1. fawning
    2. obsequious
    3. miserly
    4. omnipresent
    5. haughty

    Ans : C

  44. VAUNTED :
    1. berated
    2. belittled
    3. lauded
    4. wicked
    5. worried

    Ans : C

  45. QUOTA :
    1. Anonymous remark
    2. decisive action
    3. debatable issue
    4. unlimited number
    5. irrelevant topic

    Ans : D

  46. CONTENTIOUS :
    1. satisfied
    2. pacific
    3. hungry
    4. bellicose
    5. dissatisfied

    Ans : D

  47. OBLOQUY :
    1. fame
    2. name
    3. inquiry
    4. shame
    5. collogue

    Ans : D

  48. PENCHANT :
    1. distaste
    2. scabbard
    3. agreement
    4. earring
    5. beginning

    Ans : C

  49. BALEFUL :
    1. empty
    2. tasty
    3. gaudy
    4. full
    5. congenial

    Ans : D

  50. CURT :
    1. contractual
    2. precise
    3. honest
    4. voluble
    5. peremptory

    Ans : D

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

    Ans : E

  52. MACERATE :
    1. cover by painting
    2. assess by observing
    3. harden by drying
    4. influence by lying
    5. cure by medicating

    Ans : B

  53. SKEPTICISM :
    1. reason
    2. conviction
    3. plausibility
    4. audricty
    5. argument

    Ans : D

  54. IGNOMINIOUS :
    1. scholarly
    2. incognito
    3. laudatory
    4. disgraceful
    5. erudite

    Ans : B

  55. CODA :
    1. creflain
    2. crescendo
    3. prelude
    4. improvisation
    5. solo

    Ans : A

  56. PALTRY :
    1. farm
    2. scanty
    3. excessive
    4. friendly
    5. benevolent

    Ans : A

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

    Ans : E

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

    Ans : D

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

    Ans : E

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

    Ans : C