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. 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. INVIDIOUS :

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

    Ans : E

22. MACERATE :

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

    Ans : B

23. SKEPTICISM :

    1. reason
    2. conviction
    3. plausibility
    4. audricty
    5. argument

    Ans : D

24. IGNOMINIOUS :

    1. scholarly
    2. incognito
    3. laudatory
    4. disgraceful
    5. erudite

    Ans : B

25. CODA :

    1. creflain
    2. crescendo
    3. prelude
    4. improvisation
    5. solo

    Ans : A

26. PALTRY :

    1. farm
    2. scanty
    3. excessive
    4. friendly
    5. benevolent

    Ans : A

27. PUISSANCE :

    1. strength
    2. knowledge
    3. liberality
    4. skepticism
    5. powerlessness

    Ans : E

28. MANUMIT :

    1. print
    2. impress
    3. enslave
    4. fail
    5. endeavor

    Ans : D

29. GENUFLECT :

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

    Ans : E

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

    Ans : C

31. ANIMOSITY

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

    Ans : E

32. INVETERATE

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

    Ans : D

33. SCOTCH

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

    Ans : B

34. PREDILECTION

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

    Ans : D

35. CHOLERIC

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

    Ans : A

36. EXACERBATE

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

    Ans : D

37. EQUANIMITY

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

    Ans : D

38. ANIMADVERSION

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

    Ans : C

39. EXHUME

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

    Ans : C

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

    Ans : D

41. CUPIDITY

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

    Ans : A

42. ANIMOSITY

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

    Ans : B

43. INVETERATE

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

    Ans : A

44. SATURNINE :

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

    Ans : E

45. PERSPICACIOUS :

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

    Ans : D

46. INCARCERATE :

    1. summon
    2. assist
    3. liberate
    4. anticipate
    5. confide

    Ans : C

47. INSOLVENCY :

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

    Ans : D

48. EFFLUVIA :

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

    Ans : C

49. APPOSITE :

    1. parallel
    2. synonymous
    3. hostile
    4. inappropriate
    5. vague

    Ans : D

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

    Ans : A
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