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
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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

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

Ans : A

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

Ans : B

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

4. COMMODIOUS
1. product
2. space
3. cramped
4. company
5. roomy.

Ans : E

5. EFFRONTERY
1. modesty
2. confrontation
3. avoidance
4. shamelessness
5. impudence

Ans : B

6. OBSTREPEROUS
1. noisy
2. defiant
3. permeable
4. quiet
5. stubborn

Ans : E

7. PACIFY
1. ameliorate
2. patchup
3. truce
4. tormented
5. agitated
 Ans : C

8. AMBIGUOUS
1. confusing
2. lucid
3. desirous
4. obfuscate
5. pun

Ans : A

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

Ans : D

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

Ans : A

11. PREFATORY :
1. intelligent
2. outstanding
3. predatory
4. conclusive
5. magnificent
 Ans : E

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

Ans : D

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

Ans : A

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

Ans : E

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

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

Ans : C

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

Ans : A

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

Ans : C

19. BALEFUL :
1. empty
2. tasty
3. gaudy
4. full
5. congenial
 Ans : D

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

Ans : D

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

Ans : E

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

Ans : E

23. CONCILIATE :
1. arrive
2. appeal
3. retaliate
4. estrange
5. lie
 Ans : B

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

Ans : C

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

Ans : C

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

Ans : D

27. CONTENTIOUS :
1. satisfied
2. pacific
3. hungry
4. bellicose
5. dissatisfied
 Ans : D

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

1. BAROQUE :
1. rococo
2. simple
3. common
4. stupid
5. boat like
 Ans : B

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

Ans : B

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

Ans : D

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

Ans : B

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

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

Ans : A

7. GERMINAL
1. sterilized
2. strategic
3. fully developed
4. primitive
5. excused .

Ans : D

8. GASCONADE
1. modesty
2. transparency
3. seizure
4. cleanliness
5. imposture

Ans : A

9. MIASMA
1. scenario
2. summing up
3. noxious fumes
4. fragrant aroma
5. benevolent
 Ans : B

10. OPPORTUNIST
1. Man of principle
2. fatalist
3. fledgling
4. colleague
5. foe.

Ans : D

11. CENSURE
1. uncertainity
2. encomium
3. criticism
4. legal contual
5. matrimony

Ans : B

12. MILITANT
1. Dramatic
2. combative
3. religious
4. pacific
5. quaint.

Ans : D

13. MOTILITY :
1. static
2. tension
3. ascent
4. liquidity
5. vulnerability
 Ans : A

14. SINUOUS :
1. wet
2. vacant
3. numerous
4. direct
5. round

Ans : D

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

Ans : D

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

Ans : E

17. INVETERATE
1. uninvited
2. illiterate
3. cumulative
4. beginning
5. incompetent
 Ans : D

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

Ans : B

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

Ans : D

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

Ans : B

21. SEGMENT:
1. inflate
2. affix
3. keep still
4. make whole
5. cleanse
 Ans : D

22. PILLORY :
1. lament
2. foster
3. exalt
4. enjoy
5. forgive

Ans : C

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

Ans : A

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

Ans : B

25. SKEPTICISM :
1. reason
2. conviction
3. plausibility
4. audricty
5. argument
 Ans : D

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

Ans : B

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

Ans : A

28. UNTOWARD :
1. experienced
2. inevitable
3. industrious
4. straight forward
5. favourable

Ans : E