GRE Vocabulary - reactionary radical

reactionary - ultraconservative

radical - promoting extreme departure from the norm

reactionary x radical

GRE Vocabulary - atropy hypertrophy

atrophy - degeneration, withering away

hypertrophy - excessive growth

atrophy x hypertrophy

GRE Vocabulary - canny uncanny artful

canny - artful - clever, shrewd, wily, careful, prudent, restrained

uncanny - eerie, mysterious, extraordinary, weird, severe

canny x uncanny

GRE Vocabulary - preprandial postprandial

preprandial - relating to or suitable to a time just before dinner

postprandial - just after dinner

preprandial x postprandial

GRE Analogy - LISTEN: RECORDING:

LISTEN: RECORDING:

(A)carve:statue
(B)reproduce:plan
(C)review:book
(D)frame:painting
(E)view:photograph

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Ans : (E)view:photograph
Explanation : Recording is created to listen anytime later

GRE Antonym - wastrel

wastrel

a. sober
b. spendthrift
c. mute
d. miser

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Ans : d. miser

GRE Antonym - concede

concede

a. sit
b. withstand
c. dismiss
d. elaborate

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Ans : b. withstand

GRE Antonym - tacit

tacit

a. grand
b. dictated
c. illicit
d. messy

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Ans : b. dictated

GRE Antonym - knowing

knowing

a. wasteful
b. dense
c. clumsy
d. fast

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Ans : b. dense
Explanation : slow to understand, thickheaded, stupid

GRE Antonym - INCIPIENT

INCIPIENT
a - full-bodied

b - explicit

c - plentiful

d - full-blown

e - exuberant
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Ans : d - full-blown

GRE Antonym - elan

elan is most opposite to

a. inelegance
b. stupidity
c. obscure
d. despair

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Ans : d. despair

Explanation : elan - enthusiastic vigor, spirit, distinctive style

GRE Antonym - eclat

eclat is most opposite to

a. apathy
b. dullness
c. silence
d. disinterest

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Ans : b. dullness
Explanation : eclat - dazzling , ostentatious display, brilliant, conspicuous success

GRE Antonym - welter

welter is most opposite to

a. order
b. freeze
c. patron
d. sustain

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Ans : a. order
Explanation : welter is turmoil, confusion

GRE Antonym - droll

droll is most opposite to

a. forget
b. charm
c. sedate
d. absurd

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Ans : c. sedate

Explanation : droll = queer, odd, humorous, whimsical, buffoon ; sedate = unruffled, grave serious

GRE Antonym - astute

astute is most opposite to

a. distraught
b. careful
c. generous
d. gullible

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Ans : d. gullible

GRE Antonym - gumption

gumption is most opposite to

a. seriousness
b. apathy
c. levity
d. despair

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Ans : b. apathy

Explanation : gumption - initiative or drive, apathy - in difference

GRE Antonym - expound

expound

a. besmirch
b. confuse
c. confine
d. condemn

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Ans : b. confuse

GRE Antonym - brazen

brazen

a. bashful
b. boisterous
c. noisy
d. heated


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Ans : a. bashful

Explanation : brazen - defiant, insolent ; bashful - shy, self conscious, timid

GRE Antonym - matutinal

matutinal

a. paternal
b. crepuscular
c. maritime
d. marsupial

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Ans : a. crepuscular

Explanation : matutinal - relating to or occurring early in the morning; crepuscular - related or occurring during twilight, in dim light

twilight = intermediate state not clearly defined

GRE Antonym - sartorial

sartorial

a. cheerful
b. sincere
c. inelegant
d. homespun

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Ans : d. homespun

Explanation : sartorial - tailored, made outside; homespun - domestic, home made