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 Vocabulary - supervene

supervene

a. intervene
b. overreach
c. displace
d. follow

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Ans : d. follow
Explanation: supervene = to follow or result as an additional, adventitious, or unlooked-for development

GRE Vocabulary - misprize

misprize

a. despise
b. devalue
c. erroneous
d. covet

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Ans : a. despise
Explanation : misprize = hold in contempt, despise, undervalue

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 Vocabulary - pall

pall

a. light
b. satiate
c. carry
d. horror
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Ans : b. satiate

GRE Vocabulary - louche

louche

a. gauche
b. fine
c. brilliant
d. indecent
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Ans : d. indecent

GRE Vocabulary - upright

upright

a. honorable
b. horizontal
c. humble
d. supine

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Ans : a. honorable

GRE Vocabulary - smite

smite most nearly means
a. flee
b. speck
c. dirt
d. strike
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Ans : d. strike

GRE Vocabulary - bespoke

bespoke most nearly means
a. gentle
b. quiet
c. tailored
d. handsome

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Ans : c. tailored, custom made

GRE Vocabulary - rake

rake most nearly means
a. thin
b. scoundrel
c. gentleman
d. shovel --
Ans : b. scoundrel

GRE Analogy - UPBRAID : REPROACH

UPBRAID : REPROACH ::

dote : like
lag : stray
vex : please
earn : desire
recast : explain

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Ans : dote : like

GRE Analogy - FRUGAL : MISERLY

FRUGAL : MISERLY ::

confident : arrogant
courageous : pugnacious
famous : aggressive
rash : foolhardy
quiet : timid

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Ans : confident : arrogant

GRE Analogy - COLOR : SPECTRUM

COLOR : SPECTRUM

tone : scale
sound : waves
verse : poem
dimension : space
cell : organism

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Ans : tone : scale
Explanation : Spectrum is made up of gradually varying colors

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

GRE Antonym - peaked

peaked

a. tired
b. arrogant
c. pointy
d. ruddy

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Ans : d. ruddy
Explanation : peaked means being pale, wan , emaciated, sickly

GRE Antonym - pit

pit
a. group
b. peak
c. select
d. marry

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Ans : b. peak

GRE Antonym - INVEIGLE

INVEIGLE

(A) stubbornly insist

(B) openly seek to persuade

(C) attempt to blame

(D) praise excessively

(E) refuse to compromise

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Ans : (B) openly seek to persuade

GRE Antonym - VESTIGIAL

VESTIGIAL

(A) malleable

(B) uniform in shape

(C) fully developed

(D) turgid

(E) moribund

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Ans : (C) fully developed

GRE Antonym - ALACRITY

ALACRITY
(A) good intentions
(B) kindness
(C) recalcitrance
(D) subservience
(E) lack of direction
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Ans : (C) recalcitrance

GRE Antonym - GAINSAY

GAINSAY

(A) perceive

(B) concur

(C) praise

(D) hesitate

(E) intercede

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Ans : (B) concur

GRE Antonym - LIABILITY

LIABILITY

(A) profusion

(B) enormity

(C) criminality

(D) immunity

(E) sanction
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Ans : (D) immunity

GRE Antonym - UBIQUITOUS

UBIQUITOUS
(A) anachronistic
(B) mediocre
(C) uniform
(D) unanimous
(E) unique
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Ans : (E) unique

GRE Antonym - OVERREACH

OVERREACH

(A) tend to overstate

(B) disparage another's work

(C) aim below one's potential

(D) seek to buy at a lower price

(E) say less than one intends

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Ans : (C) aim below one's potential

GRE Antonym -- LUMBER

LUMBER

(A) squelch

(B) swerve

(C) resist

(D) glide

(E) align

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Ans : (D) glide

GRE Antonym - PEREMPTORY

PEREMPTORY
(A) unversed

(B) captious

(C) willing to forgive

(D) open to challenge

(E) reckless
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Ans : (D) open to challenge

GRE Antonym - DOMINANT

DOMINANT
(A) multiple

(B) inferred

(C) shifting

(D) recessive

(E) defective
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Ans : (D) recessive

GRE Antonym - BALLOON

BALLOON
(A) request humbly

(B) regain completely

(C) decrease slowly

(D) respond rapidly

(E) survey thoroughly

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Ans : (C) decrease slowly

Explanation : to balloon is to increase rapidly

GRE Antonym - EXTENUATING

EXTENUATING
(A) intractable

(B) aggravating

(C) internal

(D) opposing

(E) severe

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Ans : (B) aggravating

GRE Antonym - FERVID

FERVID

(A) restrained
(B) unexpected
(C) discouraged
(D) undistinguished
(E) stubborn

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Ans : (A) restrained

GRE Antonym - POSTURE

POSTURE

(A) explain carefully
(B) walk clumsily
(C) behave naturally
(D) impose arbitrarily
(E) publicize widely

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Ans : (C) behave naturally

Explanation : Posture - pose, attitudinize

GRE Antonym - INADVERTENT

INADVERTENT

(A) quite similar
(B) fortunate
(C) normal
(D) intentional
(E) well known

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Ans : (D) intentional

GRE Antonym - RIFT

RIFT

(A) capitulation
(B) fidelity
(C) consistency
(D) reconciliation
(E) bondage

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Ans : (D) reconciliation

GRE Antonym - CHICANERY

CHICANERY

(A) unfashionable item
(B) aboveboard action
(C) intricate plan
(D) honest opinion
(E) sound investment

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Ans : (B) aboveboard action

GRE Antonym - DAUNT

DAUNT

(A) make resolute
(B) increase vigor
(C) instill in
(D) demand from
(E) summon up

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Ans : (A) make resolute

Explanation : Daunt - to cow, terrorize, subdue... vigor = strength (wrong choice), make resolute - correct

GRE Antonym -ODIUM

ODIUM

(A) fragrance
(B) resignation
(C) eccentricity
(D) infatuation
(E) ease

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Ans : (D) infatuation

Explanation : odium - detestation, opprobrium, disrepute, hatred, comtempt

GRE Antonym - FALLOW

FALLOW

(A) necessary
(B) in use
(C) in demand
(D) abundant
(E) valuable

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Ans : (B) in use

Explanation : fallow - dormant, inactive, ploughed but not sowed farmland

GRE Antonym - CASTIGATION

CASTIGATION

(A) solicitousness
(B) sincerity
(C) commitment
(D) approbation
(E) affection

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Ans : (D) approbation

Explanation : castigation - severe criticism, punishment, reproof

GRE Antonym - FREQUENCY

FREQUENCY

(A) moderation
(B) unity
(C) rarity
(D) gradualness
(E) persistency

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Ans : (C) rarity