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Mini Test — Antonyms
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This Mini-Test consists of 10 GRE-style Antonym questions. Select your responses by clicking on the buttons. Limit your time to 10 minutes. NOTE: This page contains everything you need for this Mini-Test (including explanations). So you can save the file if you wish, then test yourself offline.

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DIRECTIONS: For each word in capital letters, select the word or phrase among the five choices that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word. Note: Some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, so you should carefully consider all five choices.

.GRE Antonyms.Question 1 of 10.

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 LOATHSOME:

(A) ethical
(B) engaging
(C) cheery
(D) comfortable
(E) efficient

.GRE Antonyms.Question 2 of 10.

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 QUALM:

(A) pleasant fragrance
(B) nurturing condition
(C) loud noise
(D) confident attitude
(E) stable condition

.GRE Antonyms.Question 3 of 10.

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 BUCOLIC:

(A) vigorous
(B) ripe
(C) civic
(D) affable
(E) forthright

.GRE Antonyms.Question 4 of 10.

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 ESPY:

(A) reveal a secret
(B) compromise a position
(C) become ill
(D) support enthusiastically
(E) fail to see

.GRE Antonyms.Question 5 of 10.

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 VENERATION:

(A) ignorance
(B) unconcern
(C) dissuasion
(D) contempt
(E) passivity

.GRE Antonyms.Question 6 of 10.

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 VITRIOLIC:

(A) humble
(B) pleasant
(C) retiring
(D) thoughtful
(E) pure

.GRE Antonyms.Question 7 of 10.

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 RENEGE:

(A) speed up suddenly
(B) allow to become loose
(C) follow through
(D) conform to what is conventional
(E) openly display one's emotions

.GRE Antonyms.Question 8 of 10.

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 SOPORIFIC:

(A) exciting
(B) mature
(C) impervious
(D) optimistic
(E) unclear

.GRE Antonyms.Question 9 of 10.

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 AMELIORATE:

(A) exaggerate
(B) worsen
(C) conquer
(D) circumvent
(E) forbear

.GRE Antonyms.Question 10 of 10.

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 DERELICTION:

(A) propriety
(B) uncanniness
(C) verbosity
(D) vacillation
(E) assiduousness

Question 1—Analysis
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The correct response to Question 1 is (B). Loathsome means disgusting or revolting; engaging means charming or likable.

Question 2—Analysis
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The correct response to Question 2 is (D).Qualm means apprehension or reticence; a person who has a confident attitude is said to have "no qualms."

Question 3—Analysis
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The correct response to Question 3 is (C).Bucolic means pastoral, rustic, or agrarian; civic means municipal or urban.

Question 4—Analysis
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The correct response to Question 4 is (E). To espy is to see at a distance or catch sight of; among the answer choices, fail to see (E) is nearest to opposite of the definition of espy.

Question 5—Analysis
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The correct response to Question 5 is (D).Veneration is an attitude of respect; contempt is an attitude of disdain or disgust.

Question 6—Analysis
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The correct response to Question 6 is (B).Vitriolic means bitter, and is commonly used to describe a person's personality; a pleasant personality is contrary to a vitriolic (bitter) one.

Question 7—Analysis
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The correct response to Question 7 is (C). To renege is to go back on one's promise, just the opposite of following through on one's promise.

Question 8—Analysis
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The correct response to Question 8 is (A).Soporific means causing sleepiness; something that is exciting would have a contrary effect.

Question 9—Analysis
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The correct response to Question 9 is (B). To ameliorate is to improve or correct; the opposite of improve is worsen.

Question 10—Analysis
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The correct response to Question 10 is (E).Dereliction means neglectfulness in duty, or negligence; assiduousness means commitment or loyalty.