GRE - Antonyms - Test 5

Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters given.

1. VOLUBLE

A. capacious
B. involuntary
C. discursive
D. taciturn
E. tender

2. SAGACIOUS

A. appreciative
B. fatuous
C. incisive
D. mistaken
E. sedentary

3. FESTER

A. mortify
B. calibrate
C. heal
D. mire
E. simplify

4. SPECIOUS

A. high-minded
B. correct
C. headstrong
D. promiscuous
E. prompt

5. IMPASSIONED

A. mercurial
B. heckled
C. lowering
D. lukewarm
E. heterodox

6. SANGUINE

A. prone
B. pessimistic
C. hindmost
D. idyllic
E. sordid

7. DIATRIBE

A. quandary
B. rationale
C. repertoire
D. monotheism
E. eulogy

8. FITFUL

A. piecemeal
B. placid
C. constant
D. interminabl
E. dramatic

9. MODERATION

A. pragmatism
B. prejudice
C. urgency
D. intemperance
E. simplicity

10. PIQUE

A. placate
B. debunk
C. ensnare
D. deflate
E. pirouette

11. BECLOUD

A. mandate
B. illuminate
C. emerge
D. dissipate
E. encumber

12. GAUCHERIE

A. tautology
B. polish
C. trepidation
D. mesmerism
E. solipsism

13. VERDANT:

A. Seminal
B. Luxuriant
C. Nexus
D. Autumnal
E. Insipid

14. DIVULGE:

A. Interdict
B. Obloquy
C. Conceal
D. Relapse
E. Subjugate

15. TEETOTALER:

A. Sordid
B. Dipsomaniac
C. Abstainer
D. Stymie
E. Multifarious