GRE - Antonyms - Test 14

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

1. SMOTHER

A. coddle
B. swathe
C. mire
D. perpetuate
E. stoke

2. NONCOMBATANT

A. stalwart
B. warrior
C. proletarian
D. jester
E. correspondent

3. PUERILE

A. profound
B. modish
C. sheepish
D. regular
E. capricious

4. CAPITULATE

A. decapitate
B. resist
C. scintillate
D. becloud
E. conserve

5. RECTITUDE

A. shallowness
B. turpitude
C. longevity
D. mercy
E. mirth

6. ATTRITION

A. accretion
B. propagation
C. propulsion
D. erosion
E. fusion

7. CATHOLIC

A. hegemonic
B. narrow
C. mercantile
D. blasphemous
E. cursory

8. CONTROL

A. placebo
B. protocol
C. experiment
D. logic
E. replication

9. MODERATE

A. picayune
B. preconceived
C. exorbitant
D. torrid
E. ponderous

10. NADIR

A. debacle
B. creed
C. deadlock
D. zenith
E. crevice

11. ANGER

A. bestir
B. jar
C. remit
D. propitiate
E. macerate|

12. EQUIVOCAL:

A. Equipoise
B. Foolproof
C. Morose
D. Petrous
E. Explicit

13. LIMPID:

A. Quail
B. Minatory
C. Opaque
D. Moribund
E. Fractious

14. AUDACIOUS:

A. Stalwart
B. Brittle
C. Cordial
D. Timid
E. Gregarious

15. PRETERNATURAL

A. Occult
B. Mundane
C. Maverick
D. Inimical
E. Frantic