Post by vocabulitis5 on Oct 1, 2009 14:47:04 GMT -8
A. Antonyms
1. drench
ans. (d) dry out
Drench means soaked, having too much water, and dry out means having no water. OK
2. stimulate
ans. (b) suppress
Stimulate means to cheer up, impulse, and suppress means to resist. OK
3. civil
ans. (a) rude
Civil means polite, nice, and gentle, rude means not polite, do whatever what you want.OK
4. rupture
ans. (e) union
Rupture means tear apart, and union means to unite.OK
5. groundless
ans. (d) well founded
Groundless means saying something without reason, and well founded means having good reason.OK
6. bungle
ans. (e)
Bungle means mess up, and the antonym would be handle competently.OK
7. ostentatious
ans. (c) modest
Ostentatious means show up, and modest means humble and simple.ok
8. vigilant
ans. (e)
Vigilant means careful, and inattentive means not attentive and dangerous. ok
9. capitulation
ans. resistance
Capitulation means to surrender, and the antonym would be resistance.ok
10. mutability
ans. (c) constancy
Mutability means easy to change, and constancy means not changing.ok
B. Sentence completion
1. The answer is (d) keen, which means very accurate. The sentence says sense of smell is very accurate, enough to distinguish thousands of chemical odors.
2. The answer is (b) few-unsound. The two words should have similar connotation, and these two have similar connotation.
3. The answer is (c) superfluous
Ch.2
A. Antonym
Durable : strong - easily destroyed
Slump : going down - upsurge
Dispute : argue - affirm
Profane : violate holyness - holy
Retrograde : going backward - moving forward
Debilitate : weakened - invigorate
Balm : warm and soothing - irritant
Deplore : Hate - celebrate
Propensity : likely to - aversion
Daunt : discourage - hearten
B. Sentence completion
2. c. limited
3. e. didactic
4. clean and regimented : b. disappointing, seediness
5. speak very little : tacitum
C. Analogies
1. cloth : = iron : rust
2. critic :
3. zoo : animal = museum : painting
4. fathom : depth = knot : speed
5. offhand : forethought = voluntary : coercion
6. opaque : light = watertight : dampness
7. amorphous : shape = nondescript : classification
8. sabarite : luxury = Hermit : seclusion
9. annex : building = addendum : book
10. boast : speak = swagger : walk
D. Antonym
2. hidious : delightful
3. complex : elementary
4. abusive : cordiality
5. inopportune : convenient
6. embed : extract
7. corrugated : smooth
8. morbidity : wholesomeness
9. illustrious : infamous
10. voluminous : slight
11. equanimity : lack of composer
12. inconsequential pivotal
13.
14. verbose : terse
15. burgeon : wither
E. Sentence Completion
1.
2. toxic
3. obsolete
4. e. decided informed
5. c. outspoken
6. a protected, halted
7. contrary, complement
8. e. expatriate
9. c absolute
10. c proscribed, augment
F. Analogy
1. clock : minute = ruler : centimeter
2. lawyer : client = tutor : student
3. chill : cold = parch : dry
4. recuperate : health = revive : consciousness
5. legend : map = glossary : text
6. rifle : munitions = spatula : utensils
8. hiatus : activity = intermission : play
9. lionize : celebrity = ostracize : outcast
10. charismatic : loyalty = obdious : repugnance
Test 3
A. Antonyms
1. protect : endanger
2. bizarre : ordinary
3. vibrant : lifeless
4. blunder : act wisely
5. bulge : indentation
6. angular : rotund
7. monotony : diversity
8. conviction : doubt
9. indefatigable :easily tired
10. beguile : enlighten
11. stymie : assist
12. confound : distinguish between
13. dessolution : integration
14. voluble : taciturn
15. noisome : wholesome
1. drench
ans. (d) dry out
Drench means soaked, having too much water, and dry out means having no water. OK
2. stimulate
ans. (b) suppress
Stimulate means to cheer up, impulse, and suppress means to resist. OK
3. civil
ans. (a) rude
Civil means polite, nice, and gentle, rude means not polite, do whatever what you want.OK
4. rupture
ans. (e) union
Rupture means tear apart, and union means to unite.OK
5. groundless
ans. (d) well founded
Groundless means saying something without reason, and well founded means having good reason.OK
6. bungle
ans. (e)
Bungle means mess up, and the antonym would be handle competently.OK
7. ostentatious
ans. (c) modest
Ostentatious means show up, and modest means humble and simple.ok
8. vigilant
ans. (e)
Vigilant means careful, and inattentive means not attentive and dangerous. ok
9. capitulation
ans. resistance
Capitulation means to surrender, and the antonym would be resistance.ok
10. mutability
ans. (c) constancy
Mutability means easy to change, and constancy means not changing.ok
B. Sentence completion
1. The answer is (d) keen, which means very accurate. The sentence says sense of smell is very accurate, enough to distinguish thousands of chemical odors.
2. The answer is (b) few-unsound. The two words should have similar connotation, and these two have similar connotation.
3. The answer is (c) superfluous
Ch.2
A. Antonym
Durable : strong - easily destroyed
Slump : going down - upsurge
Dispute : argue - affirm
Profane : violate holyness - holy
Retrograde : going backward - moving forward
Debilitate : weakened - invigorate
Balm : warm and soothing - irritant
Deplore : Hate - celebrate
Propensity : likely to - aversion
Daunt : discourage - hearten
B. Sentence completion
2. c. limited
3. e. didactic
4. clean and regimented : b. disappointing, seediness
5. speak very little : tacitum
C. Analogies
1. cloth : = iron : rust
2. critic :
3. zoo : animal = museum : painting
4. fathom : depth = knot : speed
5. offhand : forethought = voluntary : coercion
6. opaque : light = watertight : dampness
7. amorphous : shape = nondescript : classification
8. sabarite : luxury = Hermit : seclusion
9. annex : building = addendum : book
10. boast : speak = swagger : walk
D. Antonym
2. hidious : delightful
3. complex : elementary
4. abusive : cordiality
5. inopportune : convenient
6. embed : extract
7. corrugated : smooth
8. morbidity : wholesomeness
9. illustrious : infamous
10. voluminous : slight
11. equanimity : lack of composer
12. inconsequential pivotal
13.
14. verbose : terse
15. burgeon : wither
E. Sentence Completion
1.
2. toxic
3. obsolete
4. e. decided informed
5. c. outspoken
6. a protected, halted
7. contrary, complement
8. e. expatriate
9. c absolute
10. c proscribed, augment
F. Analogy
1. clock : minute = ruler : centimeter
2. lawyer : client = tutor : student
3. chill : cold = parch : dry
4. recuperate : health = revive : consciousness
5. legend : map = glossary : text
6. rifle : munitions = spatula : utensils
8. hiatus : activity = intermission : play
9. lionize : celebrity = ostracize : outcast
10. charismatic : loyalty = obdious : repugnance
Test 3
A. Antonyms
1. protect : endanger
2. bizarre : ordinary
3. vibrant : lifeless
4. blunder : act wisely
5. bulge : indentation
6. angular : rotund
7. monotony : diversity
8. conviction : doubt
9. indefatigable :easily tired
10. beguile : enlighten
11. stymie : assist
12. confound : distinguish between
13. dessolution : integration
14. voluble : taciturn
15. noisome : wholesome