Answer the following questions to check your English vocabulary skill for the GRE Exam. (The correct answers are given at the bottom of the questions) 1. What is the synonym of PROXIMITY? (A) conciseness (B) tiredness (C) poorness (D) closeness (E) promptness 2. What is the antonym of PROXIMITY? (A) newness (B) uniformity (C) technique (D) footstep (E) distance 3. What is the synonym of TOLERATE? (A) brush (B) attain (C) permit (D) disobey (E) produce 4. What is the antonym of TOLERATE? (A) enter (B) copy (C) resist (D) hug (E) die 5. What is the synonym of LARGESS? (A) a large or important social gathering (B) an expression of approval or praise (C) the generous giving of lavish gifts (D) a passageway between rows of seats (E) a source of persistent emotional distress 6. What is the antonym of LARGESS? (A) miserliness (B) beliefs (C) honourableness (D) depreciation (E) brochure 7. What is the synonym of BELITTLE? (A) run away (secretly) (B) give evidence of (C) surrender with conditions (D) think lightly of (E) give into something 8. What is the antonym of BELITTLE? (A) coddle (B) revice (C) magnify (D) abate (E) squinch 9. What is the synonym of EXHORT? (A) allay (B) quash (C) spur (D) inflate (E) hesitate 10. What is the antonym of EXHORT? (A) frustrate (B) resist (C) dissuade (D) pacify (E) do 11. What is the synonym of INCIDENTAL? (A) perfect (B) droughty (C) unresolved (D) inconsequential (E) snappy 12. What is the antonym of INCIDENTAL? (A) indelible (B) automatic (C) fundamental (D) plentiful (E) repairable 13. What is the synonym of APPREHEND? (A) viewable (B) droughty (C) unrealistic (D) comprehend (E) playful 14. What is the antonym of APPREHEND? (A) revoke (B) wish (C) come (D) misunderstand (E) reform 15. What is the synonym of OPTIMISTIC? (A) lovable (B) funny (C) positive (D) curative (E) usable 16. What is the antonym of OPTIMISTIC? (A) nervous (B) depressed (C) noiseless (D) impactful (E) physical 17. What is the synonym of PREDICTABLE? (A) suspicious (B) stretchable (C) sufficient (D) expectable (E) measureless 18. What is the antonym of PREDICTABLE? (A) unforeseen (B) vigorous (C) unpolluted (D) restless (E) soft-hearted 19. What is the synonym of IMPETUS? (A) stimulation or encouragement resulting in increased activity (B) commission of authorizing to administer a territory (C) a mournful song, especially for a funeral (D) a person who makes or repairs shoes (E) an idea accepted as true without proof 20. What is the antonym of IMPETUS? (A) dispose (B) reject (C) check (D) undertake (E) lift ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Answers: 1. D 2. E 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. C 13. D 14. D 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. C