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 PREVARICATE? (A) destroy or ruin a building or other structure on purpose (B) force to leave a country or place by official order (C) avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question (D) set the amount of (a tax, a fine, damages, etc.) (E) fix or settle the exact limits or nature of something 2. What is the antonym of PREVARICATE? (A) deprecate (B) influence (C) bloat (D) affirm (E) deify 3. What is the synonym of PREVIOUS? (A) preceding (B) self-concerned (C) unwell (D) glasslike (E) worrisome 4. What is the antonym of PREVIOUS? (A) illogical (B) next (C) sinking (D) noisy (E) bendable 5. What is the synonym of QUELL? (A) make amends for (B) manage or control (C) allay or assuage (D) show off oneself (E) criticize very harshly 6. What is the antonym of QUELL? (A) eject (B) explore (C) renounce (D) help (E) enhance 7. What is the synonym of LICENTIOUS? (A) dizzy (B) tangible (C) exacting (D) lewd (E) ineffective 8. What is the antonym of LICENTIOUS? (A) moral (B) helpless (C) impregnable (D) off-centre (E) smooth-sounding 9. What is the synonym of SIGNIFICANT? (A) barbarous (B) bulletin (C) additional (D) momentous (E) extension 10. What is the antonym of SIGNIFICANT? (A) selective (B) treachery (C) trivial (D) drama (E) overabundant 11. What is the synonym of CHURLISH? (A) unshakable (B) shy (C) excitable (D) delightful (E) barbaric 12. What is the antonym of CHURLISH? (A) invariable (B) chubby (C) hateworthy (D) courteous (E) probable 13. What is the synonym of HACKNEYED? (A) extremely destructive or harmful (B) very generous or extravagant (C) famous for something bad (D) related to the intellect (E) worn out by overuse 14. What is the antonym of HACKNEYED? (A) sad (B) infamous (C) original (D) strong (E) accurate 15. What is the synonym of PALTRY? (A) significant (B) systematic (C) meager (D) graceful (E) extended 16. What is the antonym of PALTRY? (A) significant (B) capricious (C) flavorless (D) changeable (E) unreasonable 17. What is the synonym of REPROACH? (A) restart (B) kill (C) scold (D) expend (E) transfer 18. What is the antonym of REPROACH? (A) exist (B) buy (C) postpone (D) respect (E) organize 19. What is the synonym of ERRATIC? (A) unclear in meaning (B) strange and unconventional (C) broad in scope (D) clean, or unused (E) not lasting forever 20. What is the antonym of ERRATIC? (A) compressed (B) notorious (C) common (D) soft-hearted (E) low-spirited ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Answers: 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. E 12. D 13. E 14. C 15. C 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. C