The document presents a vocabulary preparation exercise for the GRE exam, consisting of questions that ask for synonyms and antonyms of various words. Each question has multiple-choice options, and answers are provided at the end along with explanations for the terms. It is intended to help users enhance their vocabulary skills for the exam.

1. Gre Vocab Preparation
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 ESSENCE?
(A) area of study
(B) a burrowing shellfish
(C) list of people
(D) a basic nature
(E) a foreign country
2. What is the antonym of ESSENCE?
(A) exterior
(B) proofreader
(C) employment
(D) pool
(E) amusement
3. What is the synonym of SOPHOMORIC?
(A) self-interested
(B) flashy
(C) uninformed
(D) attractive
(E) offensive
4. What is the antonym of SOPHOMORIC?
(A) vulnerable

2. (B) retrievable
(C) well-educated
(D) expert
(E) creative
5. What is the synonym of FOCUS?
(A) make peaceful
(B) make clear
(C) talk over
(D) examine closely
(E) catch up
6. What is the antonym of FOCUS?
(A) wanderer
(B) dolphin
(C) periphery
(D) quickness
(E) profile
7. What is the synonym of MORIBUND?
(A) standing out above other things
(B) on the point of death
(C) not safe, firm, or steady
(D) not easily taught or disciplined
(E) standing out in negative way
8. What is the antonym of MORIBUND?
(A) strenuous
(B) inconceivable

3. (C) great
(D) recovering
(E) revengeful
9. What is the synonym of HEAD?
(A) top
(B) professor
(C) irritability
(D) craziness
(E) congregation
10. What is the antonym of HEAD?
11. What is the synonym of COMPLACENT?
(A) heedful
(B) injured
(C) pleased
(D) combative
(E) irrelevant
12. What is the antonym of COMPLACENT?
(A) disrespectful
(B) adjacent
(C) listless
(D) dissatisfied
(E) perfect
13. What is the synonym of METAPHOR?
(A) matrimony
(B) sinking

4. (C) expressive
(D) analogy
(E) steadfast
14. What is the antonym of METAPHOR?
(A) loud approval
(B) plain speech
(C) send overseas
(D) human being
(E) dry land
15. What is the synonym of IDENTITY?
(A) rapidity
(B) occupiers
(C) specification
(D) lesson
(E) investigation
16. What is the antonym of IDENTITY?
(A) branches
(B) dissimilarity
(C) family
(D) craziness
(E) indignity
17. What is the synonym of OGLE?
(A) persuade with flattery or gentle urging
(B) accommodate oneself to a new condition
(C) keep or continue to have something

5. (D) look at openly and with desire
(E) move along a somewhat circular route
18. What is the antonym of OGLE?
(A) invite
(B) attain
(C) prepare
(D) disregard
(E) infer
19. What is the synonym of TOTAL?
(A) passenger station bus station
(B) the sum of everything
(C) a shelter for ships
(D) introductory step or movement
(E) person skilled in physic
20. What is the antonym of TOTAL?
(A) melodious
(B) fractional
(C) colourless
(D) inattentive
(E) ineligible
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Answers: 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. A 11. C 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. D 19. B 20.
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The above questions are created from the following synonyms and antonyms:
1. ESSENCE
Synonyms: a basic nature; core; extract; most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
most important quality; vital characteristic
Antonyms: empty; exterior; outside
2. SOPHOMORIC
Synonyms: childish; foolish; immature and overconfident; infantile; juvenile; naive; uninformed
Antonyms: experienced; expert; professional
3. FOCUS
Synonyms: center of interest or activity; concentrate on one thing; highlight; look at, think about, or give
attention to; make clear; the center of attention; the most important part
Antonyms: exterior; outside; periphery
4. MORIBUND
Synonyms: decaying; declining; dying; near death; on the point of death; waning
Antonyms: beginning; birth; recovering; thriving

7. 5. HEAD
Synonyms: advance; director; leader; point or proceed in a certain direction; proceed; supervise; top
Antonyms: disembark; land; recede
6. COMPLACENT
Synonyms: content; gratified; no desire to improve; pleased; self-satisfied; too pleased with oneself or
one’s situation
Antonyms: discontented; dissatisfied; unhappy
7. METAPHOR
Synonyms: a figure of speech containing an implied comparison; a figure of speech which uses a word in
a situation to which it is actually not applicable, in order to make an idea clear; analogy; implied
comparison; is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another for rhetorical
effect; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
Antonyms: actually; literally; plain speech
8. IDENTITY
Synonyms: acquaintance; distinctiveness; identification; individuality; oneness; recognition; specification
Antonyms: difference; dissimilarity; opposition
9. OGLE
Synonyms: flirt; leer; look at openly and with desire; observe in an obvious manner; stare at; stare at
someone flirtatiously or with eyes full of sexual love or desire
Antonyms: disregard; ignore; neglect; overlook
10. TOTAL
Synonyms: aggregate; complete; entire; full; the sum of everything; whole
Antonyms: fractional; part; partial

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