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Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Antonyms Letter D - Test 2

Against each key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning to the key word.

1. Defer

a) postpone b) put back c) bring forward d) differ e) suspect

2. Deign

a) condescend b) stoop c) disagree d) demean yourself e) give up

3. Deleterious

a) toxic b) venomous c) harmless d) delightful e) delinquent

4. Deluge

a) saturate b) dry up c) overwhelm d) swamp e) inundate

5. Demagogue

a) emotive dictator b) follower c) popular leader d) demon e) none of these

6. Denouement

a) start b) ending c) completion d) denounce e) relegation

7. Deplete

a) exhaust b) increase c) run down d) suffice e) regulate

8. Deprave

a) corrupt b) honest c) debauch d) lead astray e) deny

9. Deprecate

a) denounce b) condemn c) approve d) denigrate e) censure

10. Deride

a) disparage b) knock c) approve d) scoff e) ridicule

11. Derivative

a) imitative b) original c) spin-off d) lacking in originality e) by-product

12. Descry

a) perceive b) fathom c) miss d) distinguish e) discern

13. Desuetude

a) current b) disuse c) contemplate d) a state of mind e) none of these

14. Desultory

a) indiscriminate b) methodical c) chaotic d) random e) halfhearted

15. Deterrent

a) incitement b) disincentive c) rein d) prevention e) limiting

16. Dexterity

a) deftness b) adroitness c) clumsiness d) legerdemain e) nimbleness

17. Diaphanous

a) gossamer b) transparent c) filmy d) opaque e) clear

18. Dilate

a) contract b) remove c) delight d) open e) widen

19. Dilatory

a) tardy b) remiss c) prompt d) laggard e) lazy

20. Disconcert

a) please b) offend c) grieve d) concert e) remove

21. Disconsolate

a) content b) unhappy c) miserable d) melancholy e) disturbed

22. Discountenance

a) favour somebody b) embarrass c) disapprove of somebody d) facial expression e) none of these

23. Disheveled

a) neat b) tousled c) messy d) unkempt e) uncombed

24. Dissemble

a) hide something by pretense b) evade c) reveal d) quibble e) dither

25. Disseminate

a) spread b) accumulate c) propagate d) broadcast e) spread

Answers

1. bring forward
2. disagree
3. harmless
4. dry up
5. follower
6. start
7. increase
8. honest
9. approve
10. approve
11. original
12. miss
13. current
14. methodical
15. incitement
16. clumsiness
17. opaque
18. contract
19. prompt
20. please
21. content
22. favour somebody
23. neat
24. hide something by pretense
25. accumulate