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Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Antonyms Letter N

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

1. Nascent

a) embryonic b) incipient c) burgeoning d) full-fledged e) hopeful

2. Natal

a) fatal b) natural c) critical d) unnatural e) biological

3. Nemesis

a) reconciliation b) vengeance c) opponent d) fate e) doom

4. Neophyte

a) old hand b) novice c) tenderfoot d) greenhorn e) amateur

5. Nether

a) posterior b) rear c) mundane d) murky e) fore

6. Nettle

a) please b) exasperate c) vex d) grate e) grave

7. Niggardly

a) stingy b) measly c) generous d) meager e) aristocratic

8. Noisome

a) pleasant b) offensive c) stinking d) harmful e) knack

9. Obdurate

a) adamant b) obstinate c) compliant d) caring e) callous

10. Obeisance

a) curtsy b) bob c) bend d) a bow of the head e) disrespectful

11. Obfuscate

a) complicate b) clarify c) certify d) obtain e) obscure

12. Oblique

a) tilted b) slanted c) upright d) implicit e) circuitous

13. Obliterate

a) eliminate b) flourish c) annihilate d) demolish e) access

14. Obloquy

a) slander b) humiliation c) mortification d) encomium e) diabolic

15. Obsequious

a) flattering b) toadying c) submissive d) assertive e) fawning

16. Obstinate

a) tenacious b) compliant c) mulish d) inflexible e) stubborn

17. Obstreperous

a) friendly b) hostile c) argumentative d) sullen e) sulky

18. Obtuse

a) sensitive b) imperceptive c) stupid d) insensitive e) simple

19. Odious

a) loathsome b) obnoxious c) delightful d) abhorrent e) grateful

20. Onerous

a) arduous b) tedious c) easy d) auspicious e) authentic

21. Opprobrious

a) praising b) abusive c) slanderous d) disgraceful e) kind

22. Ordain

a) decree b) obey c) establish d) proclaim e) none of these

23. Ossify

a) harden b) coalesce c) solidify d) liquefy e) fix

24. Ostensible

a) apparent b) superficial c) perceived d) real e) professed

25. Ostentatious

a) pretentious b) modest c) brazen d) flamboyant e) affected

Answers

1. full-fledged
2. unnatural
3. reconciliation
4. old hand
5. fore
6. please
7. generous
8. pleasant
9. caring
10. disrespectful
11. clarify
12. upright
13. flourish
14. encomium
15. assertive
16. compliant
17. friendly
18. sensitive
19. delightful
20. easy
21. praising
22. obey
23. liquefy
24. real
25. modest