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GRE Verbal Ability Antonyms 2

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

1. Monomania

a) obsessive preoccupation
b) fear of height
c) compulsion
d) diabolic
e) having many different interests

2. Morbid

a) Morose
b) sinister
c) perverse
d) cheerful
e) dark

3. Mordant

a) acerbic
b) sarcastic
c) gentle
d) acrid
e) corrosive

4. Moribund

a) declining
b) flourishing
c) dilapidated
d) corrosive
e) frightening

5. Morose

a) miserable
b) cheery
c) anxious
d) eligible
e) blue

6. Multifarious

a) miscellaneous
b) assorted
c) homogeneous
d) versatile
e) vigilant

7. Mundane

a) celestial
b) worldly
c) ordinary
d) exotic
e) monotonous

8. Munificent

a) miserly
b) liberal
c) generous
d) unstinting
e) bountiful

9. Myriad

a) multitude
b) host
c) heap
d) few
e) load

10. palatable

a) edible
b) potable
c) tasteless
d) pleasant
e) appealing

11. Palatial

a) extravagant
b) splendid
c) impressive
d) miserable
e) regal

12. Palliate

a) aggravate
b) aggregate
c) alleviate
d) synthesize
e) synchronize

13. Palpable

a) perceptible by feeling or touch
b) conspicuous
c) overt
d) physical
e) intangible

14. Panacea

a) supposed cure-all
b) ineffective solution
c) solution
d) cure
e) magic potion

15. Panegyric

a) eulogy
b) praise
c) allegory
d) censure
e) allusion

16. Pariah

a) a social outcast
b) orthodox
c) aristocrat
d) outsider
e) none of these

Answers

1. having many different interests
2. cheerful
3. gentle
4. flourishing
5. cheery
6. homogeneous
7. exotic
8. miserly
9. few
10. tasteless
11. miserable
12. aggravate
13. intangible
14. ineffective solution
15. censure
16. aristocrat