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GRE Verbal Antonyms 4

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

1. Distend

a) expand
b) shrink
c) develop
d) adjust
e) create

2. Distinguish

a) suppress
b) surrogate
c) segregate
d) confuse
e) recognize differences

3. Distrait

a) careless
b) indifferent
c) apathetic
d) attentive
e) absent-minded

4. Divergence

a) convergence
b) unification
c) appropriation
d) refraction
e) none of these

5. Divine

a) heavenly
b) godly
c) mundane
d) mortal
e) celestial

6. Docile

a) Dormant
b) negative
c) unmanageable
d) submissive
e) pious

7. Dormant

a) latent
b) innate
c) inherent
d) awake
e) confuse

8. Dowdy

a) unsophisticated
b) ugly
c) not stylish
d) fashionable
e) arrogant

9. Dread

a) pleasing
b) frightening
c) worrying
d) welcome
e) horrible

10. Dreary

a) dull
b) moody
c) cloudy
d) cheerful
e) monotonous

11. Droll

a) insignificant
b) trivial
c) serious
d) deadly
e) witty

12. Drowsy

a) sleepy
b) lethargic
c) active
d) famous
e) supreme

13. Duplicity

a) disgusting
b) awkward
c) dreadful
d) straightforwardness
e) deceit

14. Dusky

a) dark
b) fair
c) cloudy
d) shadowy
e) beautiful

15. Dwarf

a) rustic
b) giant
c) ugly
d) rogue
e) pygmy

Answers

1. shrink
2. confuse
3. attentive
4. convergence
5. mundane
6. unmanageable
7. awake
8. fashionable
9. welcome
10. cheerful
11. serious
12. active
13. straightforward
14. fair
15. giant