GRE Test 3
1. Give Antonym for the following word: Tardy (a) Procrastinate (b) Delayed (e) Prompt (c) Preclude (d) Synchrony
Solution. (e)Tardy means slow to act, behind time. (a) procrastinate means to postpone, to defer, to delay action (b) delayed means to postpone, to make late (c) preclude means to prevent, make impossible (d) synchrony is occuring at the sametime (e) prompt means rapid, speedy,at the spot. So (e) prompt is the correct antonym for Tardy. 2. Give Antonym for the following word: Vilify (a) Prance (b) Malign (e) Glorify
(c) Void
(d) Affirm
Solution. (e) vilify means speak ill of, defame. (a) prance is to speak in elated or arrogant manner (b) malign means slander, speak ill of. (c) void means empty, nothingness. (d) Affirm is to state as fact. (e) glorify is to extol, make glorious. So (e) glorify is the correct antonym for vilify 3. Complete the following sentence with given options: Children from __________ backgrounds are most likely to become externalists than children from poor __________ who have had to overcome adversity to succeed. (a) rich.............background (b) poor.............backgrounds (c) poor.............background (d) rich.............backgrounds (e) richer.............background
Solution. (b) The first blank would be 'rich' because there is a comparison given and the compared word is 'poor' so other word has to be its antonym so b, c are eliminated. In second blank 'backgrounds' would be used because it is already been used in the line before. So (b) is the correct answer and so (e) is also eliminated. 4. Complete the following sentence with given options: Unknown to her mother, she kept meeting him on the __________ (a) sky (b) shy (c) sty (d) roof (e) sloth
Solution. (a) (a) meet on the sky is to meet secretly (b) shy means crafty, wily, secretive (c) sty means enclosure for pigs, dirty place (d) roof is not suitable (e) sloth means laziness Thus (a) is correct answer.
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Give Analogy : Deplete : Enervate (a) Tighten : Loosen (b) Exhaust : Enfeeble (c) Invigorate : Tired (d) Strengthen : Weak (e) Create : Annihilate
Solution. (b) Deplete means reduce of quality or quantity. Enervate is weakned by courage, spiritless Both the words show the depletion of energy and are synonym variant. (a) Tighter is opposite of loosen. (b) Exhaust is used up, empty out. Enfeeble means to weaken. Thus these are to an extent synonymous. (c) Invigorate means give energy to. Tired is opposite of it. (d) Strengthen is opposite of weak. (e) Create is opposite of Annihilate. (means to destroy) so correct answer is (b) Exhaust : enfeeble and secondly deplete can be linked to exhaust which is more on like the same thing. Enervate is synonymous to enfeeble. So (b) is true. 6. Give Analogy : Memory : Amnesia (a) Tired : Lethargy (b) Movement : Paralysis (c) Child : Aphonia (d) Insomnia : Somnambulist (e) Paranoia : Medical
Solution. (b) Memory means power of retaining or responding from brains. Amnesia is loss of memory, (a) Tired means exhausted, enerated. Lethagy means torpor, unnessary slumber. (b) Movement is related to motion, motility. Paralysis is loss of power of motion. (c) Child is a person. Aphonia is no sound while crying. (d) Insomnia is sleeplessness, Somnambulist means sleep walking. (e) Paranoia means mental disorder. Medical is related to medicine. So, correct answer is (b). DIRECTIONS for questions 7 to 9 : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows : As we have seen adaptive divergence is the scientific terminology used when organisms, which are alike in certain aspects, adopt entirely different characters while trying to adapt themselves to new and hostile environment. The opposite of adaptive divergence, that is adapative convergence, is an interesting yet all too common occurrence in the process of evolution. It is when organisms which totally differ from one another take on similar modes of life or adjust themselves and become suited to survive in special sorts of environments. It is a fairly common phenomenon that invertebrate marine animals living firmly attached to the sea bottom or to some foreign object have tendency to develop a conical or sub-cylindrical form, examples of which are corals and sponges. A more suited example being the streamlined fitness of most fishes for moving swiftly through water; they have no neck, the contour of the body is smoothly curved so as to give minimum resistance, and the chief propelling organ is a powerful tail fin. That some fossil reptiles (ichthyosaurs) and modern mammals (whjales, dolphins) are completely fishlike inform, is illustrative of adaptive convergence, as these air-breathing reptiles and mammals, which are highly efficient swimmers, are in no way closely related to fishes. Unrelated or distantly related organisms that develop similarity of form to suit special environments are sometimes designated as homeomorphs (having the same form). 7. The author mentions ichthyosaurs and dolphins as examples of (a) modern mammalian life forms that are aquatic. (b) species of slightly greater mobility than other fishes. (c) air- breathing reptiles closely related to fish. (d) organisms that have evolved into fish like forms.
Solution. (d) This is evident from the last lines of the passage that the undergo adaptive convergence to appear fish like in form, but are not closely related to fishes. So as to survive in water. So, answer is (d). 8. According to the passage, adaptive convergence and adaptive divergence are (a) manifestations of evolutionary patterns. (b) hypotheses unsupported by biological phenomena (c) ways in which plants and animals adjust to a common environment. (d) demonstrated by reptiles and mammals.
Solution. (a) In the passage there is reference to adaptive convergence which is common in occurrence of evolution, hence a manifestation of the evolutionary process. So, answer is (a). 9. According to the passage whales and hering may be classified as (a) mammals (b) fossils (c) reptiles
(d) homeomorphs
Solution. (d) Towards the end of the passage we see that whales are not related to fishes. hence, as whales are herring are not related but some what alike in form they may be called homeomorphs. Thus, (d) is the correct answer. 10. Give Antonym for the following word: Stoic (a) savant (b) herald (e) bystander
(c) whiner
(d) victor
Solution. (c) Stotic means person having control in adversity. (a) savant means learned person. (b) herald means forerunner, messenger. (c) whiner is to complain, peevishly. (d) victor means conqueror, winner. (e) by stander means person who stands by, but does not take part. Thus, (c) is the correct answer. 11. Give Antonym for the following word: Anathematize (a) appraise (b) reciprocal (e) bless
(c) patronize
(d) insinuate
Solution. (e) Anathematize means make cursed. (a) appraise means estimate value. (b) reciprocal is to return back, give reply. (c) patronize means support, encourage. (d) insinuate means introduce subtly. (e) bless means thank invoke divine favour So correct antonym is (e). 12. Give Antonym for the following word: Cognizance (a) ignobility (b) disbelief (e) unawareness.
(c) impotence
(d) illegality
Solution. (e) Congnizance cog means to know to be awake. (a) ignobility means mean, base. (b) disbelief is not believing. (c) impotence is weak, without power.
(d) illegality means contrary to law (e) unawareness without knowledge. Thus, (e) is the correct answer. 13. Give Analogy : Impromptu : Rehearsal (a) practiced : technique (c) offhand : premeditation (e) numerical : calculation
(b) make shift : whim (d) glib : fluency
Solution. (c) Impromptu means unrehearsed. Rehearsed means with rehearsal (a) practised and technique are not fit. (b) make shift means temporary, substitute. whim means fancy. (c) off hand means without prepartion premeditation means thought before. [This is antonym variant] (d) glib means spoken fluently. fluency means sudden, continuous. (e) numerical and calculation is not appropriate. So, (c) is the correct answer. 14. Give Analogy : Dampen : Enthusiasm (a) moisten : throat (b) test : commitment (c) distract : attention (d) reverse : direction (e) mute : sound
Solution. (e) To dampen enthusiasm is to diminish it (e) to make mute sound is to diminish it. a, b, c, d are not similar as e is. As to distract attention is to divert it. To reverse direction is to change or back the direction. So, (e) is the correct answer. 15. Complete the following sentence with given options: Benazir said that the regimes decision to allow Sharif to walk ________ could ________ be part of a larger game plan on just another corrupt act. (a) free .... on (b) free .... neither (c) freed .... either (d) free .... either (e) on .... either
Solution. (d) As 'free' fits in the sentence 'or' is used so 'neither' cannot be used so either would be used (d) free .... either is correct. 16. Complete the following sentence with given options: The thought of a nuclear ________ sparked off by a misunderstanding poses an awesome ________ . (a) device .... reverberation (b) holocaust .... spectre (c) liasion .... probabilty (d) weapon .... trouble (e) explosion .... calamity
Solution. (b) The first word that fits here is holocaust means great distinction on loss of life. And second word is spectre which means mental image of something unpleasant or menacing. DIRECTIONS for questions 17 to 19 : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows: Mary Shelley herself was the first to point to her fortuitous immersion in the literary and scientific revolutions of her day as the source of her novel Frankenstein. Her extreme youth, as well as her sex, have contributed to the generally held opinion that she was not so much an author in her own right as a transparent medium through which passed the ideas of those around her. "All Mrs. Shelly did," writes Mario Praz, "was to provide
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a passive reflection of some of the wild fantasies which were living in the air about her. Passive reflections, however, do not produce original works of literature, and Frankenstein, if not a great novel, was unquestionably an original one. The major Romantic and minor Gothic tradition to which it should have belonged was to the literature of the overreacher : the superman who breaks through normal human limitations to defy the rules of society and infringe upon the realm of God. In the Faust story, hypertrophy of the individual will is symbolized by a pact with the devil. Byron's and Balzac's heroes; the Wandering Jew; the chained and unchained Prometheus: all are overreachers, all the punished by their own excesses - by a surfeit of sensation, of experience, of knowledge and, most typically, by the doom of eternal life. But Mary Shelley's overreacher is different. Frankenstein's exploration of the forbidden boundaries of human science does not cause the prolongation and extension of his own life, but the creation of a new one. He defies mortality not by living forever, but by giving birth. The author quotes Mario Praz primarily in order to (a) support her own perception of Mary Shelley's uniqueness. (b) illustrate recent changes in scholarly opinions of shelley. (c) demonstrate Praz's unfamiliarity with Shelley's Frankenstein. (d) contrast Praz's statement about Shelley with shelley's own self-appraisal.
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Solution. (d) Immediately before quoting Praz, the author states that the general view of Shelley depicts her as 'a transparent medium through which passed the ideas of those around her." The quotation from Praz mentions about an excellent example of this particular point of view. So, (d) is the correct answer. 18. The author of the passage concedes which of the following aout Mary Shelley as an author ? (a) she was unaware of the literary and mythological traditions of the overreacher. (b) she intentionally parodied the scientific and literary discoveries of her time. (c) she was exposed to radical artistic and scientific concepts that influenced her work. (d) she lacked the maturity to create a literary work of absolute originality. (e) she was not so much an author in her own right as an imitator of the literary works of others.
Solution. (c) The opening sentence points out that Shelley herself acknowledged the influence of her unplanned immersion in the scientific and literary revolution of her time. Thus this is true of Shelley. So, (c) is the correct answer. According to the author, Frankenstein parts from the traditional figure of the overreacher in (a) his exaggerated will (b) his atypical purpose (c) the excesses of his method (d) the inevitability of his failure (e) his defiance of the deity Solution. (b) The concluding para distinguishes Frankenstein from the other overreachers in his desire not to extend his own life but to impart life to another by creating his own monster. Thus his purpose is a typical of the traditional overeacher. 19.
So, (b) is the correct answer. 20. Give Antonym for the following word: Pariah (a) miser (b) nomad (d) idol (e) renegade
(c) servant
Solution. (d) Pariah means social outcast. (a) miser means miserly, who saves wealth. (b) nomad means roaming from place to place. (c) servant is the socially base person (d) idol means object to be worshipped. (e) renegade means deserter of party. So, the correct answer is (d). 21. Give Antonym for the following word: Gauche (a) Grotesque (b) Tactful (d) Fashionable (e) Insave
(c) Rightful
Solution. (b) Gauche means tactless. (a) grotesque is strange. (b) tactful means adroitness in doing things. (c) rightful which is correct. (d) fashionable is prevalent in fashion. (e) insave means senseless, empty, silly. So, correct answer is (b). 22. Give Analogy : Necromancy : Ghosts (a) Romance : stories (b) Magic : Amulets (c) Alchemy : Supernatural (d) Sorcery : Spirits (e) Wizard : Mutable
Solution. (d) Necromancy is the study of dead, ghosts. (c) Alchemy is the study of turning things into gold. (d) Sorcery - relating to spirits, magic. (e) Mutable means changeable. Wizard means conjuror, magician. It is not related to the option and same with b and a. So, (d) is the correct answer. 23. Give Analogy : Explosion : Destruction (a) Talk : Exaggeration (b) (d) Engagement : Marriage
Girl : woman (e)
(c) Success : Failure Funeral : Death
Solution. (d) Explosion leads to destruction (Cause and Effect) relationship. (a) talk does not lead to exaggeration. (b) girl : woman is not correct (c) success : failure is antonym. (d) engagement leads to marriage. (e) death leads to funeral not the funeral which leads to death. So, (d) is the correct answer. 24. Complete the following sentence with given options: We lost confidence in him because he never _________ the grendiose promises he had made. (a) Forgot about (b) reneged on (c) tired of
(d) delivered on
(e) retreated from
Solution. (d) (a) is not correct. (b) reneged on is backout, (c) tired of incorrect (d) delivered on - is to launch, perform, (e) retreated from is to go back. So, (d) is the correct answer. 25. Complete the following sentence with given options: Just as disloyalty is the mark of a renegade __________ is the mark of the ___________ . (a) timorousness, hero (b) temerity, coward (c) avarice, plilanthropist (d) cowardice, craven (e) vanity, flatterer
Solution. (d) Renegade is a person who deserts the party or principles so he is disloyal. (a) timorous is weak, frightened cannot be ahero. (b) temerity, rashness is not related to coward (weak). (c) avarice is greed. Philanthropist lover of mankind. (d) cowardice - cowardly conduct. Craven - abject person, coward. (e) vanity - pride. Flatterer - one who flatters. So, correct answer is (d). 26. Give Antonym for the following word: Scrupulous (a) honest (b) punctilious (d) Principled (e) uncouth
(c) Remiss
Solution. (c) Scrupulous - attentive, careful (b) punctilions - attentive (c) remiss - careless of duty (d) principled means civil (e) uncouth is barbaric - uncivil So, (c) is the correct answer. 27. Give Antonym for the following word: Seamy (a) unpleasant (b) sordid (e) Niggard
(c) pleasant
(d) Turgid
Solution. (c) Seamy - unattractive side. (a) unpleasant is synonym (b) sordid - dirty (c) pleasant is good, attractive (d) turgid - swollen (e) niggard - stingy So, (c) is the correct answer. 28. Give Antonym for the following word: Topical (a) General (b) Disinterested (e) imperceptible
(c) chronological
(d) fallacious
Solution. (a) Topical means dealing with current topic. (a) general - not current (b) disinterested - not interested (c) chronological - sequence wise (d) fallacious - misleading (e) inperceptible - which can't be perceived. So, (a) is the correct answer.
DIRECTIONS for questions 29 and 30 : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows: We know that what constitutes practically all of matter is empty space; relatively enormous voids in which revolve with lightning velocity infinitesimal particles so utterly small that they have never been seen or photographed. The existence of these particles has been demonstrated by mathematical physicists and their operations determined by ingenious laboratory experiments. It was not until 1911 that experiments by Sir Ernest Rutherford revealed the architecture of the mysterious atom. Moseley, Biohr, Fermi, Millikan, Cromption, Urey, and others have also worked on the problem. Matter is composed of molecules whose average diameter is about 1/125 millionth of an inch. Molecules are composed of atoms so small that about 5 million could be placed in a row on the period at the end of this sentence. Long thought to be the ultimate, indivisible constituent of matter, the atom has been found to consist roughly of a proton, the positive electrical element in the atomic nucleus, surrounded by electrons, the negative electric elements swirling about the proton. According to the passage, all of the following were true of the center of the atom EXCEPT that it (a) had not yet been seen by the naked eye (b) contained elements that were positively charged (c) was very little larger than a molecule (d) was smaller than 1/125 millionth of an inch
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Solution. (c) The passage states that molecules are made of atoms, atom is smaller than a molecule to which it belongs. Choice (a) is wrong. Line 5 tells that atoms have never been photographed. (b) is incorrect. Line 21-22 shows presence of positive electric elements. (d) is incorrect, line 5-8 shows the experiments that determine its operations. (e) is incorrect. Line 14-15 the average diameter of a molecule is 1/125 millionth an inch. Thus, (c) is the correct answer. 30. By referring to the period at the end of the sentence (lines 16-18), the author intends to point up the atom's (a) density (b) mystery (c) velocity (d) consistency (e) minuteness
Solution. (e) The comparison emphasizes the smallness of or minuteness of atoms. So, (e) is the correct answer.