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GAT Synonyms
GAT Antonyms
Euphony Cacophony Euphony means pleasant sound, and Cacophony means noise
Prolix Pithy Prolix means wordy, and pithy means "to the point"
Abet Hinder Abet means "to assist", and Hinder means "to deter".
Scad Dearth Scad means "large amount", and Dearth means "Shortage".
Analogies: Synonyms
RATIOCINATE :
Ratiocinate means Think (Relation between them is "synonyms"
THINK
CONSENSUS :
Consensus means agreement
AGREEMENT
AMELIORATE :
Ameliorate means improve
IMPROVE
Analogies: Antonyms
Antonyms Definition / Meaning
Odium means Hate, and Infatuation means
ODIUM : INFATUATION
Love (Both are antonym)
Feeble means weak. Feeble and Strong are
FEEBLE : STRONG
antonym
GENIAL : UNFRIENDLY Genial means Friendly
Inchoate means Beginner, and Mature means
INCHOATE : MATURE
Experienced
SPURIOUS : AUTHENTIC Spurious means Fake
Analogies: Degree of Intensity
Degree of Intensity Definition / Meaning
LUKEWARM : BOILING Lukewarm is less extreme than boiling
Fond (Liking something) is less extreme than
FOND : DOTING
Doting (extremely fond of someting)
Flurry (shower) is less extreme than blizzard
FLURRY : BLIZZARD
(snowstorm/ice storm)
Grasping (greedy) is less extreme than Rapacious
GRASPING : RAPACIOUS
(extremely greedy)
Glint (small flashes of light) is less extreme than
GLINT : LIGHT
Light
Whiff (smelled briefly) is less extreme than Scent
WHIFF : SCENT
(smell)
Amusing (funny) is less extreme than Uproarious
AMUSING : UPROARIOUS
(very funny)
Disagreeable is less extreme than Repugnant
DISAGREEABLE : REPUGNANT
(extremely disagreeable)
SELF-RESPECTING : Self-respecting is less extreme than Vainglorious
VAINGLORIOUS (excessively proud)
Careful is less extreme than Punctilious
CAREFUL : PUNCTILIOUS
(excessively careful/attentive)
Analogies: Worker and Tool
Worker : Tool Definition / Meaning
Minute is part of
MINUTE : HOUR
Hour
Island is part of
ISLAND : ARCHIPELAGO
Archipelago
Stories is part of
STORIES : BUILDING
Building
Shard is part of
SHARD : POTTERY
Pottery
Canto is part of
CANTO : POEM
Poem
Analogies: Definition
Word : Definition Definition / Meaning
A Competitor is a person who Vies
COMPETITOR : VIES
(competes)
GAT Antonyms
Euphony Cacophony Euphony means pleasant sound, and Cacophony means noise
Prolix Pithy Prolix means wordy, and pithy means "to the point"
Foment Quash Foment means "to incite", and Quash means "to suppress".
Abet Hinder Abet means "to assist", and Hinder means "to deter".
Scad Dearth Scad means "large amount", and Dearth means "Shortage".
8. University professors visit the website www.sheir.org and ___________ the data
against level of tests.
A. inform
B. appraise
C. apprise
D. amended
E. commended
10. Octopuses have not only large brains __________ also a well-developed nervous
system.
A. but
B. and
C. are
D. and have
E. or
11. The manager __________ everyone go home an hour early on Friday afternoon.
A. allowed
B. let
C. permitted
D. got
E. asked
19. We cannot say anything about law and order situation in this city, because the city
is highly __________ .
A. unpredictable
B. volatile
C. dangerous
D. baleful
20. He is __________ fame and money. He pursue research just as an amateur scientist.
A. indifferent to
B. enamoured of
C. running for
D. struggling for
ANSWERS
1. B
2. C
3. E
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. E
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. B
13. B
14. B
15. B
16. A
17. A
18. D
19. B
20. A
The board was amazed to see such an outstanding research by a mere __________ .
doctorate student
doctor
scientist
businessman
amateur
In the Middle Ages, returning prisoners in exchange for money became common instead
of putting to death. Though the act was humane, the primary reasons behind it were
__________ rather than __________ .
humanitarian, economic
economic, humanitarian
customs, humanitarian
customs, economic
customs, promise
The principal asked teachers to discover and __________ each student's __________
talents.
suppress, unrecognized
develop, intrinsic
redirect, specious
belittle, dormant
justify, gratuitous
obtain
recognize
protect
procure
publish
posting
trial balance
embezzlement
casting
audit
ANSWERS
1. E
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. C
Polls can be used in different ways. Candidates for public office use them to
(1)__________ their chances of winning and help them decide whether to run. Once this
decision is made, polls provide information that helps candidates (2)__________ limited
campaign resources to those groups in the population that support them or might be
(3)__________ to do so. Candidates also use polls to help determine which issues they
need to (4)__________ and which they should ignore. Candidates will sometimes
commission private polls and leak favorable results to the press to try to (5)__________
opinion.
1.
A. access
B. excess
C. assess
D. information
E. know
2.
A. direct
B. use
C. think
D. advance
E. get
3.
A. made
B. obtained
C. moved
D. rectified
E. persuaded
4.
A. embezzled
B. emphasize
C. eminent
D. egoist
E. None of these
5.
A. patronage
B. extrapolate
C. alienate
D. manipulate
E. enervate
ANSWERS
1. C
2. A
3. E
4. B
5. D
6. GAT Verbal
7. GAT Verbal (English) Section of NTS Test
8. A: Vocabulary
9. Topics
A1: Prefixes, Suffixes
A2: Analogies
A3: Antonyms
A4: Conceptual
10. B: Grammar
11. Topics
B1: Tenses and Aspects
B2: Parts of Speech (Conjunctions, Nouns, Pronouns, Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Articles,
Prepositions)
B3: Conditionals
B4: Functions
12.
13. C: Comprehension
14. Topics
C1: Inferencing
C2: Linking Devices
C3: Main Idea
C4: Title
C5: Topic Sentences
C6: Type of Passage (Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, Scientific, Entertaining, Didactic,
Rhetorical)