VERBAL ABILITY TEST
SECTION I SYONYM-ANTONYM
SET 1: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
1. VACATE
A. abandon B. charter C. sever D. occupy E. discharge
2. AMASS
A. disperse B. meld C. muster D. compile E. infuse
3. ENAMOR
A. entice B. enlighten C. loathe D. subdue E. fascinate
4. RENOWN
A. acclaim B. obscurity C. villainy D. infamy E. prestige
5. AMPLIFY
A. magnify B. intensify C. allay D. withdraw E. lessen
6. FESTIVE
A. serene B. hearty C. gruesome D. jaunty E. dreary
7. WAN
A. pale B. drab C. anemic D. glowing E. kaleidoscopic
8. FORGO
A. despise B. revere C. indulge D. abstain E. waive
9. POROUS
A. fragile B. waterproof C. consolidated D. dense E. spongy
10. EXPEND
A. stash B. dispatch C. splurge D. exhaust E. smother
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,SET 2: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
1. CHIDE
A. notice B. admonish C. laud D. scold E. allow
2. DENY
A. corroborate B. commend C. renounce D. verbalize E. muffle
3. AVERT
A. abide B. preclude C. divert D. gaze E. skipper
4. MUTILATE
A. deface B. adapt C. augment D. mar E. mend
5. LUMINOUS
A. brilliant B. mournful C. pessimistic D. gloomy E. radiant
6. BARREN
A. moist B. parched C. sterile D. dewy E. fertile
7. IRRITATE
A. mollify B. acknowledge C. appreciate D. peeve E. vex
8. BEWITCH
A. invite B. revolt C. ravage D. inflict E. allure
9. INGENIOUS
A. crafty B. inane C. incompetent D. inventive E. skillful
10. VERIFY
A. justify B. equivocate C. invalidate D. corroborate E. approximate
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, SET 3: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
1. HINDER
A. exonerate B. deduct C. suppress D. maintain E. facilitate
2. NAVIGABLE
A. passable B. obstructed C. laborious D. upstream E. remote
3. SCOFF
A. ridicule B. worship C. deride D. commend E. rally
4. DALLY
A. hasten B. tinker C. linger D. tire E. idle
5. OVERBEARING
A. snooty B. tyrannical C. unassertive D. affectionate E. underhanded
6. RESPITE
A. truce B. industry C. moratorium D. continuation E. reprieve
7. TANGIBLE
A. visible B. superfluous C. definite D. plastic E. abstract
8. CONTEMPLATIVE
A. wistful B. unreflective C. numbed D. aroused E. nostalgic
9. CRANKY
A. bearish B. altruistic C. amiable D. irritable E. considerate
10. CONVERTIBLE
A. fixed B. malleable C. dissimilar D. mature E. modifiable
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SECTION I SYONYM-ANTONYM
SET 1: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
1. VACATE
A. abandon B. charter C. sever D. occupy E. discharge
2. AMASS
A. disperse B. meld C. muster D. compile E. infuse
3. ENAMOR
A. entice B. enlighten C. loathe D. subdue E. fascinate
4. RENOWN
A. acclaim B. obscurity C. villainy D. infamy E. prestige
5. AMPLIFY
A. magnify B. intensify C. allay D. withdraw E. lessen
6. FESTIVE
A. serene B. hearty C. gruesome D. jaunty E. dreary
7. WAN
A. pale B. drab C. anemic D. glowing E. kaleidoscopic
8. FORGO
A. despise B. revere C. indulge D. abstain E. waive
9. POROUS
A. fragile B. waterproof C. consolidated D. dense E. spongy
10. EXPEND
A. stash B. dispatch C. splurge D. exhaust E. smother
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,SET 2: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
1. CHIDE
A. notice B. admonish C. laud D. scold E. allow
2. DENY
A. corroborate B. commend C. renounce D. verbalize E. muffle
3. AVERT
A. abide B. preclude C. divert D. gaze E. skipper
4. MUTILATE
A. deface B. adapt C. augment D. mar E. mend
5. LUMINOUS
A. brilliant B. mournful C. pessimistic D. gloomy E. radiant
6. BARREN
A. moist B. parched C. sterile D. dewy E. fertile
7. IRRITATE
A. mollify B. acknowledge C. appreciate D. peeve E. vex
8. BEWITCH
A. invite B. revolt C. ravage D. inflict E. allure
9. INGENIOUS
A. crafty B. inane C. incompetent D. inventive E. skillful
10. VERIFY
A. justify B. equivocate C. invalidate D. corroborate E. approximate
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, SET 3: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
1. HINDER
A. exonerate B. deduct C. suppress D. maintain E. facilitate
2. NAVIGABLE
A. passable B. obstructed C. laborious D. upstream E. remote
3. SCOFF
A. ridicule B. worship C. deride D. commend E. rally
4. DALLY
A. hasten B. tinker C. linger D. tire E. idle
5. OVERBEARING
A. snooty B. tyrannical C. unassertive D. affectionate E. underhanded
6. RESPITE
A. truce B. industry C. moratorium D. continuation E. reprieve
7. TANGIBLE
A. visible B. superfluous C. definite D. plastic E. abstract
8. CONTEMPLATIVE
A. wistful B. unreflective C. numbed D. aroused E. nostalgic
9. CRANKY
A. bearish B. altruistic C. amiable D. irritable E. considerate
10. CONVERTIBLE
A. fixed B. malleable C. dissimilar D. mature E. modifiable
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