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Directions: Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best.
28) SEND:
(A) drop
(B) lift
(C) attempt
(D) receive
(E) locate
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29) INTERLOCKING:
(A) independent
(B) internal
(C) peripheral
(D) sequential
(E) variable
30) REFLECT:
(A) diffuse
(B) polarize
(C) absorb
(D) focus
(E) propagate
31) LACKLUSTER:
(A) necessary
(B) descriptive
(C) radiant
(D) organized
(E) mature
32) ZENITH:
(A) shortest line
(B) furthest edge
(C) lowest point
(D) roughest curve
(E) smallest surface
33) ENGENDER:
(A) enumerate
(B) emulate
(C) exculpate
(D) eradicate
(E) encapsulate
34) ANOMALOUS:
(A) veracious
(B) precise
(C) essential
(D) conforming to an established rule
(E) proceeding in a timely fashion
35) GRIEVOUS:
(A) slight
(B) stereotyped
(C) solicitous
(D) sophisticated
(E) sparkling
36) PRECIPITATE:
(A) desperate
(B) determined
(C) dissident
(D) deliberate
(E) divided
37) PROLIXITY:
(A) intense devotion
(B) vehement protest
(C) serious offense
(D) exact measurement
(E) extreme brevity
38) DISABUSE:
(A) afflict with pain
(B) lead into error
(C) force into exile
(D) remove from grace
(E) free from obligation
Answer Keys
28 | 29 | 30 |
D | A | C |
31 | 32 | 33 |
C | C | D |
34 | 35 | 36 |
D | A | D |
37 | 38 | |
E | B |