GRE Antonyms level-1

1. Forget

1. Implement
2. Keep
3. Remember
4. Steadfast
5. Lucky

Answer : 3

Watch out: its not keep!

Explanation :

Forget means to inadvertently neglect to attend to, do or mention something.

Implement means to put a decision, a plan or an agreement into effect. Remember
means to have in one's mind an awareness of something that one has seen, known
or experienced in the past. Steadfast means resolutely or dutifully firm and
unwavering.

2. RELUCTANTLY

1. excitably
2. quickly
3. willingly
4. indulgently
5. enticingly

Answer : 3

Watch out: Reluctance just means un willing it never meant un-exciting! So don’t
ever go for option 1.
Explanation :

Showing reluctance is showing unwillingness. Excitably means responding rather too

quickly to something new. Indulgently means showing signs of readiness or over-
readiness to generous or lenient to someone. Enticingly means to behave in an
attracting or tempting manner.

3. Temporary

1. Permanent
2. Often
3. Sacred
4. Sometimes
5. Whenever
Answer : 1

Watch out: There is nothing to watch out here!

Explanation :

Temporary means lasting only for a limited period of time. Permanent means lasting
or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely. Often means frequently or
many times. Sacred means connected with God or dedicated to a religious purpose
and so deserving veneration.

4. CONSISTENT

1. contradictory
2. uniform
3. unsteady
4. weak
5. immoderate

Answer : 1

Watch out: You might ask me why its not unsteady? Why? Think hard! Check the
explanation below
Explanation :

To be consistent means to be unchanging in achievement or effect over a period of

time. Contradictory means mutually opposed or inconsistent. This is the right
answer. Uniform means not changing in form or character. Immoderate means not
sensible or restrained.
5. DOMINEERING

1. honest
2. overbearing
3. moral
4. submissive
5. decent

Answer : 4

Watch out: Don’t fall for honest! Hones people need not be submissive!
Explanation :

Domineering means overbearing and exerting controlling influence. Moral mean

concerned with principles of right and wrong behavior.

6. ARTISTIC

1. divine
2. unrefined
3. ugly
4. difficult
5. illiterate

Answer : 2
Watch out: Its not illiterate! Artist need not be a literate and artistic means
enjoying or in a certain standards of beauty!
And don’t fall for ugly too!
Explanation :

Artistic means to conform to certain aesthetic standards ( beauty, refinement etc.).

Divine means godlike or heavenly, difficult and illiterate have nothing to do with
standards of beauty. Ugly connotes physical appearances rather than inner
refinement and so option 2 - unrefined, meaning lacking in taste or aesthetic sense -
is the correct one .

7. Temporal

1. Arboreal
2. Fleeting
3. Spiritual
4. Solid
5. Structural

Answer : 3

Watch out: Watch out for option 2.

Explanation :

Temporal means relating to worldly matters as opposed to spiritual affairs. Arboreal

means something relating animals living in trees. Fleeting means lasting for a very
short moment. Structural means relating to or forming a part of a structure of a
building or other item.

8. CONCEIT

1. simplicity
2. modesty
3. timidity
4. fear
5. Vanity
Answer : 2

Watch out: Its not simplicity! Why not? Have a deep thought!
Explanation :

Conceit is being vain and proud. Timidity is showing lack of courage or confidence.
Vanity is excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements. Modesty is being
humble.

9. Fertile

1. Shameful
2. Unilateral
3. Livid
4. Wasted
5. Barren

Answer : 5

Watch out: Infertile (the antonym) may be something that’s not productive! So
don’t go for option four guys! Take care
Explanation :

Fertile means capable of producing. Unilateral means performed by or affecting only

one person, group or country in a particular situation, without the agreement of
another or others. Livid means having a dark angry tinge. Barren means too poor to
produce much or any vegetation.
10. FAVORABLE

1. unlikely
2. inimical
3. inconvenient
4. uncomfortable
5. inadvertent

Answer : 2

Watch out: nothing to explain here I believe!

Explanation :

Favorable is being friendly and sympathetic. Being inimical is taking an opposing

stance, like an enemy.

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