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. VULNERABLE:
(A) empty
(B) sullen
(C) modest
(D) safe
(E) severe
29. DECREPIT:
(A) popular
(B) sturdy
(C) sterile
(D) partially complete
(E) sketchily detailed
30. BALM:
(A) irritant
(B) imperfection
(C) dizzying sensation
(D) burdensome task
(E) extraordinary substance
31. INSOLVENCY:
(A) ability to pay one's debts
(B) ability to sustain growth
(C) concentration
(D) coherence
(E) compatibility
32. HONE:
(A) shorten
(B) blunt
(C) fuse
(D) bend
(E) delay
33. SINUOUS:
(A) vacant
(B) direct
(C) wet
(D) round
(E) numerous
34. EVINCE:
(A) perturb
(B) incriminate
(C) forbid
(D) subjugate
(E) conceal
35. EPHEMERAL:
(A) garish
(B) harsh
(C) enduring
(D) grasping
(E) stubborn
36. INSALUBRITY:
(A) neatness
(B) sobriety
(C) confidence
(D) healthfulness
(E) satisfaction
37. TRUCULENCE:
(A) benevolence
(B) exigence
(C) exuberance
(D) protuberance
(E) perseverance
38. TURPITUDE:
(A) probity
(B) determinedness
(C) pragmatism
(D) animation
(E) judiciousness |
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