GRE sentence equivalence synonym pairs word list

This study set contains GRE sentence equivalence synonym pairs to help enhance vocabulary and improve verbal reasoning skills. Each card features a word or phrase alongside its synonym, aiding in preparation for the GRE test.

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1. What does 'abate' mean?

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Common Synonyms for GRE(16)

abate

diminish

benevolent

kind

candid

honest

defer

postpone

emulate

imitate

facilitate

ease

garrulous

talkative

hackneyed

overused

immutable

unchanging

meticulous

careful

nebulous

vague

obscure

unclear

pragmatic

practical

quintessential

typical

revere

respect

sagacious

wise

Advanced Vocabulary Synonyms(20)

abate

diminish

admonish

warn

alacrity

eagerness

ameliorate

improve

anomaly

deviation

arduous

strenuous

capricious

whimsical

cogent

persuasive

deference

respect

dichotomy

contrast

disparate

different

ebullient

enthusiastic

equivocal

ambiguous

exacerbate

intensify

fastidious

meticulous

garrulous

talkative

implacable

unyielding

inchoate

undeveloped

laconic

brief

prolific

productive

Questions in this Study Set(36)

1. What does 'abate' mean?

A.Diminish
B.Postpone
C.Imitate
D.Talkative

2. What does 'abate' mean?

A.Diminish
B.Intensify
C.Warn
D.Brief

3. Which word means 'kind'?

A.Benevolent
B.Vague
C.Careful
D.Wise

4. Which word means 'to warn'?

A.Admonish
B.Ameliorate
C.Ebullient
D.Prolific

5. What does 'candid' mean?

A.Vague
B.Honest
C.Overused
D.Practical

6. In the sentence 'She approached her studies with _____', which word fits best? 'Eagerness' can be synonym for _____

A.Alacrity
B.Fastidious
C.Garrulous
D.Inchoate

7. Which word means 'to postpone'?

A.Diminish
B.Defer
C.Ease
D.Unchanging

8. What does 'ameliorate' mean?

A.Improve
B.Diminish
C.Warn
D.Ambiguous

9. What does 'emulate' mean?

A.Imitate
B.Respect
C.Talkative
D.Wise

10. Which word means 'deviation'?

A.Anomaly
B.Dichotomy
C.Diminish
D.Ebullient

11. Which word means 'to ease'?

A.Facilitate
B.Diminish
C.Practical
D.Overused

12. In the sentence 'The hike was _____ due to the steep terrain', which word fits best? 'Strenuous' can be synonym for _____

A.Arduous
B.Garrulous
C.Diminish
D.Prolific

13. What does 'garrulous' mean?

A.Talkative
B.Vague
C.Careful
D.Unclear

14. What does 'capricious' mean?

A.Whimsical
B.Unyielding
C.Talkative
D.Meticulous

15. Which word means 'overused'?

A.Unchanging
B.Hackneyed
C.Honest
D.Practical

16. Which word means 'persuasive'?

A.Cogent
B.Laconic
C.Fastidious
D.Inchoate

17. What does 'immutable' mean?

A.Unchanging
B.Vague
C.Wise
D.Kind

18. What does 'deference' mean?

A.Respect
B.Ambiguous
C.Improvement
D.Intensify

19. Which word means 'careful'?

A.Meticulous
B.Respect
C.Diminish
D.Talkative

20. Which word means 'contrast'?

A.Dichotomy
B.Productive
C.Ebullient
D.Diminish

21. What does 'nebulous' mean?

A.Vague
B.Honest
C.Imitate
D.Postpone

22. What does 'disparate' mean?

A.Different
B.Eager
C.Brief
D.Talkative

23. Which word means 'unclear'?

A.Obscure
B.Diminish
C.Wise
D.Typical

24. In the sentence 'His _____ spirit lifted everyone's mood', which word fits best? 'Enthusiastic' can be synonym for _____

A.Ebullient
B.Meticulous
C.Arduous
D.Ambiguous

25. What does 'pragmatic' mean?

A.Practical
B.Kind
C.Overused
D.Talkative

26. What does 'equivocal' mean?

A.Ambiguous
B.Diminish
C.Warn
D.Respect

27. Which word means 'typical'?

A.Quintessential
B.Wise
C.Imitate
D.Respect

28. Which word means 'to intensify'?

A.Exacerbate
B.Improve
C.Laconic
D.Diminish

29. What does 'revere' mean?

A.Respect
B.Overused
C.Vague
D.Imitate

30. What does 'fastidious' mean?

A.Meticulous
B.Whimsical
C.Eager
D.Different

31. Which word means 'wise'?

A.Sagacious
B.Diminish
C.Facilitate
D.Careful

32. Which word means 'talkative'?

A.Garrulous
B.Ambiguous
C.Brief
D.Eager

33. What does 'implacable' mean?

A.Unyielding
B.Diminish
C.Warn
D.Improve

34. In the sentence 'The plan is still _____ and needs refinement', which word fits best? 'Underdeveloped' can be synonym for _____

A.Inchoate
B.Productive
C.Diminish
D.Ambiguous

35. What does 'laconic' mean?

A.Brief
B.Ebullient
C.Meticulous
D.Whimsical

36. Which word means 'productive'?

A.Prolific
B.Garrulous
C.Diminish
D.Ebullient

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