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CAT Exam Verbal Section : Antonyms Sample Questions

Verbal Section : Antonyms Sample Questions

Directions: 
Each of the CAT sample antonyms questions below consists of a word printed in Italics, followed by five words or phrase as choices. Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capitals and shade the alphabets marked in the grid on your answer sheet.

Following are some CAT sample antonyms questions.

  1. ABOMINATE :
    1. loathe
    2. despise
    3. adore
    4. abhor
    5. attach

    Ans : C

  2. OBSEQUIOUS :
    1. servile
    2. first
    3. fawning
    4. supercilious
    5. improper

    Ans : D

  3. OROTUND :
    1. not resonant
    2. not reddish
    3. not eager
    4. pompous
    5. loud

    Ans : A

  4. RECANT :
    1. entangle
    2. rescue
    3. fail
    4. assert
    5. predict

    Ans : D

  5. UPBRAID :
    1. defer
    2. vacillate
    3. sever
    4. conjoin
    5. laud

    Ans : E

  6. PLENITUDE :
    1. luxury
    2. magnificence
    3. richness
    4. contentment
    5. scarcity

    Ans : E

  7. SCURRILOUS :
    1. decent
    2. savage
    3. major
    4. volatile
    5. scabby

    Ans : A

  8. FULMINATION :
    1. praise
    2. repetition
    3. escape
    4. ratification
    5. addition

    Ans : A

  9. DISTEND
    1. deteriorate
    2. weaken
    3. constrict
    4. concentrate
    5. fold

    Ans : C

  10. TOUT
    1. cast aspersions on
    2. deny the relevance of
    3. placate
    4. withhold consent
    5. misrepresent

    Ans : EVerbal Section : Antonyms Sample Questions

    1. SQUALID
      1. fervid
      2. florid
      3. pristine
      4. extraneous
      5. abundant

      Ans : C

    2. SCOTCH
      1. renovate
      2. entrust
      3. unfasten
      4. encourage
      5. emphasize

      Ans : D

    3. PERFIDY
      1. tact
      2. generosity
      3. thoroughness
      4. loyalty
      5. gratitude

      Ans : D

    4. OUTLANDISH
      1. conventional
      2. prolific
      3. unchanging
      4. transparent
      5. noticeable

      Ans : A

    5. PLUMB
      1. reversed
      2. lofty
      3. horizontal
      4. thin
      5. light

      Ans : C

    6. FERVID
      1. undistinguished
      2. unexpected
      3. stubborn
      4. restrained
      5. discouraged

      Ans : D

    7. VACUITY
      1. quality
      2. certainty
      3. plenitude
      4. stability
      5. incontinence

      Ans : C

    8. RAVEL
      1. knit
      2. omit
      3. remain silent
      4. measure
      5. increase in value

      Ans : A

    9. PERSISTENCE
      1. irrelevance
      2. inconstancy
      3. inequality
      4. intemperance
      5. incompetence.

      Ans : B

    10. SUBROSA
      1. openly
      2. fashionably
      3. under the owse
      4. simply
      5. clandestinely

    11. PREFATORY :
      1. intelligent
      2. outstanding
      3. predatory
      4. conclusive
      5. magnificent

      Ans : E

    12. CONCILIATE :
      1. arrive
      2. appeal
      3. retaliate
      4. estrange
      5. lie

      Ans : B

    13. SUBSERVIENT :
      1. fawning
      2. obsequious
      3. miserly
      4. omnipresent
      5. haughty

      Ans : C

    14. VAUNTED :
      1. berated
      2. belittled
      3. lauded
      4. wicked
      5. worried

      Ans : C

    15. QUOTA :
      1. Anonymous remark
      2. decisive action
      3. debatable issue
      4. unlimited number
      5. irrelevant topic

      Ans : D

    16. CONTENTIOUS :
      1. satisfied
      2. pacific
      3. hungry
      4. bellicose
      5. dissatisfied

      Ans : D

    17. OBLOQUY :
      1. fame
      2. name
      3. inquiry
      4. shame
      5. collogue

      Ans : D

    18. PENCHANT :
      1. distaste
      2. scabbard
      3. agreement
      4. earring
      5. beginning

      Ans : C

    19. BALEFUL :
      1. empty
      2. tasty
      3. gaudy
      4. full
      5. congenial

      Ans : D

    20. CURT :
      1. contractual
      2. precise
      3. honest
      4. voluble
      5. peremptory

      Ans : D

      21. Ans : AVerbal Section : Antonyms Sample Questions
      1. ANIMOSITY
        1. parody
        2. retardation
        3. sincerity
        4. refutation
        5. canaraderie

        Ans : E

      2. INVETERATE
        1. uninvited
        2. illiterate
        3. cumulative
        4. beginning
        5. incompetent

        Ans : D

      3. SCOTCH
        1. renovate
        2. encourage
        3. entrust
        4. ameliorate

        Ans : B

      4. PREDILECTION
        1. ambiguity
        2. unwillingness to choose
        3. desire to please
        4. propensity to dislike
        5. stereotype

        Ans : D

      5. CHOLERIC
        1. good-natured
        2. spoiled
        3. irascible
        4. immune
        5. idiotic.

        Ans : A

      6. EXACERBATE
        1. contemplate
        2. bewilder
        3. reward
        4. better
        5. horify

        Ans : D

      7. EQUANIMITY
        1. clamour
        2. volume
        3. disparity
        4. agitation
        5. caution

        Ans : D

      8. ANIMADVERSION
        1. gullibility
        2. precision
        3. praise
        4. sobriety
        5. criticize

        Ans : C

      9. EXHUME
        1. enter
        2. fertilize
        3. inter
        4. decay
        5. clarify

        Ans : C

      10. CALLOW
        1. rustic
        2. crude
        3. exquisite
        4. experienced
        5. migratory

        Ans : D 

        1. CUPIDITY
          1. generosity
          2. love
          3. anxiety
          4. entertainment
          5. tragedy.

          Ans : A

        2. ANIMOSITY
          1. parody
          2. retardation
          3. sincerity
          4. refutation
          5. canaraderie

          Ans : B

        3. INVETERATE
          1. uninvited
          2. illiterate
          3. cumulative
          4. beginning
          5. incompetent

          Ans : A

        4. SATURNINE :
          1. quick – wilted
          2. genial
          3. heavy – handed
          4. distinguished
          5. devout

          Ans : E

        5. PERSPICACIOUS :
          1. Insufficiently precise
          2. of indefinite duration
          3. dull wilted
          4. lacking intrinsic value
          5. condemnatory

          Ans : D

        6. INCARCERATE :
          1. summon
          2. assist
          3. liberate
          4. anticipate
          5. confide

          Ans : C

        7. INSOLVENCY :
          1. ability to sustain growth
          2. concentration
          3. coherence
          4. ability to pay one’s debts
          5. compatibility

          Ans : D

        8. EFFLUVIA :
          1. controlled reactions
          2. predictable results
          3. important examples
          4. descried products
          5. relevant theories

          Ans : C

        9. APPOSITE :
          1. parallel
          2. synonymous
          3. hostile
          4. inappropriate
          5. vague

          Ans : D

        10. GRATUITOUS :
          1. frank
          2. pithy
          3. warranted
          4. frugal
          5. ingenuous

          Ans : A


        11. PREFATORY :
          1. intelligent
          2. outstanding
          3. predatory
          4. conclusive
          5. magnificent

          Ans : E

        12. CONCILIATE :
          1. arrive
          2. appeal
          3. retaliate
          4. estrange
          5. lie

          Ans : B

        13. SUBSERVIENT :
          1. fawning
          2. obsequious
          3. miserly
          4. omnipresent
          5. haughty

          Ans : C

        14. VAUNTED :
          1. berated
          2. belittled
          3. lauded
          4. wicked
          5. worried

          Ans : C

        15. QUOTA :
          1. Anonymous remark
          2. decisive action
          3. debatable issue
          4. unlimited number
          5. irrelevant topic

          Ans : D

        16. CONTENTIOUS :
          1. satisfied
          2. pacific
          3. hungry
          4. bellicose
          5. dissatisfied

          Ans : D

        17. OBLOQUY :
          1. fame
          2. name
          3. inquiry
          4. shame
          5. collogue

          Ans : D

        18. PENCHANT :
          1. distaste
          2. scabbard
          3. agreement
          4. earring
          5. beginning

          Ans : C

        19. BALEFUL :
          1. empty
          2. tasty
          3. gaudy
          4. full
          5. congenial

          Ans : D

        20. CURT :
          1. contractual
          2. precise
          3. honest
          4. voluble
          5. peremptory

          Ans : D


    21. INVIDIOUS :
      1. candid
      2. stubborn
      3. defensive
      4. hostile
      5. inoffensive

      Ans : E

    22. MACERATE :
      1. cover by painting
      2. assess by observing
      3. harden by drying
      4. influence by lying
      5. cure by medicating

      Ans : B

    23. SKEPTICISM :
      1. reason
      2. conviction
      3. plausibility
      4. audricty
      5. argument

      Ans : D

    24. IGNOMINIOUS :
      1. scholarly
      2. incognito
      3. laudatory
      4. disgraceful
      5. erudite

      Ans : B

    25. CODA :
      1. creflain
      2. crescendo
      3. prelude
      4. improvisation
      5. solo

      Ans : A

    26. PALTRY :
      1. farm
      2. scanty
      3. excessive
      4. friendly
      5. benevolent

      Ans : A

    27. PUISSANCE :
      1. strength
      2. knowledge
      3. liberality
      4. skepticism
      5. powerlessness

      Ans : E

    28. MANUMIT :
      1. print
      2. impress
      3. enslave
      4. fail
      5. endeavor

      Ans : D

    29. GENUFLECT :
      1. pronounce correctly
      2. falsify
      3. trick
      4. stand erect
      5. project

      Ans : E

    30. INNOCUOUS :
      1. toxic
      2. large
      3. sober
      4. impeccable
      5. spotless

      Ans : C


    31. BAROQUE :
      1. rococo
      2. simple
      3. common
      4. stupid
      5. boat like

      Ans : B

    32. MYOPIC :
      1. blind
      2. moral
      3. visionary
      4. farsighted
      5. glassy

      Ans : C

    33. NASCENT :
      1. loyal
      2. fading
      3. unnamed
      4. treacherous
      5. reoccuring

      Ans : C

    34. LOLL :
      1. describe exactly
      2. insist strongly
      3. comply readily
      4. notice incidentally
      5. move vigorously

      Ans : E

    35. TURBULENCE :
      1. immunity
      2. tranquility
      3. meditation
      4. moderation
      5. co – ordination

      Ans : E

    36. BANAL :
      1. inclined
      2. faithful
      3. elaborate
      4. forced
      5. arresting

      Ans : C

    37. GERMINAL
      1. sterilized
      2. strategic
      3. fully developed
      4. primitive
      5. excused .

      Ans : D

    38. GASCONADE
      1. modesty
      2. transparency
      3. seizure
      4. cleanliness
      5. imposture

      Ans : A

    39. MIASMA
      1. scenario
      2. summing up
      3. noxious fumes
      4. fragrant aroma
      5. benevolent

      Ans : B

    40. OPPORTUNIST
      1. Man of principle
      2. fatalist
      3. fledgling
      4. colleague
      5. foe.

      Ans : D

      1. CENSURE
        1. uncertainity
        2. encomium
        3. criticism
        4. legal contual
        5. matrimony

        Ans : B

      2. COMMODIOUS
        1. product
        2. space
        3. cramped
        4. company
        5. roomy.

        Ans : E

      3. EFFRONTERY
        1. modesty
        2. confrontation
        3. avoidance
        4. shamelessness
        5. impudence

        Ans : B

      4. OBSTREPEROUS
        1. noisy
        2. defiant
        3. permeable
        4. quiet
        5. stubborn

        Ans : E

      5. PACIFY
        1. ameliorate
        2. patchup
        3. truce
        4. tormented
        5. agitated

        Ans : C

      6. AMBIGUOUS
        1. confusing
        2. lucid
        3. desirous
        4. obfuscate
        5. pun

        Ans : A

      7. MILITANT
        1. Dramatic
        2. combative
        3. religious
        4. pacific
        5. quaint.

        Ans : D

      8. MOTILITY :
        1. static
        2. tension
        3. ascent
        4. liquidity
        5. vulnerability

        Ans : A

      9. SINUOUS :
        1. wet
        2. vacant
        3. numerous
        4. direct
        5. round

        Ans : D

      10. PLUMB :
        1. reversed
        2. horizontal
        3. light
        4. lofty
        5. thin

        Ans : B

        1. CENSURE
          1. uncertainity
          2. encomium
          3. criticism
          4. legal contual
          5. matrimony

          Ans : B

        2. COMMODIOUS
          1. product
          2. space
          3. cramped
          4. company
          5. roomy.

          Ans : E

        3. EFFRONTERY
          1. modesty
          2. confrontation
          3. avoidance
          4. shamelessness
          5. impudence

          Ans : B

        4. OBSTREPEROUS
          1. noisy
          2. defiant
          3. permeable
          4. quiet
          5. stubborn

          Ans : E

        5. PACIFY
          1. ameliorate
          2. patchup
          3. truce
          4. tormented
          5. agitated

          Ans : C

        6. AMBIGUOUS
          1. confusing
          2. lucid
          3. desirous
          4. obfuscate
          5. pun

          Ans : A

        7. MILITANT
          1. Dramatic
          2. combative
          3. religious
          4. pacific
          5. quaint.

          Ans : D

        8. MOTILITY :
          1. static
          2. tension
          3. ascent
          4. liquidity
          5. vulnerability

          Ans : A

        9. SINUOUS :
          1. wet
          2. vacant
          3. numerous
          4. direct
          5. round

          Ans : D

        10. PLUMB :
          1. reversed
          2. horizontal
          3. light
          4. lofty
          5. thin

          Ans : B


        11. SEGMENT:
          1. inflate
          2. affix
          3. keep still
          4. make whole
          5. cleanse

          Ans : D

        12. OSSIFY :
          1. reassemble fragments
          2. overlook problems
          3. create consensus
          4. placate critics
          5. transcend conventions

          Ans : E

        13. RAVEL :
          1. increase in value
          2. omit
          3. remain silent
          4. measure
          5. knit

          Ans : E

        14. CALUMINATE :
          1. vindicate
          2. supplant
          3. rejuvenate
          4. follow
          5. familiarize

          Ans : A

        15. TURPITUDE :
          1. pragmatism
          2. probity
          3. judiciousness
          4. animation
          5. determinedness

          Ans : B

        16. INVECTIVE :
          1. willing compliance
          2. normality
          3. restoration
          4. fertility
          5. laudatory words

          Ans : E

        17. PILLORY :
          1. lament
          2. foster
          3. exalt
          4. enjoy
          5. forgive

          Ans : C

        18. UNTOWARD :
          1. experienced
          2. inevitable
          3. industrious
          4. straight forward
          5. favourable

          Ans : E
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