For GRE tests taken before 1 August 2011. Taking it later?
1. SNEER :: CONTEMPT
A. lament : mockery B. glower : anger C. confess : sorrow D. chide : repentence E. rejoice : mirth
2. TIFF :: QUARREL
A. skirmish : battle B. fight : debate C. fiasco : disgrace D. joy : exercise E. peccadillo : improvement
3. DAPPLED :: SPOTS
A. riddled : holes B. checked : lines C. serrated : squares D. blanched : stains E. rotund : circles
4. ARENA :: CONFLICT
A. forum : discussion B. agenda : meeting C. theater : direction D. building : construction E. precinct : police
5. PETRIFY:: STONE
A. electrify : interest B. engrave : inscription C. ossify : bone D. glorify : saint E. mould: coin
6. PARTISAN :: CAUSE
A. skeptic : doubt B. pariah : orthodoxy C. insurgent : clique D. sectarian : sect E. guerrilla : tactic
7. FLEDGLING :: INEXPERIENCED
A. novice : unseasoned B. mentor : sanguine C. facilitator : harsh D. tyrant : vulnerable E. lobbyist : verbose
8. PEERLESS :: SURPASSED
A. grandiose : ignored B. indisputable : challenged C. opaque : seen D. perplexed : confounded E. lavish : bettered
9. EMBARKATION :: VOYAGE
A. criterion : judgement B. inception : project C. delineation : argument D. diatribe : attack E. conservation : region
10. ACROBAT :: LITHE
A. sycophant : altruistic B. cartographer : circumspect C. surgeon : dextrous D. pariah : bombastic E. raconteur : taciturn
11. STANCH :: FLOW
A. corroborate : claim B. scrutinize : document C. validate : law D. whet : appetite E. damp : oscillation
12. PROLIFERATE :: NUMBER
A. disseminate : information B. promulgate : area C. atrophy : strength D. malinger : capacity E. dilate : size
13. EDIFICE :: BUILDING
A. fence : gate B. shed : cottage C. wood : orchard D. portal : door E. tower : belfry
14. CORPOREAL :: BODY
A. existential : spirit B. macroscopic : microscope C. rational : mind D. fetal : child E. sartorial : satire
15. PROLIFIC :: FRUITFUL
A. blooming : sprouted B. technical : innovative C. fertile : productive D. parental : filial E. lucid : glowing
15 questions
10 minutes
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