Antonyms GRE Preparation Made Easy

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Skepticism

A) Plausibility
B) Audacity
C) Reason
D) Argument
E) Conviction

From the -ism suffix in Skepticism, we can guess that it is noun.
But what is Skepticism? It is doubt about truth. so the opposite must be a truth that is
not doubtful.

Plausibility - reasonable and likely to be true.
Her story sounded perfectly plausible.

Audacity - Boldness, Brave but rude behavior.
He had the audacity to say I was too fat.

Reason - the power of the mind to think in a logical way, to understand and have opinions
Only human beings are capable of reason.

Argument - a reason or set of reasons that somebdoy uses to show that something
is true or correct
There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia.

Conviction - a strong opinion or belief.
She was motivated by deep religious conviction.

Among these choices only Plausiblity is most likely the antonyms for Sketpitcism
So A) is the right choice.


Splendor

A) Earnestness
B) Squalor
C) Depravity
D) Greed
E) Innovation

Looking at the choice, one can deduce that Splendor is noun.
Splendor is grand and impressive beauty.

A) Earnestness - Sincerity and seriousness.
She spoke with total earnestness.

B) Squalor - Dirty and unpleasent conditions.
He had lost his job and was living in squalor.

C) Depravity - Wickedness, the state of being morally bad.
After caught in scandal, he is living a life of depravity.

D) Greed - a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs
His actions were motivated by greed.

E) Innovation - the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing something.
21st century is an age of technological innovation.

The antonym is simple Squalor. So the choice is B).

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GRE score percentile is important to graduate admission committees so you must know what percentile is and what you should be striving for.

What is GRE score percentile?

GRE score percentile is used to compare you to the rest of GRE test-taking population. For example, if you scored in the 80 percentile, then you scored better than 80 percent of test-takers. The highest percentile possible is 99th percentile since you are part of the testing population and so it's impossible to score better than everyone in the test-taking population.

What are good GRE score percentile marks?

Average percentile is 50th percentile. The best of the best score above 90th percentile while the worst score below 50th. A 500 on a GRE section is about 50th percentile. A score above 700 on the could put you above 90th percentile while a 790 on the GRE Quantitative section might put you around 90th or below.

Students generally don't score equally high on all sections of the GRE, so your primary goal should be to score high on the section that most relates to your field, and then work on the rest.

Why does GRE score percentile matter?

Percentile adds meaning to GRE scores. It provides a way for admission committees to evaluate your potential as well as how you measure up against other applicants.

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Antonyms Examples Preparing GRE Level - Easy

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(Level - Easy)

1)Fluctuation

A) Resolution
B) Stubbornness
c) Invariance
D) Dilution
E) Concentration

Fluctuation is change from one extreme to another i.e. variance
The opposite is "no variance".

A) Resolution - the act of solving or settling a problem, disagreement.
e.g.The government is pressing for an early resolution of the dispute

B) Stubbornness - Rigidness. Not to change opinion or attitude.
e.g.

C) Invariance - Resistant to variation, Resistant to fluctuation.

D) Dilution - Weakening

e) Concentration - Strengthening

The antonym of Fluctuation X Invariance
correct answer is choice (C).


2) Covert

A) Pernicious
B) Manifest
C) Overrated
D) Reckless
E) Jubilant

Covert is both adjective and noun. but looking at given choices here Covert is an adjective.
Meaning of Covert is decret/hidden/difficult to notice. One way to remember Covert is cover.
e.g. the covert military operations.

A) Pernicious - Extremely harmful, Baneful

B) Manifested - Open to view, Easy to See/Understand.
The anger he felt is manifest in his paintings.

C) Overrated - Estimates too high

D) Reckless - showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions
e.g. He is a reckless driver.

E) Jubilant - feeling or showing great happiness because of a success

So here the antonym of Covert X Manifest
choice (B) is the correct answer.
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Stratigies for Antonyms

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1) Antonyms are related generally to nouns, adjective and verbs.

2) Look at the word that is most nearly opposite to given word.

3) Try to define the word precisely.

4) Make up a sentence using the given word to help establish its meaning.

5) Look for possible second meaning of given word before choosing the answer.

6) Use prefiexs and suffixes to identify the word.

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