10 antonym/analogy questions from Barron's

[Harraine]

1. UNFEIGNED:
(A) pretentious
(B) cautious
(C) simulated
(D) controlled
(E) designed

2. SWATHE:
(A) fondle
(B) nourish
(C) anoint
(D) unwrap
(E) refresh

3. DENIGRATE:
(A) emancipate
(B) examine
(C) desecrate
(D) mollify
(E) extol

4. CONDIGN:
(A) intentional
(B) unbiased
(C) obdurate
(D) inevitable
(E) unmerited

5. PALLIATE:
(A) exacerbate
(B) immunize
(C) oscillate
(D) rarefy
(E) precipitate

6. INSOUCIANTISTURB::
(A) supererogatory:require
(B) laconic:interpret
(C) distraught:ruffle
(D) incredulous:convince
(E) egregious:obtrude

7. LIMPETETACH::
(A) porpoise:sound
(B) hummingbird:hover
(C) chameleon:disguise
(D) tick:extract
(E) eel:wriggle

8. UPROARIOUS:AMUSING::
(A) treacherous:steadfast
(B) tumultuous:windy
(C) menancing:aghast
(D) repugnant:disagreeable
(E) devious:clever

9. SUPERFICIAL:
(A) profound
(B) exaggerated
(C) subjective
(D) spirited
(E) dense

10. THETHER:
(A) fetch
(B) demand
(C) estrange
(D) neglect
(E) loose

Will post the answers after a few posts.

[Harraine]

6. INSOUCIANT: DISTURB::

(E) egregious: obtrude

7. LIMPET: DETACH::

[Misha]

1. UNFEIGNED:
(A) pretentious
(B) cautious
(C) simulated
(D) controlled
(E) designed
Ans is A
2. SWATHE:
(A) fondle
(B) nourish
(C) anoint
(D) unwrap
(E) refresh
Ans is D

3. DENIGRATE:
(A) emancipate
(B) examine
(C) desecrate
(D) mollify
(E) extol
Ans is E

4. CONDIGN:
(A) intentional
(B) unbiased
(C) obdurate
(D) inevitable
(E) unmerited

I am not sure about this one...Is it E???

5. PALLIATE:
(A) exacerbate
(B) immunize
(C) oscillate
(D) rarefy
(E) precipitate
Ans is A

6. INSOUCIANT DISTURB::
(A) supererogatory:require
(B) laconic:interpret
(C) distraught:ruffle
(D) incredulous:convince
(E) egregious :obtrude
I guess it is D with the bridge Xis not Y

7. LIMPETETACH::
(A) porpoise:sound
(B) hummingbird:hover
(C) chameleon:disguise
(D) tick:extract
(E) eel:wriggle
Dont Know

8. UPROARIOUS:AMUSING::
(A) treacherous:steadfast
(B) tumultuous:windy
(C) menancing:aghast
(D) repugnant:disagreeable
(E) devious:clever
Is is E??
9. SUPERFICIAL:
(A) profound
(B) exaggerated
(C) subjective
(D) spirited
(E) dense
Ans is A
10. THETHER:
(A) fetch
(B) demand
(C) estrange
(D) neglect
(E) loose
Ans is E

[Harraine]

Hi Misha, welcome aboard! Here're the answers.

1. (C)
2. (D)
3. (E)
4. (E)
5. (A)
6. (D)
7. (D)
8. (D)
9. (A)
10. (E)

[Misha]

Hey Harraine

Can you explain 7 and 8!! These analogies are killing me

[Harraine]

Hey Harraine

Can you explain 7 and 8!! These analogies are killing me

Sure.

A limpet is a mollusk that adheres strongly when disturbed and it is difficult to detach. A tick is a parasite that burrows into its host and it is difficult to extract.

Something uproarious is extremely amusing and something repugnant is extremely disagreeable. The relationship is the degree of intensity here.

[Misha]

Thanks Harraine...I got it !!
When are taking the test ??All the best

Cheers !!

[Harraine]

Thanks Harraine...I got it !!
When are taking the test ??All the best

Cheers !!

Hi Misha, thanks for wishing me luck. I really need that! I am taking the test in three weeks. When I began to study for the test two month ago, I thought three months would be enough to prepare for the test and get the results I wanted, but I don't think this is going to be the case. I'd certainly need more than three months to feel ready to take it and do well. This time I am just going to see how well I'd do on the test. When is your test date?

[Misha]

Hi Misha, thanks for wishing me luck. I really need that! I am taking the test in three weeks. When I began to study for the test two month ago, I thought three months would be enough to prepare for the test and get the results I wanted, but I don't think this is going to the case. I'd certainly need more than three months to feel ready to take it and do well. This time I am just going to see how well I'd do on the test. When is your test date?

I am also taking test in three weeks, well i started preparing with only 1and half mths in hand and m going crazy on verbal section!!
I recently came across this site.....just great...
Lets c what result I get in such short duration of preparation

Cheers

[Harraine]

True. Two months will only help you become famliar with the words and question styles of the verbal section of the GRE. In my case, I have spent the past two months working intensively on the Verbal and now I am starting to see some results from the painstaking efforts. Though my scores both in math and verbal have improved since I gave my first test back in April, they are still far from what I eventually want in the end. After this test, I think I'll spend a few more months to prepare for my third go in fall. Also, this time I have not equally distributed the preparation time on math and essays and I seriously need to pay more attention to these parts of the GRE...

So, you are giving your test at about the same time as I do. Good luck to you, too! Are you also taking the CBT?