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VERBAL SECTION
TIME: 30 Minutes
30 Questions
General Directions: Your score on the verbal section will be based on how well you do on
the questions presented and also on the number of questions you answer. Try to pace yourself
so that you have sufficient time to consider every question. If possible, answer all 30 questions
in this section. Guess if you need to. Select the best answer choice for each question.
Note: Because you are checking answers as you go on this simulated GRE CBT, you should
add about 5 minutes to your testing time.
Directions: Analogies
Each question below gives you a related pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that
best expresses a relationship similar to that in the original pair of words.
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1-3.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS : OXYGEN:
A. camera : photograph
B. combustion : heat
C. past : present
D. plant : light
E. inhalation : health
Answer: 1-3 B
If you answered 1-3 incorrectly, go to 2-2.
If you answered 1-3 correctly, go to 2-4.
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C. majority
D. depth
E. pinnacle
3-3.

President Eisenhower was widely
_________ for refusing to _________
the excesses of the loathed Senator
McCarthy.
A. applauded . . . implement
B. chagrined . . . prevent
C. criticized . . . curb
D. condemned . . . promote
E. supported . . . ostracize
3-5.
The population of a species at any
given time is determined by the ratio
of the biotic _________ to
environmental resistance.
A. jeopardy
B. potential
C. excitement
D. lexicon
E. annoyance
Answers: 3-1 E, 3-3 C, 3-5 B
If you answered 3-1 incorrectly, go to 4-1.
If you answered 3-1 correctly, go to 4-2.
If you answered 3-3 incorrectly, go to 4-2.
If you answered 3-3 correctly, go to 4-4.
If you answered 3-5 incorrectly, go to 4-4.
If you answered 3-5 correctly, go to 4-5.
2-2.
The New Testament was written in the
Greek language, and ideas derived
from Greek philosophy were

_________ in many parts of it.
A. altered
B. criticized
C. incorporated
D. nullified
E. translated
2-4.
Although the 13-year-old boys grew
_______ under the teacher’s new
discipline policy, the girls seemed
_______ by it.
A. anxious . . . intimidated
B. argumentative . . . frustrated
C. restive . . . unperturbed
D. remorseful . . . enchanted
E. taciturn . . . attracted
Answers: 2-2 C, 2-4 C
If you answered 2-2 incorrectly, go to 3-1.
If you answered 2-2 correctly, go to 3-3.
If you answered 2-4 incorrectly, go to 3-3.
If you answered 2-4 correctly, go to 3-5.
3-1.
During the Pax Romana, the
_________ of material prosperity in
the ancient world was reached.
A. simplification
B. stratification
Directions: Sentence Completion
Each blank in the following sentences indicates that something has been omitted. Considering
the lettered words beneath the sentence, choose the word or set of words that best fits the

whole sentence.
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Answers: 4-1 D, 4-2 B, 4-4 B, 4-5 C
If you answered 4-1 incorrectly, go to 5-1.
If you answered 4-1 correctly, go to 5-2.
If you answered 4-2 incorrectly, go to 5-1.
If you answered 4-2 correctly, go to 5-3.
If you answered 4-4 incorrectly, go to 5-3.
If you answered 4-4 correctly, go to 5-5.
If you answered 4-5 incorrectly, go to 5-4.
If you answered 4-5 correctly, go to 5-5.
5-1.
The horrifying _________ of the fire
was reported on all the news stations,
and the arson squad worked later
through the week to uncover the
_________ of the tragedy.
A. scene . . . rumble
B. result . . . jeopardy
C. aftermath . . . cause
D. cost . . . liability
E. origin . . . reality
4-1.
RESUSCITATE
A. succumb
B. crush
C. flatten

D. kill
E. succeed
4-2.
MITIGATED
A. repeated
B. aggravated
C. terminated
D. raised
E. declined
4-4.
UBIQUITOUS
A. hiding
B. localized
C. jailed
D. bilious
E. exhaustive
4-5.
ABSTEMIOUS
A. punctual
B. vainglorious
C. gluttonous
D. finicky
E. disdainful
Directions: Antonyms
Each word in CAPITAL LETTERS is followed by 5 words or phrases. The correct choice is
the word of phrase whose meaning is most nearly opposite to the meaning of the word in capi-
tals. You may be required to distinguish fine shades of meaning. Look at all choices before
marking your answer.
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5-5.
Although the seemingly ________
nature of the task appeared
fundamental, further application of the
principles seemed _________.
A. facile . . . awkward
B. complex . . . easy
C. redundant . . . impossible
D. parallel . . . obvious
E. devious . . . ambiguous
Answers: 5-1 C, 5-2 B, 5-3 B, 5-4 C, 5-5 A
If you answered 5-1 incorrectly, go to 6-1.
If you answered 5-1 correctly, go to 6-2.
If you answered 5-2 incorrectly, go to 6-1.
If you answered 5-2 correctly, go to 6-3.
If you answered 5-3 incorrectly, go to 6-2.
If you answered 5-3 correctly, go to 6-4.
If you answered 5-4 incorrectly, go to 6-3.
If you answered 5-4 correctly, go to 6-5.
If you answered 5-5 incorrectly, go to 6-4.
If you answered 5-5 correctly, go to 6-5.
6-1.
Rite of Passage is a good novel by any
standards; _________, it should rank
high on any list of science fiction.
A. consistently
B. invariably
C. lingeringly

D. consequently
E. fortunately
5-2.
If the patriotic legend revealed the
hard _________ of Roman culture, the
love story tended to show its
_________ belly.
A. facts . . . fictitious
B. backbone . . . vulnerable
C. times . . . easygoing
D. stubbornness . . . abdominal
E. paternalism . . . maternal
5-3.
With her customary _________, the
Queen replied to reporters only with a
smile, but the President _________
happily about what a good time he was
having.
A. aplomb . . . objected
B. reticence . . . exclaimed
C. choler . . . spoke
D. tact . . . grumbled
E. volubility . . . gushed
5-4.
When finishing an essay, do not end
with a(n) _________ for not having
said anything, or with a(n) _________
statement about the unfairly small time
period.
A. flourish . . . unwarranted

B. ellipsis . . . analogical
C. apology . . . indignant
D. smirk . . . silly
E. excuse . . . political
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C. succinct
D. trenchant
E. verbose
Answers: 6-1 D, 6-2 A, 6-3 C, 6-4 E, 6-5 D
If you answered 6-1 incorrectly, go to 7-1.
If you answered 6-1 correctly, go to 7-2.
If you answered 6-2 incorrectly, go to 7-1.
If you answered 6-2 correctly, go to 7-3.
If you answered 6-3 incorrectly, go to 7-2.
If you answered 6-3 correctly, go to 7-4.
If you answered 6-4 incorrectly, go to 7-3.
If you answered 6-4 correctly, go to 7-5.
If you answered 6-5 incorrectly, go to 7-4.
If you answered 6-5 correctly, go to 7-5.
7-1.
LUXURIANT
A. profound
B. curious
C. small
D. miserly
E. peeling
7-2.

PLETHORA
A. supply
B. alliance
C. enigma
D. modicum
E. shortage
6-2.
Feeling restless and unhappy, he left
the house to take a quiet stroll, hoping
to shake off his mood of _________
and uncertainty.
A. despondency
B. ardor
C. perversity
D. pretense
E. reticence
6-3.
When the war ended, the king
_________ all claims for damages, but
he is now demanding _________ that
will cost millions of dollars.
A. relinquished . . . expenses
B. questioned . . . repayments
C. waived . . . reparations
D. accepted . . . funds
E. reviewed . . . indemnity
6-4.
After years of unchecked exploitation
of its natural resources, the state,
predictably, has _________ the

population of its native plants and
animals.
A. stymied
B. increased
C. reduced
D. normalized
E. decimated
6-5.
Brandon Smith’s penetrating criticism
of the new play, Zoot Suit, was as
_________ as a surgeon’s scalpel.
A. truthful
B. catty
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8-1. COVENANT
A. condemnation
B. breach
C. disillusion
D. inference
E. argument
8-2.
PRECARIOUS
A. carnivorous
B. caring
C. equivocal
D. soluble
E. certain

8-3.
CONTUMACIOUS
A. compliant
B. reciprocal
C. pertinacious
D. obdurate
E. dogged
8-4.
ERSATZ
A. serious
B. separate
C. stable
D. genuine
E. modest
8-5.
AESTHETICISM
A. philistinism
B. formlessness
C. pragmatism
D. resolution
E. enthusiasm
7-3.
LACONIC
A. compendious
B. obtrusive
C. verbose
D. lethargic
E. creative
7-4.
INEFFABLE

A. dictatable
B. separable
C. cogent
D. definable
E. ethereal
7-5.
MULCT
A. deprecate
B. award
C. send
D. impute
E. fertilize
Answers: 7-1 C, 7-2 E, 7-3 C, 7-4 D, 7-5 B
If you answered 7-1 incorrectly, go to 8-1.
If you answered 7-1 correctly, go to 8-2.
If you answered 7-2 incorrectly, go to 8-1.
If you answered 7-2 correctly, go to 8-3.
If you answered 7-3 incorrectly, go to 8-2.
If you answered 7-3 correctly, go to 8-4.
If you answered 7-4 incorrectly, go to 8-3.
If you answered 7-4 correctly, go to 8-5.
If you answered 7-5 incorrectly, go to 8-4.
If you answered 7-5 correctly, go to 8-5.
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9-4.
INSOUCIANT
A. condoned

B. insistent
C. slovenly
D. concerned
E. defaulted
9-5.
ESCHEW
A. hasten
B. grant
C. swallow
D. decide
E. court
Answers: 9-1 A, 9-2 D, 9-3 B, 9-4 D, 9-5 E
If you answered 9-1 incorrectly, go to 10-1.
If you answered 9-1 correctly, go to 10-2.
If you answered 9-2 incorrectly, go 10-1.
If you answered 9-2 correctly, go to 10-3.
If you answered 9-3 incorrectly, go to 10-2.
If you answered 9-3 correctly, go to 10-4.
If you answered 9-4 incorrectly, go to 10-3.
If you answered 9-4 correctly, go to 10-5.
If you answered 9-5 incorrectly, go to 10-4.
If you answered 9-5 correctly, go to 10-5.
10-1.
RESERVE
A. buoyancy
B. revelry
C. action
D. loquacity
E. nostalgia
Answers: 8-1 B, 8-2 E, 8-3 A, 8-4 D, 8-5 A

If you answered 8-1 incorrectly, go to 9-1.
If you answered 8-1 correctly, go to 9-2.
If you answered 8-2 incorrectly, go to 9-1.
If you answered 8-2 correctly, go to 9-3.
If you answered 8-3 incorrectly, go to 9-2.
If you answered 8-3 correctly, go to 9-4.
If you answered 8-4 incorrectly, go to 9-3.
If you answered 8-4 correctly, go to 9-5.
If you answered 8-5 incorrectly, go to 9-4.
If you answered 8-5 correctly, go to 9-5.
9-1.
SPORADIC
A. constant
B. indifferent
C. internal
D. piglike
E. organized
9-2.
BELLICOSE
A. varicose
B. fretful
C. ringing
D. peaceful
E. calm
9-3.
MORIBUND
A. spiritual
B. convalescent
C. extant
D. progressive

E. faded
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Answers: 10-1 D, 10-2 B, 10-3 A, 10-4 C, 10-5 C
If you answered 10-1 incorrectly, go to 11-1.
If you answered 10-1 correctly, go to 11-2.
If you answered 10-2 incorrectly, go to 11-1.
If you answered 10-2 correctly, go to 11-3.
If you answered 10-3 incorrectly, go to 11-2.
If you answered 10-3 correctly, go to 11-4.
If you answered 10-4 incorrectly, go to 11-3.
If you answered 10-4 correctly, go to 11-5.
If you answered 10-5 incorrectly, go to 11-4.
If you answered 10-5 correctly, go to 11-5.
11-1.
INITIATE : END ::
A. attend : ignore
B. inure : harden
C. remain : retreat
D. infer : imply
E. require : insure
11-2.
TAPESTRY : LOOM ::
A. film : screen
B. map : legend
C. painting : easel
D. watercolor : mat
E. symphony : orchestra

11-3.
TEDIOUS : BOREDOM ::
A. garrulous : misunderstanding
B. sinuous : obscenity
C. enigmatic : uncertainty
D. tendentious : uplift
E. youthful : rejuvenation
10-2.
VACILLATION
A. devotion
B. stability
C. pleasantry
D. vitality
E. omnipotence
10-3.
SOPORIFIC
A. exciting
B. terrific
C. specific
D. vapid
E. sophomoric
10-4.
FACTOTUM
A. idol
B. amateur
C. specialist
D. rationalist
E. dreamer
10-5.
HIE

A. undulate
B. create
C. saunter
D. heave
E. gnaw
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