GAT General

Synonyms for GAT General (NTS Test): Word

GAT Synonyms Synonym

Meaning

Abberration

Anomaly

Irregularity, deviation

Charlatan

Quack

Fraud

Indolent

Laziness

Indolent means "Laziness"

Redundant

Unnecessary

Redundant means "Unnecessary"

Entice

Attract

Entice means "Attract".

Abrogate

Revoke

Cancel, abolish

Occlude

obstruct

block, close

Asperity

Rudeness

Rough behavior

Antonyms for GAT General (NTS Test): GAT Antonyms Word Friend

Antonym Foe

Meaning Foe means enemy.

Diffident

Confident

Diffident means shyness

Enervate

Energize

Enervate means "to weaken"

Euphony

Cacophony

Euphony means pleasant sound, and Cacophony means noise

Prolix

Pithy

Prolix means wordy, and pithy means "to the point"

Enmity

Friendship

Enmity means "being an enemy"

Foment

Quash

Foment means "to incite", and Quash means "to suppress".

Abet

Hinder

Abet means "to assist", and Hinder means "to deter".

Undermine

Bolster

Undermine means "to weaken", and Bolster means "make stronger".

Scad

Dearth

Scad means "large amount", and Dearth means "Shortage".

Quixotic

Pragmatic

Quixotic means "Idealistic", and Pragmatic means "Practical".

All Types of GAT Analogies: What are Analogies? In Analogy Questions, candidates are required to recognize the same relation between the pair of words (in given options) to the given pair of words (in capital letters). For Example: 1. CONSENSUS : AGREEMENT A. conundrum : obvious B. ameliorate : improve C. education : improvement D. affect : effect Consensus means agreement. So the relation between them is "same meaning (synonym)". Similarly, the relation between ameliorate and improve is also "same meaning (synonym)". Since, ameliorate means improve. Hence, (B) is an analogy to given pair of words (in capital letters). GAT ANALOGIES - SYNONYMS Synonyms

Definition / Meaning

RATIOCINATE : THINK DISAVOW : DENY ENIGMA : MYSTERY HAPLESS : UNLUCKY

Ratiocinate means Think (Relation between them is "synonyms" Disavow means Deny Enigma means Mystery Hapless means Unlucky GAT ANALOGIES - ANTONYMS

Antonyms

Definition / Meaning

ODIUM : INFATUATION FEEBLE : STRONG GENIAL : UNFRIENDLY INCHOATE : MATURE SPURIOUS : AUTHENTIC

Odium means Hate, and Infatuation means Love (Both are antonym) Feeble means weak. Feeble and Strong are antonym Genial means Friendly Inchoate means Beginner, and Mature means Experienced Spurious means Fake

GAT ANALOGIES - WORKER AND TOOL Worker : Tool

Definition / Meaning

PAINTER : BRUSH

A painter uses a brush

REAPER : SICKLE

A reaper uses a sickle to cut the grain

CARPENTER : VISE

A carpenter uses a vise to hold the object being work on

CARPENTER : SAW

A carpenter also uses a saw to cut wood GAT ANALOGIES - DEGREE OF INTENSITY

Less extreme : More extreme LUKEWARM : BOILING

Definition / Meaning Lukewarm is less extreme than boiling

GAT General Word Choice Sample Questions: 1. It is expected that the assembly will _________ these treaties. A. force B. ratify C. notify D. signify E. check 2. Oil is mostly _________ by trucks in Pakistan. A. transfer B. transmit C. transport D. travel E. deliver 3. Bus _________ are going to increase. A. fees B. rates C. bills D. credits E. fares 4. Pakistani __________ met his counterpart in London. A. console B. counsel C. councel D. consul E. council 5. Children like to watch science __________ movies. A. fiction B. faction C. fraction D. fallacy E. friction 6. His believe that he could do this, is his __________. A. allusion B. illusion C. delusion D. depict E. addict 7. You are wearing an army's uniform, but the __________ is missing. A. epic B. epoch C. epithet D. epicure E. epaulet

8. University professors visit the website www.sheir.org and ___________ the data against level of tests. A. inform B. appraise C. apprise D. amended E. commended 9. We did not have __________ questions for the lecturer. A. none B. any C. some D. no E. more 10. Octopuses have not only large brains __________ also a well-developed nervous system. A. but B. and C. are D. and have E. or 11. The manager __________ everyone go home an hour early on Friday afternoon. A. allowed B. let C. permitted D. got E. asked 12. He came in Karachi __________ August 14, 2010. A. in B. on C. for D. from E. with 13. Bilal is not receiving the call. He is __________ at work. A. already B. still C. yet D. looking E. no longer

14. Bilal is getting __________ the car. A. out of B. out C. out from D. out through E. outside 15. Saad is travelling __________ the school. A. to B. towards C. off D. through E. None of these 16. They went __________ the rain. A. despite B. in spite C. under D. avoiding E. and enjoy 17. I was surprised by the large __________ people who came. A. number of B. amount of C. sum of D. total of E. some of 18. We cannot predict whether he will go on a picnic or not. He is so __________ . A. deletirious B. offensive C. feckless D. capricious 19. We cannot say anything about law and order situation in this city, because the city is highly __________ . A. unpredictable B. volatile C. dangerous D. baleful 20. He is __________ fame and money. He pursue research just as an amateur scientist. A. indifferent to B. enamoured of C. running for D. struggling for

ANSWERS 1. B 2. C 3. E 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. E 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. A

English Vocabulary List with defination/ meaning and sentences. Find English Vocabulary list here. Learn vocabulary and get command on Ennglish Reading Comprehension. Different aptitude tests including GRE, GMAT, GAT, IELTS, TOEFL etc. test English Vocabulary in the form of Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Sentence Completion, Word Choice, Summary Completion etc. Besides, English Reading Comprehension depends on your vocabulary power. NOTE: This website contains different English Practice Tests. If you are coming from practice test to check meaning (definition) of a word, you can go back on that point by clicking "back button" on your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari etc.). Aberration Unusual and unacceptable, oddness, deviation from standard, irregularity. For example, He was not normal at that time. His act was aberrational. Abstruse Hidden, difficult to understand, deep Accumulation Gather, collect

Acrimonious Angry and bitter feelings / words Affection Love Affront To insult Aggravate To make worse Alleviate To make sth less severe. Synonym: Ease Ameliorate Improve Amenable Agreeable Anomaly Irregularity. For example, A man ordered 5kg rice, but the shopkeeper sent 4kg. So, there is anomaly in supply. Apart Away, separate, distant Archipelago A group of islands. Few islands make archipelago. Argumentative A person who argues, Not willing to obey something Arrogant Behaving in a proudy way, that is unpleasant for others, Considering oneself superior than others Auspicious Favorable, Likely to be successful, Promising Baleful Harmful and damaging

Beget To make sth happen, cause to exist Bevy Large group Brook Tolerate Cacophony A mixture of unpleasant sounds, noise Cajole Deceive. Synonym: Coax Candid Honest, saying as it is. (2) A candid photo is one that is taken without knowledge of the person Capricious Shaky, uncertain Carnivorous Any animal that eats meat Cautious Careful in what you say or do Chary Not taking risks, cautious. Synonym: Wary Chide To criticize or blame somebody because they have done something wrong Coax Deceive. Synonym: Cajole Congnizant Aware Compliant (1) Willing or ready to obey. Synonym: Submissive. (2) Agreement

Concealed Hidden, difficult to understand, deep Confront To face Conjoin Join together Consensus Agreement Console to give comfort or sympathy to somebody who is unhappy or disappointed Consul A government official who is the representative of his/her country in a foreign city Contraction becoming smaller Council Ruling body, committee Counsel (1). advice (2). Lawyer on behalf of somebody Crestfallen Sad and disappointed Curtail To limit something OR to shorten something Deleterious harmful and damaging Demise Death Deteriorate To become worse. Antonym: Improve

Detraction Making something less good/enjoyable/important Disavow Deny Distraction Disturbance Doctrine Established belief Doting Liking/Loving something very much Elected Drawn from many sources, wisely chosen Elated Very happy and excited Eminent Famous Enamoured Liking something a lot Enigma A person, place or thing that is mysterious and difficult to understand. Mystery, Riddle Entail To involve something that cannot be avoided Erudite Deeply learned, Scholarly learned Euphony Pleasant sounds Evanescent Disappearing quickly, short lived, fleeting

Evasive Wordy, Not up to the point, using too much words than necessary Exigent Urgent Fallow Not used Feckless Careless Feeble Weak, Inefficient Fleeting Disappearing quickly, short lived Foe Enemy Fond Liking/Loving sb/sth Frightened Afraid, feeling of fear Gloomy Sad and without hope, No hope of success or happiness in future Herbivorous Any animal that eats only plants Hone (1) To sharp, sharpen. (2) To develop and improve sth Imminent About to happen Impartial Neutral Impecunious Poor, penny less

Indifferent not interested OR no concern Integrity (1) Honesty (2) Whole, Not divided Intrinsic Inherent, belonging to sb/sth Later At a time in future. Antonym: Earlier Levy Government taxes Melancholy A deep feeling of sadness, very sad Mercy A kind and forgiving attitude Minatory Threatening Morose Extremely sad, depressed. Synonym: Gloomy Mulish Not changing opinion/attitude, stick to his own opinion Mystery A person, place or thing that is mysterious and difficult to understand. Enigma, Riddle Naive (1) Inexperienced, Lacking knowledge. (2) Innocent and simple Narrate Tell Neophyte Beginner

Nepotism Favoritism Obstinate Not changing opinion/attitude, stick to his own opinion, Stubborn Offensive rude and annoying Pragmatic Practical Precede Before, happen before of sth Probity Honesty Ratify to make an agreement officially valid by voting for or signing it Ravenous Starving, extremely hungry Skeptical Unbelievable Static Not moving Strut Walk proudly Stubborn Not changing opinion/attitude, stick to his own opinion Stuffed Full Sunninct Concise Partisan Showing support to a person/group/idea, not nuetral, biased

Pillory To criticize sb strongly in public Touchstone Criteria Tractable Easy to deal/control, Easily handled Tranquil Quite and peaceful Transient Disappearing quickly, short lived, fleeting Trepidation Fear Urbane Wise Vacous Stupid Vindictive Trying to harm sb Volatile Changing easily/suddenly Vouch To say that somebody will behave well, and you are responsible for his actions Vow a formal and serious promise Wary Not taking risks, cautious. Synonym: Chary

GAT Sentence Completion Sample Questions: 1. The board was amazed to see such an outstanding research by a mere __________ . A. doctorate student B. doctor C. scientist D. businessman E. amateur 2. In the Middle Ages, returning prisoners in exchange for money became common instead of putting to death. Though the act was humane, the primary reasons behind it were __________ rather than __________ . A. humanitarian, economic B. economic, humanitarian C. customs, humanitarian D. customs, economic E. customs, promise 3. The principal asked teachers to discover and __________ each student's __________ talents. A. suppress, unrecognized B. develop, intrinsic C. redirect, specious D. belittle, dormant E. justify, gratuitous 4. Instead of a long line, I have managed to __________ the tickets. A. obtain B. recognize C. protect D. procure E. publish 5. The accountant's __________ of the account was discovered by the auditor. A. posting B. trial balance C. embezzlement D. casting E. audit ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

E B B D C

GAT General Summary Completion Sample Questions: Polls can be used in different ways. Candidates for public office use them to (1)__________ their chances of winning and help them decide whether to run. Once this decision is made, polls provide information that helps candidates (2)__________ limited campaign resources to those groups in the population that support them or might be (3)__________ to do so. Candidates also use polls to help determine which issues they need to (4)__________ and which they should ignore. Candidates will sometimes commission private polls and leak favorable results to the press to try to (5)__________ opinion. 1. A. B. C. D. E.

access excess assess information know

A. B. C. D. E.

direct use think advance get

A. B. C. D. E.

made obtained moved rectified persuaded

A. B. C. D. E.

embezzled emphasize eminent egoist None of these

A. B. C. D. E.

patronage extrapolate alienate manipulate enervate

2.

3.

4.

5.

ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

C A E B D

GAT General Reading Comprehension Sample Questions: The explosion of a star is an awesome event. The most violent of these cataclysms, which produce supernovae, probably destroys a star completely. Within our galaxy of roughly 100 billion stars the last supernova was observed in 1604. Much smaller explosions, however, occur quite frequently, giving rise to what astronomers call novae and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae occur in our galaxy every year, but only two or three are near enough to be observed. About 100 dwarf novae are known altogether. If the exploding star is in a nearby part of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that was not previously visible to the naked eye. The last new star of this sort that could be observed clearly from the Northern Hemisphere appeared in 1946. In these smaller explosions the star loses only a minute fraction of its mass and survives to explode again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satisfied that they can account for the explosions of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae have presented more of a puzzle. From recent investigations that have provided important new information about these two classes of exploding star, the picture that emerges is quite astonishing. It appears that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The two stars are so close together that they revolve around a point that lies barely outside the surface of the larger star. As a result the period of rotation is usually only a few hours, and their velocities range upward to within a two-hundredth of the speed of light. 1. According to the passage, our observations of nova are hampered by their A. extreme brightness B. loss of mass C. speed of rotation D. distance from Earth E. tremendous violence 2. The production of supernova A. occurs frequently B. occurs 25 times in 1 year C. occured in 1946 D. occured in 1604 E. occured 100 billion years ago

3. By the term "new star" the author mean one that has A. recently gained in mass B. moved from a distant galaxy C. become bright enough to strike the eye D. not previously risen above the horizon E. become visible by rotating in its orbit 4. Which from the following statement(s) true about novae and dwarf novae I. 25 novae and super novae occur in our galaxy every year II. occur in result of smaller explosions III. only 100 of smaller explosions are known A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II E. II and III 5. When novae and dwarf novae occur, A. the star survive to explode again B. the star destroys completely C. the star devides in two parts D. the star becomes a dwarf novae E. None of these 6. The statement, "velocities range upward to within a two-hundredth of the speed of light" is for A. novae B. dwarf novae C. supernova D. novae and dwarf novae E. pair of stars 7. The period of rotation of the pair of stars is usually only a few hours, because A. the one star is so smaller B. the two stars are very near to each other C. the revolving point is too near D. they do not have solid outer surface E. their speed is equal to the speed of light ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

D D C B A E C

Important Vocabulary for GAT General: GAT HIGH-FREQUENCY WORD LIST Following is the list of GAT General frequently asked words aberration | abstruse | auspicious | cacophony | euphony | eclectic fallow | erudite deteriorate | feckless | evanescent | hone | obstinate aggravate | feeble | vindictivefleeting | vouch | curtail | deletirious capricious | volatile | baleful | indifferent brook | amenable | conjoin integrity | concealed | vacous | arrogant | minatory | touchstone acrimonious | succinct | cajole | Impartial GAT General by NTS (Practice Paper) Sample - GAT-C Number of Questions: 100;; Time allowed: 120 minutes Negative Marking: No SYNONYMS 1. ANOMALY (Click on a word to know its meaning) A. Normal B. Straight C. Irregularity D. Integrity E. None of these 2. ABSTRUSE A. Showy B. Evident C. To prove something D. Skillful E. Concealed 3. VACOUS A. Stupid B. Truthfulness C. Ravenous D. Dreamer E. Confused 4. PRAGMATIC A. Practical B. Magnetic C. Liar D. Arrogant E. Uncertain 5. PROBITY A. Probability B. Honesty C. Peaceful D. Carelessness E. Extraordinary

6. MINATORY A. Managing B. Moving C. Threatening D. Cheating E. None of these 7. TOUCHSTONE A. Very hard stone B. Criteria C. Static D. Comfortable E. Path 8. ACRIMONIOUS A. Bitter B. Cheap C. Expensive D. Momentary E. Affection 9. BROOK A. Friend B. Tolerate C. Enemy D. Polish E. Fraud 10. SUCCINCT A. Concise B. Tranquil C. Ratify D. Slowly E. Superficial ANTONYMS 11. FOE A. Friend B. Enemy C. Foul D. Fail E. Fraud 12. CONSENSUS A. Agreement B. Disagreement C. Quality D. Special case E. Bold 13. FECKLESS A. Weak B. Careful C. Careless D. Unlucky E. None of these

14. MELANCHOLY A. Sorrowful B. Happy C. Confused D. Convicted E. None of these 15. EMINENT A. Famous B. Sad C. Imminent D. Happy E. Unknown 16. PARTISAN A. Neutral B. Popular C. Biased D. Apart E. Stubborn 17. NEPOTISM A. Query B. Favoritism C. Impartial D. Neophyte E. Nearness 18. ENIGMA A. Mystery B. Postmortem C. Demise D. Understood E. Frightened 19. CAPRICIOUS A. Intrinsic B. Certain C. Rest D. Shaky E. Copy 20. AFFRONT A. Praise B. To insult C. To face D. Confront E. To remove ANALOGIES 21. DETERIORATE : IMPROVE A. feckless : careless B. evanescent : exigent C. hope : hone D. accumulation : narrate E. obstinate : tractable

22. AGGRAVATE : ALLEVIATE A. later : precede B. urbane : naive C. evasive : wordy D. feeble : worker E. disavow : confront 23. VINDICTIVE: MERCY A. transient : fleeting B. elated : happy C. crestfallen : cognizant D. cajole : coax E. skeptical : trustfulness 24. ISLAND : ARCHIPELAGO A. classroom : school B. student : teacher C. brook : building D. chary : cautious E. transport : transfer 25. FOND : DOTING A. chide : pillory B. doctrine : patient C. strut : walk D. levy : bevy E. time : search Sentence Completion 26. I can __________ for his honesty and ability to work hard. A. bet B. promise C. vouch D. vow E. None of these 27. Job in this department __________ a lot of hard work. A. mean B. means C. entails D. curtail E. None of these 28. I cannot concentrate, here is too much __________. A. detraction B. distraction C. people D. sound E. contraction 29. This account is exempted from __________ charges. A. tax B. bevy C. levy D. interest E. taxation

30. I am afraid __________ cats. A. to B. from C. of D. with E. by Summary Completion During the later years of the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation government was formed. This government (1)__________ severely from a lack of power. Each state distrusted (2)__________ and gave little authority to the central or federal government. The Articles of Confederation (3)__________ a government which could not raise money (4)__________ taxes, prevent Indian raids, or force the British out (5)__________ the United States. 31. A. damaged B. suffered C. fail D. diminished E. none of these 32. A. other B. the other C. others D. the others E. none of these 33. A. produced B. made C. obtained D. elected E. none of these 34. A. with B. from C. for D. to E. with the 35. A. with B. from C. for D. to E. of Reading Comprehension Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions Unemployment is an important index of economic slack and lost output, but it is much more than that. For the unemployed person, it is often a damaging affront to human dignity and

sometimes a catastrophic blow to family life. Nor is this cost distributed in proportion to ability to bear it. It falls most heavily on the young, the semiskilled and unskilled, the black person, the older worker, and underemployed person in a low income rural area who is denied the option of securing more rewarding urban employment….The concentrated incidence of unemployment among specific groups in the population means far greater costs to society that can be measured simply in hours of involuntary idleness or dollars of income lost. The extra costs include disruption of the careers of young people, increased juvenile delinquency, and perpetuation of conditions which breed racial discrimination in employment and otherwise deny equality of opportunity. There is another and more subtle cost. The social and economic strains of prolonged underutilization create strong pressures for cost-increasing solutions…. On the side of labor, prolonged high unemployment leads to “share-the-work” pressures for shorter hours, intensifies resistance to technological change and to rationalization of work rules. On the side of business, the weakness of markets leads to attempts to raise prices to cover high average overhead casts and to pressures for protection against foreign and domestic competition. 36. According to the passage, unemployment is an index of A. over utilization of capacity B. economic slack and lost output C. diminished resources D. the employment rate E. under capacity 37. While unemployment is damaging to many, it falls most heavily upon all except the A. black B. semiskilled C. unskilled D. underemployed E. white middle class 38. The cost to society of unemployment can be measured by all except A. lost incomes B. idleness C. juvenile delinquency D. disruption of careers E. the death rate 39. Serious unemployment leads labor groups to demand A. more jobs by having everyone work shorter hours B. higher wages to those employed C. “no fire” policies D. cost-cutting solutions E. higher social security payments 40. According to the passage, a typical business reaction to a recession is to press for A. higher unemployment insurance B. protection against imports C. government action D. restrictive business practices E. restraint against union activity

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ANSWERS Answers: Synonyms C E A A B C B A B A Answers: Antonyms A B B B E A C D B A Answers: Anologies E A E A A Answers: Sentence Completion C C B C C Answers: Summary Completion B D A B E Answers: Reading Comprehension B E E A B