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Tips for GAT Test
- Prepare things the night before.
- Don't stuck with one book i.e. diversify your study from books/internet/facebook group/past papers...etc.
- Wake up your mind and body.
- Eat a smart breakfast.
- Warm up your brain.
- Wear suitable attire.
- Bring effective snacks.
- Allow ample time to arrive.
- Don't forget to bring hand clock, pencils/pens, roll no slip, CNIC ...etc.
- Don't bring mobile/books to exam center.
- Increase your spirituality by Zikar Azkar.
- Set a minimum and maximum target. i.e. if you are CAT-A student for business studies then minimum passing marks i.e verbal (20/35), Quantitative (20/35) and Analytical 10/30) = 50 or 21/35, 21/35 12/30 = 54 many more possibility then becomes.
- It means if you correct 5 MCQs out of 10 then your total score out of 100 becomes 50 score. If you correct 3 MCQs out of 5, then your total score out of 100 becomes 60. But if you correct 4 MCQs out of 5 then your total score out of 100 becomes 80.
- Set benchmark then achieve it.
- First attempt maths, then verbal and finalize with analytical.
- Don't stuck with any MCQs if you are not sure. just leave for last and use educated guess either B or D.
- Read Read Read i.e. Without reading you will lose marks easily
- There is no negative marking.
- Fill the circle correctly.
Why The GAT Matters & How To Use It To Your Advantage
The Graduate Assessment Test (GAT) is a 2 hour assessment based on your knowledge ranging from verbal, quantitative and analytical. It is sometime called as local Graduate Record Examination (GRE), is a prerequisite test taken in order to get admission into any M Phil in almost all Pakistani universities. Moreover, it is required for the Higher Education Commission (HEC) scholarships. Naturally, students in the last semester/year of their graduation get worried about their GAT exams, as their future is dependent on how well they do in these papers.
There are a 100 multiple choice questions and a total of 120 minutes. Each question carries one mark and there is no negative marking. Furthermore, there are 40 question in the English section, 30 in the analytical and 30 in the mathematics section. This is for biological sciences. For other subjects, there might be a slight variation. For complete details, visit the National Testing Service (NTS) website.
The Verbal section usually comprises antonyms, synonyms, fill-in-the-blanks and reading comprehension questions. In mathematics, which is essentially high school level, the questions consist of basic geometry, sets, basic arithmetic and basic algebra. The analytical section mainly consists of logical puzzles and few logical reasoning questions.
List of Analogies for Begainers
1.
Rose:
Flower:: Hammer: Tool Kind / Type
2.
Good:
Bad:: Happy: Sad
3.
Mouth:
Eat:: Feet: Walk
4.
Hungry:
Eat:: Tired: Sleep
5.
Fire:
Hot :: Ice: Cold :: Snow: Frozen
6.
Dirt:
Brown :: Leaves : Green
7.
Flower:
Plant :: Dog: Animal
8.
Dark:
Light :: Little: Big
9.
Teacher
: School :: Doctor : Hospital
10. Nurse: Hospital: Waiter: Restaurant
11. Cashier: Bank:: Patient: Hospital
12. Student: School:: Manager: Bank
13. Book : Read :: Television : Watch
14.
Awful: Bad :: Fantastic : Good
15. Thirst: Drink :: Hungry : Eat
16. Big: Large :: Little : Small
17. Early: Late: Near: Far
18. Now: Later :: Easy: Difficult
19.
Nice : Mean :: Short : Tall
20. Knife : Metal :: Pillow : Cloth
21. Chess: Game:: Lipstick: Makeup
22. Anger:
Feeling :: Sister : Sibling Type
23. Jazz: Music :: Painting : Art
24. Pen: Write :: Ruler : Measure
25. Hammer: Hit :: Gun: Shoot
26. Brush: Paint:: Cutter: Cut
27. Genius: Smart :: Idiot: Stupid
28. Doorknob: Door :: Key : Keyboard
Part
29. Beach: Sand :: Forest : Tress
30. Lettuce: Vegetable :: Apple: Fruit
31. Desk: Classroom:: Sink:
32. Tub: Bathroom :: Stove : Kitchen
Stove (Cooker, Oven, Range, heater)
33. Bed: Bedroom:: Toilet : Bathroom
34.
Broom: Clean :: Stove: Cook:: Mop:
Clean
35. Mother: Woman :: Father: Man
36. Coffee: Drink :: Violin : Instrument
37. Guitar: Instrument:: Sofa:
38. Right: Left :: After: Before
39. Up: Down:: Backward: Forward
40. Out: In :: Above: Below
41. Shoes: feet : Helmet: Head
42.
Gloves: Hands: Socks: Feet
43. Bread: Food : Red: Color
44. Poor: Money: Sad: Happiness Lacks
45. Brick: Wall:: Page: Book
46. Cell: Human:: Cell: Plant
47. Day: Week :: Month: Year Part
48. Bone: Body:: Stem: Plant
49. Wall: Room:: Knee: Leg
50. Eyes: See :: Figure: Touch
51. Summer: Hot :: Winter : Cold
52. Banana: Yellow : Carrot : Red
53. Beef: Meat : French: Language Type
54. Pakistan: Country: German: Language
55. Beef: Cow :: Mutton: Goat : Chicken:
Hen
56. Good: Wonderful:: Tasty: Delicious
57. Dead: Alive :: Dry: Wet
58. Window: Glass:: Shirt: Cloth
59.
Happiness: Emotion:: Ring: Jewelry
60. Biology: Science: Bread: Food :: Urdu: Art
61. Money: Buy:: Soap : Wash Things
62. Concrete: Hard:: Ice: Cold
63.
Handle: Broom:: Wing: Airplane
64.
Salad: Vegetables:: Book: Pages Made Up
65. Tennis: Sports:: Painting: Art
66. Toothpaste: Teeth:: Shampoo: Hair
67. Wheel: Car:: Toe: Leg
68. Umbrella: Rain :: Sunscreen: Sun
Protect
69. Stupid: Intelligence:: Bald: Hair
70. October: November:: Spring: Summer
71. Optional: Compulsory:: Rough: Exactly
:: Temporary: Everlasting
72. Rough: Smooth: Office: Domestic
73. Honor: Arguments: Bombastic: Humble
74. Ghastly: Lovely:: Alter: Maintain
75. Glasses: See:: Cane: Walk
76. Interesting: Fascinating ::Uncommon:
Rare
77. Reward: Good:: Punishment: Bad
78. Spend: Save:: Give: Receive
GAT Practice Test along with Explanations
The Verbal Reasoning section of the NTS test consists of the
following 3 type of questions:
A. Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Fill in the
Blanks
B. Grammar
C. Reading Comprehension
VERBAL REASONING SECTION OF NTS: SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Select the word that is similar in meaning to the word in
capital letters.
1. INTEGRITY
(A) questioning
(B) transparency
(C) honesty
(D) sadness
2. PREROGATIVE
(A) interrogative
(B) right
(C) wise
(D) casual
Select the word that is most
nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
3. RESTIVE
(A) easy
(B) calm
(C) hurry
(D) restless
4. PRODIGAL
(A) wasteful
(B) confident
(C) neutral
(D) frugal
Select the pair of words that best expresses
a relationship similar to that expressed in the pairs of words in capital.
5. TIGER
: CARNIVOROUS
(A) lion : jungle
(B) cat : house
(C) cow : herbivorous
(D) wolf : clever
6. CONSTELLATION
: STARS
(A) archipelago : islands
(B) city : country
(C) book : pen
(D) school : education
Fill in the blanks with suitable choices.
7. We cannot predict whether he will go on
a picnic or not. He is so __________ .
(A) deleterious
(B) offensive
(C) feckless
(D) capricious
8. He is __________ fame and money. He
pursues research just as an amateur scientist.
(A) indifferent to
(B) enamoured of
(C) running for
(D) struggling for
9. Octopuses have not only large brains
__________ also a well-developed nervous system.
(A) but
(B) and
(C) are
(D) and have
10. I hardly __________ meet him.
(A) ever
(B) never
(C) had ever
(D) had never
11. She would not ask you if she _________
not sure.
(A) was
(B) were
(C) has
(D) had
12. Do not think there are no crocodiles
because the water is calm. This is a
(A) Simple Sentence
(B) Compound sentence
(C) Complex sentence
(D) Mixed sentence
Read the following paragraphs carefully.
Select the correct answer from the options given below.
These huge waves wreak terrific damage when they crash on the
shores of distant lands or continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an
apparently calm sea, a wall of water may break twenty or thirty feet high over
beaches and waterfronts, crushing houses and drowning unsuspecting residents
and bathers in its path. How are these waves formed? When a submarine
earthquake occurs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount of shock,
disturbing the quite waters of the deep ocean.
13. One surprising aspect of the waves
discussed in the passage is the fact that they
(A) are formed in concentric patterns
(B) often strike during clear weather
(C) arise under conditions of cold temperature
(D) are produced by deep swells
14. It is believed that the waves are caused
by
(A) seismic changes
(B) concentric time belts
(C) underwater earthquakes
(D) storms
ANSWERS KEYS:
VERBAL REASONING OF NTS
1-C
2-B
3-A
4-D
5-C
6-A
7-D
8-A
9-A
10-A
11-B
12-B
13-B
14-C
EXPLANATION:
1. (C) Integrity means honesty.
2. (B) Prerogative means right (or legal
rights).
3. (A) Restive means restless or
uneasy. So, easy is the antonym.
4. (D) Prodigal means wasteful (who
spends too much). So, frugal (economic or one who
spends with care) is the antonym.
5. (C) Tiger is carnivorous (meat eating) animal. And, cow is
herbivorous (grass eating) animal.
6. (A) Constellation is made up of stars.
And, archipelago is made up of islands.
7. (D) Cannot predict whether will go or not. So, he is unpredictable.
Hence, capricious (unpredictable) is the best choice.
8. (A) Amateur (non-professional or
unpaid worker) works without being paid. So, indifferent to (not interested) in
fame and money is the best choice.
9. (A) not only …. but also. This is a conjunction.
10. (A) We cannot use negative word, never, with ‘hardly’. So, ‘ever’ is
the best choice.
11. (B) The verb, to be, will always appear as were in the present
conditional.
12. (B) There are two clauses in the sentence. Hence, it is a compound
sentence.
13. (B) Read this: Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently
calm sea, a wall of water may break.
14. (C) Read this: When a submarine earthquake occurs, it is likely to
set up a tremendous amount of shock.
Choose from the following, the answer that
is closest in meaning to the main word (Written in capital letters)
1. ANOMALY
(A) normal
(B) straight
(C) irregularity
(D) integrity
2. ABSTRUSE
(A) showy
(B) evident
(C) difficult to manage
(D) difficult to understand
3. VACUOUS
(A) stupid
(B) truthfulness
(C) ravenous
(D) confused
4. PRAGMATIC
(A) practical
(B) magnetic
(C) liar
(D) arrogant
5. PROBITY
(A) probability
(B) honesty
(C) peaceful
(D) carelessness
ANSWERS: GAT PRACTICE TEST
1-C
2-D
3-A
4-A
5-B
EXPLANATIONS:
1. (C) anomaly means unusual and
unacceptable; oddness; irregularity”. Thus, irregularity is the synonym.
2. (D) abstruse means difficult to
understand; deep. Thus, difficult to understand is the answer.
3. (A) vacuous means stupid.
4. (A) pragmatic means realistic. Thus, practical is the synonym.
5. (B) probity means honesty.
Synonyms and Antonyms of GAT-General /GRE
GAT-General/GRE Synonyms
Following are the eight words regarding synonyms that can improve your dictionary. Search others synonym words of the following list.
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Word Synonym Meaning
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Aberration Anomaly Irregularity, deviation
Charlatan Quack Fraud
Indolent Laziness Indolent means Sloth, laziness
Redundant Unnecessary Redundant means Unnecessary
Entice Attract Entice means Attract.
Abrogate Revoke Cancel, abolish
Occlude Obstruct Block, close
Asperity Rudeness Rough behavior
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GAT-General/GRE Antonyms
Following are the eleven words regarding antonyms that can improve your dictionary. Search others opposite words of the following list.
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Word Antonym Meaning
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Friend Foe Foe means enemy.
Diffident Confident Diffident means shyness.
Enervate Energize Enervate means to weaken.
Euphony Cacophony Euphony means pleasant sound & Cacophony means noise
Prolix Pithy Prolix means wordy & pithy means to the point.
Enmity Friendship Enmity means being an enemy.
Foment Quash Foment means to incite, & Quash means to suppress.
Abet Hinder Abet means to assist & Hinder means to deter.
Undermine Bolster Undermine means to weaken & Bolster means make stronger.
Scad Dearth Scad means large amount & Dearth means shortage.
Quixotic Pragmatic Quixotic means "Idealistic & Pragmatic means Practical.
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List of Repeated English Words Comes Frequently in GAT / GRE Test
Ravenous
Craven
Adumbrate
Insolent
Cognizance
Abhor means hate or someone you dislike.
Some Shortcut for Antonyms
Tip for preparing antonyms is that you have grape on various words. Make a list of new words where you are unable to write its antonyms and memories it. When you make notes then it is easily learn and never be forget. Following are 4-sets, see where you don't know. Separate that words from list along with antonym and follow on. In this way you come across new words and improve your dictionary in analogy basis i.e. antonyms basis.
List-1 = 72 x 2 = 144 words
List-2 = 63 x 2 = 126 words
List-3 = 92 x 2 = 184 words
List-4 = 117 x 2 = 234 words
Total = 344 = 344 x 2 = 688 words
Antonym List-1
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001
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after - before
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002
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all - none
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003
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always - never
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004
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asleep - awake
|
005
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Beautiful, pretty - ugly
|
006
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behind - in front
|
007
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below - above
|
008
|
best - worst
|
009
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black - white
|
010
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bright - dull
|
011
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city - country
|
012
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clever - foolish
|
013
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closed - open
|
014
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come - go
|
015
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dark - light
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016
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day - night
|
017
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dead - alive
|
018
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dirty - clean
|
019
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dull - sharp
|
020
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early - late
|
021
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easy - difficult
|
022
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easy - hard
|
023
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empty - full
|
024
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fat - skinny
|
025
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few - many
|
026
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find - lose
|
027
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front - back
|
028
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give - take
|
029
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go - stay
|
030
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happy - sad
|
031
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hard - soft
|
032
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healthy - sick
|
033
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heavy - light
|
034
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high - low
|
035
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husband - wife
|
036
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kind - mean
|
037
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king - queen
|
038
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last - first
|
039
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laugh - cry
|
040
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least - most
|
041
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left - right
|
042
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little - big
|
043
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lock - unlock
|
044
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long - short
|
045
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man - woman
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046
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morning - night
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047
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near - far
|
048
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new - used
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049
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new - old
|
050
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no one - everybody
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051
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noisy - quiet
|
052
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off - on
|
053
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often - seldom
|
054
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out - in
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055
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poor - rich
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056
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push - pull
|
057
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right - wrong
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058
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sick - well
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059
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simple - complex
|
060
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slow - fast
|
061
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small - large
|
062
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smart - dumb
|
063
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son - father
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064
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son - daughter
|
065
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take - bring
|
066
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top - bottom
|
067
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ugly - pretty
|
068
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under - over
|
069
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up - down
|
070
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wet - dry
|
071
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work - play
|
072
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young - old
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Antonym
List-2
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001
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absent - present
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002
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against - for
|
003
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beneath - above
|
004
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bitter - sweet
|
005
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borrow - lend
|
006
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brave - scared
|
007
|
buy - sell
|
008
|
careful - careless
|
009
|
cheerful - sad
|
010
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complete - incomplete
|
011
|
crooked - straight
|
012
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cruel - kind
|
013
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death - life
|
014
|
deep - shallow
|
015
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different - same
|
016
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double - single
|
017
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east - west
|
018
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enemy - friend
|
019
|
exciting - dull
|
020
|
exit - entrance
|
021
|
expensive - cheap
|
022
|
fancy - plain
|
023
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finish - begin
|
024
|
floor - ceiling
|
025
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foolish - wise
|
026
|
forget - remember
|
027
|
forward - backward
|
028
|
graceful - clumsy
|
029
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guilty - innocent
|
030
|
hide - show
|
031
|
increase - decrease
|
032
|
intelligent - stupid
|
033
|
lead - follow
|
034
|
length - width
|
035
|
loose - tight
|
036
|
lower - raise
|
037
|
outer - inner
|
038
|
part - whole
|
039
|
patient - impatient
|
040
|
polite - rude
|
041
|
question - answer
|
042
|
quick - slow
|
043
|
reward - punishment
|
044
|
rough - smooth
|
045
|
selfish - unselfish
|
046
|
send - receive
|
047
|
sharp - dull
|
048
|
sink - float
|
049
|
south - north
|
050
|
stay - go
|
051
|
stranger - friend
|
052
|
strong - weak
|
053
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sweet - sour
|
054
|
tame - wild
|
055
|
thick - thin
|
056
|
true - false
|
057
|
uncertain - certain
|
058
|
wake - sleep
|
059
|
war - peace
|
060
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warm - cool
|
061
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whisper - yell
|
062
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wide - narrow
|
063
|
winter - summer
|
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Antonym
List-3
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001
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abundant - scarce
|
002
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accept - refuse
|
003
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accidental - intentional
|
004
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accurate - incorrect
|
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005
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admit - deny
|
006
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advance - retreat
|
007
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antique - modern
|
008
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attack - defend
|
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009
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Authentic - Imitation
|
010
|
beg - offer
|
011
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cease - begin
|
012
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combine - separate
|
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013
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comedy - tragedy
|
014
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condemn - praise
|
015
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conquer - fail
|
016
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contract - expand
|
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017
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dangerous - safe
|
018
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depart - arrive
|
019
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destroy - create
|
020
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discourage - encourage
|
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021
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disgrace - honor
|
022
|
Drunk
- sober
|
023
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dwarf - giant
|
024
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evil - good
|
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025
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exhibit - conceal
|
026
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exterior - interior
|
027
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extinguish - ignite
|
028
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fail - succeed
|
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029
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famous - unknown
|
030
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fertile - barren
|
031
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fiction - fact
|
032
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former - latter
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033
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frequent - infrequent
|
034
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gather - scatter
|
035
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generous - stingy
|
036
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genuine - fake
|
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037
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grin - frown
|
038
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harmony - discord
|
039
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harsh - mild
|
040
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idle - busy
|
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041
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illegal - lawful
|
042
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imaginary - real
|
043
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import - export
|
044
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imprison - free
|
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045
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include - exclude
|
046
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inferior - superior
|
047
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joy - grief
|
048
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knowledge - ignorance
|
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049
|
lazy - industrious
|
050
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literal - figurative
|
051
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majority - minority
|
052
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maximum - minimum
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053
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merciful - cruel
|
054
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miserable - happy
|
055
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mix - sort
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056
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moist - dry
|
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057
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naked - clothed
|
058
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necessary - useless
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059
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nourish - starve
|
060
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obey - disobey
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061
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perfect - faulty
|
062
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permit - forbid
|
063
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positive - negative
|
064
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private - public
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065
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prohibit - allow
|
066
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reluctant - enthusiastic
|
067
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sane - insane
|
068
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shrink - expand
|
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069
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slavery - freedom
|
070
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solid - gas
|
071
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solid - liquid
|
072
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spend - save
|
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073
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stationary - movable
|
074
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stiff - limp
|
075
|
strengthen - weaken
|
076
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swift - slow
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077
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tardy - early
|
078
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temporary - permanent
|
079
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thaw - freeze
|
080
|
tough - tender
|
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081
|
triumph - fail
|
082
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unbreakable - fragile
|
083
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unique - common
|
084
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useful - useless
|
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085
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usually - rarely
|
086
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vacant - occupied
|
087
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vanish - appear
|
088
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victory - defeat
|
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089
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villain - hero
|
090
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violent - gentle
|
091
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wealth - poverty
|
092
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worthless - valuable
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Antonym
List-4
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001
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absurd - sensible
|
002
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accuse - defend
|
003
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afoot - mounted
|
004
|
agile - awkward
|
005
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agony - ecstasy
|
006
|
alien - native
|
007
|
Alone, apart - together
|
008
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amuse - bore
|
009
|
angel - devil
|
010
|
anger - kindness
|
011
|
apart - together
|
012
|
applaud - boo
|
013
|
approve - reject
|
014
|
approximate - exact
|
015
|
arrogant - polite
|
016
|
ascend - descend
|
017
|
ashamed - proud
|
018
|
assent - refuse
|
019
|
avoid - seek
|
020
|
awful - wonderful
|
021
|
aye - nay
|
022
|
backhand - forehand
|
023
|
baffle - clarify
|
024
|
bedlam - order
|
025
|
belief - doubt
|
026
|
blunt - sharp
|
027
|
born - die
|
028
|
broad - narrow
|
029
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bulge - shrink
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030
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calm - agitated
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031
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capture - liberate
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032
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cash - credit
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033
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changed - same
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034
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chaos - order
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035
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chill - warm
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036
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civilian - military
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037
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cluster - scatter
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038
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clutter - tidy
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039
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coax - coerce
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040
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comic - tragic
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041
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complain - approve
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042
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comply - resist
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043
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concede - deny
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044
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concur - protest
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045
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condone - censure
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046
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confident - insecure
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047
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confuse - clarify
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048
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consider - ignore
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049
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convex - concave
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050
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cordial - distant
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051
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corner - middle
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052
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dainty - coarse
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053
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decent - rude
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054
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defect - join
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055
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defense - offense
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056
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defer - hurry
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057
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desire - spurn
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058
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despair - hope
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059
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died - lived
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060
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dusk - dawn
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061
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either - neither
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062
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elder - younger
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053
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elude - seek
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064
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emerge - submerge
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065
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enjoy - dislike
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066
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escape - capture
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067
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eternal - mortal
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068
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exempt - accountable
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069
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exhale - inhale
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070
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exotic - ordinary
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071
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expert - amateur
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072
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forgive - blame
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073
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funny - serious
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074
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hero - coward
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075
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hollow - solid
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076
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humble - arrogant
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077
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improve - worsen
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078
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indoor - outdoor
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079
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inflate - deflate
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080
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input - output
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081
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insist - request
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082
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invest - divest
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083
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invite - discourage
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084
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inward - outward
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085
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isolate - include
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086
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jerky - smooth
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087
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luxury - squalor
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088
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miniature - gigantic
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079
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nervous - calm
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090
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optimist - pessimist
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091
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or - nor
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092
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order - ask
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093
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original - copy
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094
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pass - fail
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095
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perish - survive
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096
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petty - significant
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097
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plain - ornate
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098
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portion - entirely
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099
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portly - thin
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100
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precious - worthless
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101
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prepaid - postpaid
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102
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pride - humility
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103
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prior - subsequent
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104
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prompt - late
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105
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puny - stout
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106
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random - planned
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107
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rare - ordinary
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108
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rebuke - praise
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109
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reckless - cautious
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110
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reduce - gain
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111
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regain - lose
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112
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rival - friend
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113
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servant - master
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114
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soften - harden
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115
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suave - clumsy
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116
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sudden - gradual
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117
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suffix - prefix
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