GATE Verbal Aptitude Practice Flashcards

A collection of vocabulary-style flashcards based on GATE examination verbal aptitude questions, covering phrasal verbs, synonyms, word meanings, and logical analogies.

Circuitous

Closest in meaning to indirect; a route or movement that is longer than the most direct way.

Inexplicable

Closest in meaning to incomprehensible; unable to be explained or accounted for.

Mitigate

Closest in meaning to diminish; to make less severe, serious, or painful.

Nadir

Closest in meaning to the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.

Exhort

Closest in meaning to urge; to strongly encourage or pressure someone to do something.

Ephemeral

Closest in meaning to short-lived; lasting for a very short time.

Pacify

Closest in meaning to soothe; to quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of.

Latitude

Closest in meaning to freedom; scope for freedom of action or thought.

Primeval

Closest in meaning to primitive; of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world.

Comprehension

Closest in meaning to understanding; the action or capability of understanding something.

Vindicated

Closest in meaning to substantiated; cleared of blame or suspicion, or proved to be right.

Vernacular

The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

Dreary

Closest in meaning to dismal; dull, bleak, and lifeless.

Educe

Closest in meaning to extract; to bring out or develop something latent or potential.

Awkward

Closest in meaning to inept; causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience.

Thorough

Closest in meaning to complete; performed or written with great care and completeness.

Cope with

To deal effectively with something difficult; to adapt to varied environmental conditions or difficult situations.

The buck stops here

A phrase meaning the communicator will assume final responsibility and not pass it on to others.

Viaticum

A one-word substitute for the connotation of a road or way.

Having said that

A phrase used to introduce a statement that contrasts with or modifies what was just said; meaning 'despite what I have said'.

Antagonistic

Closest in meaning to hostile; showing or feeling active opposition towards someone or something.

Paraphrase

A rewording of something written or spoken.

Personnel

People employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking, as opposed to 'personal' which refers to a private aspect.

Repo rate

The rate at which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lends money to commercial banks.

Reverse repo rate

The rate at which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) borrows money from commercial banks.

Nominal interest rate

The amount paid by a borrower to a lender for using a borrowed amount for a specific period of time.

Real interest rate

The inflation-adjusted interest rate, approximately equal to the difference between the nominal rate and the expected rate of inflation.

Universalism : Particularism

An analogy pair where the relationship is opposites; in the text, it is compared to Diffuseness : Specificity.

Nostalgia : Anticipation

An analogy representing the relationship of the past to the future.

Mitigation (Climate Change)

Actions dealing with the reduction of sources of non-renewable energy resources to reduce fossil fuel use.

Adaptation (Climate Change)

Actions dealing with reducing the vulnerability to climate change aspects.

Revert

In word usage, it means to get back to someone or return to a previous state.

Prone

An adjective meaning either lying flat, especially face downward, or likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something regrettable.