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Important Vocabulary for GAT General: GAT HIGH-FREQUENCY WORD LIST

Following is the list of GAT General frequently asked words words (Click on a word to know its meaning)

aberration | abstruse aberration | abstruse |  | auspicious auspicious |  | cacophony cacophony |  | euphony euphony |  | eclectic fallow fallow |  | erudite deteriorate | deteriorate  | feckless feckless |  | evanescent evanescent |  | hone hone |  | obstinate aggravate aggravate |  | feeble feeble |  | vindictive fleeting | fleeting  | vouch vouch |  | curtail curtail |  | deletirious capricious capricious |  | volatile volatile |  | baleful baleful |  | indifferent brook brook |  | amenable | amenable  | conjoin integrity integrity |  | concealed concealed |  | vacous vacous |  | arrogant arrogant |  | minatory minatory |  | touchstone acrimonious | acrimonious  | succinct succinct |  | cajole cajole |  | Impartial  Synonyms  Synonyms for GAT GAT General General (NTS Test): Test): GAT Synonyms Word

Synonym

Meaning

Abberration

Anomaly

Irregularity, deviation

Charlatan

Quack

Fraud

Indolent

Laziness

Indolent means "Laziness"

Redundant

Unnecssary

Redundant me means "U "Unnecssary"

ntice

Attract

ntice means "Attract"!

Abrogate

Revoke

Cancel, aboloish

cclude

obstruct

block, close

As#erity

Rudeness

Rough behaviour  

 All Types Types of GAT Analogies: Analogies: What are Analogies?

In Analogy Questions, candidates are re$uired to recognize the same relation bet%een the #air o& %ords 'in given o#tions( to the given #air o& %ords 'in ca#ital letters(! For )am#le* +! CC- -U -U- * A.R A.R/ / 0 0 A! conund conundru rum m * obv obviou iouss 1! ameli amelior orate ate * im#ro im#rove ve C! educat educatio ion n * im#rov im#rovem ement ent 2! a&&e a&&ect ct * e&& e&&ec ectt Consensus means agreement! -o the relation bet%een them is "same meaning 'synonym("! -imilarly, the relation bet%een ameliorate and im#rove is also "same meaning 'synonym("! -ince, ameliorate means im#rove! 3ence, '1( is an analogy to given #air o& %ords 'in ca#ital letters(!

GAT ANALOGIES - SYNONYMS   Synonyms  Synonyms Definition Definition  Meaning  Meaning  RA0ICIA0 * 03I4  Ratiocinate means 0hink 'Relation bet%een them is "synonyms" 2I-A56 * 27 2isavo% means 2eny I./A * /7-0R7 nigma means /ystery 3A8L-- * ULUC47 3a#less means Unlucky GAT ANALOGIES - ANTONYMS   Antonyms  Antonyms Definition Definition  Meaning  Meaning  2IU/ * IFA0UA0I dium means 3ate, and In&atuation means Love '1oth are antonym( F1L * -0R. Feeble means %eak! Feeble and -trong are antonym .IAL * UFRI2L7 .enial means Friendly IC3A0 * /A0UR Inchoate means 1eginner, and /ature means )#erienced -8URIU- * AU030IC -#urious means Fake GAT ANALOGIES - !O"#E" AND TOOL !or$er : Tool Definition  Meaning   8AI 8AI0 0R R * 1RU 1RU-3 -3 A #aint #ainter er uses uses a brus brush h RA8R RA8R * -IC4 -IC4L L A rea#e rea#err uses uses a sickl sicklee to to cut cut the the grain grain CAR80R CAR80R * 5I- 5I- A car#enter car#enter uses a vise vise to hold the ob9ect ob9ect being %ork %ork on CAR80R CAR80R * -A6 -A6 A car#enter car#enter also uses uses a sa% to cut %ood %ood GAT ANALOGIES - DEG"EE O% INTENSITY   Less e&treme e&treme : More More e&treme e&treme Definition Definition  Meaning  Meaning  LU4 LU46A 6AR/ R/ * 1I 1ILI LI. . Luke Luke%a %arm rm is less less e)tr e)trem emee than than boil boiling ing

GAT Senten'e ompletion Sample *estions:

+! 0he board board %as amazed to see such an an outstanding outstanding researc research h by a mere mere :::::::::: :::::::::: ! A! docto doctora rate te stude student nt 1! doctor  C! scie scient ntis istt 2! busi busine ness ssma man n ! amateur 

;! In the /iddle /iddle Ages, Ages, returning returning #risoners #risoners in e)change e)change &or money money became became common common instead instead o&  #utting to to death! 0hough 0hough the act act %as humane, the the #rimary #rimary reasons reasons behind behind it %ere %ere  :::::::::: rather than than :::::::::: :::::::::: ! A! humanita humanitaria rian, n, econom economic ic 1! econo economi mic, c, humanit humanitar aria ian n C! custo customs ms,, humanit humanitar arian ian

2! customs, economic ! customs, #romise


>! Instead o& a long line, I have managed to :::::::::: the tickets! A! obtain 1! recognize C! #rotect 2! #rocure ! #ublish

?! 0he accountant=s :::::::::: o& the account %as discovered by the auditor! A! #osting 1! trial balance C! embezzlement 2! casting ! audit

ANSWERS

+! ;! ! ?!

 1 1 2 C

GAT General !or+ ,oi'e Sample *estions:

+! It is e)#ected that the assembly %ill ::::::::: these treaties! A! &orce B. rati&y C! noti&y 2! signi&y ! check  

;! il is mostly ::::::::: by trucks in 8akistan! A! trans&er  1! transmit C! trans#ort 2! travel ! deliver 


>! 8akistani :::::::::: met his counter#art in London! . console B. counsel C. councel !. consul ". council

?! Children like to %atch science :::::::::: movies! . &iction B. &action C! &raction !. &allacy ". &riction

@! 3is believe that he could do this, is his ::::::::::! . allusion B. illusion C. delusion !. de#ict ". addict

! 7ou are %earing an army=s uni&orm, but the :::::::::: is missing! . e#ic B. e#och C. e#ithet !. e#icure ". e#aulet

#. University #ro&essors visit the %ebsite %%%!sheir!org and ::::::::::: the data against level o& tests! A! in&orm B. a##raise C. a##rise !. amended ". commended

B! 6e did not have :::::::::: $uestions &or the lecturer! A! none 1! any C! some 2! no ! more

+! cto#uses have not only large brains :::::::::: also a %ellDdevelo#ed nervous system! A! but 1! and C! are 2! and have ! or  

++! 0he manager :::::::::: everyone go home an hour early on Friday a&ternoon! A! allo%ed 1! let C! #ermitted 2! got ! asked

+;! 3e came in 4arachi :::::::::: August +>, ;+! A! in 1! on C! &or   2! &rom ! %ith

+
+>! 1ilal is getting :::::::::: the car! A! out o&  1! out C! out &rom 2! out through ! outside

+?! -aad is travelling :::::::::: the school! A! to 1! to%ards C! o&&   2! through ! one o& these

+@! 0hey %ent :::::::::: the rain! A! des#ite 1! in s#ite C! under  2! avoiding ! and en9oy

+! I %as sur#rised by the large :::::::::: #eo#le %ho came! A! number o&  1! amount o&  C! sum o&  2! total o&  ! some o& 

+E! 6e cannot #redict %hether he %ill go on a #icnic or not! 3e is so :::::::::: ! . deletirious B. o&&ensive C. &eckless !. ca#ricious

+B! 6e cannot say anything about la% and order situation in this city, because the city is highly  :::::::::: ! A! un#redictable B. volatile C! dangerous !.  bale&ul

;! 3e is :::::::::: &ame and money! 3e #ursue research 9ust as an amateur scientist! . indi&&erent to B. enamoured o& C! running &or  2! struggling &or 

ANSWERS

+! 1 ;! C ! 2 ?! A @! 1 !  E! 1 B! 1 +! A ++! 1 +;! 1 +! 1 +?! 1 +@! A +! A +E! 2 +B! 1 ;! A

GAT General S*mmary ompletion Sample *estions:

8olls can be used in di&&erent %ays! Candidates &or #ublic o&&ice use them to '+(:::::::::: their chances o& %inning and hel# them decide %hether to run! nce this decision is made, #olls #rovide in&ormation that hel#s candidates ';(:::::::::: limited cam#aign resources to those grou#s in the #o#ulation that su##ort them or might be '<(:::::::::: to do so! Candidates also use #olls to hel# determine %hich issues they need to '>(:::::::::: and %hich they should ignore! Candidates %ill sometimes commission #rivate #olls and leak &avorable results to the #ress to try to '?(:::::::::: o#inion! +! A! 1! C! 2! !

access e)cess assess in&ormation kno%

;! A! direct

1! C! 2! !

use think  advance get

A! 1! C! 2! !

made obtained moved recti&ied #ersuaded

A! 1! C! 2! !

embezzled em#hasize eminent egoist one o& these

A! 1! C! 2! !

#atronage e)tra#olate alienate mani#ulate enervate


>!

?!

ANSWERS

+! ;! ! ?!

C A  1 2

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

Antonym

Meaning

Friend

Foe

Foe means enemy!

2i&&ident

Con&ident

2i&&ident means shyness

nervate

nergize

nervate means "to %eaken"

u#hony

Caco#hony

u#hony means #leasant sound, and Caco#hony means noise

8roli)

8ithy

8roli) means %ordy, and #ithy means "to the #oint"

nmity

Friendshi#

nmity means "being an enemy"

Foment

Quash

Foment means "to incite", and Quash means "to su##ress"!

Abet

3inder

Abet means "to assist", and 3inder means "to deter"!

Undermine

1olster  

Undermine means "to %eaken", and 1olster means "make stronger"!

-cad

2earth

-cad means "large amount", and 2earth means "-hortage"!

Qui)otic

8ragmatic

Qui)otic means "Idealistic", and 8ragmatic means "8ractical"!

ll Types of GAT Analogies: What are Analogies?

In Analogy Questions, candidates are re$uired to recognize the same relation bet%een the #air o& %ords 'in given o#tions( to the given #air o& %ords 'in ca#ital letters(! For )am#le* +! C--U- * A.R/0 A! conundrum * obvious 1! ameliorate * im#rove C! education * im#rovement 2! a&&ect * e&&ect Consensus means agreement! -o the relation bet%een them is "same meaning 'synonym("! -imilarly, the relation bet%een ameliorate and im#rove is also "same meaning 'synonym("! -ince, ameliorate means im#rove! 3ence, '1( is an analogy to given #air o& %ords 'in ca#ital letters(! GAT ANALOGIES - SYNONYMS   Synonyms Definition  Meaning  RA0ICIA0 * 03I4  Ratiocinate means 0hink 'Relation bet%een them is "synonyms" 2I-A56 * 27 2isavo% means 2eny I./A * /7-0R7 nigma means /ystery

3A8L-- * ULUC47

3a#less means Unlucky

GAT ANALOGIES - ANTONYMS   Antonyms Definition  Meaning  2IU/ * IFA0UA0I dium means 3ate, and In&atuation means Love '1oth are antonym( F1L * -0R. Feeble means %eak! Feeble and -trong are antonym .IAL * UFRI2L7 .enial means Friendly IC3A0 * /A0UR Inchoate means 1eginner, and /ature means )#erienced -8URIU- * AU030IC -#urious means Fake GAT ANALOGIES - !O"#E" AND TOOL !or$er : Tool Definition  Meaning   8AI0R * 1RU-3 A #ainter uses a brush RA8R * -IC4L A rea#er uses a sickle to cut the grain CAR80R * 5I- A car#enter uses a vise to hold the ob9ect being %ork on CAR80R * -A6 A car#enter also uses a sa% to cut %ood GAT ANALOGIES - DEG"EE O% INTENSITY   Less e&treme : More e&treme Definition  Meaning  LU46AR/ * 1ILI. Luke%arm is less e)treme than boiling

GAT General !or+ ,oi'e Sample *estions:

+! It is e)#ected that the assembly %ill ::::::::: these treaties! A! &orce B. rati&y C! noti&y 2! signi&y ! check  

;! il is mostly ::::::::: by trucks in 8akistan! A! trans&er  1! transmit C! trans#ort 2! travel ! deliver 


1! C! 2! !

rates bills credits &ares

>! 8akistani :::::::::: met his counter#art in London! . console B. counsel C. councel !. consul ". council

?! Children like to %atch science :::::::::: movies! . &iction B. &action C! &raction !. &allacy ". &riction

@! 3is believe that he could do this, is his ::::::::::! . allusion B. illusion C. delusion !. de#ict ". addict

! 7ou are %earing an army=s uni&orm, but the :::::::::: is missing! . e#ic B. e#och C. e#ithet !. e#icure ". e#aulet

#. University #ro&essors visit the %ebsite %%%!sheir!org and ::::::::::: the data against level o& tests! A! in&orm

B. C. !. ".

a##raise a##rise amended commended

B! 6e did not have :::::::::: $uestions &or the lecturer! A! none 1! any C! some 2! no ! more

+! cto#uses have not only large brains :::::::::: also a %ellDdevelo#ed nervous system! A! but 1! and C! are 2! and have ! or  

++! 0he manager :::::::::: everyone go home an hour early on Friday a&ternoon! A! allo%ed 1! let C! #ermitted 2! got ! asked

+;! 3e came in 4arachi :::::::::: August +>, ;+! A! in 1! on C! &or   2! &rom ! %ith

+
C! yet 2! looking ! no longer 

+>! 1ilal is getting :::::::::: the car! A! out o&  1! out C! out &rom 2! out through ! outside

+?! -aad is travelling :::::::::: the school! A! to 1! to%ards C! o&&   2! through ! one o& these

+@! 0hey %ent :::::::::: the rain! A! des#ite 1! in s#ite C! under  2! avoiding ! and en9oy

+! I %as sur#rised by the large :::::::::: #eo#le %ho came! A! number o&  1! amount o&  C! sum o&  2! total o&  ! some o& 

+E! 6e cannot #redict %hether he %ill go on a #icnic or not! 3e is so :::::::::: ! . deletirious B. o&&ensive C. &eckless

!. ca#ricious

+B! 6e cannot say anything about la% and order situation in this city, because the city is highly  :::::::::: ! A! un#redictable B. volatile C! dangerous !.  bale&ul

;! 3e is :::::::::: &ame and money! 3e #ursue research 9ust as an amateur scientist! . indi&&erent to B. enamoured o& C! running &or  2! struggling &or 

ANSWERS

+! 1 ;! C ! 2 ?! A @! 1 !  E! 1 B! 1 +! A ++! 1 +;! 1 +! 1 +?! 1 +@! A +! A +E! 2 +B! 1 ;! A

GAT Senten'e ompletion Sample *estions:

+! 0he board %as amazed to see such an outstanding research by a mere :::::::::: ! A! doctorate student 1! doctor  C! scientist 2! businessman ! amateur 

;! In the /iddle Ages, returning #risoners in e)change &or money became common instead o&  #utting to death! 0hough the act %as humane, the #rimary reasons behind it %ere  :::::::::: rather than :::::::::: ! A! humanitarian, economic 1! economic, humanitarian C! customs, humanitarian 2! customs, economic ! customs, #romise


>! Instead o& a long line, I have managed to :::::::::: the tickets! A! obtain 1! recognize C! #rotect 2! #rocure ! #ublish

?! 0he accountant=s :::::::::: o& the account %as discovered by the auditor! A! #osting 1! trial balance C! embezzlement 2! casting

! audit

ANSWERS

+! ;! ! ?!

 1 1 2 C

GAT General S*mmary ompletion Sample *estions:

8olls can be used in di&&erent %ays! Candidates &or #ublic o&&ice use them to '+(:::::::::: their chances o& %inning and hel# them decide %hether to run! nce this decision is made, #olls #rovide in&ormation that hel#s candidates ';(:::::::::: limited cam#aign resources to those grou#s in the #o#ulation that su##ort them or might be '<(:::::::::: to do so! Candidates also use #olls to hel# determine %hich issues they need to '>(:::::::::: and %hich they should ignore! Candidates %ill sometimes commission #rivate #olls and leak &avorable results to the #ress to try to '?(:::::::::: o#inion! +! A! 1! C! 2! !

access e)cess assess in&ormation kno%

A! 1! C! 2! !

direct use think  advance get

;!


C! moved 2! recti&ied ! #ersuaded

>! A! 1! C! 2! !

embezzled em#hasize eminent egoist one o& these

A! 1! C! 2! !

#atronage e)tra#olate alienate mani#ulate enervate

?!

ANSWERS

+! ;! ! ?!

C A  1 2

GAT General "ea+ing ompre,ension Sample *estions:

0he e)#losion o& a star is an a%esome event! 0he most violent o& these cataclysms, %hich #roduce su#ernovae, #robably destroys a star com#letely! 6ithin our gala)y o& roughly + billion stars the last su#ernova %as observed in +@>! /uch smaller e)#losions, ho%ever, occur $uite &re$uently, giving rise to %hat astronomers call novae and d%ar& novae! n the order o& ;? novae occur in our gala)y every year, but only t%o or three are near enough to be observed! About + d%ar& novae

are kno%n altogether! I& the e)#loding star is in a nearby #art o& the gala)y, it may create a ne% starG that %as not #reviously visible to the naked eye! 0he last ne% star o& this sort that could be observed clearly &rom the orthern 3emis#here a##eared in +B>@! In these smaller e)#losions the star loses only a minute &raction o& its mass and survives to e)#lode again! Astro#hysicists are &airly %ell satis&ied that they can account &or the e)#losions o& su#ernovae! 0he novae and d%ar& novae have #resented more o& a #uzzle! From recent investigations that have #rovided im#ortant ne% in&ormation about these t%o classes o& e)#loding star, the #icture that emerges is $uite astonishing! It a##ears that every d%ar& nova H and #erha#s every nova H is a member o& a #air o& stars! 0he t%o stars are so close together that they revolve around a #oint that lies barely outside the sur&ace o& the larger star! As a result the #eriod o& rotation is usually only a &e% hours, and their velocities range u#%ard to %ithin a t%oDhundredth o& the s#eed o& light! +! According to the #assage, our observations o& nova are ham#ered by their  A! e)treme brightness 1! loss o& mass C! s#eed o& rotation 2! distance &rom arth ! tremendous violence

;! 0he #roduction o& su#ernova A! occurs &re$uently 1! occurs ;? times in + year  C! occured in +B>@ 2! occured in +@> ! occured + billion years ago


>! 6hich &rom the &ollo%ing statement's( true about novae and d%ar& novae I! ;? novae and su#er novae occur in our gala)y every year  II! occur in result o& smaller e)#losions III! only + o& smaller e)#losions are kno%n A! I only

1! C! 2! !

II only III only I and II II and III

?! 6hen novae and d%ar& novae occur, A! the star survive to e)#lode again 1! the star destroys com#letely C! the star devides in t%o #arts 2! the star becomes a d%ar& novae ! one o& these

@! 0he statement, "velocities range u#%ard to %ithin a t%oDhundredth o& the s#eed o& light" is &or  A! novae 1! d%ar& novae C! su#ernova 2! novae and d%ar& novae ! #air o& stars

! 0he #eriod o& rotation o& the #air o& stars is usually only a &e% hours, because A! the one star is so smaller  1! the t%o stars are very near to each other  C! the revolving #oint is too near  2! they do not have solid outer sur&ace ! their s#eed is e$ual to the s#eed o& light

ANSWERS

+! ;! ! ?! @! !

2 2 C 1 A  C

Important Vocabulary for GAT General: GAT HIGH-FREQUENCY WORD LIST

Following is the list of GAT General frequently asked words (Click on a word to know its meaning)

aberration | abstruse | auspicious | cacophony | euphony | eclectic fallow | erudite deteriorate | feckless | evanescent | hone | obstinate aggravate | feeble | vindictive fleeting | vouch | curtail | deletirious capricious | volatile | baleful | indifferent brook | amenable | conjoin integrity | concealed | vacous | arrogant | minatory | touchstone acrimonious | succinct | cajole | Impartial

 Synonyms for GAT General (NTS Test): GAT Synonyms Word

Synonym

Meaning

Abberration

Anomaly

Irregularity, deviation

Charlatan

Quack

Fraud

Indolent

Laziness

Indolent means "Laziness"

Redundant

Unnecssary

Redundant means "Unnecssary"

ntice

Attract

ntice means "Attract"!

Abrogate

Revoke

Cancel, aboloish

cclude

obstruct

block, close

As#erity

Rudeness

Rough behaviour  

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

Antonym

Meaning

Friend

Foe

Foe means enemy!

2i&&ident

Con&ident

2i&&ident means shyness

nervate

nergize

nervate means "to %eaken"

u#hony

Caco#hony

u#hony means #leasant sound, and Caco#hony means noise

8roli)

8ithy

8roli) means %ordy, and #ithy means "to the #oint"

nmity

Friendshi#

nmity means "being an enemy"

Foment

Quash

Foment means "to incite", and Quash means "to su##ress"!

Abet

3inder

Abet means "to assist", and 3inder means "to deter"!

Undermine

1olster  

Undermine means "to %eaken", and 1olster means "make stronger"!

-cad

2earth

-cad means "large amount", and 2earth means "-hortage"!

Qui)otic

8ragmatic

Qui)otic means "Idealistic", and 8ragmatic means "8ractical"!