I don't know "3 - GRE® antonym problems "

[Gq5974]

Find Antonym

1. coy
(a) rare
(b) lethal
(c) frank
(d) devoted

2.affected
(a) natural
(b) nonchalant

3.flagging
(a) vigorous(or vibrant)
(b) thriving
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[Yankee]

Hi gq5974

I'd choose:
1. (c)
2. (a)
3. (b)

[Gq5974]

Thank you very much, Yankee
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[Abhi_86]

i think for 3 (a) is a better answer no ???

[Gq5974]

certain that GRE-
Graduate Recod Examination-is based on just windfall, so-called hoogi.

Do you know hoogi??
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[Abhi_86]

whats hoogi ???

[Gq5974]

I wrote to thread related "hoogi"
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[Yankee]

[Abhi_86]

well i looked up a dictionary and found out that flagging means decrease in energy
so the opposite has to be vibrant which means full of energy

[Gq5974]

I think too.

nuance of 'thriving' is very lively and profitable, isn't it?
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[Yankee]

.
Another aspect to consider is the -'ing' ending. In 'thriving' and 'flagging', it suggests that the level of energy or strength is in the process of changing -- i.e. increasing or decreasing.

In contrast, vibrant and vigorous can only refer to a current state rather than a change of state.
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[Abhi_86]

okay.
It also means that the parts of speech have to match up . am i right
becoz flagging ---->verb
vigorous(vibrant)------>adjective
thriving----->verb