Expedite, Hasten, Hurry, … Fill the blank by choosing a word with a meaning similar to that of the words given above.
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GATE CSE 2026 Set 2 · Q1
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Expedite, Hasten, Hurry, __________ Fill the blank by choosing a word with a meaning similar to that of the words given above.
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Official answer: A) Accelerate
Verbal AptitudeThe words Expedite, Hasten, and Hurry all mean to speed up, accelerate, or cause something to happen more quickly.
Accelerate means to increase in rate or speed, which is synonymous with the given words.
Retard means to slow down or delay (an antonym).
Provide means to make available or supply.
Disable means to make inactive or unfit.
Hence, Option A is the correct answer.
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Identify the common meaning shared by *Expedite*, *Hasten*, and *Hurry*, which all relate to increasing speed or making something happen faster.
This Verbal Aptitude previous year question is Q1 of the GATE CSE 2026 Set 2 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on Verbal Aptitude in General Aptitude, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.
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Verbal Aptitude in GATE CSE
Verbal Aptitude has 41 GATE CSE PYQs across 13 papers from 2011 to 2026. 29 of them are 1-mark MCQs like this one, and GATE CSE 2026 Set 2 has 3.
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