VOCABULARY TEST 192


(1) altercation
1) noisy quarrel
2) support (a claim) with evidence
3) (of something bad) highly conspicuous
4) relapse



(2) discordant
1) not harmonious
2) not repentant
3) mysterious
4) small ring



(3) debilitate
1) weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness)
2) rash
3) rebound
4) dispute



(4) cumbersome
1) period between two successive reigns or governments
2) heavy and awkward to carry or wear
3) unreal reflection
4) (of a person) fat and round



(5) cantata
1) comparable
2) story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
3) eerie
4) regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times



(6) snuffle
1) conduct or language inciting rebellion
2) pantry
3) sniffle
4) someone easily fooled or deceived



(7) constraint
1) restraint
2) understood but not stated
3) observable facts
4) large wave of water



(8) saccharine
1) draftee
2) come together
3) suggestive of something (in the past)
4) cloying sweet



(9) comeback
1) periodic
2) teaching
3) doctor who treats ailments of the feet
4) retort



(10) penchant
1) boredom
2) youthful
3) sniffle
4) strong inclination



(11) malignant
1) tending to cause death
2) mechanism that imitates actions of humans
3) all-powerful
4) lacking in flavor



(12) deposition
1) fantastic
2) act of using one's will
3) separate
4) testimony under oath



(13) yield
1) fret
2) make young again
3) amount produced
4) harp on



(14) tangible
1) take pleasure in great comfort
2) able to be touched
3) truthfulness
4) psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity



(15) matrix
1) advanced in development
2) property inherited from a father
3) doctor who treats ailments of the feet
4) point of origin



(16) translucent
1) deep feeling of dislike
2) change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
3) partly transparent
4) flat mass of floating ice



(17) draconian
1) slave
2) extremely severe
3) closed circular line around an area
4) precede



(18) whit
1) act of keeping watch
2) small amount
3) thoroughly soaked
4) suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct)



(19) consonant
1) harmonious
2) mildness
3) good judgment with composure
4) act or state of separation



(20) capitulate
1) small light sailboat or rowboat
2) scanty
3) funeral song
4) surrender



(21) germane
1) irritate
2) place of refuge or shelter
3) pertinent
4) hit quickly with the flat part of the hand



(22) whittle
1) public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes
2) protruding part
3) insurmountable
4) pare



(23) polarity
1) fragrant
2) intelligent
3) act or manner of using
4) state of having two opposite qualities



(24) shyster
1) keep
2) lawyer using questionable methods
3) purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
4) alert and watchful



(25) ulterior
1) ceremony conferring holy orders
2) intentionally hidden
3) limited
4) staying for a short time


ANSWERS:
(1)1 (2)1 (3)1 (4)2 (5)2 (6)3 (7)1 (8)4 (9)4 (10)4 (11)1 (12)4 (13)3 (14)2 (15)4 (16)3 (17)2 (18)2 (19)1 (20)4 (21)3 (22)4 (23)4 (24)2 (25)2

VOCABULARY TEST 191


(1) succumb
1) climb up
2) sure of one's own righteousness
3) yield (to something overwhelming)
4) present falsely



(2) virus
1) disprove
2) anger
3) increase in size or effect
4) disease communicator



(3) mangy
1) conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive
2) shabby
3) not able to be corrected or repaired
4) capricious



(4) mystic
1) hide
2) sediment in a liquid
3) rural
4) of hidden meaning and spiritual power



(5) nostalgia
1) fortress
2) homesickness
3) higher mental powers
4) lazy



(6) retrograde
1) banish from a group
2) made of bone
3) twist out of shape
4) go backwards



(7) captious
1) faultfinding
2) entertain
3) female sheep
4) make rational



(8) wizardry
1) sorcery
2) playful remark or act
3) domestic
4) deficient in intelligence



(9) statute
1) law enacted by the legislature
2) soft food made by boiling oatmeal
3) agreement between two groups or people
4) treat gently



(10) venom
1) poison (of an animal)
2) mythical figure, half man and half horse
3) taking for one's own use in violation of trust
4) severe disapproval



(11) demeanor
1) basically different
2) lowest point
3) behavior
4) quarrelsome



(12) prim
1) proper to the point of affectation
2) preceding events that influence what comes later
3) pertaining to fishing
4) changing its habitat



(13) nurse
1) fortress
2) large city
3) secure grasp or hold
4) suckle



(14) reminiscence
1) recollection
2) unreasonable or capricious
3) change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
4) shell or jewel carved in relief



(15) daub
1) insignificant
2) smear (as with paint)
3) come together
4) apart



(16) barefaced
1) heap
2) surround
3) protective
4) shameless and noticeable



(17) earmark
1) deep-rooted
2) deceive
3) set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose
4) army unit made up of four or more companies



(18) foist
1) immature
2) honor the memory of
3) purposely continuing to do something wrong
4) insert improperly



(19) combustible
1) environment
2) easily burned
3) strangle
4) bully



(20) ornithologist
1) imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature)
2) scientific student of birds
3) brighten
4) elementary



(21) vernacular
1) (of a place) be filled with sound
2) living language (as compared to the official language)
3) wool coat of a sheep
4) imitate



(22) apathy
1) portray
2) lack of caring
3) rubbing away by friction
4) dominance especially of one nation over others



(23) prate
1) talk idly
2) attractive
3) dark
4) uneasiness



(24) mime
1) pantomime(act without dialogue)
2) state of distress
3) exclamation
4) ecclesiastical



(25) initiate
1) begin
2) shrewd in money matters
3) essential quality
4) unclear or doubtful in meaning


ANSWERS:
(1)3 (2)4 (3)2 (4)4 (5)2 (6)4 (7)1 (8)1 (9)1 (10)1 (11)3 (12)1 (13)4 (14)1 (15)2 (16)4 (17)3 (18)4 (19)2 (20)2 (21)2 (22)2 (23)1 (24)1 (25)1

VOCABULARY TEST 190


(1) phoenix
1) symbol of immortality or rebirth
2) group of people who share some common quality
3) grouch
4) smooth and shining



(2) illimitable
1) remaining
2) powerful
3) formal demand or request
4) infinite



(3) indecision
1) doubts
2) singing or chanting of magic spells
3) irresolution
4) proper to the point of affectation



(4) craft
1) sad and lonely
2) study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
3) skill (esp. with one's hands)
4) foretell



(5) hail
1) exhausting
2) frozen rain drop
3) reject disdainfully
4) put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles



(6) nether
1) lower
2) fantastically improbable
3) (of an experience) deeply shocking
4) phrase dulled in meaning by repetition



(7) vicissitude
1) not essential
2) group of people who share some common quality
3) change (esp. from good to bad)
4) state of being immovable



(8) pigment
1) unjustified
2) coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)
3) expressing sorrow
4) (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air



(9) apoplexy
1) increase
2) element that is a creature's natural environment
3) assume a particular posture
4) stroke



(10) pallet
1) correct
2) done with speed
3) inform
4) small poor bed



(11) gust
1) defrock
2) strong abrupt rush of wind
3) temporary stay
4) lower



(12) memento
1) speak violently or excitedly
2) word for word
3) chances
4) token



(13) languid
1) lacking energy or vitality
2) hasty and careless
3) one that pays rent to use property owned by another
4) not able to be perceived by touch



(14) hale
1) conceivably true
2) powerlessness
3) healthy
4) artificial channel for water



(15) rigid
1) wave around (a weapon)
2) crush
3) hard and unbending
4) (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place



(16) fidelity
1) present falsely
2) heavier or larger on one side than the other
3) loyalty
4) trick



(17) ruddy
1) reddish
2) earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
3) call forth (memory or feeling)
4) utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones



(18) buxom
1) done routinely and with little care
2) strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound
3) law enacted by the legislature
4) full-bosomed



(19) canvass
1) determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.
2) of or pertaining to the people
3) (of a condition) wretched
4) broad comedy



(20) monotheism
1) belief in one God
2) bitter (to the taste or smell)
3) that can be permeated
4) having a common origin



(21) collation
1) conference (between opponents)
2) a light meal
3) light stroke as with a whip
4) ill-humored



(22) predilection
1) preference
2) debauched person
3) uncertain how to act
4) lose a small piece from the surface or edge



(23) reserve
1) exclamation
2) self-control
3) pommel
4) parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased



(24) indigence
1) poverty
2) exclamation
3) take apart
4) sullen



(25) hamper
1) obstruct
2) rudeness without any sense of shame
3) deliberately planned
4) diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers


ANSWERS:
(1)1 (2)4 (3)3 (4)3 (5)2 (6)1 (7)3 (8)2 (9)4 (10)4 (11)2 (12)4 (13)1 (14)3 (15)3 (16)3 (17)1 (18)4 (19)1 (20)1 (21)2 (22)1 (23)2 (24)1 (25)1

VOCABULARY TEST 189


(1) offensive
1) mythical figure, half man and half horse
2) stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
3) exaggerated
4) attacking



(2) equinox
1) period of equal days and nights
2) place of refuge or shelter
3) warn or speak to with gentle disapproval
4) tendency to disbelief



(3) manipulate
1) singing or chanting of magic spells
2) place for burying the dead
3) operate with one's hands
4) cutting



(4) analgesia
1) pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
2) condition of being unable to feel pain
3) place over something else
4) heap



(5) gerrymander
1) coiled around
2) tie (an animal) with a rope or tether
3) devout
4) change voting district lines in order to favor a political party



(6) speck
1) ardent
2) long narrow container for feeding farm animals
3) small piece or mark
4) friendship



(7) physiological
1) serious speech, writing, or conversation
2) one who harvests grain
3) neglect
4) pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms



(8) philanthropist
1) physically strong
2) obvious
3) lover of mankind
4) mixture as of metals



(9) foppish
1) payment or expense
2) gap
3) vain about dress and appearance
4) breathe out



(10) skim
1) outsmart
2) anger at an injustice
3) cheerful promptness without reluctance
4) read or glance through quickly



(11) helm
1) psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution
2) regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times
3) group of animals
4) steering wheel of a ship



(12) cistern
1) cut off part of body
2) distribute
3) conceited person
4) reservoir or water tank



(13) muster
1) fluent
2) gather
3) standard
4) disturb greatly



(14) irremediable
1) incurable
2) decrease in size or strength (after being full)
3) venture
4) something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true)



(15) sanction
1) greedy
2) cancel
3) approve
4) attach



(16) avuncular
1) abstruse
2) self-restraint
3) nearness
4) of or like an uncle



(17) aptitude
1) created by statute or legislative action
2) based on theory
3) fitness
4) embarrass



(18) sportive
1) inattentive or unmindful
2) play or frolic boisterously
3) playful
4) obedient



(19) tanner
1) fair
2) (of rules) binding
3) applaud
4) person who turns animal hides into leather



(20) rationalize
1) make rational
2) unfrightening
3) white with age
4) cautious



(21) unceremonious
1) experienced
2) not done politely without due formalities
3) apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
4) invention



(22) commonwealth
1) having a backbone or spinal column
2) grant a share of
3) Peeping Tom
4) nation governed by the people



(23) validate
1) make valid
2) machine that separates substances by whirling them
3) formidable
4) drive out evil spirits



(24) pallid
1) agonizing
2) thwart
3) pale
4) commotion of a great crowd



(25) tenure
1) song of praise or joy
2) free from an entanglement or difficulty
3) person who enjoys his own pain
4) holding of an office or real estate


ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)1 (3)3 (4)2 (5)4 (6)3 (7)4 (8)3 (9)3 (10)4 (11)4 (12)4 (13)2 (14)1 (15)3 (16)4 (17)3 (18)3 (19)4 (20)1 (21)2 (22)4 (23)1 (24)3 (25)4

VOCABULARY TEST 188


(1) cherubic
1) physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes
2) defame
3) pale
4) angelic



(2) writhe
1) very cautious
2) twist in coils
3) faithless lover
4) naive and trusting



(3) resolution
1) trembling
2) fall or let fall in drops
3) marked by kindness or consideration
4) determination



(4) retort
1) avoid habitually
2) dining hall
3) quick sharp reply
4) excessive



(5) insolence
1) remedy
2) love deeply and respect highly
3) impudent disrespect
4) secret



(6) badinage
1) teasing conversation
2) continue steadily in spite of difficulties
3) amoral
4) confused



(7) imperil
1) put in danger
2) periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)
3) act stupidly
4) unshakably calm



(8) inanimate
1) lifeless
2) influenced by personal feelings
3) resigned to defeat or failure
4) fringes



(9) conservatory(co
1) revoke
2) pollute
3) nservatoire) school of the fine arts (especially music or drama)
4) highest point



(10) militia
1) a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child
2) army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers
3) tie (an animal) with a rope or tether
4) vanity or self-love



(11) graphite
1) sociable
2) rotting flesh of a dead body
3) mental disorder marked by confusion
4) black form of carbon used in lead pencils



(12) immaculate
1) carefully contrived
2) gold and silver in the form of bars
3) spotless
4) poor



(13) ultimatum
1) pertinent
2) beyond what is normal in nature
3) last demand
4) items of business at a meeting



(14) doom
1) stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
2) condemnation to a severe penalty
3) make void
4) businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture)



(15) choreography
1) stand up against
2) slow up
3) art of representing dances in written symbols
4) respect



(16) filibuster
1) omen
2) begin
3) block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches
4) capricious



(17) maleficient
1) (of a condition) wretched
2) doing evil
3) driving away
4) support on which a lever rests or pivots



(18) abut
1) youthful
2) destruction
3) nonsense
4) border upon



(19) gloat
1) pertaining to spring
2) arrogant
3) drowsy
4) express evil satisfaction



(20) exalt
1) ver) strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes)
2) imperceptible(not easily understood)
3) neglect of duty
4) raise in rank or dignity



(21) procrastinate
1) unchangeable
2) postpone
3) belief
4) pay out (as from a fund)



(22) variegated
1) pedestal
2) firmly established by nature or habit
3) (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored
4) fleeting or transitory



(23) spectrum
1) soothe
2) blood-vessel
3) colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
4) run-down



(24) aspire
1) excessive zeal
2) spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault)
3) shine with a flickering light
4) seek to attain (position or status)



(25) impending
1) loss of memory
2) nearing
3) move with body close to the ground
4) broad comedy


ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)2 (3)4 (4)3 (5)3 (6)1 (7)1 (8)1 (9)3 (10)2 (11)4 (12)3 (13)3 (14)2 (15)3 (16)3 (17)2 (18)4 (19)4 (20)4 (21)2 (22)3 (23)3 (24)4 (25)2

VOCABULARY TEST 187


(1) willowy
1) dig out of the ground
2) flexible
3) minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points
4) make blind with a sudden intense light



(2) boon
1) crawl or creep on ground
2) menacing
3) blessing
4) abusive



(3) commune
1) rise or fly high in the air
2) witty thought or saying, usually short
3) process of nourishing or being nourished
4) small (often rural) community whose members share work and income



(4) filial
1) pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter
2) making a harsh noise
3) taunt
4) fitful



(5) conducive
1) widespread damage
2) nearness
3) evasive
4) helpful



(6) asymmetric
1) fixed portion
2) laugh (at)
3) enough
4) not identical on both sides of a dividing central line



(7) willful
1) having a very fine bore
2) quality of pleasing
3) significance
4) wilful



(8) clavicle
1) collarbone
2) man who is courting a woman
3) (of a fault or sin) forgivable
4) authority on a subject



(9) defrock
1) call by bugles or trumpets
2) strip a priest or minister of church authority
3) confuse
4) something long-lasting



(10) incubate
1) steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own
2) combativeness
3) hatch
4) sociable



(11) annuity
1) yearly allowance
2) suffering from indigestion
3) abnormal
4) sudden sharp feeling of pain



(12) amok(amuck)
1) in a state of rage
2) (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through
3) hint
4) ugly



(13) dissipate
1) squander
2) deputize
3) spacious
4) kindly



(14) drone
1) bearing of fruit
2) talk dully
3) scold with biting harshness
4) exercising the most influence



(15) instigate
1) start
2) cause to stop for a period
3) humiliation
4) shrink back as if in fear



(16) antediluvian
1) not thick
2) person who looks on the bright side
3) antiquated
4) public square of an ancient Roman city



(17) subversive
1) deliverance from a charge
2) tending to overthrow or ruin
3) insane
4) believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided



(18) chaste
1) morally pure
2) having many talents
3) lacking caution
4) bored with pleasure or dissipation



(19) impale
1) (of behavior) proper
2) pierce (with a sharp point)
3) approve formally
4) shine intensely and blindingly



(20) obnoxious
1) infringe
2) walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement
3) offensive
4) impose (a fine)



(21) debar
1) neatly or smartly dressed
2) taking up again
3) without definite purpose, plan, or aim
4) bar



(22) analogy
1) ecclesiastical
2) similarity
3) rushing stream
4) lure



(23) bigotry
1) biting
2) stubborn intolerance
3) bold
4) fall or let fall in drops



(24) inherent
1) firmly established by nature or habit
2) obscure
3) mutual relationship
4) restraint



(25) exigency
1) error
2) urgent situation
3) essential or main point
4) steadiness of effort


ANSWERS:
(1)2 (2)3 (3)4 (4)1 (5)4 (6)4 (7)4 (8)1 (9)2 (10)3 (11)1 (12)1 (13)1 (14)2 (15)1 (16)3 (17)2 (18)1 (19)2 (20)3 (21)4 (22)2 (23)2 (24)1 (25)2

VOCABULARY TEST 186


(1) hue
1) fantastic
2) color
3) swimming
4) small roofed structure for storage and shelter



(2) indissoluble
1) handle used to move boat's rudder (to steer)
2) dissimilar
3) lead away from proper conduct
4) permanent



(3) brandish
1) dethrone
2) burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
3) wave around (a weapon)
4) aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously)



(4) impermeable
1) operatic solo
2) one who studies the skin and its diseases
3) impervious
4) adequate



(5) sheer
1) soften by soaking in liquid
2) fame
3) pure
4) highest point



(6) reconcile
1) (of likings and interests) universal
2) prevent
3) make friendly again (after quarrel)
4) brawl



(7) junta
1) pertaining to the art of delineating
2) group of persons joined in political intrigue
3) praising
4) proper to the point of affectation



(8) doggerel
1) recent convert
2) poor verse
3) support
4) crash



(9) abusive
1) keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours)
2) cut into small parts
3) coarsely insulting
4) small ring



(10) predecessor
1) mischievous child (usually a boy)
2) former occupant of a post
3) bad-tempered
4) group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services)



(11) mortify
1) humiliate by embarassing excessively
2) illusive
3) hasty and careless
4) one who foretells the future



(12) inept
1) shrink
2) send to a person or place for sale
3) shut
4) unsuited



(13) untoward
1) something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true)
2) long for
3) aversion
4) unexpected and adverse



(14) defile
1) enormous chasm
2) easily accomplished
3) pollute
4) severe and adverse criticism



(15) stolid
1) careful about money
2) fitful
3) dull
4) marked by commotion or uproar



(16) ratify
1) an act of yielding
2) stupid person
3) approve formally
4) block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches



(17) connotation
1) suggested or implied meaning of an expression
2) current of air (through a room or to a fire)
3) juicy
4) extreme poverty



(18) Pandemonium
1) of glass
2) wild tumult(commotion)
3) indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said)
4) summarize



(19) hoax
1) luxuriate
2) begin
3) trick which makes someone take action
4) untarnished



(20) flick
1) excessively exacting
2) someone who eats too much
3) relating to the stars
4) light stroke as with a whip



(21) touchy
1) binding
2) deserving blame
3) oversensitive
4) get one's bearings



(22) corpuscle
1) give up (a position, right, or claim)
2) pierce
3) red or white cell in the blood
4) limited quantity



(23) scurrilous
1) introduction
2) flattery
3) abusive
4) struggle



(24) figurine
1) violent scoundrel
2) foretell
3) small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
4) shabby and dirty



(25) communal
1) held in common
2) universally present
3) blacken
4) withholding belief


ANSWERS:
(1)2 (2)4 (3)3 (4)3 (5)3 (6)3 (7)2 (8)2 (9)3 (10)2 (11)1 (12)4 (13)4 (14)3 (15)3 (16)3 (17)1 (18)2 (19)3 (20)4 (21)3 (22)3 (23)3 (24)3 (25)1

VOCABULARY TEST 185


(1) subtlety
1) announce
2) tax levied by a ruler
3) perceptiveness
4) platitude



(2) sleigh
1) large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice
2) intruder
3) shrink back as if in fear
4) dig



(3) indolent
1) charm
2) one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
3) lazy
4) wasted away



(4) precinct
1) timely
2) arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)
3) division of a city for election or police purposes
4) strong foul odor



(5) amulet
1) (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole
2) charm
3) charm
4) easily deceived



(6) unanimity
1) not literal but metaphorical
2) unity of pitch (in musical performance)
3) complete agreement
4) long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something



(7) sundry
1) miscellaneous
2) formal essay
3) inattentive or unmindful
4) mixture



(8) ulcer
1) abnormal
2) neat and trim in appearance
3) sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body
4) squander



(9) hostility
1) unfriendliness
2) replace
3) logically convincing
4) lower



(10) nauseous
1) blues
2) distinct
3) meaningless word
4) causing nausea



(11) adverse
1) amuse
2) carrion-eating birds
3) shining
4) going against



(12) hibernate
1) too improbable to be believed
2) sleep throughout the winter
3) decode
4) word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing



(13) taciturn
1) make beloved
2) habitually silent
3) flexible
4) deep disgrace



(14) dishonor
1) familiar with
2) sleepwalker
3) varied
4) disgrace



(15) sleight
1) casual
2) dexterity
3) raging mad
4) floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter



(16) regimen
1) prescribed course of diet or exercise
2) severe trial or affliction
3) chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
4) lie



(17) contention
1) small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
2) inattentive or unmindful
3) trembling
4) assertion



(18) solace
1) comfort in sorrow or trouble
2) with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct)
3) freedom from narrow limitations
4) isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection



(19) perfunctory
1) obsolete
2) musical repetition
3) done routinely and with little care
4) defrock



(20) submerge
1) choosing at random
2) person administering capital punishment
3) unavoidable
4) place under water



(21) infiltrate
1) pass into or through
2) (of air) thin in density
3) affectedly grand
4) sameness



(22) pariah
1) vague statement
2) social outcast
3) echo repeatedly
4) kill from lack of air



(23) denotation
1) secure or fasten firmly
2) deceive
3) take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
4) meaning



(24) sow
1) quality of pleasing
2) plant or scatter seed
3) made of bone
4) charming (in a childlike way)



(25) reek
1) emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke)
2) composed (with no excitement)
3) burst inward
4) mischievous trick


ANSWERS:
(1)3 (2)1 (3)3 (4)3 (5)2 (6)3 (7)1 (8)3 (9)1 (10)4 (11)4 (12)2 (13)2 (14)4 (15)2 (16)1 (17)4 (18)1 (19)3 (20)4 (21)1 (22)2 (23)4 (24)2 (25)1

VOCABULARY TEST 184


(1) smolder
1) guardianship
2) systematic plan
3) smoulder
4) state of being self-contradictory



(2) inhibit
1) beak(bill)
2) flowing
3) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)
4) restrain



(3) dilute
1) make (a liquid) less concentrated
2) serving as a model
3) gather leavings
4) live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity)



(4) alienate
1) word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance)
2) language used by special group
3) make unfriendly or hostile
4) enthusiastic follower



(5) elusive
1) turn upside down or inside out
2) expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.
3) pertaining to the art of delineating
4) evasive



(6) hypercritical
1) evil
2) person celebrated for wisdom
3) excessively exacting
4) instruct



(7) demerit
1) having many languages
2) worldly
3) fault
4) exile



(8) lithe
1) thin liquid porridge
2) raised platform for speakers or other important people
3) attractive
4) flexible



(9) glimmer
1) opinion contrary to popular belief
2) join
3) confuse thoroughly
4) shine erratically



(10) archaeology
1) exhibiting rainbowlike colors
2) study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
3) worldly wise and urbane
4) deceive



(11) deflect
1) ered) marked by great changes in fortune
2) windstorm
3) emotionally removed
4) turn aside



(12) plenary
1) exclamation
2) rough-mannered
3) capable of being repaired
4) (of power) complete



(13) callow
1) doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
2) youthful
3) sudden sharp turn or twist
4) argumentative



(14) dominate
1) not naive
2) seller
3) short story of an amusing or interesting event
4) control



(15) menial
1) suitable for servants
2) charming (in a childlike way)
3) certainty
4) pierce with holes



(16) irreproachable
1) diplomatic etiquette
2) pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
3) beyond reproach
4) pithy



(17) beset
1) pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
2) lengthen
3) correct
4) harass or trouble from all directions



(18) bestow
1) root up
2) without feeling
3) decisive
4) confer



(19) reputable
1) respectable
2) habitually silent
3) negligent
4) anxious



(20) extant
1) (of someone) awkward in movement
2) domestic
3) (of something written or painted) still in existence
4) record of a voyage or flight



(21) lode
1) black volcanic rock
2) cowardly
3) metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)
4) unwholesome



(22) tactful
1) careful no to cause offence
2) taking for one's own use in violation of trust
3) state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
4) white with age



(23) arbitrate
1) act as judge (at the request of both sides)
2) inappropriate
3) slow-thinking stupid person
4) discordant



(24) phobia
1) adjust to climate or environment
2) broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
3) morbid fear
4) reluctant



(25) astral
1) grand suggesting great expense
2) immature
3) rising above others
4) relating to the stars


ANSWERS:
(1)3 (2)4 (3)1 (4)3 (5)4 (6)3 (7)3 (8)4 (9)4 (10)2 (11)4 (12)4 (13)2 (14)4 (15)1 (16)3 (17)4 (18)4 (19)1 (20)3 (21)3 (22)1 (23)1 (24)3 (25)4

VOCABULARY TEST 183


(1) demise
1) choosing of a lot or card
2) death
3) pertaining to farewell
4) engrossed



(2) refulgent
1) effulgent
2) sharpness
3) use of force to get someone to object
4) (of a story or play) loosely connected



(3) deprecate
1) overbright in color
2) sudden sharp feeling of pain
3) express disapproval of
4) praise



(4) accoutre
1) huge
2) equip
3) loud resounding noise
4) pester



(5) inclement
1) gap
2) absentminded
3) hereditary nobility
4) stormy



(6) loll
1) lounge about
2) venture
3) bully
4) self-satisfied



(7) mendicant
1) beggar
2) cause to appear by magic
3) quality of being deeply moving
4) loiter or dawdle



(8) enliven
1) e make into an institution
2) make lively or spirited
3) sear
4) noticeable



(9) servitude
1) half asleep
2) slavery
3) unreal reflection
4) appease



(10) irony
1) honor
2) hidden sarcasm or satire
3) enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition)
4) complete



(11) mishap
1) unfortunate accident
2) charge
3) relating to paradise
4) outrun



(12) thespian
1) pertaining to drama
2) marked by vulgar lewd humor
3) going from one state of action to another
4) useless



(13) hedonist
1) one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
2) furnisher of foodstuffs
3) playful
4) based on assumptions or hypotheses



(14) purport
1) of different colors
2) (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes
3) intention
4) belittle



(15) cabal
1) resulting from compulsion
2) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
3) lean and angular
4) transient



(16) juncture
1) not good-looking
2) freeze
3) regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times
4) crisis



(17) dabble
1) (of something) plainly expressed
2) motion
3) pertaining to the woods or the country
4) work at in a nonserious fashion



(18) evoke
1) call forth (memory or feeling)
2) pucker
3) neat and trim (in appearance)
4) gradual intrusion



(19) inopportune
1) (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census)
2) pretentiousness
3) untimely
4) calm



(20) philatelist
1)
2) formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears
3) stamp-collector
4) attract



(21) inquisitive
1) eager for knowledge
2) violation of a law
3) surround with armed forces
4) goodness



(22) discrepancy
1) groom oneself with care
2) rubble
3) lack of consistency or agreement as between facts
4) philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge



(23) ciliated
1) having minute hairs
2) supporter
3) lure
4) happiness



(24) context
1) very small object or insect-like creature
2) n. money given to sb who has done one a service
3) predecessor
4) writings preceding and following the passage quoted



(25) poultice
1) poor
2) soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
3) person receiving protection and support from a patron
4) quarrelsome


ANSWERS:
(1)2 (2)1 (3)3 (4)2 (5)4 (6)1 (7)1 (8)2 (9)2 (10)2 (11)1 (12)1 (13)1 (14)3 (15)2 (16)4 (17)4 (18)1 (19)3 (20)3 (21)1 (22)3 (23)1 (24)4 (25)2

VOCABULARY TEST 182


(1) wrench
1) explain
2) ignore or behave coldly toward
3) flavored dessert ice
4) twist



(2) aseptic
1) society ruled by the wealthy
2) conceal in the palm of the hand
3) unable to be restrained or held back
4) preventing infection



(3) sparse
1) not thick
2) teachings in general
3) (of weather) hot or scorching
4) disguise



(4) omnipresent
1) petty criticism
2) universally present
3) appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form)
4) bad-tempered



(5) fallacious
1) mutilate
2) include (as a member of a group)
3) false
4) move furtively



(6) slake
1) sleepwalker
2) satisfy (thirst)
3) supporter
4) box for bees



(7) enamored
1) making up for
2) in love
3) spotless
4) chances



(8) atrophy
1) include
2) soft and mild (of air)
3) encouraging
4) wasting away



(9) relapse
1) felt in one's inner organs
2) face courageously
3) of or like an uncle
4) return to a former state (esp. after improvement)



(10) glutinous
1) wanderer (without a permanent home)
2) forerunners
3) and forwards
4) sticky



(11) eulogy
1) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
2) pouring forth
3) return of part of a payment
4) formal agreement



(12) cardiologist
1) perfect example or embodiment
2) deserved punishment for wrongdoing
3) unlikely (to be true)
4) doctor specializing in ailments of the heart



(13) nonplus
1) squander
2) put at a loss
3) ideal place, state, or society
4) steal (things of small value)



(14) slag
1) glassy residue from smelting metal
2) having a pale or sickly color
3) Peeping Tom
4) make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle



(15) pillory
1) hairstyle
2) laugh quietly
3) punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory
4) overcharge (with high price)



(16) figure
1) language used by special group
2) given to(having a tendency of) joking
3) written symbols
4) give a personal guarantee



(17) pending
1) joining
2) not yet decided or settled
3) person who establishes (an organization or business)
4) portray



(18) hostage
1) person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
2) sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull
3) petty or trivial details
4) agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged



(19) cordial
1) swath
2) warmly friendly
3) pertaining to the brain or intellect
4) raid



(20) dolorous
1) repetition
2) particular variety of art or literature
3) sorrowful
4) induced sleeping state



(21) elated
1) having foresight
2) imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature)
3) filled with excited joy and pride
4) calmness



(22) start
1) opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
2) lawsuit
3) move suddenly or involuntarily
4) done with speed



(23) execrable
1) oblige or help someone
2) renounce under oath
3) very bad
4) main wooden stem of a tree



(24) jocular
1) open widely
2) exaggeration
3) poke (with a pointed object)
4) said or done in jest or playfully



(25) porous
1) examine and compare in order to verify authenticity
2) full of pores
3) neglect of duty
4) basic


ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)4 (3)1 (4)2 (5)3 (6)2 (7)2 (8)4 (9)4 (10)4 (11)1 (12)4 (13)2 (14)1 (15)3 (16)3 (17)2 (18)1 (19)2 (20)3 (21)3 (22)3 (23)3 (24)4 (25)2

VOCABULARY TEST 181


(1) repine
1) fret
2) dedicate
3) make or become dull or discolored
4) an error involving time in a story



(2) debut
1) apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
2) d\'ebut
3) difficult condition
4) platitude



(3) addendum
1) ridicule
2) addition
3) impressive
4) move furtively



(4) zephyr
1) unwholesome
2) division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)
3) drink with zest
4) gentle breeze



(5) construe
1) block or hinder
2) giving pleasure to the senses
3) encouraging
4) explain



(6) tension
1) stretching
2) (of beliefs) against accepted opinion
3) stubborn
4) blessedness



(7) obsidian
1) token of disgrace
2) period of equal days and nights
3) flexible
4) black volcanic rock



(8) poignancy
1) self-control
2) society ruled by the wealthy
3) sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories)
4) quality of being deeply moving



(9) humanitarian
1) testimony under oath
2) rubbing away
3) one devoted to the promotion of human welfare
4) lift by pushing up from below



(10) existential
1) pertaining to existence
2) in love
3) essential quality
4) power of endurance



(11) prehensile
1) capable of maintaining life
2) notoriously bad
3) noticeable
4) capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around)



(12) funereal
1) brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression
2) deprived of (something valuable)
3) remove (forcibly)
4) sad



(13) robust
1) (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous
2) weaken
3) strong
4) adopt



(14) guile
1) devoted to the pleasures of the sense
2) ordinary
3) praise
4) deceit



(15) privation
1) beg
2) lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life
3) sameness
4) subordinating the individual to the state



(16) arcade
1) throw forcefully
2) a covered passageway usually lined with shops
3) having many languages
4) stubborn



(17) chaff
1) chance
2) conquer
3) light-hearted
4) worthless products of an endeavor



(18) artful
1) hasty
2) exhibiting art or skill
3) position of champion
4) relating to the highest point



(19) miscreant
1) raid
2) wretch
3) punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory
4) combine



(20) emetic
1) fall or let fall in drops
2) smooth and shining
3) substance causing vomiting
4) loyalty



(21) exacerbate
1) urgent situation
2) strip off skin
3) worsen
4) having lost one's original power



(22) headfirst
1) cheating
2) concise and meaningful
3) someone who wastes money
4) moving with the head leading



(23) fanaticism
1) excessive zeal
2) strip (as of clothes)
3) filthy
4) untidy (of hair or clothing)



(24) capillary
1) having a very fine bore
2) bend or hang downward
3) inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract
4) of a prophet or prophecy



(25) endue
1) scold
2) provide with some quality
3) burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
4) waver


ANSWERS:
(1)1 (2)2 (3)2 (4)4 (5)4 (6)1 (7)4 (8)4 (9)3 (10)1 (11)4 (12)4 (13)3 (14)4 (15)2 (16)2 (17)4 (18)2 (19)2 (20)3 (21)3 (22)4 (23)1 (24)1 (25)2

VOCABULARY TEST 180


(1) remediable
1) lead away from proper conduct
2) reparable
3) unable to be restrained or held back
4) procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages



(2) exposure
1) risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements
2) make return for
3) attacking cherished traditions
4) plait



(3) sterile
1) shyness
2) combine
3) incapable of producing young
4) area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church



(4) plebiscite
1) direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)
2) take pleasure in great comfort
3) of a member of the cat family
4) flood



(5) vendetta
1) one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society
2) blood feud (esp. between two families)
3) corruption
4) large group



(6) smart
1) move back suddenly
2) intelligent
3) suggested or implied meaning of an expression
4) vague



(7) allocate
1) sound on judgment
2) assign
3) seemingly reasonable but incorrect
4) the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus



(8) gloss_over
1) self-important behavior
2) holding one's attention
3) explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
4) essential



(9) impious
1) quick clever reply
2) irreverent
3) premonition of evil
4) hit quickly with the flat part of the hand



(10) rubric
1) discerning
2) title or heading (in red print)
3) roof of the mouth
4) oily



(11) harangue
1) serving as a model
2) long, passionate, and vehement speech
3) become less severe
4) father



(12) unearth
1) dig up
2) voracious
3) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
4) stamp out(put an end to)



(13) bent
1) article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
2) determined
3) unalterable
4) crisis



(14) jest
1) half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)
2) playful remark or act
3) motion
4) walk lamely



(15) mogul
1) powerful person
2) (appreciatively) cutting
3) self-important behavior
4) mental keenness



(16) integral
1) bossy
2) warm by rubbing
3) complete
4) rise or fly high in the air



(17) pitfall
1) weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use
2) postpone
3) hidden danger
4) separate



(18) flay
1) quality of being deeply moving
2) act of turning aside
3) produce a design in raised relief
4) strip off skin



(19) indignity
1) low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)
2) work out carefully
3) fleshly
4) treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect



(20) rig
1) arrangement of masts and sails
2) boasting
3) watchful
4) worthless



(21) hieroglyphic
1) having no previous example
2) impartial
3) picture writing
4) consecrate



(22) gourmet
1) system of religious or ethical belief
2) estimate value of
3) conceited person
4) connoisseur of food and drink



(23) aberration
1) hermit
2) gift giver
3) regret
4) deviation from the normal



(24) percussion
1) damp
2) striking one object against another sharply
3) (of beliefs) against accepted opinion
4) too certain to be disputed



(25) avid
1) modest
2) small model
3) greedy
4) sear


ANSWERS:
(1)2 (2)1 (3)3 (4)1 (5)2 (6)2 (7)2 (8)3 (9)2 (10)2 (11)2 (12)1 (13)2 (14)2 (15)1 (16)3 (17)3 (18)4 (19)4 (20)1 (21)3 (22)4 (23)4 (24)2 (25)3

VOCABULARY TEST 179


(1) merit
1) transient
2) deserve
3) remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)
4) untrustworthy person



(2) dilate
1) expand
2) temporary moderation (of disease symptoms)
3) arsonist
4) eerie



(3) polyglot
1) raised platform for speakers or other important people
2) general agreement
3) understood but not stated
4) speaking several languages



(4) carafe
1) glass water bottle
2) causing sharp pain to the mind
3) plundering
4) spread throughout



(5) attenuate
1) guardianship
2) exhausting
3) prototype
4) make thin



(6) murky
1) morbid fear
2) merriment
3) dark and gloomy
4) stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way



(7) disseminate
1) distribute
2) of a prophet or prophecy
3) rise or fly high in the air
4) low, indistinct, continuous sound



(8) aerie(aery,eyri
1) right and power to apply the law
2) e,eyry) nest of a large bird of prey
3) gross lewdness
4) influenced by personal feelings



(9) etymology
1) disposed to revenge
2) trivial
3) tranquil
4) study of word parts



(10) transgression
1) violation of a law
2) guarantee
3) (of meat) tough
4) stop motion



(11) blandishment
1) flattery
2) disguise
3) small model
4) excuse



(12) gamely
1) violent
2) of a periphery
3) in a spirited manner
4) standard



(13) credence
1) earliest form of an organism
2) strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound
3) belief
4) giving off an odor



(14) lechery
1) excessively exacting
2) gross lewdness
3) make unfriendly or hostile
4) change or harden into bone



(15) skiff
1) conclusion
2) scolding woman
3) not able to be perceived by touch
4) small light sailboat or rowboat



(16) superfluous
1) ghost
2) approach and speak first to a person
3) excessive
4) amount produced



(17) shimmer
1) shine with a flickering light
2) fight
3) distance around something
4) force into less space



(18) antecedents
1) whirlwind
2) preceding events that influence what comes later
3) blotched in coloring
4) support



(19) gratify
1) having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes
2) please
3) cloying sweet
4) pamper



(20) scraps
1) leftover food
2) rebound
3) strategem to gain an advantage
4) official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights



(21) jaunty
1) being only one
2) solemn curse
3) cheerful and pleased with life
4) penitent



(22) provincial
1) having great weight
2) pertaining to a province
3) state of being nameless
4) branching out



(23) ecclesiastic
1) (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous
2) hypnotic state
3) ecclesiastical
4) grouch



(24) despise
1) falling to pieces
2) look on with scorn
3) observable facts
4) crude dwelling



(25) intoxicate
1) witty saying
2) long-lasting hatred
3) falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves
4) make drunk


ANSWERS:
(1)2 (2)1 (3)4 (4)1 (5)4 (6)3 (7)1 (8)2 (9)4 (10)1 (11)1 (12)3 (13)3 (14)2 (15)4 (16)3 (17)1 (18)2 (19)2 (20)1 (21)3 (22)2 (23)3 (24)2 (25)4

VOCABULARY TEST 177


(1) motto
1) shyness
2) hot-tempered
3) brief statement used to express a principle
4) transient



(2) dumbfound(dumfo
1) compiler of a dictionary
2) distaste
3) sleep lightly
4) und) astonish (making dumb)



(3) voracious
1) of a pivot
2) shining
3) former occupant of a post
4) ravenous



(4) relish
1) unsuited
2) throw forcefully
3) fill up again
4) enjoy



(5) shack
1) outmoded
2) ered) marked by great changes in fortune
3) crude cabin
4) flowing



(6) wizened
1) soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
2) keep away from
3) deprived of (something valuable)
4) shriveled



(7) disingenuous
1) slandering
2) v. ask or beg earnestly
3) not naive
4) distinct



(8) onerous
1) make valid
2) burdensome
3) fertility
4) army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers



(9) pedigree
1) discourage
2) following
3) ancestry
4) increase in number by producing young



(10) lag
1) move or develop more slowly
2) trifles
3) shorten
4) scolding woman



(11) gorge
1) stuff oneself (with food)
2) argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
3) contemptible
4) condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles



(12) stoic
1) stoical
2) transform
3) resentment
4) depravity



(13) sensual
1) reflection
2) hasty and careless
3) devoted to the pleasures of the sense
4) based on experience



(14) title
1) young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family)
2) standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces
3) not to be taken away
4) name (of a book, film, etc.)



(15) cardinal
1) please
2) sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals
3) exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
4) chief



(16) credential
1) man employed to take care of horses
2) produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud)
3) evidence concerning one's authority
4) unit of weight for precious stones



(17) sturdy
1) allowing much freedom
2) destruction by fire
3) clamorous
4) strong and firm (in the body)



(18) mandate
1) border
2) order
3) mutilate
4) gaiety



(19) odds
1) one who is habitually cruel to weaker people
2) chances
3) make impossible
4) shabby



(20) swear-word
1) beg
2) word considered offensive
3) person of prominence or influence
4) slow-thinking stupid person



(21) typhoon
1) dangerous
2) bony growth on the head of a deer
3) scolding woman
4) tropical hurricane or cyclone



(22) erroneous
1) crush or grind into very small particles
2) act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
3) mistaken
4) study of fish



(23) amnesia
1) chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically)
2) steadiness of effort
3) man who is not a cleric
4) loss of memory



(24) glamor
1) compelling charm
2) great fire
3) disclaim or disavow
4) foul-smelling



(25) truncate
1) official or legal permission
2) change
3) cut the top off
4) one who supplicates


ANSWERS:
(1)3 (2)4 (3)4 (4)4 (5)3 (6)4 (7)3 (8)2 (9)3 (10)1 (11)1 (12)1 (13)3 (14)4 (15)4 (16)3 (17)4 (18)2 (19)2 (20)2 (21)4 (22)3 (23)4 (24)1 (25)3

VOCABULARY TEST 177


(1) motto
1) shyness
2) hot-tempered
3) brief statement used to express a principle
4) transient



(2) dumbfound(dumfo
1) compiler of a dictionary
2) distaste
3) sleep lightly
4) und) astonish (making dumb)



(3) voracious
1) of a pivot
2) shining
3) former occupant of a post
4) ravenous



(4) relish
1) unsuited
2) throw forcefully
3) fill up again
4) enjoy



(5) shack
1) outmoded
2) ered) marked by great changes in fortune
3) crude cabin
4) flowing



(6) wizened
1) soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
2) keep away from
3) deprived of (something valuable)
4) shriveled



(7) disingenuous
1) slandering
2) v. ask or beg earnestly
3) not naive
4) distinct



(8) onerous
1) make valid
2) burdensome
3) fertility
4) army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers



(9) pedigree
1) discourage
2) following
3) ancestry
4) increase in number by producing young



(10) lag
1) move or develop more slowly
2) trifles
3) shorten
4) scolding woman



(11) gorge
1) stuff oneself (with food)
2) argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
3) contemptible
4) condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles



(12) stoic
1) stoical
2) transform
3) resentment
4) depravity



(13) sensual
1) reflection
2) hasty and careless
3) devoted to the pleasures of the sense
4) based on experience



(14) title
1) young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family)
2) standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces
3) not to be taken away
4) name (of a book, film, etc.)



(15) cardinal
1) please
2) sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals
3) exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
4) chief



(16) credential
1) man employed to take care of horses
2) produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud)
3) evidence concerning one's authority
4) unit of weight for precious stones



(17) sturdy
1) allowing much freedom
2) destruction by fire
3) clamorous
4) strong and firm (in the body)



(18) mandate
1) border
2) order
3) mutilate
4) gaiety



(19) odds
1) one who is habitually cruel to weaker people
2) chances
3) make impossible
4) shabby



(20) swear-word
1) beg
2) word considered offensive
3) person of prominence or influence
4) slow-thinking stupid person



(21) typhoon
1) dangerous
2) bony growth on the head of a deer
3) scolding woman
4) tropical hurricane or cyclone



(22) erroneous
1) crush or grind into very small particles
2) act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
3) mistaken
4) study of fish



(23) amnesia
1) chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically)
2) steadiness of effort
3) man who is not a cleric
4) loss of memory



(24) glamor
1) compelling charm
2) great fire
3) disclaim or disavow
4) foul-smelling



(25) truncate
1) official or legal permission
2) change
3) cut the top off
4) one who supplicates


ANSWERS:
(1)3 (2)4 (3)4 (4)4 (5)3 (6)4 (7)3 (8)2 (9)3 (10)1 (11)1 (12)1 (13)3 (14)4 (15)4 (16)3 (17)4 (18)2 (19)2 (20)2 (21)4 (22)3 (23)4 (24)1 (25)3

VOCABULARY TEST 176


(1) piscatorial
1) mak less severe
2) range of knowledge
3) play and jump about happily
4) pertaining to fishing



(2) swarthy
1) inconspicuous
2) (of a skin or complexion) dark
3) outward sign
4) leave to someone by means of a will



(3) vilify
1) slander
2) all-knowing
3) dry food for livestock
4) devout



(4) facade(fa\c{c}a
1) poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead)
2) de) front or face (of building)
3) poison (of an animal)
4) consanguine) having a common ancestor



(5) valediction
1) (appreciatively) cutting
2) elliptic
3) saying farewell
4) musical repetition



(6) myopic
1) stray or fall behind (a main group)
2) wasting away
3) beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
4) nearsighted



(7) withhold
1) illicit lover
2) blessedness
3) solemn urging
4) refuse to give



(8) dissolution
1) thoroughly soaked
2) individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
3) disintegration
4) imitation



(9) bowdlerize
1) end
2) expurgate
3) practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks
4) person who has a compulsive desire to steal



(10) cosmic
1) relating to races
2) pommel
3) pertaining to the universe
4) ash-colored



(11) odious
1) arousing strong dislike
2) new or newly coined word or phrase
3) mutually destructive
4) science of law



(12) manifest
1) mismanage
2) evident
3) pierce with a lance
4) state of being immovable



(13) actuary
1) dexterity
2) notoriously bad
3) expressiveness
4) someone who advises insurance companies



(14) filch
1) unconquerable
2) person convicted of a grave crime
3) steal (things of small value)
4) prohibit



(15) embezzlement
1) leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
2) taking for one's own use in violation of trust
3) attractive
4) (esp. of older people) vigorously active



(16) dingy
1) contend
2) (of things and place) dirty and dull
3) give up
4) bog



(17) drudgery
1) fearful
2) familiar with
3) hard unpleasant work
4) long shallow trench made by a plow



(18) septic
1) remorse
2) show by example
3) possession of land or building by rent
4) of or causing sepsis



(19) Spartan
1) drive or force onward
2) without attention to comfort
3) (of music) played smoothly
4) outward demonstration



(20) incendiary
1) hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
2) having only one color
3) arsonist
4) cheerful promptness without reluctance



(21) strident
1) abusive
2) tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
3) loud and harsh
4) unbecoming



(22) carnivorous
1) meat-eating
2) wild
3) temporary stay
4) arrogance



(23) antidote
1) white with age
2) inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract
3) one who supplicates
4) remedy to counteract a poison or disease



(24) profusion
1) half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)
2) extremely poor
3) great amount
4) exile



(25) pungent
1) huge
2) hanging
3) causing sharp pain to the mind
4) stinging


ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)2 (3)1 (4)2 (5)3 (6)4 (7)4 (8)3 (9)2 (10)3 (11)1 (12)2 (13)4 (14)3 (15)2 (16)2 (17)3 (18)4 (19)2 (20)3 (21)3 (22)1 (23)4 (24)3 (25)4

VOCABULARY TEST 175


(1) satyr
1) half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning
2) dispute
3) rub out
4) stinginess



(2) aggrandize
1) winding
2) make greater
3) copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing
4) object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced



(3) psychosomatic
1) word blindness
2) of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease)
3) appropriate
4) extraordinary ability



(4) euthanasia
1) article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
2) mercy killing
3) of or living in trees
4) likely to change



(5) vagabond
1) lazy
2) wanderer (without a permanent home)
3) feeling of kinship
4) prosper



(6) impartial
1) property inherited from a father
2) let down
3) achieve by cleverness or trick
4) not biased



(7) sentient
1) capable of sensation and conscious
2) wise
3) pertaining to tailors or tailoring
4) highly gifted child



(8) impassable
1) having an odor
2) willing to obey orders
3) diligent attention
4) not able to be traveled or crossed



(9) outmoded
1) make greater
2) no longer in fashion or use
3) help bring about
4) hypnotic state



(10) explicit
1) totally clear
2) wicked
3) tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
4) situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options



(11) melancholy
1) gloomy
2) rush wildly
3) abusive
4) shyness



(12) trappings
1) outward decorations
2) delayed
3) (cause to) join the armed forces
4) join together



(13) suppress
1) put an end to forcibly
2) silly
3) separate
4) joking (often inappropriately)



(14) monetary
1) harmony
2) pertaining to money
3) gather leavings
4) close relationship



(15) venerate
1) obligatory
2) revere
3) Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
4) evident



(16) humdrum
1) vague statement
2) dull
3) heavy and awkward to carry or wear
4) lawyer in the lower court of law



(17) gouge
1) metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)
2) substitute
3) overcharge (with high price)
4) irreverence



(18) flicker
1) treat (a person) as a celebrity
2) extremely severe
3) environment
4) burn unsteadily or fitfully



(19) condone
1) run-down
2) overlook
3) old age
4) group of closely located islands



(20) gleam
1) denounce
2) brief flash of light
3) lie
4) distasteful (because excessive)



(21) heckler
1) person who verbally harasses others
2) cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe)
3) large quantity or number
4) dramatic poem set to music



(22) guise
1) list (of names)
2) approve
3) outward appearance
4) make (a liquid) less concentrated



(23) inamorata
1) woman whom a man loves
2) move furtively
3) raised platform for speech-making
4) not working



(24) lumen
1) fenced enclosure for animals
2) unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
3) of a member of the cat family
4) explosion



(25) gradation
1) punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory
2) dormant
3) firmness
4) series of gradual stages


ANSWERS:
(1)1 (2)2 (3)2 (4)2 (5)2 (6)4 (7)1 (8)4 (9)2 (10)1 (11)1 (12)1 (13)1 (14)2 (15)2 (16)2 (17)3 (18)4 (19)2 (20)2 (21)1 (22)3 (23)1 (24)2 (25)4

VOCABULARY TEST 174


(1) narrative
1) extraordinary ability
2) related to telling a story
3) heavier or larger on one side than the other
4) fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)



(2) harping
1) tiresome dwelling on a subject
2) dig up
3) irresistible crushing force
4) exhibiting rainbowlike colors



(3) opprobrium
1) infamy
2) seize
3) breathing
4) immoral behavior



(4) avert
1) prevent
2) lending money at illegal high rates of interest
3) terrible
4) breathe out



(5) confidence
1) repeat aloud (something learned)
2) surrender
3) self-assurance
4) autopsy



(6) embitter
1) vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
2) make bitter
3) underline
4) highly successful action or sudden attack



(7) slapdash
1) hasty and careless
2) cut or knock down (a tree or a person)
3) in a coma
4) physical features of a region (such as the shape and height)



(8) wrinkle
1) unpleasantly dark
2) conceited person
3) small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth)
4) approve



(9) stink
1) spotted
2) make or become shrunken and wrinkled (often by drying)
3) stench
4) formal systematic inquiry



(10) faculty
1) unaccustomed
2) take (one's attention) off something
3) please intensely
4) mental or bodily powers



(11) killjoy
1) position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point)
2) temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need)
3) grouch
4) pretending to be virtuous



(12) trunk
1) very small object or insect-like creature
2) (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place
3) main wooden stem of a tree
4) supposed



(13) attire
1) lover of mankind
2) compelling
3) clothe
4) make liquids murky by stirring up sediment



(14) carapace
1) consanguine) having a common ancestor
2) destroy completely
3) shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
4) forbiddingly stern



(15) obstetrician
1) take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
2) physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies
3) divided into two branches
4) hot sweet dish



(16) sleek
1) give in respectfully
2) l (of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real life
3) take (one's attention) off something
4) smooth and shining (as from good health)



(17) assert
1) state strongly or positively
2) long established as a disease
3) timely
4) limited



(18) prosaic
1) pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
2) cowardly
3) person of high rank or position
4) lacking in imagination



(19) tortuous
1) written symbols
2) one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society
3) winding
4) pertaining to the lungs



(20) ram
1) male sheep
2) full of vigor or energy
3) book of literary selections by various authors
4) explain



(21) sophistry
1) go through or across
2) small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone))
3) disfranchise
4) seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning



(22) potpourri
1) produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud)
2) heterogeneous mixture
3) unscrupulous
4) study of language or words



(23) vile
1) having a common origin
2) despicable
3) in confusion
4) denounce



(24) rebus
1) narrow-mindedness
2) restore to proper condition (health or useful life)
3) representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols
4) stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision



(25) ignominy
1) wanderer (without a permanent home)
2) deceptive scheme
3) deep disgrace
4) elevation to godhood


ANSWERS:
(1)2 (2)1 (3)1 (4)1 (5)3 (6)2 (7)1 (8)3 (9)3 (10)4 (11)3 (12)3 (13)3 (14)3 (15)2 (16)4 (17)1 (18)4 (19)3 (20)1 (21)4 (22)2 (23)2 (24)3 (25)3

VOCABULARY TEST 173


(1) aboriginal
1) violation (of a rule or regulation)
2) thin
3) (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored
4) being the first of its kind in a region



(2) dribble
1) flow or fall in drops
2) anxious
3) mar
4) snip off



(3) dynamic
1) make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle
2) energetic
3) showy
4) ghost



(4) revulsion
1) unlikely occurrence
2) speed
3) comfort in sorrow or trouble
4) sudden strong feeling of disgust



(5) gustatory
1) indulge
2) connected with history
3) affecting or relating to the sense of taste
4) reduce



(6) coy
1) student of the history and science of humankind
2) smoulder
3) shy (flirtatiously)
4) torn piece of cloth



(7) mobile
1) disprove
2) conciseness
3) movable
4) endanger



(8) reverie
1) strike forcefully
2) mistaken
3) fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
4) daydream



(9) flamboyant
1) rotting flesh of a dead body
2) ornate
3) wild
4) crowd (of people or things)



(10) rehabilitate
1) struggle
2) (of societies or groups) combine
3) restore to proper condition (health or useful life)
4) trail of ship or other object through water



(11) tyranny
1) rhythmical throbbing of arteries
2) lawyer in the lower court of law
3) plunge into water or liquid
4) oppression



(12) coax
1) story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols
2) persuade by flattery
3) irritable
4) gigantic



(13) snivel
1) complain or whine tearfully
2) overbright in color
3) capricious
4) resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents



(14) empirical
1) transmit (money) in payment
2) fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)
3) moral correctness
4) based on experience



(15) chuckle
1) conceal in the palm of the hand
2) laugh quietly
3) calculating
4) protruding knot on a tree



(16) abysmal
1) habitual return to crime (even after being punished)
2) bottomless
3) means
4) shy and reserved (of a person)



(17) scuttle
1) of a schema or scheme
2) anger
3) sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull
4) dictionary



(18) retribution
1) charming (in a childlike way)
2) deep
3) deserved punishment for wrongdoing
4) authoritative order



(19) cumulative
1) contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots
2) endanger
3) growing by addition
4) heavy substance used to add stability or weight



(20) rhapsody
1) skeptical or distrustful of human motives
2) excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling
3) appropriate
4) someone who bears the blame for others



(21) husband
1) jaunty
2) heavy substance used to add stability or weight
3) use sparingly
4) logically convincing



(22) recrimination
1) plants of a region or era
2) story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
3) countercharges
4) genuine



(23) dupe
1) prohibit
2) damnation
3) slandering
4) someone easily fooled or deceived



(24) chassis
1) not essential
2) in a spirited manner
3) satisfy (thirst)
4) framework and working parts of an automobile



(25) profligate
1) flow in drops or in a thin stream
2) healthy
3) showing excitement
4) wasteful (of money)


ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)1 (3)2 (4)4 (5)3 (6)3 (7)3 (8)4 (9)2 (10)3 (11)4 (12)2 (13)1 (14)4 (15)2 (16)2 (17)3 (18)3 (19)3 (20)2 (21)3 (22)3 (23)4 (24)4 (25)4

VOCABULARY TEST 172


(1) interregnum
1) (of a person) truthful
2) period between two successive reigns or governments
3) search thoroughly
4) applaud



(2) dubious
1) questionable
2) tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid
3) causing a problem
4) llduggery) dishonest behavior or action



(3) gruesome
1) grisly
2) having a sawtoothed edge
3) make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession
4) something that discourages or deters



(4) salvage
1) madly excited
2) rescue (goods or property) from loss
3) higher mental powers
4) pine tree (usu. evergreen)



(5) torrent
1) rushing stream
2) easily approachable
3) affectedly dainty(delicate)
4) delaying



(6) intractable
1) unruly
2) concerning trade or merchants
3) wrinkle
4) free



(7) pomposity
1) operatic singer
2) self-important behavior
3) maker and seller of eyeglasses
4) heavier or larger on one side than the other



(8) occult
1) calmness
2) mysterious
3) muscular
4) (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous



(9) distort
1) dig
2) twist out of shape
3) lead-colored
4) comprehend



(10) environ
1) lively or animated
2) deprived of (someone beloved through death)
3) serving as a model
4) enclose



(11) niggle
1) plant disease
2) faultless
3) spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault)
4) absence of governing body



(12) bolt
1) overstock
2) missile
3) door bar
4) pertaining to the improvement of race



(13) depravity
1) restore to proper condition (health or useful life)
2) have a tendency
3) excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling
4) extreme corruption



(14) garner
1) pertaining to hell
2) gather
3) collection of wild animals on exhibition
4) divide into parts



(15) pachyderm
1) enjoy
2) retired or disqualified because of age
3) thick-skinned animal
4) deprived of (something valuable)



(16) incorporate
1) introduce something into a larger whole
2) frustrate
3) put into effect
4) ordinary



(17) chronic
1) long established as a disease
2) all-knowing
3) strong and firm (in the body)
4) requiring sitting



(18) memorialize
1) stale (in odor or taste)
2) commemorate
3) approval
4) person of no importance



(19) concord
1) scientific student of birds
2) punish as by beating
3) concise and meaningful
4) harmony



(20) maverick
1) chaplain (in the armed forces)
2) tremble
3) lessening
4) rebel



(21) conjugal
1) pertaining to marriage
2) hermit
3) flowing
4) of different colors



(22) distill
1) excessively careful (with great attention to detail)
2) meantime
3) prudent
4) refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation)



(23) patrimony
1) property inherited from a father
2) cheerfulness
3) appropriate
4) unpredictable



(24) exhilarating
1) invigorating and refreshing
2) lessen sadness or disappointment
3) bundle of stalks of grain
4) eager enthusiasm (to a cause or ideal)



(25) artifacts
1) stretch out full on ground
2) object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced
3) list (of names)
4) speak evil of


ANSWERS:
(1)2 (2)1 (3)1 (4)2 (5)1 (6)1 (7)2 (8)2 (9)2 (10)4 (11)3 (12)3 (13)4 (14)2 (15)3 (16)1 (17)1 (18)2 (19)4 (20)4 (21)1 (22)4 (23)1 (24)1 (25)2