VOCABULARY TEST 13


(1) corrugated
1) shrink back as if in fear
2) sparkle
3) grand suggesting great expense
4) wrinkled



(2) beneficent
1) underwater explosive apparatus
2) lower
3) begin to grow
4) kindly



(3) anthem
1) twisted
2) puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.)
3) song of praise or patriotism
4) include



(4) vanguard
1) forerunners
2) grow rapidly (in numbers)
3) place side by side
4) without attention to comfort



(5) mealymouthed
1) indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said)
2) doubts
3) excessively exacting
4) addition of details



(6) gawk
1) blessedness
2) wandering
3) periodic
4) stare foolishly



(7) berate
1) marriageable
2) scold strongly
3) meantime
4) hasty and careless



(8) transmute
1) (of a story or play) loosely connected
2) warm by rubbing
3) transform
4) traitor



(9) animus
1) shaky
2) beginner
3) provide with food necessary for life and growth
4) hostile feeling or intent



(10) rally
1) come or bring together
2) staff officer assisting the commander
3) someone who eats too much
4) teachings in general



(11) tarantula
1) speak evil of
2) strangle
3) venomous spider
4) announce



(12) gerontocracy
1) divided into two branches
2) n) large kettle
3) government ruled by old people
4) trick to deceive



(13) hoary
1) white with age
2) skeptical or distrustful of human motives
3) servile flatterer
4) spread throughout



(14) mountebank
1) needlessly repetitious
2) charlatan
3) ring of leaves around stem
4) causing a problem



(15) rampart
1) defensive mound of earth
2) e indisputable
3) mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
4) excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling



(16) gush
1) (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole
2) hesitate
3) like a glacier
4) injure without breaking the skin



(17) adulation
1) flattery
2) give up
3) work of art put together from fragments
4) puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.)



(18) immolate
1) miscellaneous
2) offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)
3) correct spelling
4) fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based)



(19) recount
1) hybridize
2) narrate or tell (a story)
3) help bring about
4) beginner



(20) attentive
1) endanger
2) alert and watchful
3) cure-all
4) good fortune and financial success



(21) meter
1) stretching
2) using satire
3) (of a person) unable to express what one really feels
4) arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)



(22) dilatory
1) wise saying
2) clear from blame or guilt
3) increase in size or effect
4) delaying



(23) tinge
1) give a slight degree of a color or quality to
2) something fit to be eaten
3) being everywhere
4) seize another's power or rank (without legal authority)



(24) thrive
1) deviate
2) prosper
3) eager enjoyment
4) inborn



(25) culvert
1) artificial channel for water
2) flexible
3) shine erratically
4) watch over and direct


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

VOCABULARY TEST 12


(1) inured
1) accustomed
2) seniority by birth
3) argumentative
4) seemingly reasonable but incorrect



(2) lachrymose
1) producing tears
2) puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.)
3) heavier or larger on one side than the other
4) tear or cut to pieces



(3) premeditate
1) plan in advance
2) relating to the stars
3) approve formally
4) marshal



(4) favoritism
1) (of someone old) eccentric
2) display of partiality toward a favored person
3) bully
4) play or frolic boisterously



(5) curator
1) unruly
2) superintendent
3) disguise
4) slightly obscure



(6) pied
1) squander
2) display of partiality toward a favored person
3) thriftless
4) piebald



(7) savant
1) behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm
2) brief explanation of words used in the text
3) scholar
4) one who spoils the pleasure of others



(8) terminology
1) large group of insects moving in a mass
2) terms used in a science or art
3) trick
4) mix



(9) regale
1) struggle
2) entertain
3) adjust to climate or environment
4) relentless



(10) prevail
1) be widespread
2) drink with zest
3) courtesy
4) producing offspring or fruit in abundance



(11) incentive
1) sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object
2) well-bred
3) attractive
4) spur



(12) ramification
1) branching out
2) undeveloped
3) brighten
4) rendering



(13) adjoin
1) fantastically improbable
2) (of weather) hot
3) be next to
4) take apart



(14) onomatopoeia
1) keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours)
2) (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole
3) words formed in imitation of natural sounds
4) glassy residue from smelting metal



(15) supposition
1) miscellaneous
2) yellowed
3) assumption
4) banish to the country



(16) devolve
1) displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
2) bar
3) deputize
4) scrupulous



(17) fringe
1) cause
2) long shallow trench made by a plow
3) powerful
4) decorative edge of hanging threads



(18) bedizen
1) dress with vulgar finery
2) put into effect
3) great mass of falling snow and ice
4) power to produce desired effect



(19) contaminate
1) put to rout
2) pollute
3) final
4) stamp-collector



(20) tithe
1) brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression
2) operatic singer
3) tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church)
4) obedient



(21) taper
1) preoccupation with physical comforts and things
2) put into words
3) renovate
4) very thin candle



(22) muse
1) rustic
2) ponder at length
3) begin formally
4) free from worries



(23) ignoble
1) squabble
2) unworthy
3) be a sign of
4) ordinary



(24) cadaver
1) most favorable
2) (of behavior) proper
3) corpse
4) oversensitive



(25) citadel
1) mutilate
2) moderate
3) mad with violent anger
4) fortress


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

VOCABULARY TEST 11


(1) pivotal
1) smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive)
2) of a pivot
3) harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks)
4) split



(2) contempt
1) raised mark from a beating or whipping
2) clothing or equipment for a special purpose
3) scorn
4) turn to stone



(3) recreant
1) disloyal
2) popular fashion
3) make unfriendly or hostile
4) public square of an ancient Roman city



(4) personify
1) understood but not stated
2) cancel
3) represent (an inanimate object) as a person
4) distance around something



(5) acquiesce
1) superfluous
2) assent
3) disaster
4) shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)



(6) trepidation
1) shyness
2) without guile
3) causing sadness, compassion, pity
4) fear



(7) pervert
1) (of a person) having reason
2) unrefined
3) corrupt
4) cut off part of body



(8) conjure
1) send out of the country
2) indecent
3) gloomy
4) cause to appear by magic



(9) valid
1) corpse
2) logically convincing
3) state of being numerous or multiple
4) departure (of a large number of people)



(10) pragmatist
1) practical person
2) turn aside
3) expressing a low opinion
4) written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)



(11) fathom
1) affecting or relating to the sense of taste
2) comprehend
3) doing evil
4) children



(12) corrosive
1) eating away by chemicals or disease
2) restore to good condition
3) conceal in the palm of the hand
4) reveal



(13) hypochondriac
1) guarantee
2) sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals
3) person unduly worried about his health
4) soothe an angry person



(14) reparation
1) unclear or doubtful in meaning
2) compensation (for loss or wrong)
3) short story of an amusing or interesting event
4) quick in movement



(15) surrogate
1) ointment
2) reprimand
3) substitute
4) summarize



(16) sluggish
1) animal that ruminates
2) lazy
3) underwater explosive apparatus
4) sear



(17) boisterous
1) rebel
2) ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority
3) violent
4) person who cheats people



(18) amputate
1) thought
2) broad comedy
3) pious
4) cut off part of body



(19) seemly
1) boorish
2) artificial
3) (of behavior) proper
4) devout



(20) morgue
1) process of nourishing or being nourished
2) mortuary
3) mentally quick and observant
4) humorous imitation



(21) discursive
1) (of a person or writing) digressing
2) admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)
3) climb by crawling with difficulties
4) administrative division of a city



(22) ephemeral
1) short-lived
2) produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud)
3) daring
4) sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people)



(23) omnipotent
1) all-powerful
2) protruding knot on a tree
3) stealthily lie in waiting
4) moral correctness



(24) germinal
1) range of knowledge
2) supposed
3) pertaining to a germ
4) social blunder



(25) fruition
1) bearing of fruit
2) 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern
3) limit
4) bossy


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

VOCABULARY TEST 10


(1) lunar
1) cure-all
2) pertaining to the moon
3) deceptive scheme
4) punishing



(2) flip
1) shove
2) send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow
3) flexible
4) generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)



(3) concurrent
1) fenced enclosure for animals
2) sudden flood or rush
3) waver (in opinion)
4) happening at the same time



(4) disgruntle
1) make discontented
2) slow
3) downward slope
4) exclamation



(5) cognizance
1) dry up
2) knowledge
3) long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking
4) having the weight of authority



(6) desecrate
1) pretend
2) an error involving time in a story
3) boorish
4) profane



(7) docile
1) courting favor by cringing and flattering
2) obedient
3) heavier or larger on one side than the other
4) stubborn intolerance



(8) fracas
1) take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
2) letter
3) brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part
4) distinct



(9) stammer
1) sad and lonely
2) effect
3) speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions
4) vinegary



(10) palimpsest
1) cower
2) parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased
3) series of gradual stages
4) gift made by a will



(11) grotesque
1) unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling)
2) (of costs or demands) excessive
3) ered) marked by great changes in fortune
4) fantastic



(12) denigrate
1) lawsuit
2) bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families)
3) choosing at random
4) blacken



(13) unsullied
1) untimely
2) loyalty
3) in confusion
4) untarnished



(14) inert
1) warn or speak to with gentle disapproval
2) spot
3) inactive
4) look on with scorn



(15) parry
1) ward off a blow
2) limit
3) adjust to climate or environment
4) tell in confidence (to a person one trusts)



(16) crass
1) (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed
2) very unrefined
3) hegm) pithy, compact saying
4) annoy by repeated attacks



(17) salient
1) prominent
2) daring
3) distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth)
4) shy and reserved (of a person)



(18) headstrong
1) very small
2) reprimand
3) distinctive behavioral trait
4) willful



(19) replenish
1) having the weight of authority
2) clumsy
3) traitor who aids invaders
4) fill up again



(20) venison
1) walking about from place to place (to work)
2) grain-eating
3) meat of a deer
4) walk with a heavy step



(21) perimeter
1) flirt
2) shy (flirtatiously)
3) outer boundary
4) stamp-collector



(22) severity
1) harshness
2) increase
3) narrow valley with steep sides
4) strategem to gain an advantage



(23) simian
1) monkeylike
2) dock
3) let down
4) treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect



(24) outwit
1) body of customers
2) thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material)
3) outsmart
4) trying to please



(25) corrode
1) portray
2) destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
3) brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part
4) bully


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

VOCABULARY TEST 9


(1) brochure
1) slight offense or fault
2) pamphlet
3) gigantic
4) practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks



(2) libel
1) defamatory written statement
2) mad with violent anger
3) marshal
4) resolve



(3) assail
1) mutilate
2) assault
3) suave
4) loiter



(4) healthy
1) not noticing
2) marked by inventive skill
3) given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought
4) possessing good health



(5) genesis
1) straightforward
2) restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs
3) wallow (as in mud or high seas)
4) beginning



(6) fortitude
1) something that discourages or deters
2) restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author
3) procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages
4) bravery



(7) hireling
1) one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously)
2) suffering
3) temporary invasion
4) beautiful writing



(8) belabor
1) harp on
2) person who cheats people
3) official or legal permission
4) giving pleasure to the senses



(9) imply
1) suggest a meaning not expressed
2) draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
3) self-imposed punishment for sin
4) having many forms



(10) cohabit
1) wandering (esp. in search of adventure)
2) sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
3) live together
4) courtesy



(11) conduit
1) of a particular season
2) monarch
3) place where a river can be crossed on foot
4) aqueduct



(12) perversion
1) arousing strong dislike
2) unoriginal
3) corruption
4) blow in heavy gusts



(13) sprout
1) (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes
2) begin to grow
3) mismanage
4) surround with armed forces



(14) obsolete
1) affecting or relating to the sense of taste
2) outmoded
3) not literal but metaphorical
4) lacking self-restraint



(15) dazzle
1) after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death)
2) make blind with a sudden intense light
3) clumsy person
4) pertaining to passionate love or sexual love



(16) haggard
1) moderation or self-control
2) serious and sedate
3) wasted away
4) pertaining to the stars



(17) audacious
1) compelling
2) daring
3) bitterness of speech and temper
4) capable of being bribed



(18) vigor
1) active strength
2) courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties)
3) grouch
4) requiring sitting



(19) molt(moult)
1) periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)
2) disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments
3) after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death)
4) one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously)



(20) relent
1) cut off with shears
2) state of being undecided
3) become less severe
4) secret



(21) equine
1) eyesight
2) resembling a horse
3) run away secretly with the intention of getting married
4) warning of disaster



(22) lustrous
1) disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished
2) soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
3) shine erratically
4) shining



(23) slander
1) government ruled by old people
2) defamation
3) motion
4) give a bodily form to



(24) scapegoat
1) someone who bears the blame for others
2) drowsy
3) false
4) set off



(25) graduate
1) arrange into categories or grades
2) impressiveness
3) small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter
4) smooth and shining (as from good health)


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

VOCABULARY TEST 8


(1) aversion
1) firm dislike
2) person who collects coins
3) prevent by taking action in advance
4) introduction (to a poem or play)



(2) smelt
1) melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal
2) mental keenness
3) symbol of immortality or rebirth
4) join



(3) contrive
1) clergyman attached to a chapel
2) motivated solely by money or gain
3) wise
4) invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation)



(4) coiffure
1) pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
2) beyond what is normal in nature
3) parish priest
4) hairstyle



(5) magnitude
1) greatness (in size or extent)
2) baffle or confuse by a difficult problem
3) emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke)
4) suggested or implied meaning of an expression



(6) maim
1) minor quarrel
2) mutilate
3) sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object
4) demanding much work or care



(7) detraction
1) crush
2) slandering
3) unpleasant high sharp sound
4) speechless



(8) hurl
1) eyesight
2) throw forcefully
3) forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
4) shrink



(9) prophylactic
1) (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality)
2) wandering away from the subject
3) follow (as a result)
4) used to prevent disease



(10) feud
1) bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families)
2) surround
3) below the threshold of conscious perception
4) name



(11) automaton
1) exactly vertical
2) relating to the stars
3) soothe
4) mechanism that imitates actions of humans



(12) savor
1) exhibiting art or skill
2) abolish
3) records arranged in yearly parts
4) enjoy



(13) hurtle
1) letdown in thought or emotion
2) crash
3) conceited person
4) banish from a group



(14) manifesto
1) eerie
2) public declaration of principles
3) promote or publicize (one's goods or service)
4) change



(15) allude
1) carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood
2) ornate
3) kill by choking or suffocating
4) refer indirectly



(16) amend
1) (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place
2) correct
3) blessing
4) new or newly coined word or phrase



(17) abstain
1) very bad or disagreeable
2) ornamental horizontal band on a wall
3) excessive indulgence of one's own desire
4) refrain



(18) infraction
1) school for training future ministers
2) put in order
3) violation (of a rule or regulation)
4) restrain



(19) lucid
1) hesitate for ethical reasons
2) steal things of small value
3) easily understood
4) watchful



(20) archives
1) public records
2) transient
3) handed) done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)
4) tentative



(21) subterfuge
1) cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it
2) whim
3) stratagem(deceptive scheme)
4) amuse



(22) apostate
1) comic misuse of a word
2) gift made by a will
3) motherly
4) one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs



(23) mulct
1) that cannot be impeached
2) concise and meaningful
3) long-lasting hatred
4) defraud a person of something



(24) apocryphal
1) article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
2) courteous
3) spying
4) (of a story) widely believed but untrue



(25) feature
1) move or throw suddenly and quickly
2) distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth)
3) pierce
4) attacking cherished traditions


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

VOCABULARY TEST 7


(1) ebullient
1) showing excitement
2) d\'ebut
3) someone seeking revenge
4) assumption



(2) slither
1) acquire
2) bitterness of speech and temper
3) slip or slide
4) complete agreement



(3) rebate
1) clumsy person
2) destroy
3) return of part of a payment
4) shorten



(4) curtail
1) shorten
2) lengthen
3) increase gradually (as the moon)
4) having a common center



(5) gait
1) give
2) musical introduction to a long musical piece
3) manner of walking or running
4) honesty



(6) bovine
1) contact that keeps parties in communication
2) petty criticism
3) deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow
4) cowlike



(7) nominal
1) in name only
2) looking back on the past
3) state of distress
4) whimsical



(8) tryst
1) redden
2) strong desire
3) meeting arranged by lovers
4) chief



(9) unfetter
1) courtesy
2) practicing self-denial
3) pen name
4) liberate



(10) torrid
1) crude dwelling
2) deep-rooted
3) threat
4) (of weather) hot or scorching



(11) opportunist
1) pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
2) become popular with
3) four-footed animal
4) individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances



(12) enumerate
1) list
2) causing sadness, compassion, pity
3) pretend
4) be thankful for



(13) vendor
1) temporary stay
2) seller
3) accuse of or implicate in a crime
4) decay



(14) persevere
1) persuade by flattery
2) continue steadily in spite of difficulties
3) distinguish
4) burden



(15) mimicry
1) freedom from punishment or harm
2) having many languages
3) strenuous work
4) imitation



(16) fluted
1) boast
2) relating to stars
3) having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)
4) irritable



(17) apiary
1) anger at an injustice
2) low, indistinct, continuous sound
3) full of pores
4) a place where bees are kept



(18) arable
1) make return for
2) central or vital part
3) human muscle
4) fit for growing crops



(19) imperceptible
1) unnoticeable
2) sympathy for the suffering of others
3) repeal
4) put into a lower or worse place



(20) slap
1) union
2) one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
3) hit quickly with the flat part of the hand
4) greed (for wealth)



(21) bedraggle
1) place of origin
2) ghastly
3) wet thoroughly
4) philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge



(22) chorus
1) occurring irregularly
2) phrase repeated throughout a song or poem
3) form into grains or granules
4) pretend



(23) conclusive
1) decisive
2) destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
3) filled with great surprise or fear
4) holding one's attention



(24) prodigy
1) ghostly
2) set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose
3) highly gifted child
4) exceeding ordinary limits



(25) demagogue
1) settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
2) catch sight of (something distant)
3) something that discourages or deters
4) person who appeals to people's prejudice


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

VOCABULARY TEST 6


(1) venturesome
1) prominent
2) denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
3) time for rest
4) (of a person) bold



(2) noxious
1) defame
2) harmful
3) slow up
4) comprehend



(3) uncouth
1) boorish
2) one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause
3) speak evil of
4) impossible to recover or regain



(4) idyll(idyl)
1) study of language or words
2) short poem idealizing rural life
3) authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court)
4) person who cheats people



(5) gyroscope
1) make whole
2) apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
3) antiquated
4) loyalty



(6) crabbed
1) based on experience
2) study of language or words
3) sour
4) (of an animal) feed on growing grass



(7) torque
1) twisting force
2) fear or hatred of foreigners
3) effective
4) put an end to forcibly



(8) canine
1) clowning
2) without a material body
3) deep-rooted
4) related to dogs



(9) pander
1) immature
2) rubble
3) hurl downward
4) cater to (the low desires of others)



(10) saga
1) Scandinavian myth
2) bleach
3) outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food
4) of or suitable for a palace



(11) incarnation
1) having no equal
2) baffle or confuse by a difficult problem
3) unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
4) act of assuming a human body and human nature



(12) obscure
1) one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
2) order
3) sound on judgment
4) dark



(13) pontifical
1) corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields
2) begin formally
3) pertaining to a bishop or pope
4) disaster



(14) raconteur
1) decorate with needlework
2) doctor who treats mental diseases
3) temporary invasion
4) story-teller



(15) shaving
1) disparage
2) deduce
3) very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade)
4) refer indirectly



(16) dilapidated
1) falling to pieces
2) speed
3) recognize
4) kindly



(17) rendition
1) step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish)
2) loiter or dawdle
3) injure without breaking the skin
4) rendering



(18) oligarchy
1) careless
2) government by a privileged few
3) blessedness
4) based on assumptions or hypotheses



(19) coddle
1) scanty
2) treat gently
3) transient
4) omen



(20) felon
1) person convicted of a grave crime
2) of a prophet or prophecy
3) trick to deceive
4) kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man)



(21) filing
1) particle removed by a file
2) broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
3) without money
4) fantastically improbable



(22) obese
1) rotting flesh of a dead body
2) ill-humored
3) excessively fat
4) large wave of water



(23) arduous
1) attach
2) wicked
3) hard
4) dummy



(24) inveigh
1) having a dull edge
2) period of time
3) group sharing a common cause or opinion
4) denounce



(25) dispirited
1) complain (in a sad voice)
2) rude, insensitive person
3) quarrelsome
4) lacking in spirit


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

VOCABULARY TEST 5


(1) litany
1) copy
2) prove genuine
3) supplicatory prayer
4) cheat



(2) brindled
1) curved
2) secret recess or vault usually used for burial
3) tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
4) shine intensely and blindingly



(3) loom
1) dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way)
2) appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form)
3) move heavily or clumsily
4) defraud a person of something



(4) dexterous
1) skillful
2) pertaining to the aurora borealis
3) unity of pitch (in musical performance)
4) detestable



(5) plummet
1) change (esp. from good to bad)
2) fall sharply
3) diplomatic etiquette
4) destroy leaves



(6) glacial
1) arrival
2) like a glacier
3) tendency to disbelief
4) complete independence and self-government (of a country)



(7) lurk
1) meaningless word
2) stealthily lie in waiting
3) take in food or drink with one's tongue
4) copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing



(8) tenacious
1) bankrupt
2) holding fast (as to a belief)
3) weightless
4) reply



(9) intuition
1) school for training future ministers
2) insult to one's dignity
3) charge in court
4) immediate insight



(10) vitriolic
1) hint
2) cule) extremely small
3) causing sharp pain to the mind
4) curse



(11) riddle
1) pierce with holes
2) sad and lonely
3) take pleasure in great comfort
4) face (as showing the character and the mind)



(12) amass
1) collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
2) breathing
3) fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
4) brawl



(13) choice
1) delicate
2) in a coma
3) pointed tool used for piercing
4) mad with violent anger



(14) inductive
1) Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
2) wriggle
3) pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
4) separate



(15) sextant
1) strangle
2) remove (forcibly)
3) ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
4) navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)



(16) mawkish
1) something that nourishes
2) mushy(sentimental) and gushy
3) dig
4) renounce under oath



(17) copious
1) plentiful
2) sudden sharp feeling of pain
3) church dignitary
4) stick out



(18) indisputable
1) mysterious
2) wretch
3) producing offspring or fruit in abundance
4) too certain to be disputed



(19) incorporeal
1) deserving high respect
2) approve
3) introverted
4) without a material body



(20) feebleminded
1) deficient in intelligence
2) wet thoroughly
3) convenient features that helps to make life pleasant
4) irreverence



(21) mettle
1) acal) fiendish
2) courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties)
3) substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
4) nonsense



(22) universal
1) mix together in close association
2) characterizing or affecting all
3) speak in favor of
4) cut into small parts



(23) gobble
1) active strength
2) main impact or shock (of an attack or blow)
3) honesty
4) eat very quickly



(24) misdemeanor
1) minor crime
2) related to telling a story
3) understood (without actually being expressed)
4) make necessary



(25) withdrawn
1) speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
2) menacing
3) stare foolishly
4) introverted


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

VOCABULARY TEST 4


(1) conundrum
1) presumptuous or bold
2) speak evil of
3) riddle
4) reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)



(2) impeccable
1) one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather)
2) poise
3) obstruct
4) faultless



(3) distant
1) reluctant
2) beautiful writing
3) strange
4) reserved or aloof



(4) discriminate
1) distinguishable
2) become popular with
3) distinguish
4) feeling of sickness and desire to vomit



(5) serenity
1) calmness
2) mar
3) long for
4) work against



(6) inasmuch_as
1) since
2) rebellious
3) obscurity
4) mysterious



(7) daze
1) departure (of a large number of people)
2) stun as with a blow or shock
3) bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families)
4) divine gift



(8) touching
1) causing a feeling of pity or sympathy
2) direct quick route
3) language
4) calm



(9) concur
1) ordinary
2) easily approachable
3) agree
4) prudent



(10) varnish
1) paint used to coat a surface with a glossy film
2) eating both plant and animal food
3) sudden disastrous downfall or defeat
4) permitting light to pass through freely



(11) unison
1) given to(having a tendency of) joking
2) lower
3) resolve
4) unity of pitch (in musical performance)



(12) elope
1) run away secretly with the intention of getting married
2) act or manner of using
3) beauty
4) lead-colored



(13) chivalrous
1) hatred of marriage
2) all-knowing
3) courteous
4) honor the memory of



(14) caldron(cauldro
1) n) large kettle
2) felt in one's inner organs
3) man who is courting a woman
4) direct quick route



(15) tatter
1) essential quality
2) one who is habitually cruel to weaker people
3) torn piece of cloth
4) division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)



(16) equivocate
1) lead away from proper conduct
2) of a pivot
3) Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
4) use equivocal language to deceive people



(17) lugubrious
1) mournful
2) make (a bill) into law
3) bitter (to the taste or smell)
4) wild



(18) repose
1) honesty
2) stinging
3) being the first of its kind in a region
4) resting



(19) tribute
1) tax levied by a ruler
2) rebound
3) method of system or government
4) less intense



(20) list
1) extremely dry
2) comfort in sorrow or trouble
3) shine with a flickering light
4) tilt (as of a ship)



(21) convivial
1) tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note
2) pleasantly merry
3) (sitting or standing) straight up
4) reflection



(22) unkempt
1) frugality
2) disheveled
3) supporter
4) settle a dispute through the services of an outsider



(23) mincing
1) serious speech, writing, or conversation
2) outward decorations
3) affectedly dainty(delicate)
4) great mass of falling snow and ice



(24) consensus
1) unconventional (in an artistic way)
2) carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood
3) general agreement
4) thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)



(25) frenetic(phrene
1) feverish
2) state of being immovable
3) tic) frenzied
4) poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead)


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

VOCABULARY TEST 3


(1) languor
1) only slightly connected
2) lack of physical or mental energy
3) disgrace
4) odd in an old-fashioned way



(2) genealogy
1) external
2) error
3) deep feeling of dislike
4) record of descent



(3) dais
1) inclined to form factions
2) raised platform for speakers or other important people
3) fear
4) morally disapproved person



(4) lottery
1) contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots
2) stop or check (the flow of)
3) minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points
4) in confusion



(5) browbeat
1) bully
2) killing of animals for food
3) despicable
4) marked by commotion or uproar



(6) ewe
1) wise
2) quarrelsome
3) female sheep
4) settle accounts



(7) knotty
1) intricate
2) remainder
3) compulsive habitual need
4) enroll (in college or graduate school)



(8) palliate
1) ease pain (without curing)
2) full of life
3) great sorrow
4) (of a person or book) learned



(9) militant
1) capable of sensation and conscious
2) tendency to disbelief
3) particular variety of art or literature
4) combative



(10) cant
1) insincere speech or expression of piety
2) physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes
3) support or base as for a pillar or statue
4) read or glance through quickly



(11) covetous
1) pleasing to taste or smell
2) avaricious
3) infamy
4) salary



(12) anthropoid
1) chaplain (in the armed forces)
2) familiar with
3) manlike
4) very high



(13) mollycoddle
1) pamper
2) joking (often inappropriately)
3) implied comparison
4) sediment in a liquid



(14) warrant
1) justification
2) gain for the performance of service or labor
3) similarity
4) similar



(15) usage
1) conceited smile
2) loyalty
3) act or manner of using
4) raised mark from a beating or whipping



(16) cajole
1) tear made by rending
2) shell or jewel carved in relief
3) persuade by praise or false promise
4) deck opening



(17) compassion
1) highly gifted child
2) cheerful and pleased with life
3) sympathy for the suffering of others
4) group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods



(18) mutter
1) having the odor of stale or decomposing fat
2) (of a fact) become known
3) utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones
4) angry



(19) evocative
1) capricious
2) tending to call up (emotions, memories)
3) (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored
4) violation (of a rule or regulation)



(20) pilfer
1) correct a false impression
2) text of an opera or oratorio
3) steal things of small value
4) (esp. of older people) vigorously active



(21) viscid
1) nearing
2) deportment
3) adhesive
4) pay out (as from a fund)



(22) progenitor
1) ancestor
2) shine
3) one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
4) persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)



(23) acrimonious
1) stinging
2) face courageously
3) irregular
4) charge in court



(24) aberrant
1) conclusion
2) deserve
3) abnormal or deviant
4) set right



(25) dissertation
1) ordinary
2) thunder
3) rustic
4) formal essay


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

VOCABULARY TEST 2


(1) insinuate
1) stormy
2) that cannot be impeached
3) ward off a blow
4) hint



(2) prophetic
1) very important
2) shriveled
3) of a prophet or prophecy
4) unmanageable



(3) leery
1) entreating
2) fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)
3) medieval chemistry
4) (of someone) suspicious



(4) violate
1) narrow in scope or outlook
2) pale
3) break (a law)
4) comment



(5) tepid
1) art and science of preparing and serving good food
2) remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted
3) conscientious
4) lukewarm



(6) amiable
1) delayed
2) agreeable
3) explosion
4) dramatic poem set to music



(7) fetid(foetid)
1) malodorous
2) invention
3) spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault)
4) beggar



(8) garish
1) strategem to gain an advantage
2) inattentive or unmindful
3) overbright in color
4) match



(9) swathe
1) meal
2) unrefined
3) swath
4) humiliate by embarassing excessively



(10) inchoate
1) windy
2) step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish)
3) catch sight of (something distant)
4) (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun



(11) gibe
1) desert
2) mock
3) (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking
4) foretell



(12) bereaved
1) deprived of (someone beloved through death)
2) something that nourishes
3) not requited
4) weaken



(13) approbation
1) pertaining to hell
2) allowing much freedom
3) not knowing
4) approval



(14) gazette
1) of the common people
2) systematic
3) stinging
4) official periodical publication



(15) smother
1) lengthen
2) place of safety
3) kill from lack of air
4) mental keenness



(16) mason
1) waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
2) ghost
3) one who builds or works with stone or brick
4) surrender of prisoner by one state to another



(17) hull
1) goblet
2) husk
3) squander
4) tendency to keep together



(18) fester
1) entire range
2) traitor who aids invaders
3) rankle
4) false testimony while under oath



(19) detain
1) keep waiting
2) having the odor of musk
3) confused uproar
4) close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion)



(20) trough
1) state of depression or melancholy
2) bleach
3) relating to cooking or kitchen
4) long narrow container for feeding farm animals



(21) secrete
1) mix together
2) conceal
3) demanding and leaving no choice
4) sharpen (a tool)



(22) concerted
1) mutually agreed on
2) not yet decided or settled
3) narrow-mindedness
4) inform



(23) selective
1) children
2) not good-looking
3) careful in choosing
4) like a fox



(24) itinerary
1) plan of a trip
2) small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
3) room to move
4) funeral song



(25) antiquated
1) cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it
2) obsolete
3) disheartened
4) temporary moderation (of disease symptoms)


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

VOCABULARY TEST 1


(1) euphemism
1) chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds
2) token
3) having an odor
4) mild expression in place of an unpleasant one



(2) refectory
1) dining hall
2) excessive zeal
3) purgative
4) embezzle



(3) daunt
1) n. money given to sb who has done one a service
2) producing motion
3) intimidate
4) human muscle



(4) flagrant
1) ability to change in form
2) short quick cut with scissors
3) conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive
4) attractive



(5) chide
1) distasteful (because excessive)
2) case for a sword blade
3) condition of no movement or activity
4) scold



(6) grate
1) make a harsh noise
2) boastful
3) unreal reflection
4) discipline



(7) vertigo
1) severe dizziness
2) naive and trusting
3) ridicule
4) being only one



(8) testy
1) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)
2) irritable
3) use of force to get someone to object
4) short quick cut with scissors



(9) beseech
1) explain
2) story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
3) warlike
4) beg



(10) cogitate
1) sleight(dexterity) of hand
2) surmise
3) think over
4) treat (a person) as a celebrity



(11) rummage
1) ransack
2) skillful
3) cure-all
4) lawyer using questionable methods



(12) overwhelm
1) cut off with shears
2) trouble or worry over trifles
3) (of water) cover completely
4) sift



(13) valedictory
1) pompous
2) pertaining to farewell
3) state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
4) lacking in spirit



(14) bandy
1) protective
2) sad and lonely
3) crude cabin
4) discuss lightly or glibly



(15) celestial
1) heavenly
2) reject disdainfully
3) unnatural and forced
4) light-hearted



(16) spry
1) (esp. of older people) vigorously active
2) llduggery) dishonest behavior or action
3) deceive
4) witty thought or saying, usually short



(17) volatile
1) pertaining to language
2) changeable
3) sudden disastrous downfall or defeat
4) wet thoroughly



(18) deviate
1) medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain
2) turn away from (a principle, norm)
3) of a title
4) projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)



(19) surge
1) indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said)
2) washing
3) desire
4) powerful movement of or like a wave



(20) testator
1) maker of a will
2) person who collects coins
3) lose a small piece from the surface or edge
4) sordid



(21) punitive
1) rosy
2) crude cabin
3) oily
4) punishing



(22) forsake
1) entertain
2) fond word or act
3) desert
4) local or provincial dialect



(23) chary
1) clumsy (in social behavior)
2) overflowing abundance
3) assertion
4) cautious



(24) blare
1) ardent
2) loud or harsh roar or screech
3) announce
4) clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations)



(25) ominous
1) firm statement that something is certainly true
2) meager
3) threatening
4) shine with a flickering light


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

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 85

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 85

domicile = home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one.s domicile;
Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.
loom = appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct,
or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows
loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making
thread into cloth
resplendent = brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling;
glorious
monogram = design composed of one or more initials of
a name; V.
visage = face; appearance
threadbare = worn through till the threads show; shabby
and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses
kernel = central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)
traumatic = (of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining
to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious
wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological
damage
defeatist = resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat
or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
gentle = kindly; soft; mild; of good family
correlate = either of the correlated things; V.
incisive = (appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks;
V. incise: make a cut into



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GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 84

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 84

haunt = (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually;
visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted
house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much
frequented
statutory = created by statute or legislative action; regulated
by statute; Ex. statutory age limit
carnal = fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the
body
thrall = slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him
in thrall; CF. enthrall
gull = trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily
tricked; dupe
amenable = obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive;
willing to be led; answerable or accountable
legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable
to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex.
amenable to the usual tests
seismic = pertaining to earthquakes
vagrant = homeless wanderer
pessimism = belief that life is basically bad or evil;
gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible
view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic
sublimate = refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with
socially acceptable activities; change between a solid
state and a gaseous state
reputable = respectable; having a good reputation
salvage = rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving;
property saved
repel = drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/
moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion
disengage = uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting;
OP. engage
exacting = extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard
of safety
endearment = fond word or act; expression of affection
cabal = small group of persons secretly united to promote
their own interests
jaded = tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited;
worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite
glow = shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals);
show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work
or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a
heated body; brilliance of a color
abominable = detestable; extremely unpleasant
feature = distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or
mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent
or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V:
make prominent
percussion = striking one object against another sharply;
Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two
bodies; sound caused by percussion
engage = attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront;
fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate;
N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement
to meet someone or to do something; battle
winnow = sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing;
separate good parts from bad; CF. wind
abortive = unsuccessful; fruitless
rotunda = circular building or hall covered with a dome
revile = attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)
blanch = bleach; whiten; make white or pale
breach = breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap;
opening; V.
hurtle = crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling
runaway train
circlet = small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn
on the head, arms, or neck as decoration)
sensual = devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal;
voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips
credential = evidence concerning one.s authority; written
proof of a person.s position; Ex. The new ambassador
presented his credentials to the court.
culinary = relating to cooking or kitchen
ultimate = final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental;
Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy.
supposition = assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose
tenure = holding of an office or real estate; time during
which such an office is held
impoverish = make poor; deprive of natural strength or
something important; Ex. impoverished soil
perquisite(perk) = any gain above stipulated salary; Ex.
perquisites such as free meals and a car
pillory = punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory;
subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N.
propulsive = driving forward; N. propulsion
accretion = growth or increase in size by gradual addition;
growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex.
towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
provident = providing for future needs; displaying foresight;
thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident
elegy = poem or song expressing lamentation (for the
dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac
ancillary = serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.
redolent = odorous; fragrant; suggestive (of an odor); Ex.
redolent of onions/mystery
buttress = support; prop up; N. stationary structure to
support wall; Ex. flying buttress
dyspeptic = suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion;
difficulty in digesting food
tentative = not fully worked out or developed; provisional;
experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or
positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply
acumen = mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability
to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
dissident = dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a
government); rebellious; N.



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GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 83

GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST 83

stipulate = state as a necessary condition (of an agreement);
make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated
payment in advance
zest = outer skin of an orange used for giving a special
taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment;
Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life
virile = manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of
strength
opportune = timely; well-chosen
benevolent = generous; charitable; having a wish to do
good
perversion = corruption; turning from right to wrong
protract = prolong; lengthen in time; draw out
effeminate = having womanly traits
anvil = iron block used in hammering out metals
ooze = (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or
thick liquid as at the bottom of a river
deciduous = falling off at a specific season or stage of
growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
recital = act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance
of music or dance (by a solo performer)
effectual = able to produce a desired effect; valid
chauvinist = blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of
a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism;
Nicolas Chauvin
swarthy = (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex.
swarthy Italian ?
alluvial = pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
quadruped = four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped
facet = small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a
side
epilogue = short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
permeable = that can be permeated; penetrable; porous;
allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate:
spread or flow throughout; charge
bicameral = two-chambered as a legislative body
primal = first in rank or importance; being first in time;
original; Ex. man.s primal innocence
kneel = go down on one.s knee(s)
repress = hold back (the natural expression of); restrain;
crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a
laugh/rebellion
celestial = heavenly
counterpart = thing that completes another; things very
much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different
system
gratuitous = given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for;
done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment
bulge = protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The
apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude
deference = courteous regard for another.s wish; courteous
yielding to another.s wish or opinion (showing respect);
ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery
cavalier = casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
stodgy = dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy
book
ungainly = (of someone) awkward in movement;
clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; Ex. ungainly
dancer/instrument
judiciary = judicial branch of government
loiter = hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
aggrandize = make greater; increase in power, wealth,
rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement
elixir = cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
improvise = compose on the spur of the moment
mollify = soothe an angry person
deadpan = wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling;
with an expressionless face
rightful = legally correct; Ex. rightful owner
naivet´e(naivety) = quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity;
artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na¨.ve): ingenuous;
lacking worldliness; simple; credulous
rou´e = lecherous man
char = make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced
to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by
burning wood) by incomplete combustion
recession = withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
colossus = gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or
importance
magniloquent = boastful; pompous
pestle = tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard
bowl or mortar
irreconcilable = impossible to reconcile; incompatible;
not able to be resolved
ecliptic = path of the sun and the planets
sherbet = flavored dessert ice
capitulate = surrender; give up all resistance
fleck = spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
rare = (of air) thin in density; rarefied; Ex. rare air of the
mountains
hegemony = dominance especially of one nation over
others
insolence = impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent;
CF. haughty + rude
infallible = unerring; never making mistakes
pinnacle = peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of
fame
spatula = broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or
mixing
chide = scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)



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