VOCABULARY TEST 43


(1) franchise
1) right or privilege granted by authority
2) arrogance
3) agree
4) supporting bar



(2) lurid
1) bearlike
2) burn to ashes
3) wild
4) poor



(3) desperate
1) hereditary nobility
2) squander
3) having lost all hope
4) limited



(4) luscious
1) fear of being locked in
2) male sheep
3) pleasing to taste or smell
4) helpful



(5) manifold
1) half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)
2) pertaining to disease
3) insert between
4) many in number or kind



(6) momentous
1) state of having two opposite qualities
2) take part in a conspiracy
3) one's opinion of oneself
4) very important



(7) nebulous
1) chances
2) approve
3) attacking cherished traditions
4) vague



(8) requisite
1) necessary requirement
2) coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.
3) present but not yet noticeable or active
4) (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly



(9) garrulous
1) prescribed course of diet or exercise
2) loquacious
3) like a spirit or fairy
4) sear



(10) component
1) throb
2) list
3) element
4) cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife)



(11) plebeian
1) capable of being stretched
2) common
3) lukewarm
4) cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it



(12) gape
1) impressiveness
2) open widely
3) reluctant
4) multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester)



(13) parlance
1) heavier or larger on one side than the other
2) make amends for
3) language
4) (of the senses) sharp



(14) humid
1) having no equal
2) pertaining to the moon
3) poet
4) damp



(15) proliferate
1) shake or move unsteadily
2) grow rapidly (in numbers)
3) clash or conflict in opinion
4) produced by fire



(16) gargoyle
1) (of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating)
2) pirate
3) n. money given to sb who has done one a service
4) waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building



(17) crypt
1) slanderous remark
2) secret recess or vault usually used for burial
3) fantastic
4) person who has a compulsive desire to steal



(18) bestial
1) violation (of a rule or regulation)
2) art of representing dances in written symbols
3) ability to change in form
4) beastlike



(19) charisma
1) pertaining to earthquakes
2) satiate
3) sailing vessel built for great speed
4) divine gift



(20) pauper
1) neat and trim (in appearance)
2) very poor person
3) move hastily
4) cheap and gaudy



(21) discredit
1) defame
2) formidable
3) de) front or face (of building)
4) keep as precious



(22) denomination
1) religious group
2) affecting or relating to the sense of taste
3) gain for the performance of service or labor
4) lounge about



(23) arrears
1) refer indirectly
2) support (a claim) with evidence
3) being in debt
4) producing offspring or fruit in abundance



(24) marred
1) boastful
2) lessen in value
3) damaged
4) scarcity



(25) condign
1) adequate
2) bugbear
3) crookedly
4) dirty child in torn clothes


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

VOCABULARY TEST 42


(1) perpetrate
1) commit an offense
2) not native
3) end
4) admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)



(2) refuse
1) doctrine
2) anything discarded or rejected as worthless
3) clean
4) raise in rank or dignity



(3) anecdote
1) sharp upslope of a hill
2) spotless
3) short story of an amusing or interesting event
4) wetland



(4) caliber
1) harmony
2) ability
3) open to view
4) charming



(5) perspicuous
1) salary
2) rebellion
3) (of something) plainly expressed
4) supplying nourishment



(6) sear
1) bear fruit
2) capable of being stretched
3) change in direction
4) burn the surface of



(7) bombastic
1) make (a liquid) less concentrated
2) pompous
3) basic
4) deportment



(8) economy
1) minor crime
2) holding one's attention
3) efficiency or conciseness in using something
4) sum



(9) repulsion
1) suffering from indigestion
2) distaste
3) requiring sitting
4) (of a bird) sing



(10) aromatic
1) agree
2) assumption
3) series of gradual stages
4) fragrant



(11) therapeutic
1) evident
2) curative
3) pen name
4) climate



(12) ashen
1) ash-colored
2) shove
3) use sparingly
4) (of speech) filled with passion



(13) nuptial
1) pious
2) evident
3) mutual relationship
4) related to marriage or the wedding ceremony



(14) ethereal
1) menacing
2) dull
3) metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)
4) like a spirit or fairy



(15) protuberance
1) prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
2) impartial
3) protrusion
4) worldly as opposed to spiritual



(16) infamous
1) notoriously bad
2) dedicate
3) complain bitterly
4) prophetic



(17) cull
1) marked by formality
2) pick out from others (to kill the weakest members)
3) (of weather) warm and damp
4) movable



(18) healthful
1) conducive to good health
2) highly gifted child
3) cancel out
4) poise



(19) missive
1) tell in confidence (to a person one trusts)
2) letter
3) match
4) opening



(20) dissuade
1) persuade not to do
2) eye defect which prevents proper focus
3) utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
4) time of greatest success or power



(21) errant
1) wandering (esp. in search of adventure)
2) sharp-cornered
3) immature
4) restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author



(22) astringent
1) binding
2) period of time
3) cancel
4) prank



(23) congruent
1) wool coat of a sheep
2) in agreement
3) clear from blame or guilt
4) blues



(24) petty
1) trivial
2) decree (especially one issued by a sovereign)
3) treacherous
4) quality of being very old



(25) lap
1) writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat
2) take in food or drink with one's tongue
3) miser
4) line (of waiting people or vehicles)


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

VOCABULARY TEST 41


(1) inane
1) excessive interest in one's self
2) boisterous laughter
3) detest
4) silly



(2) incidence
1) moral correctness
2) reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
3) plants of a region or era
4) rate of occurrence



(3) flotsam
1) fear or hatred of foreigners
2) tending to overthrow or ruin
3) drifting wreckage
4) mental disorder marked by confusion



(4) nullify
1) make invalid
2) glass water bottle
3) foretell
4) person convicted of a grave crime



(5) glib
1) smooth and shining
2) fluent (with insincerity or superficiality)
3) intense sexual desire
4) region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept



(6) agitate
1) conceited person
2) stir up
3) stretch out full on ground
4) severe and adverse criticism



(7) malign
1) pass safely through (a storm or difficult period)
2) iridescent
3) revere
4) speak evil of



(8) medium
1) heavy substance used to add stability or weight
2) annoy
3) element that is a creature's natural environment
4) bad-tempered



(9) monarchy
1) government under a single ruler
2) spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault)
3) small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
4) beginner



(10) jabber
1) chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
2) wise
3) plan in advance
4) stroke



(11) rationale
1) swamp gas
2) servile dependent
3) make desolate
4) fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based)



(12) affluence
1) boasting
2) deck opening
3) moderate
4) abundance



(13) proscribe
1) good judgment with composure
2) group that meets socially
3) highest point
4) prohibit



(14) primordial
1) capricious happening
2) express strong disapproval of
3) guardianship
4) existing at the beginning (of time)



(15) smattering
1) slight knowledge
2) dress with vulgar finery
3) reject bluntly
4) division of a long poem



(16) chant
1) drink of the gods
2) tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note
3) (the stated person's) habit or custom
4) secondary or minor occupation



(17) attest
1) seize another's power or rank (without legal authority)
2) supporter
3) tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar
4) testify



(18) adventitious
1) mania for doing grandiose things
2) slow up
3) accidental
4) enclose



(19) nemesis
1) someone seeking revenge
2) like wood
3) fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)
4) minor objection or complaint



(20) confiscate
1) (of land) dry
2) of a prophet or prophecy
3) seize
4) half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning



(21) unfeigned
1) counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law
2) genuine
3) calm and unexcitable
4) social blunder



(22) abet
1) token of disgrace
2) assist usually in doing something wrong
3) honor
4) state of distress



(23) latitude
1) weakness of mind
2) change or harden into bone
3) not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own
4) freedom from narrow limitations



(24) actuate
1) attack with abusive language
2) ravenous
3) motivate
4) restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs



(25) rip
1) tear or be torn quickly and violently
2) ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)
3) study of insects
4) muscular


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

VOCABULARY TEST 40


(1) leonine
1) meanly stingy
2) like a lion
3) native
4) obscurity



(2) lace
1) cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe)
2) informal discussion
3) (of something) plainly expressed
4) climate



(3) annex
1) person who enjoys his own pain
2) government by a privileged few
3) build
4) attach



(4) serendipity
1) ordinary
2) gift for finding valuable things by accident
3) offensive in odor or flavor
4) notoriously bad



(5) skinflint
1) miser
2) depart secretly and hide
3) person interested mostly in external objects and actions
4) black magic



(6) conflagration
1) something that discourages or deters
2) great fire
3) green crust on old bronze works or copper
4) (of a bird) sing



(7) squalor
1) rudeness without any sense of shame
2) separate
3) condition of being squalid
4) rankle



(8) obtuse
1) ability to foresee future happenings
2) something fit to be eaten
3) blunt
4) rustic



(9) aesthetic
1) evil spirit
2) make discontented
3) artistic
4) protruding(sticking out)



(10) sedulous
1) imprison
2) achieve by cleverness or trick
3) played in an abrupt manner
4) diligent



(11) sedate
1) composed (with no excitement)
2) clothe
3) decayed and foul-smelling
4) restore to proper condition (health or useful life)



(12) sequester
1) pertaining to conversational or common speech
2) correct
3) slang
4) isolate



(13) metrical
1) slight knowledge
2) climb by crawling with difficulties
3) metric
4) medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain



(14) industrious
1) inborn
2) diligent
3) arrest (a criminal)
4) set free



(15) impecunious
1) tiresome dwelling on a subject
2) curious
3) without money
4) twisting



(16) comprehensive
1) get one's bearings
2) point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth
3) broad
4) comfort in sorrow or trouble



(17) superficial
1) support
2) stout
3) of the surface
4) reach a necessary standard



(18) mute
1) silent
2) satisfy to the full
3) reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
4) quarrelsome



(19) cognate
1) having a common origin
2) bear fruit
3) settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
4) crisis



(20) fluctuate
1) voters represented by an elected official
2) waver
3) agreeable
4) private secret meeting



(21) herpetologist
1) one who studies reptiles
2) reservoir or water tank
3) fall apart into tangles
4) express condolences



(22) plumb
1) exactly vertical
2) causing sharp pain to the mind
3) act of keeping watch
4) ty) quality of being unsophisticated



(23) composure
1) home
2) slang
3) mental calmness
4) forceful



(24) swerve
1) deviate
2) secret
3) praising
4) having great weight



(25) irreconcilable
1) remove water from
2) impossible to reconcile
3) wandering
4) lie


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

VOCABULARY TEST 39


(1) rescind
1) concise and meaningful
2) dig up
3) repeal
4) quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)



(2) bacchanal
1) cut into small parts
2) noisy party with a lot of drinking
3) assumption
4) exclamation



(3) allege
1) trivial
2) quantity of motion of a moving body
3) revert (to bad habits)
4) state without proof



(4) jeopardize
1) rejoicing
2) endanger
3) outstanding
4) brighten



(5) epigram
1) pertaining to the woods or the country
2) witty thought or saying, usually short
3) winding
4) authoritative order



(6) peroration
1) conclusion of an oration
2) act of turning aside
3) direct a speech to
4) not naive



(7) motley
1) person who turns animal hides into leather
2) breeder or dealer of animals
3) multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester)
4) disown



(8) xenophobia
1) mistaken
2) fear or hatred of foreigners
3) prudent
4) diplomatic etiquette



(9) hypothetical
1) throb
2) insolent
3) lack of self-confidence or courage
4) based on assumptions or hypotheses



(10) determination
1) unaccustomed
2) resolve
3) (of a story) widely believed but untrue
4) help bring about



(11) buffoonery
1) clowning
2) apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
3) causing sadness, compassion, pity
4) element



(12) complicity
1) unclear or doubtful in meaning
2) spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault)
3) participation
4) legal claim or right on a property



(13) nostrum
1) refusal of any compromise
2) make poor
3) tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church)
4) questionable medicine



(14) deterrent
1) infection (by contact)
2) given to(having a tendency of) joking
3) complain
4) something that discourages or deters



(15) irreparable
1) sniffle
2) contact that keeps parties in communication
3) not able to be corrected or repaired
4) public revelation of something discreditable



(16) sycophant
1) black form of carbon used in lead pencils
2) servile flatterer
3) written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)
4) meaningless word



(17) congenial
1) pleasant
2) quarrel noisily
3) courteous regard for another's wish
4) dirty child in torn clothes



(18) roil
1) energetic
2) make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
3) soul
4) force into less space



(19) duration
1) boorish
2) length of time something lasts
3) walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement
4) varied



(20) glow
1) stare foolishly
2) shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals)
3) stuff oneself (with food)
4) causing a problem



(21) entourage
1) group of attendants
2) absence of contradictions
3) evil
4) tremble



(22) harry
1) harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks)
2) correct
3) put into effect
4) (of things and place) dirty and dull



(23) glitter
1) small bit or fragment
2) explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages
3) played in an abrupt manner
4) shine brightly with flashing points of light



(24) monochrome
1) roll in mud
2) painting in only one color
3) unsafe
4) avoid habitually



(25) cataclysm
1) echo repeatedly
2) kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
3) deluge
4) coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)


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

VOCABULARY TEST 38


(1) braid
1) assertion
2) plait
3) hatred of marriage
4) disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)



(2) libidinous
1) pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
2) lustful
3) pause
4) division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species



(3) inextricable
1) extremely demanding
2) lift by pushing up from below
3) from which it is impossible to get free
4) suppress



(4) isthmus
1) become successful (esp. financially)
2) gold and silver in the form of bars
3) tear made by rending
4) narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land



(5) hatch
1) harmony
2) deck opening
3) body of customers
4) lowest point



(6) comely
1) attractive
2) plan of a trip
3) cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it
4) periodic



(7) pronounced
1) sceptic
2) confuse thoroughly
3) distinct
4) introverted



(8) drab
1) doctor who treats mental diseases
2) dull
3) not repentant
4) state as a necessary condition (of an agreement)



(9) despondent
1) system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
2) sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river)
3) without hope and courage
4) disconcert



(10) unwarranted
1) pointed projecting part
2) inclined to
3) one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather)
4) unjustified



(11) larder
1) step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish)
2) pantry
3) narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
4) based on assumptions or hypotheses



(12) defeatist
1) scolding woman
2) naive and trusting
3) scold with biting harshness
4) resigned to defeat or failure



(13) sublimate
1) cancel
2) refine
3) lifeless
4) horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain



(14) appurtenances
1) important in history
2) provide for the payment of
3) resigned to defeat or failure
4) subordinate possessions



(15) obtrude
1) time long past
2) live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity)
3) push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude
4) absentminded



(16) waft
1) move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves
2) sweet sound
3) question severely
4) decay



(17) staccato
1) teasing conversation
2) flowing together
3) played in an abrupt manner
4) dig up



(18) cursory
1) snip off
2) throw forcefully
3) childish
4) casual



(19) baroque
1) highly ornate
2) Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
3) unoriginal
4) obtain by pulling violently



(20) outskirts
1) favoring success
2) fringes
3) reply
4) imagined



(21) lexicographer
1) protest
2) compiler of a dictionary
3) staying for a short time
4) official or legal permission



(22) mitigate
1) in confusion
2) linger
3) appease
4) autopsy



(23) blanch
1) person who cheats people
2) teacher of philosophy
3) belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control
4) bleach



(24) warranty
1) place of refuge or shelter
2) put to rout
3) guarantee
4) pour off gently (wine or liquid)



(25) rebuke
1) broad
2) scold harshly
3) being everywhere
4) move in search of plunder


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

VOCABULARY TEST 37


(1) figurative
1) deserved punishment for wrongdoing
2) a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
3) distribute
4) not literal but metaphorical



(2) equity
1) fairness
2) arrange into categories or grades
3) arrange (laws or rules) as a code
4) small waterfall



(3) incubus
1) refusal of any compromise
2) burden
3) fully filled
4) hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog



(4) permeable
1) that can be permeated
2) watchful
3) yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war)
4) extremely poor



(5) colloquial
1) cautious
2) submissive
3) pertaining to existence
4) pertaining to conversational or common speech



(6) cross
1) area of thick hard skin
2) having many languages
3) highly gifted child
4) bad-tempered



(7) saturate
1) soak thoroughly
2) cast a spell over
3) practical (as opposed to idealistic)
4) harmful



(8) clot
1) stretching
2) charm
3) imagined
4) half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)



(9) embark
1) one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
2) commence
3) cautious
4) point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth



(10) contest
1) having many forms
2) hag
3) dispute
4) bully



(11) gaffe
1) attractive
2) sentry
3) social blunder
4) causing great fear



(12) impropriety
1) humiliate by embarassing excessively
2) agreeable
3) shrill, trumpetlike sound
4) improperness



(13) check
1) stop motion
2) well-paid position with little responsibility
3) party
4) repulsive to the sight



(14) frieze
1) advanced in development
2) ornamental horizontal band on a wall
3) engrossed in matters of this earth
4) careless



(15) meticulous
1) impossible to recover or regain
2) imperceptible(not easily understood)
3) excessively careful (with great attention to detail)
4) feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded



(16) cataract
1) confuse thoroughly
2) move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way
3) great waterfall
4) damp



(17) finesse
1) lacking luster(shine
2) delicate skill
3) lustful
4) something taken for granted



(18) reprimand
1) reprove severely
2) remainder
3) common
4) blacken



(19) aloof
1) apart
2) combine
3) repay
4) cheat



(20) putrid
1) (of water) cover completely
2) clever
3) decayed and foul-smelling
4) reduce



(21) deranged
1) taking for one's own use in violation of trust
2) insane
3) skeptical or distrustful of human motives
4) ability to be molded



(22) primal
1) meeting arranged by lovers
2) first in rank or importance
3) small amount
4) show by example



(23) pandemic
1) charge (a public official) with crime in office
2) widespread
3) depravity
4) chuckle with delight



(24) accelerate
1) emancipate
2) loud continous noise
3) move faster
4) baffle or confuse by a difficult problem



(25) conglomerate
1) unmanageable
2) security given for loan
3) examine and compare in order to verify authenticity
4) corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields


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

VOCABULARY TEST 36


(1) seedy
1) run-down
2) title or heading (in red print)
3) delicate
4) diligent



(2) obligatory
1) minor fight
2) rule over tyrannically
3) ellent) substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel)
4) binding



(3) termination
1) father and ruler of a family or tribe
2) live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity)
3) award of merit
4) end



(4) swagger
1) one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
2) lacking in flavor
3) solemn urging
4) walk or behave with an over-confident manner



(5) resonant
1) coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.
2) (of a sound) echoing
3) circular building or hall covered with a dome
4) highly excited



(6) factious
1) untimely
2) inclined to form factions
3) unpredictable
4) bend the knee as in worship



(7) profane
1) violate
2) worsen
3) resting
4) correct (usually a text)



(8) deride
1) harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks)
2) morally disapproved person
3) going from one state of action to another
4) ridicule



(9) polity
1) walk
2) box for bees
3) (particular form of) political organization
4) tear or be torn quickly and violently



(10) culinary
1) relating to cooking or kitchen
2) oily
3) plait
4) bizzare



(11) bludgeon
1) club
2) liable to err
3) having a sharp or acid taste
4) pierce with holes



(12) pr\'ecis
1) small representative world
2) abstract
3) repay in kind (usually for bad treatment)
4) spasmodic



(13) pliant
1) sleep lightly
2) flexible
3) condition of no movement or activity
4) name



(14) quintessence
1) purest and highest embodiment
2) unalterable
3) move suddenly or involuntarily
4) long angry denunciatory speech



(15) augment
1) achieve by cleverness or trick
2) increase
3) last stop of railroad
4) arrival



(16) soliloquy
1) become unsteady and fall down
2) enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition)
3) talking to oneself (esp. in a play)
4) ponder at length



(17) dote
1) trying to please
2) be excessively fond of
3) lawyer using questionable methods
4) substance that dissolves another



(18) debunk
1) throb
2) quantity of motion of a moving body
3) introduction (to a poem or play)
4) expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.



(19) conversant
1) familiar with
2) nearness (in space or relationship)
3) social outcast
4) work at in a nonserious fashion



(20) benison
1) bony growth on the head of a deer
2) collection of wild animals on exhibition
3) steal things of small value
4) blessing



(21) inarticulate
1) sleight(dexterity) of hand
2) speechless
3) witty thought or saying, usually short
4) record of a voyage or flight



(22) endearment
1) fond word or act
2) distaste
3) attempt to gain
4) keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours)



(23) stratified
1) murder of a king or queen
2) divided into classes
3) condemn
4) thought



(24) amphitheater
1) angelic
2) particle removed by a file
3) text of an opera or oratorio
4) oval building with tiers of seats



(25) abyss
1) servile flatterer
2) unshakably calm
3) (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air
4) enormous chasm


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

VOCABULARY TEST 35


(1) enfranchise
1) admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)
2) stupid
3) public declaration of principles
4) sustaining



(2) adjuration
1) solemn urging
2) assumption
3) lacking proper seriousness
4) dig out of the ground



(3) discretion
1) without feeling
2) lover of mankind
3) prudence
4) winding



(4) eccentric
1) irregular
2) held in common
3) in confusion
4) diligent attention



(5) lull
1) moment of calm
2) violation of a law
3) sound on judgment
4) fame



(6) overbearing
1) bossy
2) army unit made up of four or more companies
3) recover
4) bending of a ray of light



(7) atavism
1) approve formally
2) unchangeable
3) copy
4) resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents



(8) delete
1) erase
2) neat and trim (in appearance)
3) assertion
4) steering wheel of a ship



(9) rostrum
1) small cavern
2) raised platform for speech-making
3) pertaining to the body
4) settle a dispute through the services of an outsider



(10) forfeit
1) dante) trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
2) something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract
3) manner of walking or running
4) remainder



(11) miserly
1) place of refuge
2) stingy
3) weird
4) unsuccessful



(12) fussy
1) female fox
2) based on experience
3) exceeding ordinary limits
4) fastidious



(13) stanch
1) stop or check flow of blood
2) give in respectfully
3) pamphlet
4) do or give something in return



(14) constituency
1) dry up
2) voters represented by an elected official
3) condemn
4) messenger



(15) gnarl
1) protruding knot on a tree
2) lack of proper respect or reverence
3) picture writing
4) cule) extremely small



(16) unsavory
1) mix together
2) ardent
3) delicate
4) distasteful



(17) overture
1) me) gay
2) related to population balance
3) musical introduction to a long musical piece
4) subordinating the individual to the state



(18) deign
1) pass safely through (a storm or difficult period)
2) flexible
3) force into less space
4) condescend



(19) indentation
1) notch
2) beg persistently
3) dark
4) homesickness



(20) aver
1) steal things of small value
2) person unduly worried about his health
3) serving to warn
4) state confidently



(21) recant
1) like a spirit or fairy
2) refer indirectly
3) pay for services
4) disclaim or disavow



(22) welter
1) lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life
2) oppression
3) wallow (as in mud or high seas)
4) made up of a variety of parts



(23) knack
1) special talent
2) legal delay of payment or action
3) shining
4) unreal reflection



(24) dys-
1) abnormal
2) pedestal
3) favoring success
4) funeral song



(25) dwindle
1) causing great fear
2) not able to be perceived by touch
3) shrink
4) avoid habitually


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

VOCABULARY TEST 34


(1) lust
1) original work used as a model by others
2) intense sexual desire
3) (of the voice) extremely loud
4) light-hearted



(2) alias
1) tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively
2) an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people)
3) bar
4) repulsive to the sight



(3) suffragist
1) merriment
2) slander
3) advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women)
4) act as judge (at the request of both sides)



(4) crux
1) meanly stingy
2) free
3) essential or main point
4) endless



(5) confide
1) simultaneous discharge of a number of shots
2) something that relieves pain
3) blessedness
4) tell in confidence (to a person one trusts)



(6) prefigure
1) be a sign of
2) (of a fact) become known
3) poisonous snake
4) secret



(7) rift
1) rise or fly high in the air
2) kinship
3) narrow opening in a large mass
4) isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection



(8) underhand(under
1) disorderly fight between two or more people
2) steadfast
3) handed) done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)
4) sweet sound



(9) indicative
1) solemn promise
2) distasteful (because excessive)
3) acute pain
4) suggestive



(10) predetermine
1) relating to the stars
2) without guile
3) determine in advance
4) secondary or minor occupation



(11) centigrade
1) make perpetual
2) parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased
3) denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
4) thunder



(12) recurrent
1) (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly
2) explain
3) occurring again and again
4) woman who rules a family or larger social group



(13) wisp
1) forewarning
2) small bunch (of hair)
3) tease
4) dirty child in torn clothes



(14) impart
1) attract
2) give an inclination toward (in advance)
3) grant a share of
4) outward appearance



(15) tycoon
1) devoted to the pleasures of the sense
2) childish
3) wealthy and powerful businessperson
4) rising like bristles



(16) vaporize
1) either of the correlated things
2) point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator
3) turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
4) order



(17) emblazon
1) acquire
2) struggle and thrash about
3) wild
4) ornament richly (a shield or flag)



(18) respite
1) boorish
2) social outcast
3) bold
4) time for rest



(19) judicious
1) sound on judgment
2) rude, insensitive person
3) cowardly
4) defraud a person of something



(20) flair
1) dissolve
2) talent
3) (of a plant or grass) growing very well
4) solidly uniform



(21) purveyor
1) riddle
2) throb
3) furnisher of foodstuffs
4) root up



(22) lout
1) pleasant
2) clumsy person
3) speed
4) give shape to



(23) Elysium
1) returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner
2) place or condition of bliss
3) generous
4) legislating branch of government



(24) giddy
1) great sorrow
2) light-hearted
3) weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness)
4) unreasonable or capricious



(25) equivocal
1) inappropriate
2) flowing into
3) related
4) (of words or statements) ambiguous


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

VOCABULARY TEST 33


(1) prestige
1) unsuited
2) baffle or confuse by a difficult problem
3) beauty
4) respect or admiration



(2) tenet
1) mutually agreed on
2) doctrine
3) pollute
4) besiege or attack (with an army)



(3) pillage
1) plunder
2) formal systematic inquiry
3) of a title
4) spoil the appearance of



(4) barrage
1) barrier laid down by artillery fire
2) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)
3) periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)
4) ostentatious



(5) imperial
1) small bunch (of hair)
2) like an emperor
3) preventing infection
4) use of force to get someone to object



(6) illicit
1) accidental transposition of sounds in successive words
2) thick-skinned animal
3) infection (by contact)
4) illegal



(7) centurion
1) brief explanation of words used in the text
2) vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
3) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)
4) Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)



(8) materialism
1) reddish
2) pertaining to land or its cultivation
3) entire range
4) preoccupation with physical comforts and things



(9) eugenic
1) torn ragged wound
2) raging mad
3) steadiness of effort
4) pertaining to the improvement of race



(10) nonentity
1) person of no importance
2) slavish
3) act of assuming a human body and human nature
4) place where a river can be crossed on foot



(11) shambles
1) burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
2) (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin
3) give protection (by giving food and shelter)
4) untarnished



(12) grudge
1) represent (an inanimate object) as a person
2) pale purple
3) deep feeling of dislike
4) provide for the payment of



(13) divine
1) perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic)
2) melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal
3) story-teller
4) things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)



(14) distinct
1) determine in advance
2) clearly different
3) dining hall
4) partly transparent



(15) catcall
1) having no equal
2) shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)
3) causing sadness, compassion, pity
4) without feeling



(16) jubilation
1) rejoicing
2) make or become dull or discolored
3) careful about money
4) act as judge (at the request of both sides)



(17) badger
1) pester
2) overpowering
3) sediment in a liquid
4) tease



(18) recumbent
1) door bar
2) word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance)
3) reclining
4) approve



(19) random
1) without definite purpose, plan, or aim
2) art and science of preparing and serving good food
3) room or space under the roof
4) decorate



(20) pinch
1) walk
2) limited
3) seasonings
4) squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges



(21) quorum
1) area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church
2) full of initiative
3) divine gift
4) minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting



(22) cremate
1) practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks
2) incinerate (a corpse)
3) neat
4) forerunners



(23) vehement
1) forceful
2) obligated
3) sudden sharp turn or twist
4) building (of imposing size)



(24) reticent
1) announce
2) inclined to silence
3) become successful (esp. financially)
4) prototype



(25) provident
1) cancel
2) providing for future needs
3) make oneself tidy in appearance
4) binding


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

VOCABULARY TEST 32


(1) chameleon
1) pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition
2) devoutness
3) scientific student of birds
4) lizard that changes color in different situations



(2) cite
1) without a material body
2) prayer for help (used in invoking)
3) quote
4) replace



(3) pulpit
1) hegm) pithy, compact saying
2) lacking interest or effort
3) raised platform used in preaching (in a church)
4) yielding to another



(4) snub
1) waste matter
2) ignore or behave coldly toward
3) supply
4) shaky



(5) unconscionable
1) unscrupulous
2) shy (flirtatiously)
3) curse
4) dummy



(6) vassal
1) study of prehistoric life or fossils
2) in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord
3) hybridize
4) like a fox



(7) antiseptic
1) pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
2) nook
3) substance that prevents infection in a wound
4) heavy substance used to add stability or weight



(8) stint
1) reconciling
2) condescend
3) physically strong
4) supply



(9) disinter
1) bitter (to the taste or smell)
2) jaunty
3) (of a place) be filled with sound
4) dig up



(10) vantage
1) crude cabin
2) justified
3) position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point)
4) error



(11) sybarite
1) combine
2) award of merit
3) lover of luxury
4) what someone deserves



(12) proponent
1) natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
2) lean and angular
3) young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family)
4) supporter



(13) regeneration
1) terms used in a science or art
2) spiritual rebirth
3) swagger
4) dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing



(14) intelligentsia
1) chuckle with delight
2) satisfy to the full
3) intellectuals
4) indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)



(15) cache
1) hiding place
2) group of attendants
3) motivate
4) predatory animal or bird



(16) bizarre
1) evil schemes or plots
2) fantastic
3) state of being undecided
4) philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge



(17) oscillate
1) highest point
2) eliminate from consideration
3) vibrate pendulumlike
4) bring upon oneself



(18) optional
1) not compulsory
2) change or harden into bone
3) broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
4) severity



(19) disparity
1) healthy
2) difference
3) give up (a position, right, or claim)
4) inform



(20) ambrosia
1) harmless
2) neat and trim in appearance
3) profitable
4) food of the gods



(21) token
1) move with body close to the ground
2) shorten
3) outward sign
4) turn into a god



(22) standstill
1) commotion of a great crowd
2) throb
3) enter into
4) condition of no movement or activity



(23) pert
1) draftee
2) (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent
3) method of system or government
4) scolding woman



(24) virtual
1) group of animals
2) book of literary selections by various authors
3) in essence
4) copy



(25) pall
1) fantastic
2) treacherous
3) become boring
4) pertaining to the aurora borealis


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

VOCABULARY TEST 31


(1) mace
1) pleasant
2) ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority
3) noxious(harmful) smell
4) unpleasantly dark



(2) billow
1) artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)
2) unavoidable
3) large wave of water
4) delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork



(3) trifle
1) humorous imitation
2) get one's bearings
3) something of little importance or value
4) whimsical



(4) cleave
1) reject disdainfully
2) present falsely
3) refer
4) split or sever



(5) hue_and_cry
1) invioably sacred
2) outcry
3) sermon
4) overlook



(6) acne
1) cut or knock down (a tree or a person)
2) varying from of an element
3) skin disease (on the face)
4) scornfully mocking



(7) apolitical
1) harmonious
2) justification
3) waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily)
4) having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs



(8) mottled
1) based on experience
2) blotched in coloring
3) ability to change in form
4) shy (flirtatiously)



(9) crescendo
1) repair or make whole by using a metal alloy
2) lose a small piece from the surface or edge
3) daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping)
4) increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage



(10) hermitage
1) pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
2) science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health
3) home of a hermit
4) very bad or disagreeable



(11) mortician
1) board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)
2) stinging
3) skill (esp. with one's hands)
4) undertaker



(12) bulk
1) evasive
2) move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves
3) size or volume (esp. when very large)
4) humiliation



(13) interminable
1) act or state of separation
2) endless
3) outward demonstration
4) smugly and unconsciously foolish



(14) pulchritude
1) beauty
2) central or vital part
3) beyond reproach
4) insurmountable



(15) quash
1) not able to be pierced or entered
2) unnatural and forced
3) crush
4) stingy



(16) profound
1) revere
2) deep
3) deadlock
4) object (because of doubts, scruples)



(17) clap
1) difference
2) long, passionate, and vehement speech
3) strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound
4) refer



(18) prolific
1) (of a story or play) loosely connected
2) producing offspring or fruit in abundance
3) me) gay
4) hairstyle



(19) leniency
1) arsonist
2) charming
3) mildness
4) binding agreement between two groups or people



(20) rubble
1) pretend
2) mob
3) fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)
4) full of vigor or energy



(21) tarnish
1) poisonous snake
2) make or become dull or discolored
3) explanatory list of symbols on a map
4) self-governing



(22) coeval
1) paint used to coat a surface with a glossy film
2) father
3) living at the same time as
4) inattentive or unmindful



(23) taxonomist
1) rebellion
2) specialist in classifying (animals, etc.)
3) implying a cause-and-effect relationship
4) bend or hang downward



(24) expostulation
1) risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements
2) diabolic
3) protest
4) lead away from proper conduct



(25) tentative
1) not fully worked out or developed
2) solidly uniform
3) period between two successive reigns or governments
4) (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking


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

VOCABULARY TEST 30


(1) vituperative
1) violation (of a rule or regulation)
2) confuse
3) purest and highest embodiment
4) abusive



(2) deputize
1) work or appoint as a deputy
2) goodness
3) interpret incorrectly
4) deceive



(3) expeditious
1) filled (with something unpleasant)
2) superiority of power, quantity, etc.
3) done with speed
4) dwarf



(4) battalion
1) announce
2) army unit made up of four or more companies
3) false belief
4) broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing



(5) sway
1) swing from side to side
2) pertaining to speculative philosophy
3) celebrity (in a specific field)
4) sit on in order to hatch



(6) nuance
1) essence
2) shade of slight difference in meaning or color
3) resistant to
4) lustful



(7) multifarious
1) varied
2) aqueduct
3) hang about/around
4) inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)



(8) epicurean
1) businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture)
2) believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided
3) difficult condition
4) attempt to gain



(9) apposite
1) appropriate
2) dry up
3) a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
4) mysterious



(10) wistful
1) sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories)
2) (of a liquid) thick and sticky
3) (of a person) truthful
4) specialist in classifying (animals, etc.)



(11) contagion
1) infection (by contact)
2) contradict
3) approval
4) small cavern



(12) catholic
1) (of likings and interests) universal
2) quarrelsome
3) offensive
4) shrill, trumpetlike sound



(13) allegory
1) flexible
2) something hinted at or suggested
3) narrow valley with steep sides
4) story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols



(14) consign
1) scrap of cloth
2) place where a river can be crossed on foot
3) below the threshold of conscious perception
4) send to a person or place for sale



(15) gadfly
1) divided into two branches
2) animal-biting fly
3) behavior
4) pastoral song



(16) scotch
1) trip and almost fall
2) stamp out(put an end to)
3) similarity
4) deduce



(17) temperament
1) compelling charm
2) characteristic frame of mind
3) make whole
4) (of something bad) highly conspicuous



(18) voluble
1) fond of books and reading
2) (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin
3) money
4) fluent



(19) blowhard
1) done with speed
2) familiar with
3) talkative boaster
4) heterogeneous mixture



(20) disjunction
1) act or state of separation
2) take in food or drink with one's tongue
3) arrival
4) pertaining to the woods or the country



(21) vitiate
1) objectionable
2) spoil the effect of
3) having no equal
4) work (esp. musical composition)



(22) gale
1) nonentity
2) windstorm
3) make (a liquid) less concentrated
4) unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)



(23) inevitable
1) talkative boaster
2) small chamber used for sleeping or work
3) lifeless
4) unavoidable



(24) hindmost
1) ability to move spontaneously
2) without a material body
3) move or swing back and forth
4) furthest behind



(25) sacrilegious
1) plead
2) deadly
3) desecrating
4) prototype


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

VOCABULARY TEST 29


(1) careen
1) animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family
2) lurch
3) direct a speech to
4) inclination



(2) mercantile
1) lacking energy or vitality
2) concerning trade or merchants
3) lie
4) compulsive habitual need



(3) console
1) loathe
2) lessen sadness or disappointment
3) peaceful
4) doing evil



(4) phalanx
1) like a glacier
2) formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears
3) strong foul odor
4) one's opinion of oneself



(5) awful
1) calm
2) huge
3) relating to races
4) terrible



(6) vibrant
1) full of vigor or energy
2) susceptible to wounds or attack
3) place of refuge
4) undistinctive



(7) meek
1) submissive
2) sleep lightly
3) fearful
4) rise and float in the air (especially by magical means)



(8) aquiline
1) remitting of money
2) stubbornly wrong
3) daydream
4) curved



(9) swell
1) ordinary
2) long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking
3) narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
4) great hardship or affliction



(10) miniature
1) small model
2) boaster
3) capable of being repaired
4) beastlike



(11) ineluctable
1) und) astonish (making dumb)
2) move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)
3) irresistible
4) prominent



(12) retaliate
1) split
2) like a meteor
3) repay in kind (usually for bad treatment)
4) command



(13) sour
1) flood
2) renunciation
3) having a sharp or acid taste
4) make impossible



(14) caulk(calk)
1) make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)
2) marshal
3) (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious
4) old age



(15) balmy
1) soft and mild (of air)
2) split or sever
3) blunt
4) having only one color



(16) dismiss
1) eliminate from consideration
2) point of view
3) poke abruptly with something sharp
4) spoken or written in secret



(17) traduce
1) become popular with
2) fearless
3) not frank
4) expose to slander



(18) bully
1) refutation
2) malodorous
3) society ruled by the wealthy
4) one who is habitually cruel to weaker people



(19) coroner
1) public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes
2) bundle of stalks of grain
3) bind as servant or apprentice to master
4) bad-tempered



(20) shun
1) call by bugles or trumpets
2) making up for
3) keep away from
4) dedicate



(21) malevolent
1) thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material)
2) offer formally
3) fly
4) wishing evil



(22) studied
1) carefully contrived
2) intellectuals
3) pucker
4) embezzle



(23) artless
1) concluding section of a musical or literary composition
2) without guile
3) small light sailboat or rowboat
4) counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law



(24) cloying
1) rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds)
2) food
3) worsen
4) distasteful (because excessive)



(25) wholesome
1) not able to be traveled or crossed
2) conducive to mental or physical health
3) sour
4) patiently submissiveness


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

VOCABULARY TEST 28


(1) solemnity
1) marked by inventive skill
2) seriousness
3) indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said)
4) handle used to move boat's rudder (to steer)



(2) censure
1) driving forward
2) blame
3) separate
4) (of a condition) wretched



(3) hackneyed
1) mushy(sentimental) and gushy
2) commonplace
3) student of the history and science of humankind
4) dispute



(4) wade
1) secret recess or vault usually used for burial
2) mutually destructive
3) walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement
4) shorten



(5) calculated
1) worthless products of an endeavor
2) deliberately planned
3) hereditary nobility
4) half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning



(6) rhapsodize
1) assign
2) loss of memory
3) slightly sour (in taste or manner)
4) speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner



(7) wrongheaded
1) increase in number by producing young
2) crafty
3) stubbornly wrong
4) adhesive



(8) mass
1) Christian religious ceremony
2) shield
3) weaken
4) sorcery



(9) scavenge
1) eye defect which prevents proper focus
2) standard
3) motherly
4) hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food



(10) gaudy
1) (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart
2) lustful
3) particle removed by a file
4) flashy



(11) syllogism
1) vow
2) absolutely necessary
3) logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion
4) binding



(12) gusto
1) giving off an odor
2) disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
3) eager enjoyment
4) doubts



(13) recuperate
1) respectful
2) recover
3) separated
4) neat



(14) concatenate
1) pertaining to heat
2) link as in a chain
3) cule) extremely small
4) yield to



(15) aggregate
1) live together
2) distasteful
3) sum
4) enjoy



(16) bigot
1) one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
2) persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)
3) base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down
4) place of safety



(17) downcast
1) wild tumult(commotion)
2) disheartened
3) approach and speak first to a person
4) superfluous



(18) enclave
1) exclamation
2) territory enclosed within an alien land
3) n) large kettle
4) reverse the order or position of



(19) egress
1) exit
2) turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
3) bow (to show respect and obedience)
4) put in danger



(20) commodious
1) assume an affected pose
2) formal systematic inquiry
3) natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
4) spacious and comfortable



(21) solecism
1) endless
2) stubborn
3) nonstandard grammatical construction
4) reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.)



(22) plethora
1) study of language or words
2) unconquerable
3) excess
4) prepare by mixing or combining



(23) exuberance
1) grow rapidly
2) overflowing abundance
3) conclusion of an oration
4) flashy



(24) expunge
1) cancel
2) fault
3) rankle
4) given to diligent study



(25) fell
1) abnormal or deviant
2) wetland
3) loathe
4) cut or knock down (a tree or a person)


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

VOCABULARY TEST 27


(1) anathema
1) (of land) dry
2) solemn curse
3) whimsical
4) one who harvests grain



(2) versatile
1) cover with a thin layer of gold
2) death notice (esp. in a newspaper)
3) follow (as a result)
4) having many talents



(3) gangrene
1) basic
2) decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury)
3) fall apart into tangles
4) final outcome



(4) serrated
1) having a sawtoothed edge
2) confirm
3) winding
4) condition of no movement or activity



(5) tart
1) tolerate
2) sharp to the taste
3) expand
4) commemorate



(6) prey
1) sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
2) insult
3) enjoy
4) target of a hunt



(7) rabid
1) mosaic
2) delicate
3) hidden danger
4) of or suffering rabies



(8) functional
1) neatly or smartly dressed
2) made for practical use only (without decoration)
3) wet thoroughly
4) revive



(9) polemic
1) attack or defense of an opinion
2) throw forcefully
3) loud resounding noise
4) clever



(10) dally
1) consanguine) having a common ancestor
2) flowing
3) maker of a will
4) trifle with



(11) halting
1) hesitant
2) tyrant
3) changeable
4) reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship)



(12) topple
1) become unsteady and fall down
2) ordinary
3) monumental tomb
4) deceive



(13) impudence
1) echo repeatedly
2) not noticing
3) impertinence
4) violent



(14) backslide
1) revert (to bad habits)
2) imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)
3) quick clever reply
4) tending to include all



(15) lethargic
1) filled with great surprise or fear
2) distinctive behavioral trait
3) lasting
4) drowsy



(16) hapless
1) strange
2) walking at an easy unhurried pace
3) unfortunate
4) fully filled



(17) mellifluous
1) tomb
2) complain (in a sad voice)
3) (of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing
4) direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)



(18) seasonable
1) occurring at the proper time or season
2) horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain
3) obligatory
4) unmanageable



(19) egoism
1) excessive interest in one's self
2) arousing anger or sexual interest
3) hesitate for ethical reasons
4) bending of a ray of light



(20) smear
1) limited
2) spread or cover with a sticky substance
3) push forward
4) excessive



(21) ambidextrous
1) scolding woman
2) in utter disorder
3) capable of using either hand with equal ease
4) unit of light energy (one candle's worth)



(22) unobtrusive
1) composed (with no excitement)
2) theft
3) inconspicuous
4) acal) fiendish



(23) emaciated
1) draftee
2) giving or showing bliss
3) thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)
4) cutting



(24) pinnace
1) disorderly fight between two or more people
2) slightly obscure
3) twist (to extract liquid)
4) small boat



(25) facsimile
1) copy
2) redden
3) prevailing style
4) weaken


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

VOCABULARY TEST 26


(1) bliss
1) be cautious (of)
2) abstain from
3) three-pronged spear
4) complete happiness



(2) emboss
1) produce a design in raised relief
2) sear
3) talking to oneself (esp. in a play)
4) journey



(3) inflated
1) cut off with shears
2) great shock
3) loiter or dawdle
4) exaggerated



(4) uproar
1) insolent
2) noisy confusion
3) fit for growing crops
4) imagined



(5) igneous
1) produced by fire
2) hatred of marriage
3) fantastic
4) l (of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real life



(6) doldrums
1) blues
2) official or legal permission
3) of a title
4) nonsense



(7) ruminant
1) animal that ruminates
2) having importance
3) indecent
4) having many languages



(8) mediate
1) turn away from (a principle, norm)
2) sleep-causing
3) support
4) settle a dispute through the services of an outsider



(9) chaperon
1) unspoiled
2) invulnerable
3) beginner
4) older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman



(10) backwards
1) incomplete
2) and forwards
3) happening at the same time
4) limit



(11) tessellated
1) overregulated administrative system marked by red tape
2) manlike
3) mosaic
4) stun as with a blow or shock



(12) wag
1) fleeting
2) shake repeatedly from side to side
3) announce
4) attack with abusive language



(13) sojourn
1) model of perfection
2) temporary stay
3) full of initiative
4) unjustified



(14) avalanche
1) one who hates mankind
2) deceive
3) narrow opening in a large mass
4) great mass of falling snow and ice



(15) effulgent
1) person of no importance
2) irreverence
3) shining brightly
4) copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing



(16) ejaculation
1) make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink
2) good-fellowship
3) convert (hide) into leather
4) exclamation



(17) vampire
1) relating to stars
2) possession of land or building by rent
3) ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
4) stimulate or shock by an electric current



(18) exhort
1) wandering (esp. in search of adventure)
2) urge (by strong argument or advice)
3) explain
4) of or coming from the side



(19) sidetrack
1) switch (a railroad car) to a siding
2) tired after long work
3) place under water
4) swirling current of water, air, etc.



(20) casualty
1) frenzy
2) supposed
3) having the odor of stale or decomposing fat
4) serious or fatal accident



(21) fraudulent
1) call by bugles or trumpets
2) cheating
3) wasting away
4) trick to deceive



(22) shackle
1) shining brightly
2) minor fight
3) chain
4) confused



(23) clangor
1) throw overboard (from a ship or plane)
2) loud resounding noise
3) change
4) (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly



(24) impeach
1) conceal in the palm of the hand
2) charge (a public official) with crime in office
3) damaged
4) quote



(25) beneficiary
1) businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture)
2) serving as an aid or accessory
3) misleading vision or visual image
4) person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will


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

VOCABULARY TEST 25


(1) inconsequential
1) having many talents
2) proverb
3) trick
4) insignificant



(2) blasphemy
1) of air
2) public square of an ancient Roman city
3) relating to the art of debate
4) irreverence



(3) prance
1) word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
2) unable to be doubted
3) necessary requirement
4) move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)



(4) partition
1) divide into parts
2) expressing a meaning
3) counselor
4) injury to body



(5) amphibian
1) behavior
2) uneasiness
3) lazy person
4) able to live both on land and in water



(6) penetrate
1) wild tumult(commotion)
2) infringe
3) enter into
4) call and bring into use (a right or law)



(7) philanderer
1) sharply painful to the body or mind
2) of the same kind
3) faithless lover
4) be next to



(8) palpable
1) renounce
2) tight
3) provide with some quality
4) tangible



(9) low
1) whim
2) move with body close to the ground
3) moo
4) pertaining to tailors or tailoring



(10) mutinous
1) unruly
2) open widely
3) disclaim or disavow
4) rural



(11) consort
1) associate with
2) interpret incorrectly
3) damnation
4) state of being alone



(12) punctilious
1) disease communicator
2) minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points
3) calculating
4) increase



(13) drivel
1) nonsense
2) heavy and awkward to carry or wear
3) crush
4) run away secretly with the intention of getting married



(14) vertebrate
1) begin to grow
2) having a backbone or spinal column
3) enough
4) (of a woman or child) grave



(15) vision
1) eyesight
2) mosaic
3) important in history
4) come to one as a gain



(16) scrimmage
1) full of flowers
2) gigantic statue
3) deceptive
4) disorderly fight between two or more people



(17) gainsay
1) deny
2) word blindness
3) serious speech, writing, or conversation
4) boredom



(18) nourishment
1) negligent
2) dispute
3) salary
4) something that nourishes



(19) dregs
1) complete
2) move faster
3) sediment in a liquid
4) redden



(20) asperity
1) spoken or written in secret
2) sharpness
3) silly
4) appropriate



(21) torpedo
1) introduce something into a larger whole
2) underwater explosive apparatus
3) since
4) dark and gloomy



(22) debonair
1) place formally in office
2) (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed
3) science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health
4) unselfishly generous



(23) jaundice
1) distortion
2) conformity in fulfilling requirements
3) put at a loss
4) medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow



(24) melee
1) vary
2) enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition)
3) approve
4) fight



(25) rapacious
1) voracious
2) gift giver
3) renunciation
4) shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders


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

VOCABULARY TEST 24


(1) sanctuary
1) mongrel
2) include
3) forewarning
4) place of refuge



(2) gossamer
1) urging
2) revive
3) sheer
4) operatic singer



(3) onus
1) make or become dull or discolored
2) mix together in close association
3) burden
4) manly



(4) reciprocal
1) excessively careful (with great attention to detail)
2) eating away by chemicals or disease
3) mutual
4) acute pain



(5) fake
1) not genuine
2) empty
3) person who enjoys his own pain
4) candid



(6) provenance
1) free from worries
2) moo
3) place of origin
4) shining (esp. in the dark)



(7) spoilsport
1) excessive interest in one's self
2) one who spoils the pleasure of others
3) relating to cooking or kitchen
4) watchful



(8) complement
1) cowardly
2) doctor who treats ailments of the feet
3) bad-tempered
4) complete



(9) modish
1) courting favor by cringing and flattering
2) noxious(harmful) smell
3) fashionable
4) thing that completes another



(10) betray
1) outwit
2) stop or check flow of blood
3) be unfaithful
4) edge (at the top of a cliff)



(11) beleaguer
1) without guile
2) search thoroughly
3) besiege or attack (with an army)
4) morbid fear



(12) amity
1) man who is not a cleric
2) one who is habitually cruel to weaker people
3) light-hearted
4) friendship



(13) warren
1) plan of a trip
2) tunnels in which rabbits live
3) having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
4) yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war)



(14) floe
1) be a sign of
2) (of a bird) sing
3) written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
4) flat mass of floating ice



(15) concise
1) not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
2) wandering
3) brief and compact
4) prevent in advance



(16) harbor
1) violent
2) gather leavings
3) irreverence
4) give protection (by giving food and shelter)



(17) facilitate
1) exceeding ordinary limits
2) (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat
3) human muscle
4) help bring about



(18) promote
1) amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
2) untidy (of a woman or clothes)
3) advance in rank
4) serving to warn



(19) oratorio
1) dramatic poem set to music
2) frighten
3) turn to stone
4) substance causing vomiting



(20) languish
1) power to produce desired effect
2) unprejudiced
3) tending to improve
4) lose animation or strength



(21) rendezvous
1) motherly
2) empty
3) idealistic but impractical
4) meeting place



(22) contentious
1) abnormal
2) detached plant shoot used in grafting
3) doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
4) quarrelsome



(23) inkling
1) hint
2) worthless products of an endeavor
3) pertaining to money
4) esoteric



(24) redoubtable
1) work against
2) formidable
3) vibrate pendulumlike
4) (of weather) hot or scorching



(25) patronize
1) heap
2) support
3) continued loud noise
4) clearly different


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