VOCABULARY TEST 66


(1) expatriate
1) exile
2) full of vigor or energy
3) quality of pleasing
4) written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)



(2) gentle
1) expressiveness
2) kindly
3) recover
4) total failure



(3) propound
1) outrun
2) lively
3) put forth for consideration or analysis
4) authorized agent



(4) bifurcated
1) divided into two branches
2) come together
3) of a pivot
4) small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation



(5) arch-
1) justified
2) feign
3) insurmountable
4) chief



(6) outlook
1) point of view
2) children
3) correct (usually a text)
4) marked by inventive skill



(7) feral
1) impertinence
2) holding of an office or real estate
3) (of an animal) not domestic
4) steep



(8) babble
1) quality of being deeply moving
2) chatter idly or foolishly
3) evil
4) superfluous



(9) sly
1) gain for the performance of service or labor
2) clever in deceiving
3) ponder at length
4) give in respectfully



(10) paraphernalia
1) equipment
2) into parts
3) expand
4) insert improperly



(11) auspicious
1) decayed and foul-smelling
2) pretty good)''
3) favoring success
4) wise



(12) arbiter
1) person with power to decide a matter in dispute
2) enter into
3) eyesight
4) abyss



(13) transition
1) connected with birth
2) (of something written or painted) still in existence
3) going from one state of action to another
4) denounce



(14) anarchy
1) excessive zeal
2) something that relieves pain
3) long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something
4) absence of governing body



(15) bountiful
1) very poor person
2) fond of books and reading
3) generous
4) great waterfall



(16) virile
1) illegal trade
2) manly
3) unable to be restrained or held back
4) public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes



(17) clip
1) one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness
2) grant a share of
3) hostile invasion
4) cut off with shears



(18) dormant
1) push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude
2) affected
3) sleeping
4) self-assurance



(19) masquerade
1) wear a mask or disguise
2) intensely cold
3) apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
4) deep dish for serving soup



(20) lectern
1) bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families)
2) deck opening
3) reading desk or stand for a public speaker
4) diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas



(21) deadlock
1) speed
2) brief, comprehensive summary
3) standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces
4) name (of a book, film, etc.)



(22) overweening
1) praising
2) arrogant
3) system of religious or ethical belief
4) ostentatious



(23) propriety
1) feasible
2) fitness
3) attempt to gain
4) keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours)



(24) concoct
1) green
2) range of knowledge
3) prepare by mixing or combining
4) neutral



(25) anoint
1) agree
2) dormant
3) consecrate
4) something hinted at or suggested


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