VOCABULART TEST 132


(1) mutablility
1) smirk
2) hint
3) pantry
4) ability to change in form



(2) ecosystem
1) sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories)
2) kingdom
3) ic) aggressive in verbal attack
4) ecological community together with its environment



(3) shrivel
1) compiler of a dictionary
2) propriety
3) brighten
4) make or become shrunken and wrinkled (often by drying)



(4) antagonism
1) person who enjoys his own pain
2) ward off a blow
3) bruise
4) hostility



(5) invective
1) abuse
2) small piece or mark
3) rankle
4) rate of occurrence



(6) hap
1) limited
2) without feeling
3) chance
4) unworthy



(7) pulsate
1) solidly uniform
2) neigh like a horse
3) throb
4) serving to complete something



(8) corporeal
1) bodily (rather than spiritual)
2) trader
3) impressive
4) (of things and place) dirty and dull



(9) skirmish
1) means
2) region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept
3) army unit made up of four or more companies
4) minor fight



(10) dart
1) edge (at the top of a cliff)
2) binding
3) move or throw suddenly and quickly
4) specialist in classifying (animals, etc.)



(11) inaugurate
1) seriousness
2) begin formally
3) unity of pitch (in musical performance)
4) place side by side



(12) seclusion
1) distinctive behavioral trait
2) pretty good)''
3) isolation
4) model



(13) tumult
1) plan in advance
2) song of praise or joy
3) concerning the sense of smell
4) commotion of a great crowd



(14) odorous
1) end
2) insert improperly
3) blacken
4) having an odor



(15) tangential
1) agent (sent on a mission to represent another)
2) luxuriate
3) only slightly connected
4) temporary invasion



(16) procurement
1) obtaining
2) continue in existence
3) contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots
4) done or active at night



(17) base
1) (of weather) warm and damp
2) contemptible
3) tic) frenzied
4) ecclesiastical



(18) flowery
1) related to population balance
2) full of flowers
3) existing at the beginning (of time)
4) face (as showing the character and the mind)



(19) marked
1) coiled around
2) outer boundary
3) stratagem(deceptive scheme)
4) noticeable



(20) compromise
1) adjust or settle by making mutual concessions
2) violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness)
3) illness
4) gift giver



(21) tickle
1) make amends for (a sin)
2) imprison
3) touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter
4) pester



(22) transport
1) strong emotion
2) deadly
3) approval
4) please intensely



(23) brackish
1) somewhat saline
2) not fully worked out or developed
3) unconquerable
4) dispute



(24) lunatic
1) (of meat) tough
2) insane
3) group of people who share some common quality
4) of a title



(25) vaunted
1) manly
2) made up of a variety of parts
3) ignore or behave coldly toward
4) boasted


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

VOCABULART TEST 131


(1) sleazy
1) begin
2) shabby and dirty
3) severe trial or affliction
4) confused uproar



(2) complementary
1) postpone
2) serving to complete something
3) sharp to the taste
4) de) front or face (of building)



(3) despot
1) huge creature
2) increase gradually (as the moon)
3) tyrant
4) very carefully



(4) stanza
1) division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)
2) delaying
3) wise
4) talking to oneself (esp. in a play)



(5) suborn
1) persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)
2) red or white cell in the blood
3) convenient features that helps to make life pleasant
4) limited quantity



(6) trifling
1) distance around something
2) washing
3) trivial
4) young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family)



(7) mar
1) spoil the appearance of
2) person who keeps bees
3) mixed indiscriminately
4) enthusiastic applause



(8) piety
1) devoutness
2) watch over and direct
3) treat gently
4) rankle



(9) usury
1) lending money at illegal high rates of interest
2) scholarly article
3) study of prehistoric life or fossils
4) throw into confusion



(10) sepulcher
1) pertaining to the art of delineating
2) tomb
3) weaken
4) basically different



(11) tiller
1) handle used to move boat's rudder (to steer)
2) word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance)
3) ambush
4) green



(12) glossary
1) brief explanation of words used in the text
2) width
3) narrow space between things
4) hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)



(13) vacillate
1) pay for services
2) able to produce a desired effect
3) tentative
4) waver (in opinion)



(14) fatuous
1) (of work) compensating
2) having the appearance of truth or reality
3) lead away from proper conduct
4) smugly and unconsciously foolish



(15) impertinent
1) insolent
2) give an imitation that ridicules
3) wilful
4) break (a law)



(16) bereavement
1) self-important
2) binding
3) large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice
4) state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved



(17) suspend
1) cause to stop for a period
2) juicy
3) driving forward
4) so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded



(18) hiatus
1) de) front or face (of building)
2) justification
3) word for word
4) gap



(19) exculpate
1) charge
2) widespread
3) clear from blame or guilt
4) file of documents on a subject or person



(20) integrity
1) disagree
2) honesty
3) postponement or cancelation of a punishment
4) compose on the spur of the moment



(21) brawn
1) theatrical
2) human muscle
3) thin liquid porridge
4) uneasy feelings



(22) advert
1) refer
2) security given for loan
3) abnormal
4) one who is habitually cruel to weaker people



(23) cemetery
1) place for burying the dead
2) fringes
3) deserving high respect
4) intense sexual desire



(24) ordinance
1) dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government)
2) guarantee
3) decree
4) sceptic



(25) vintner
1) wine merchant
2) similarly timed
3) unpleasantly dark
4) suffering from indigestion


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

VOCABULART TEST 130


(1) clout
1) beginner
2) of the law and its administration
3) curse
4) great influence (especially political or social)



(2) epic
1) infamy
2) long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero)
3) subordinating the individual to the state
4) businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture)



(3) dinghy
1) exceeding ordinary limits
2) small boat (often ship's boat)
3) invention
4) entertain



(4) memoir
1) interfering
2) memoirs
3) ravenous
4) lure



(5) grandiose
1) speech or writing with no meaning
2) change in direction
3) tending to include all
4) affectedly grand



(6) ecliptic
1) relating to space
2) path of the sun and the planets
3) full-bosomed
4) sharpen



(7) estimable
1) very important
2) person of high rank or position
3) (of a person) worthy of esteem
4) stun as with a blow or shock



(8) lagoon
1) thick-skinned animal
2) quarrel
3) soften by soaking in liquid
4) shallow body of water or lake near a sea



(9) temporize
1) useless
2) person with power to decide a matter in dispute
3) regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times
4) gain time as by postponing an action



(10) dour
1) wooden enclosure or pen
2) sullen
3) group of animals
4) go down on one's knee(s)



(11) endorse
1) mouthlike opening
2) approve
3) greediness for wealth
4) effort



(12) hover
1) hang about
2) fully filled
3) arise from
4) medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain



(13) diversion
1) deride or provoke
2) quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)
3) act of turning aside
4) straightforward



(14) abase
1) large group
2) elliptic
3) flowing together
4) lower



(15) supplant
1) low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)
2) program as for trial
3) take the place of unfairly
4) irritable



(16) contrivance
1) something contrived
2) rise or fly high in the air
3) absentminded
4) not working



(17) apocalyptic
1) prophetic
2) lacking self-restraint
3) legal official of high rank
4) ornate



(18) culpable
1) harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
2) carrion-eating birds
3) deserving blame
4) impertinence



(19) entreat
1) decorative edge of hanging threads
2) plead
3) quick and active
4) place under water



(20) turncoat
1) purely spiritual
2) traitor
3) state of being undecided
4) leave helpless on a deserted island or coast



(21) brunt
1) eliminate from consideration
2) short quick cut with scissors
3) main impact or shock (of an attack or blow)
4) discord



(22) ambiguous
1) de) front or face (of building)
2) loose sleeveless outer garment
3) exclamation
4) unclear or doubtful in meaning



(23) gesticulation
1) public speaker
2) untrustworthy person
3) motion
4) having or causing lustful desires and thoughts



(24) hazardous
1) not literal but metaphorical
2) dangerous
3) worthless products of an endeavor
4) main wooden stem of a tree



(25) muddle
1) decisive
2) graze
3) make stupid in mind
4) confuse


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

VOCABULART TEST 129


(1) illuminate
1) hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
2) complain bitterly
3) rich, figured(patterned) fabric
4) brighten



(2) bauble
1) person who verbally harasses others
2) trinket
3) half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)
4) related to monks or monasteries



(3) aria
1) operatic solo
2) distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth)
3) condemnation to a severe penalty
4) truthfulness



(4) iconoclastic
1) cancel
2) something new
3) attacking cherished traditions
4) insightful



(5) remiss
1) sharpen (a tool)
2) negligent
3) like a glacier
4) legal claim or right on a property



(6) precept
1) exclamation
2) practical rule guiding conduct
3) doctrine
4) dirty child in torn clothes



(7) acrid
1) detestable
2) restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs
3) commotion of a great crowd
4) bitter (to the taste or smell)



(8) frenzied
1) one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause
2) madly excited
3) excessive zeal
4) merriment



(9) compartment
1) one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
2) ornamental clasp
3) divide into parts
4) going against



(10) recipient
1) irresolution
2) serving to assist
3) receiver
4) obedient



(11) conceit
1) cause
2) injure
3) congeal
4) vanity or self-love



(12) blight
1) played in an abrupt manner
2) conclusion
3) neglect
4) plant disease



(13) falsify
1) hater of woman
2) make (something written) false by changing
3) file of documents on a subject or person
4) secret recess or vault usually used for burial



(14) assent
1) become less severe
2) agree
3) avoid habitually
4) worn through till the threads show



(15) winsome
1) hybridize
2) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)
3) charming (in a childlike way)
4) make (a liquid) less concentrated



(16) vex
1) person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
2) annoy
3) insult to one's dignity
4) stretch out full on ground



(17) turmoil
1) unable to be restrained or held back
2) legislating branch of government
3) extreme confusion
4) draftee



(18) rabies
1) calmness
2) disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)
3) active enmity
4) careful no to cause offence



(19) moribund
1) forerunner
2) dying
3) outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food
4) express disapproval of



(20) uniformity
1) confuse
2) difficult to please
3) deceptive
4) sameness



(21) rapture
1) great joy and delight
2) stop or check flow of blood
3) applaud
4) social outcast



(22) synchronous
1) food of the gods
2) raised platform used in preaching (in a church)
3) similarly timed
4) powerlessness



(23) reprisal
1) supposed
2) pertaining to ships or navigation
3) retaliation
4) careful about money



(24) galley
1) sudden flood or rush
2) low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)
3) denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
4) main impact or shock (of an attack or blow)



(25) compulsory
1) obligatory
2) (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through
3) arouse to action
4) unlikely occurrence


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

VOCABULART TEST 128


(1) peruse
1) induced sleeping state
2) read through with care
3) quality of being very old
4) hurl downward



(2) contumacious
1) goblet
2) comment
3) stubborn and disobedient
4) me) gay



(3) filigree
1) unfrightening
2) change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
3) delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
4) decrease in size or strength (after being full)



(4) anodyne
1) drug that relieves pain or trouble
2) charming (in a childlike way)
3) riddle
4) (of behavior) proper



(5) seminal
1) emancipate
2) boredom
3) government run by religious leaders
4) related to seed or semen



(6) posture
1) giving pleasure to the senses
2) endanger
3) double-dealing
4) assume an affected pose



(7) animated
1) lively
2) imaginary remote paradise on earth
3) trip
4) incipient



(8) lewd
1) lustful
2) showing excitement
3) me) gay
4) (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census)



(9) brood
1) size or volume (esp. when very large)
2) resistant to
3) love deeply and respect highly
4) sit on in order to hatch



(10) auroral
1) pithy
2) pertaining to the aurora borealis
3) of or suffering rabies
4) operatic solo



(11) buffet
1) existing at birth
2) strike forcefully
3) social blunder
4) underline



(12) tranquillity
1) scornfully mocking
2) damaged
3) made of inferior material
4) calmness



(13) overblown
1) inflated
2) arrest (a criminal)
3) weaken
4) cry out suddenly



(14) maul
1) handle roughly
2) formidable
3) place into a case
4) puzzle



(15) vindictive
1) disposed to revenge
2) gain for the performance of service or labor
3) large city
4) social outcast



(16) lampoon
1) pitiless
2) strong
3) fortress
4) ridicule



(17) brawny
1) braid
2) one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
3) muscular
4) counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law



(18) transitory
1) full of pores
2) transient
3) deficient in intelligence
4) (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart



(19) doctrine
1)
2) Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
3) vow
4) teachings in general



(20) convex
1) ordinary
2) curving outward
3) ardent
4) rider on horseback



(21) astigmatism
1) eye defect which prevents proper focus
2) decisive
3) in utter disorder
4) pedestal



(22) humble
1) of low rank or position
2) agreeable
3) doubts
4) look on with scorn



(23) furrow
1) separate
2) evil
3) long shallow trench made by a plow
4) stubborn intolerance



(24) squabble
1) minor quarrel
2) hereditary nobility
3) belief that life is basically bad or evil
4) explain



(25) drastic
1) person who has a compulsive desire to steal
2) boxer
3) strong
4) defensive mound of earth


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

VOCABULART TEST 127


(1) penance
1) self-imposed punishment for sin
2) give a personal guarantee
3) suffering from a disease
4) entangle



(2) splice
1) remainder
2) make or become suitable for a specific use
3) mischievous trick
4) join together end to end to make one continuous length



(3) bravado
1) affectedly dainty(delicate)
2) opposite
3) surrender of prisoner by one state to another
4) swagger



(4) complacency
1) mercy killing
2) strenuous work
3) self-satisfaction
4) lead-colored



(5) ferment
1) agitation
2) object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced
3) silly
4) entreat



(6) goad
1) urge on
2) means
3) 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern
4) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others



(7) sherbet
1) official or legal permission
2) territory enclosed within an alien land
3) without hope and courage
4) flavored dessert ice



(8) abode
1) last stop of railroad
2) pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
3) lacking interest or effort
4) dwelling place



(9) paramour
1) extremely hungry
2) illicit lover
3) assault
4) partly transparent



(10) florid
1) ruddy
2) energetic
3) assumption
4) effort



(11) sophist
1) teacher of philosophy
2) abstruse
3) send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow
4) driving away



(12) incidental
1) not essential
2) weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use
3) eager enthusiasm (to a cause or ideal)
4) location



(13) misconstrue
1) cowlike
2) invioably sacred
3) incapable of producing young
4) interpret incorrectly



(14) scowl
1) decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury)
2) sour
3) dismay
4) frown angrily



(15) thwart
1) first in rank or importance
2) lazy
3) narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
4) block or hinder



(16) dogged
1) shackle
2) replace
3) practical (as opposed to idealistic)
4) determined



(17) lucre
1) something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true)
2) (of a person or book) learned
3) money
4) pay for services



(18) acumen
1) determined
2) mental keenness
3) fault
4) move or develop more slowly



(19) paradigm
1) precede
2) (of work) compensating
3) model
4) pompous



(20) implication
1) seize
2) something hinted at or suggested
3) easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things
4) nation governed by the people



(21) coin
1) corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields
2) neigh like a horse
3) make coins
4) official or legal permission



(22) reprobation
1) low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)
2) sad
3) severe disapproval
4) neglect



(23) discourse
1) massive
2) stamp out(put an end to)
3) serious speech, writing, or conversation
4) abusive



(24) quixotic
1) become less severe
2) urbanity
3) idealistic but impractical
4) fantastic



(25) satire
1) cower
2) make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink
3) form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly
4) money or goods given to the poor


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

VOCABULART TEST 126


(1) rumble
1) holding
2) full of pores
3) shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals)
4) make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)



(2) fervid
1) ardent
2) suggested or implied meaning of an expression
3) act or state of separation
4) (of a person or book) learned



(3) litotes
1) simultaneous discharge of a number of shots
2) pretty good)''
3) steal things of small value
4) openmouthed



(4) eventual
1) inclined to cruelty
2) divine gift
3) grandiloquent, pompous speech
4) happening at last as a result



(5) romp
1) courteous regard for another's wish
2) revive
3) play or frolic boisterously
4) charlatan



(6) creep
1) smooth and shining
2) move with body close to the ground
3) move hastily
4) entreat



(7) exhume
1) dig out of the ground
2) room to move
3) dreamily or deeply thoughtful
4) amuse



(8) theocracy
1) government run by religious leaders
2) circular building or hall covered with a dome
3) admit
4) hollow



(9) comprise
1) include
2) bloody
3) physical features of a region (such as the shape and height)
4) change



(10) belittle
1) plead
2) disparage
3) lukewarm
4) stray or fall behind (a main group)



(11) hermetic
1) stoppage
2) concerning alchemy or magic
3) crowd (of people or things)
4) scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities



(12) declivity
1) cutting off
2) ardent
3) downward slope
4) malicious misrepresentation



(13) congeal
1) lack of proportion (between the parts)
2) freeze
3) cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife)
4) spotless



(14) malapropos
1) able to live both on land and in water
2) inappropriate
3) suspended action
4) board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)



(15) ambulatory
1) anger at an injustice
2) direct financial aid by government, etc.
3) dissimilar
4) able to walk



(16) archetype
1) short and thick
2) simultaneous discharge of a number of shots
3) prototype
4) make perpetual



(17) inordinate
1) cowardly
2) outcome
3) beyond reasonable limits
4) vice



(18) ramify
1) torn ragged wound
2) difficult situation
3) branch out
4) clever in deceiving



(19) compelling
1) delusion
2) overpowering
3) warlike
4) large group of insects moving in a mass



(20) righteous
1) denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
2) unerring
3) morally upright
4) moving with a wavelike motion



(21) fiend
1) traitor
2) discomposed
3) correct (usually a text)
4) evil spirit



(22) blackball
1) kinship
2) release or discharge through a vent
3) prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
4) vote against (an applicant)



(23) burnish
1) make shiny by rubbing
2) something contrived
3) seine net
4) place for burying the dead



(24) guffaw
1) awkward (to carry or move)
2) shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals)
3) boisterous laughter
4) deadlock



(25) buttress
1) (of water) cover completely
2) unrestrained
3) support
4) agonizing


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

VOCABULART TEST 125


(1) claustrophobia
1) agree
2) give a personal guarantee
3) fear of being locked in
4) adequate



(2) volley
1) heavy substance used to add stability or weight
2) turn away from (a principle, norm)
3) simultaneous discharge of a number of shots
4) restrain



(3) sublime
1) so high as to prohibit purchase or use
2) causing deep feelings of wonder, joy, respect, etc.
3) drawback
4) support placed under or against something



(4) bromide
1) dock
2) hindrance
3) platitude
4) leap or spring



(5) takeoff
1) wandering
2) flattery
3) burlesque
4) tilt (as of a ship)



(6) queasy
1) winding
2) refer
3) experiencing nausea
4) necessary requirement



(7) florescence
1) indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint
2) youthful
3) condition or period of flowering
4) immoral behavior



(8) lank
1) long and thin
2) pertaining to the universe
3) dissolve
4) cock



(9) virulent
1) surrender of prisoner by one state to another
2) mournful
3) varying from of an element
4) (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous



(10) fickle
1) changeable (in affections or friendship)
2) prose or verse composition to be performed by actors
3) mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer
4) strenuous work



(11) resuscitate
1) push forward
2) revive
3) method of system or government
4) presumptuous or bold



(12) stem
1) essential
2) stop or check (the flow of)
3) slavishly attentive
4) unit of light energy (one candle's worth)



(13) machinations
1) modest
2) loop formed in a rope
3) evil schemes or plots
4) unwholesome



(14) sordid
1) wandering (esp. in search of adventure)
2) connoisseur of food and drink
3) unable to be restrained or held back
4) filthy



(15) menace
1) unwilling
2) threat
3) debauched person
4) attribute



(16) parish
1) area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church
2) wasteful
3) serving as an aid or accessory
4) violent anguish



(17) denounce
1) element that is a creature's natural environment
2) condemn
3) small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth)
4) capable of sensation and conscious



(18) inebriate
1) make drunk
2) pertaining to country people
3) club
4) agree



(19) refraction
1) individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
2) stamp-collector
3) bending of a ray of light
4) soothing or softening remedy (for the skin)



(20) erotic
1) pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
2) lie
3) trifle with
4) tremble



(21) effluvium
1) facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc
2) noxious(harmful) smell
3) servile dependent
4) not essential



(22) swindler
1) crevice
2) cheater
3) assertion
4) hit quickly with the flat part of the hand



(23) maxim
1) amoral
2) disturb the composure of
3) proverb
4) something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract



(24) musty
1) absorb
2) stale (in odor or taste)
3) varied
4) marked by inventive skill



(25) comprehend
1) too improbable to be believed
2) beginner
3) point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth
4) include


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

VOCABULART TEST 124


(1) optician
1) unrestrained
2) maker and seller of eyeglasses
3) horrible
4) approach and speak first to a person



(2) pastry
1) death notice (esp. in a newspaper)
2) paste of flour and water (eaten when baked)
3) place of refuge
4) weird



(3) embed(imbed)
1) fertility
2) disprove
3) prophetic
4) enclose



(4) comatose
1) in a coma
2) act of keeping watch
3) belittle
4) gift giver



(5) brisk
1) belief on slight evidence
2) drink of the gods
3) move furtively and secretly
4) quick and active



(6) prosperity
1) good fortune and financial success
2) home
3) grieve
4) full of pores



(7) overt
1) open to view
2) metal block used for shaping metal or plastic
3) tending to improve
4) physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes



(8) quizzical
1) one who has adopted a different religion or opinion
2) kindly
3) curious
4) make rational



(9) sidereal
1) relating to stars
2) relating to the highest point
3) pretend
4) dock



(10) equipoise
1) imitation of a real object used as a substitute
2) balance
3) go through or across
4) theoretical



(11) pulmonary
1) pertaining to the lungs
2) sleep-causing
3) interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficial
4) light-hearted



(12) pastoral
1) work out carefully
2) rural
3) private secret meeting
4) sharp-cornered



(13) plumber
1) swamp gas
2) one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)
3) trivial
4) insult



(14) cavil
1) quibble
2) crown
3) tear or be torn quickly and violently
4) stroke



(15) metaphysical
1) pertaining to speculative philosophy
2) questionable medicine
3) given freely
4) brownish yellow



(16) cadaverous
1) skeptical or distrustful of human motives
2) write
3) glowing ardor
4) like a corpse



(17) hinterlands
1) change of form
2) back country
3) good-fellowship
4) sniffle



(18) reckon
1) ability to be molded
2) artistic
3) study industriously
4) count



(19) avow
1) loose sleeveless outer garment
2) apparent
3) fortress
4) declare openly



(20) ineffectual
1) outstanding
2) not effective
3) uncertain how to act
4) run away secretly with the intention of getting married



(21) throes
1) violent anguish
2) door bar
3) protest
4) quarrelsome



(22) gravity
1) handle roughly
2) seriousness
3) express strong disapproval of
4) unlikely occurrence



(23) diadem
1) soothe
2) seemingly reasonable but incorrect
3) crown
4) (of a person) truthful



(24) coincidence
1) agent (sent on a mission to represent another)
2) grow rapidly (in numbers)
3) group of closely located islands
4) the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events



(25) recline
1) give an imitation that ridicules
2) lie down
3) deceptive
4) growing or spreading uncontrollably


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

VOCABULART TEST 123


(1) forestall
1) deep regret for wrongdoing
2) prevent by taking action in advance
3) of a schema or scheme
4) tendency to disbelief



(2) firebrand
1) purest and highest embodiment
2) piece of burning wood
3) walk lamely
4) raised platform used in preaching (in a church)



(3) cater
1) from which it is impossible to get free
2) provide food and drink (for)
3) having a backbone or spinal column
4) shine intensely and blindingly



(4) roseate
1) (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed
2) silent
3) deep regret for wrongdoing
4) rosy



(5) coalesce
1) snip off
2) combine
3) rise and float in the air (especially by magical means)
4) seller



(6) wring
1) revere
2) twist (to extract liquid)
3) charming (in a childlike way)
4) cule) extremely small



(7) fodder
1) capture
2) lively or animated
3) coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.
4) move or swing back and forth



(8) apprehensive
1) fearful
2) cook by direct heat
3) steal things of small value
4) pithy maxim or saying



(9) callous
1) slightly obscure
2) drifting wreckage
3) hardened
4) storage place for military equipment



(10) evenhanded
1) cule) extremely small
2) returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner
3) impartial
4) dedicate



(11) spin
1) rotate swiftly
2) lazy
3) infringe
4) trace



(12) genuflect
1) decorate with needlework
2) call together
3) joyous
4) bend the knee as in worship



(13) antipathy
1) pleasantly tart-tasting
2) meager
3) aversion
4) revive



(14) internecine
1) mutually destructive
2) divided into two branches
3) design composed of one or more initials of a name
4) short story of an amusing or interesting event



(15) emissary
1) agent (sent on a mission to represent another)
2) with reference to
3) logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion
4) made of bone



(16) tremulous
1) speechless
2) daily
3) trembling
4) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death



(17) diverge
1) harmful
2) the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
3) vary
4) one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness



(18) irrefutable
1) indisputable
2) underlying character of a culture, group, etc.
3) tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid
4) cast a spell over



(19) defray
1) offensive in odor or flavor
2) remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)
3) provide for the payment of
4) pollute



(20) pacify
1) soothe
2) sniffle
3) making no attempt to change one's bad practices
4) extremely demanding



(21) pendulous
1) underlying character of a culture, group, etc.
2) hanging
3) deficient in intelligence
4) abundance



(22) remnant
1) (of a word or remark) apt
2) charlatan
3) remainder
4) (of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible



(23) rant
1) forbiddingly stern
2) brief, comprehensive summary
3) light stroke as with a whip
4) speak violently or excitedly



(24) coercion
1) related to a school
2) connoisseur of food and drink
3) use of force to get someone to object
4) unlikely occurrence



(25) anonymity
1) state of being nameless
2) collection
3) decode
4) records arranged in yearly parts


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

VOCABULART TEST 122


(1) denizen
1) combination (of two business corporations)
2) (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place
3) Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
4) immoral behavior



(2) sift
1) shyness
2) put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles
3) one devoted to the promotion of human welfare
4) collection (of writings or information)



(3) antecede
1) having absolute unchecked power
2) precede
3) heterogeneous mixture
4) box for bees



(4) hierarchy
1) practical (as opposed to idealistic)
2) honor at a festival
3) arrangement by rank or standing
4) arise from



(5) riveting
1) teach (ideas or principles)
2) holding one's attention
3) condemnation to a severe penalty
4) mutilate



(6) ken
1) bending of a ray of light
2) exceeding ordinary limits
3) suppress
4) range of knowledge



(7) impunity
1) heavier or larger on one side than the other
2) writings preceding and following the passage quoted
3) dig up
4) freedom from punishment or harm



(8) ogle
1) introductory statement
2) reasoning
3) related to monks or monasteries
4) look at amorously



(9) arrhythmic
1) practicing self-denial
2) lacking rhythm or regularity
3) make oneself tidy in appearance
4) support or base as for a pillar or statue



(10) secession
1) withdrawal
2) decorate
3) family descent
4) occurring again and again



(11) engaged
1) mental or physical ability
2) having only one color
3) put at a loss
4) employed



(12) incongruity
1) artistic
2) lack of harmony
3) one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)
4) honor at a festival



(13) wary
1) small bunch (of hair)
2) very cautious
3) final
4) not requited



(14) transpose
1) legally correct
2) excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife
3) whimsical
4) reverse the order or position of



(15) regatta
1) commotion of a great crowd
2) public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes
3) defrock
4) boat or yacht race



(16) doddering
1) bitter (to the taste or smell)
2) meeting arranged by lovers
3) shaky
4) fear



(17) abeyance
1) (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality)
2) forecasted course of a disease
3) suspended action
4) (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language



(18) encumber
1) careless
2) burden
3) turn aside
4) beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw



(19) postulate
1) urge on
2) unexplicable
3) self-evident truth
4) reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.)



(20) stamina
1) power of endurance
2) marked by commotion or uproar
3) person who appeals to people's prejudice
4) pertaining to farewell



(21) nepotism
1) closed circular line around an area
2) natural inclination
3) abolish
4) favoritism (to a relative)



(22) deify
1) turn into a god
2) sear
3) sermon
4) weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness)



(23) aplomb
1) pointed tool used for piercing
2) dose (of liquids)
3) double-dealing
4) poise



(24) rare
1) desire
2) having no previous example
3) (of air) thin in density
4) provide for the payment of



(25) hegemony
1) dominance especially of one nation over others
2) approval
3) commotion of a great crowd
4) expert at


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

VOCABULARY TEST 121


(1) gargantuan
1) blood-vessel
2) affectedly dainty(delicate)
3) huge
4) sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)



(2) petrify
1) apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
2) colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
3) turn to stone
4) soothing or softening remedy (for the skin)



(3) pessimism
1) belief that life is basically bad or evil
2) relating to the back of an animal
3) harass or trouble from all directions
4) extremely severe



(4) matriarch
1) hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food
2) persuade not to do
3) talk at length
4) woman who rules a family or larger social group



(5) hyperbole
1) exaggeration
2) tropical hurricane or cyclone
3) maze
4) choosing of a lot or card



(6) swear
1) large three-masted sailing ship
2) vow
3) dismay
4) talkative



(7) regiment
1) military unit
2) slope
3) isolation
4) replace



(8) holocaust
1) speediness
2) destruction by fire
3) turn over
4) crush



(9) collusion
1) n) large kettle
2) conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others
3) one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
4) abdominal



(10) catalyst
1) agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
2) providing for future needs
3) repentant
4) mutual relationship



(11) indigenous
1) of a margin
2) purest and highest embodiment
3) time long past
4) native



(12) retiring
1) shy and reserved (of a person)
2) advance in rank
3) insane
4) gather



(13) polarize
1) make unfriendly or hostile
2) conflict
3) split into opposite extremes or camps
4) width



(14) imprudent
1) limited
2) dejected
3) either of the correlated things
4) lacking caution



(15) endear
1) imprison
2) introduce as a subject
3) express strong disapproval of
4) make beloved



(16) restive
1) fear of water
2) impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction)
3) sniffle
4) period between two successive reigns or governments



(17) appease
1) fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based)
2) sharp-cornered
3) pacify or soothe
4) raised platform for speech-making



(18) coma
1) lessen in value
2) deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow
3) reflection
4) handle roughly



(19) dilemma
1) cook by direct heat
2) quick sharp reply
3) lazy
4) situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options



(20) longevity
1) matchless
2) speak in favor of
3) ornament a metal surface by indenting
4) long life



(21) imbroglio
1) change position or place
2) draw
3) group of animals
4) complicated situation (as in a play)



(22) schematic
1) list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present
2) conclusion of an oration
3) pertaining to ships or navigation
4) of a schema or scheme



(23) scholarly
1) full of learning
2) scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities
3) aimless
4) dining hall



(24) oaf
1) stupid awkward person
2) make a harsh noise
3) unrepressed
4) weaken



(25) futile
1) hiding place
2) varied
3) support
4) useless


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

VOCABULARY TEST 120


(1) buffoon
1) take apart
2) stupid person
3) destroy leaves
4) the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions



(2) homage
1) unable to be doubted
2) honor
3) survey of enemy by soldiers
4) blunt



(3) phlegmatic
1) subordinating the individual to the state
2) shell or jewel carved in relief
3) oddity
4) calm and unexcitable



(4) imbecility
1) puzzle
2) story-teller
3) equipment
4) weakness of mind



(5) unravel
1) generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
2) take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
3) disentangle
4) rubble



(6) parallelism
1) state of being parallel
2) seek to attain (position or status)
3) extremely poor
4) soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells



(7) appropriate
1) express condolences
2) great influence (especially political or social)
3) acquire
4) (of meat) tough



(8) ensconce
1) without hope and courage
2) impossible to reconcile
3) settle comfortably
4) story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)



(9) agrarian
1) illusive
2) pertaining to land or its cultivation
3) strike forcefully
4) unharmed



(10) zest
1) drunken revel
2) brief statement used to express a principle
3) enormous
4) outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food



(11) bank
1) repetition
2) theme
3) something new
4) heap



(12) forswear
1) possessing good health
2) long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something
3) renounce under oath
4) giving off an odor



(13) soar
1) summit
2) equal in extent
3) disintegration
4) rise or fly high in the air



(14) linguistic
1) secret
2) causing nausea
3) explosion
4) pertaining to language



(15) concession
1) spoil the appearance of
2) painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
3) grain-eating
4) an act of yielding



(16) morbid
1) tendency to disbelief
2) disguise
3) omen
4) given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought



(17) solder
1) repair or make whole by using a metal alloy
2) program as for trial
3) animal-biting fly
4) pertaining to the woods or the country



(18) throb
1) bring upon oneself
2) letdown in thought or emotion
3) (of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently
4) compelling immediate action



(19) serpentine
1) sullen
2) winding
3) deep feeling of dislike
4) neglect of duty



(20) wreak
1) inflict
2) make poor
3) rise and float in the air (especially by magical means)
4) chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds



(21) disdain
1) confuse
2) treat with scorn or contempt
3) emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke)
4) timely



(22) factotum
1) temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need)
2) expert at
3) handyman
4) taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax)



(23) cadet
1) making up for
2) extinct flying reptile
3) student at a military school
4) bind as servant or apprentice to master



(24) fulminate
1) rising above others
2) thunder
3) very carefully
4) sour



(25) bog
1) withdraw
2) medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain
3) having womanly traits
4) soft wet land


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

VOCABULARY TEST 119


(1) dyslexia
1) range of knowledge
2) beastlike
3) (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted
4) word blindness



(2) panegyric
1) chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds
2) related to monks or monasteries
3) reject disdainfully
4) formal praise



(3) lope
1) gallop slowly
2) very small object or insect-like creature
3) producing motion
4) cast a spell over



(4) galleon
1) patiently submissiveness
2) gigantic
3) braid
4) large three-masted sailing ship



(5) subjugate
1) loquacious
2) conquer
3) abdominal
4) society ruled by the wealthy



(6) gibberish
1) nonsense
2) too particular
3) erase
4) habitually intoxicated



(7) laconic
1) moment of calm
2) make or become black by burning
3) substance that prevents infection in a wound
4) brief and to the point



(8) knoll
1) act or manner of using
2) firm statement that something is certainly true
3) little round hill
4) very large number



(9) circlet
1) clothing
2) swirling current of water, air, etc.
3) small ring
4) tranquil



(10) intermediary
1) steal things of small value
2) intermediate
3) tendency to keep together
4) meddlesome



(11) preen
1) make oneself tidy in appearance
2) likely to change
3) liable to err
4) large three-masted sailing ship



(12) relic
1) obstruct
2) surviving remnant (from an extinct culture)
3) be violently disturbed
4) (of voice) harsh and unpleasant



(13) schism
1) short simple story teaching a moral
2) something that nourishes
3) public speaker
4) division into factions (esp. within a religious body)



(14) overturn
1) curse
2) set free
3) loyalty
4) turn over



(15) dissimulate
1) pretend
2) irresistible crushing force
3) die or kill from lack of air
4) spur



(16) antiquity
1) link as in a chain
2) quality of being very old
3) meanly stingy
4) marshal



(17) platitude
1) formal
2) trite remark
3) impossible to estimate
4) agree



(18) labile
1) careful no to cause offence
2) likely to change
3) cautious
4) following in time or order



(19) impalpable
1) imperceptible(not easily understood)
2) melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal
3) token of disgrace
4) feathers of a bird



(20) parched
1) extremely dry
2) feign
3) counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law
4) pertaining to conversational or common speech



(21) bullion
1) gold and silver in the form of bars
2) aimless
3) habitually intoxicated
4) public square of an ancient Roman city



(22) insidious
1) treacherous
2) change of form
3) token
4) crisis



(23) rhetoric
1) come or bring together
2) favoritism (to a relative)
3) art of effective communication
4) deadly



(24) mantle
1) of a prophet or prophecy
2) holding one's attention
3) loose sleeveless outer garment
4) rural



(25) restitution
1) confuse
2) returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner
3) peaceful
4) original work used as a model by others


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

VOCABULARY TEST 118


(1) probe
1) suspended action
2) explore with a probe or tools
3) detestable
4) vow



(2) plait
1) braid
2) tomb
3) plant disease
4) bookish



(3) incur
1) tell in confidence (to a person one trusts)
2) bring upon oneself
3) able to float
4) showy



(4) zenith
1) oblige or help someone
2) point directly overhead in the sky
3) fluent (with insincerity or superficiality)
4) agreement



(5) clapper
1) good fortune and financial success
2) striker (tongue) of a bell
3) expose to slander
4) small planet



(6) edict
1) capable of being stretched
2) study of humankind
3) decree (especially one issued by a sovereign)
4) attempt to gain



(7) mesmerize
1) able to be touched
2) hypnotize
3) avoid habitually
4) read or glance through quickly



(8) soothsayer
1) wealthy and powerful businessperson
2) state of violent agitation
3) looking within oneself
4) one who foretells the future



(9) dissemble
1) deportment
2) inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful
3) distortion
4) disguise



(10) arsenal
1) storage place for military equipment
2) firmness
3) stormy
4) experienced



(11) garbled
1) turn over
2) forecasted course of a disease
3) mixed up
4) given to diligent study



(12) eschew
1) having foresight
2) avoid habitually
3) something contrived
4) insert improperly



(13) avenge
1) ignore or behave coldly toward
2) minor quarrel
3) clergyman attached to a chapel
4) take vengence for something or on behalf of someone



(14) vignette
1) small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter
2) sad
3) framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)
4) somewhat saline



(15) encompass
1) ancestry
2) surround
3) petition humbly
4) kill by choking or suffocating



(16) intrepid
1) deceive
2) fearless
3) exaggeration
4) applaud



(17) antithesis
1) word for word
2) contrast
3) kindly
4) stop or check flow of blood



(18) sinewy
1) turn to for help
2) (of meat) tough
3) immediate insight
4) careful no to cause offence



(19) shoot
1) feign
2) fully filled
3) shackle
4) new growth from a plant



(20) chancellor
1) legal official of high rank
2) opinion contrary to popular belief
3) exceeding ordinary limits
4) mildness



(21) subsume
1) authority on a subject
2) capable of being bribed
3) include (as a member of a group)
4) (of a fault or sin) forgivable



(22) collaborate
1) work together
2) wasteful (of money)
3) suggestive
4) lack of premeditation



(23) wrath
1) laugh quietly
2) anger
3) pierce with a lance
4) the West



(24) bristle
1) short stiff hair
2) aggressiveness
3) moved by sexual love
4) inborn



(25) indifferent
1) unmoved or unconcerned by
2) permitting light to pass through freely
3) burdensome
4) rich, figured(patterned) fabric


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

VOCABULARY TEST 117


(1) trenchant
1) cutting
2) expressing a meaning
3) composed (with no excitement)
4) created by statute or legislative action



(2) diva
1) complete
2) strikingly bright
3) operatic singer
4) state of depression or melancholy



(3) institutionaliz
1) burdensome
2) suspended action
3) e make into an institution
4) object to be thrown or projected



(4) earthy
1) express evil satisfaction
2) brief flash of light
3) unrefined
4) existence



(5) omniscient
1) tip
2) pertaining to country people
3) all-knowing
4) cut the top off



(6) brusque
1) blunt
2) one who has adopted a different religion or opinion
3) good judgment with composure
4) poisonous snake



(7) misnomer
1) reluctant
2) take (one's attention) off something
3) wrong or improper name
4) malodorous



(8) extemporaneous
1) agreeable
2) infallibility
3) crude cabin
4) not planned



(9) impregnate
1) maker of a will
2) weaken
3) produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud)
4) make pregnant



(10) sully
1) state of having two opposite qualities
2) lawyer in the lower court of law
3) pertaining to marriage
4) defile



(11) ingenuous
1) naive and trusting
2) doubts
3) range of knowledge
4) lack of consistency or agreement as between facts



(12) betroth
1) become engaged to marry
2) poise
3) come or bring together
4) slanderous remark



(13) tutelary
1) ornamental clasp
2) cutting ironic remark
3) protective
4) noisy quarrel



(14) motility
1) hollow
2) not easily satisfied
3) ability to move spontaneously
4) made for practical use only (without decoration)



(15) omnivorous
1) violent
2) impossible to recover or regain
3) cut away
4) eating both plant and animal food



(16) ecologist
1) person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment
2) crawl or creep on ground
3) small amount
4) without an equal



(17) disburse
1) illegal trade
2) carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood
3) unfortunate accident
4) pay out (as from a fund)



(18) debauch
1) corrupt morally
2) cheerfulness
3) disclaim or disavow
4) intentionally hidden



(19) ossify
1) transparent
2) false
3) patience
4) change or harden into bone



(20) humor
1) quibble
2)
3) indulge
4) ruler in a monarchy



(21) static
1) having no motion
2) logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion
3) hostility
4) border



(22) abridge
1) somewhat saline
2) recollection
3) condense or shorten
4) refrain



(23) canard
1) bravery
2) bind as servant or apprentice to master
3) entirely acceptable
4) unfounded false rumor



(24) stratagem
1) not being a person
2) deceptive scheme
3) clever in deceiving
4) move hastily



(25) chicanery
1) trickery
2) transient
3) replace
4) unit of light energy (one candle's worth)


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

VOCABULARY TEST 116


(1) mite
1) desire
2) of or pertaining to the people
3) very small object or insect-like creature
4) defeat



(2) podium
1) pedestal
2) treasury
3) pine tree (usu. evergreen)
4) dummy



(3) levee
1) earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
2) careless
3) (esp. of older people) vigorously active
4) pertaining to existence



(4) gross
1) contaminate
2) social or moral custom
3) make poor
4) total



(5) lush
1) small hill
2) ruler in a monarchy
3) forceful
4) (of a plant or grass) growing very well



(6) leave-taking
1) pleasant
2) farewell or departure
3) stretching
4) grain-eating



(7) myriad
1) descent
2) unfortunate accident
3) black volcanic rock
4) very large number



(8) reparable
1) capable of being repaired
2) made of bone
3) pedestal
4) speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner



(9) checkered(chequ
1) coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)
2) ered) marked by great changes in fortune
3) precede
4) hot-tempered



(10) forlorn
1) make valid
2) contract into wrinkles
3) sad and lonely
4) curved



(11) venial
1) unable to compromise about points of doctrine
2) irresistible crushing force
3) goodness
4) (of a fault or sin) forgivable



(12) effigy
1) mixed indiscriminately
2) long for
3) a manually skilled worker
4) dummy



(13) nicety
1) direct a speech to
2) admit
3) state of being married
4) precision



(14) fumble
1) boastful
2) give an indication beforehand
3) of hidden meaning and spiritual power
4) move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something)



(15) masochist
1) wild tumult(commotion)
2) violent anguish
3) shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)
4) person who enjoys his own pain



(16) self-righteous
1) (the stated person's) habit or custom
2) honesty
3) sure of one's own righteousness
4) courtesy



(17) wry
1) addition
2) cheerfulness
3) (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted
4) plan of a trip



(18) solicitous
1) anxious
2) prohibit
3) slow-thinking stupid person
4) religion practiced chiefly in Haiti



(19) apogee
1) highest point
2) producing offspring or fruit in abundance
3) belief
4) support or base as for a pillar or statue



(20) sloth
1) joking talk
2) prudent
3) slow moving tree-dwelling mammal
4) proverb



(21) cog
1) conducive to mental or physical health
2) unlikely occurrence
3) pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
4) tooth projecting from a wheel



(22) orient
1) random
2) pale purple
3) get one's bearings
4) (of air) thin in density



(23) protrude
1) element
2) dissimilar
3) stick out
4) one who spoils the pleasure of others



(24) convoke
1) self-evident truth
2) persuade not to do
3) fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection)
4) call together



(25) pastiche
1) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
2) exceeding ordinary limits
3) devoutness
4) wandering


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

VOCABULARY TEST 115


(1) inebriated
1) habitually intoxicated
2) parish priest
3) of or like a slave
4) inquiry



(2) sober
1) attack (as with missiles or bombs)
2) serious
3) put in danger
4) approve



(3) delusive
1) untimely
2) settle comfortably
3) deceptive
4) copy



(4) gracious
1) n) large kettle
2) widespread damage
3) kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
4) equivalent in effect or value



(5) convention
1) act stupidly
2) stick out
3) social or moral custom
4) irregular



(6) expedient
1) region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept
2) suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct)
3) dissimilar
4) procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages



(7) galvanic
1) follow (as a result)
2) approach
3) of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal
4) colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism



(8) trident
1) like a lion
2) three-pronged spear
3) symbol of immortality or rebirth
4) pitcher



(9) insouciant
1) without concern or care
2) study industriously
3) animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family
4) shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals)



(10) cryptic
1) deserved punishment for wrongdoing
2) cut off part of body
3) mysterious
4) living language (as compared to the official language)



(11) executioner
1) person administering capital punishment
2) die or kill from lack of air
3) chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically)
4) roundabout



(12) desolate
1) make desolate
2) of a prophet or prophecy
3) clash or conflict in opinion
4) arrange (laws or rules) as a code



(13) carping
1) silly
2) ill luck
3) petty criticism
4) boorish



(14) torso
1) cause
2) trunk of statue with head and limbs missing
3) talking to oneself (esp. in a play)
4) severe disapproval



(15) nonchalance
1) indifference
2) hypnotize
3) corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields
4) (of a spirit) visit (a place)



(16) angular
1) connoisseur of food and drink
2) enroll (in college or graduate school)
3) sharp-cornered
4) disrepute



(17) clandestine
1) secret
2) reply
3) neat
4) needlessly repetitious



(18) peon
1) acquire
2) one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)
3) landless agricultural worker
4) remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)



(19) bolster
1) support
2) adjoining
3) entreat
4) take the place of unfairly



(20) prognosis
1) anything discarded or rejected as worthless
2) forecasted course of a disease
3) change position or place
4) seriousness



(21) sheathe
1) possessing good health
2) (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes
3) having only one color
4) place into a case



(22) swipe
1) hit with a sweeping motion
2) (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart
3) playful
4) requiring sitting



(23) incapacitate
1) conquer
2) providing for future needs
3) harmful
4) disable



(24) arboretum
1) careful about money
2) distinguishable
3) particle removed by a file
4) place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited



(25) iniquitous
1) four-footed animal
2) fear
3) wicked
4) twist


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

VOCABULARY TEST 114


(1) pith
1) combativeness
2) sad
3) core or marrow
4) having many talents



(2) epicure
1) shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
2) regret
3) sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object
4) connoisseur of food and drink



(3) deploy
1) indulge
2) profane
3) spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line
4) sheer



(4) odyssey
1) disposed to revenge
2) childish
3) long, eventful, adventurous journey
4) talk at length



(5) precipitant
1) withholding belief
2) something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form
3) secondary or minor occupation
4) large quantity or number



(6) altruistic
1) resorting to help when in trouble
2) unselfishly generous
3) move with body close to the ground
4) be suited to



(7) trite
1) thrift
2) pierce with a lance
3) cut or knock down (a tree or a person)
4) hackneyed



(8) traverse
1) go through or across
2) plead
3) not able to be pierced or entered
4) approve



(9) cacophonous
1) raised platform for speakers or other important people
2) melted
3) insurmountable
4) discordant



(10) rout
1) peak
2) make desolate
3) put to rout
4) failure to act



(11) gratuity
1) very large number
2) n. money given to sb who has done one a service
3) similarly timed
4) one who has more than one spouse at a time



(12) perigee
1) sear
2) teachings in general
3) continue steadily in spite of difficulties
4) point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth



(13) oath
1) talk at length
2) solemn promise
3) join
4) preceding events that influence what comes later



(14) quell
1) path of the sun and the planets
2) suppress
3) put into words
4) begin to grow



(15) autopsy
1) flood
2) examination of a dead body
3) self-control
4) uneasiness



(16) grovel
1) fairness
2) tired or uninterested by surfeit
3) crawl or creep on ground
4) worsen



(17) perfidious
1) giving off an odor
2) word considered offensive
3) treacherous
4) journey



(18) indomitable
1) shield
2) outward appearance
3) (appreciatively) cutting
4) unconquerable



(19) graze
1) (of an animal) feed on growing grass
2) self-important
3) include
4) imagined



(20) mirage
1) unreal reflection
2) creed
3) wine merchant
4) representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols



(21) salubrious
1) curse
2) mania for doing grandiose things
3) healthful
4) narrow space between things



(22) anvil
1) insincere speech or expression of piety
2) make greater
3) list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present
4) iron block used in hammering out metals



(23) spasmodic
1) place of origin
2) book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form
3) fitful
4) drowsy



(24) vainglorious
1) since
2) incapable of injury
3) boastful
4) claw of bird



(25) underscore
1) preoccupation with physical comforts and things
2) renunciation
3) underline
4) restore to proper condition (health or useful life)


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

VOCABULARY TEST 113


(1) deft
1) twist (to extract liquid)
2) neat
3) government ruled by old people
4) close relationship



(2) reprehensible
1) (of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value
2) deserving blame
3) invigorating and refreshing
4) whirlwind



(3) nettle
1) border
2) place into a case
3) examine and compare in order to verify authenticity
4) irritate



(4) wither
1) hit or knock against with force
2) (of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture
3) following in time or order
4) barrier laid down by artillery fire



(5) coquette
1) make (a bill) into law
2) n) large kettle
3) flirt
4) congeal



(6) circuitous
1) arise from
2) roundabout
3) commemorate
4) lacking intelligence or wit



(7) pushy
1) man who is courting a woman
2) harp on
3) wandering
4) disagreeably aggressive



(8) vouchsafe
1) grant condescendingly
2) spoil the appearance of
3) clever
4) great hardship or affliction



(9) prone
1) large city
2) border upon
3) inclined to
4) impossible to estimate



(10) swill
1) playful remark or act
2) warmly friendly
3) drink greedily
4) notorious



(11) inclusive
1) entreat
2) tending to include all
3) pertaining to ships or navigation
4) outward sign



(12) flaunt
1) not repentant
2) neat and trim (in appearance)
3) continue steadily in spite of difficulties
4) display ostentatiously



(13) revoke
1) place formally in office
2) skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence
3) having a sawtoothed edge
4) cancel



(14) arroyo
1) scold
2) introverted
3) gully
4) rash



(15) meager
1) approach
2) scanty
3) form into grains or granules
4) unfairness



(16) tread
1) act of finding the total
2) parish priest
3) situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options
4) walk



(17) variegate
1) used to prevent disease
2) change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)
3) pantomime(act without dialogue)
4) (of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing



(18) gamut
1) forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)
2) impossible to recover or regain
3) entire range
4) lack of caring



(19) episodic
1) in confusion
2) secret
3) resorting to help when in trouble
4) (of a story or play) loosely connected



(20) prosper
1) switch (a railroad car) to a siding
2) become successful (esp. financially)
3) scrap of cloth
4) e indisputable



(21) pediatrician
1) too deep to be measured or understood
2) physician specializing in children's diseases
3) make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink
4) coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)



(22) elixir
1) state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
2) cure-all
3) fate
4) something that nourishes



(23) career
1) extreme wealth
2) rush wildly
3) imitation
4) dirty matter



(24) whiff
1) ghost
2) highly excited
3) lowest point
4) puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.)



(25) toxic
1) supplying nourishment
2) poisonous
3) effusively sentimental
4) smoulder


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

VOCABULARY TEST 112


(1) galvanize
1) assumption
2) cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
3) moving with a wavelike motion
4) stimulate or shock by an electric current



(2) expurgate
1) clean
2) official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights
3) forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
4) assault



(3) confidant(confi
1) insincere speech or expression of piety
2) dante) trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
3) move furtively and secretly
4) unrepressed



(4) abstinence
1) adorn
2) comprehend
3) four-footed animal
4) restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking



(5) benevolent
1) deviate
2) foretell
3) scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities
4) generous



(6) stagnant
1) (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling)
2) prudence
3) bury
4) original work used as a model by others



(7) refrain
1) nourish
2) invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation)
3) offer formally
4) abstain from



(8) benefactor
1) criticize harshly
2) gift giver
3) hypnotize
4) one regarded as embodying a set image or type



(9) monograph
1) scholarly article
2) beg
3) social or moral custom
4) handed) done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)



(10) seasoned
1) leave helpless on a deserted island or coast
2) break a promise
3) experienced
4) small (often rural) community whose members share work and income



(11) modulate
1) intruder
2) tone down in intensity
3) pacify
4) arrogant



(12) tyro
1) moderate
2) beginner
3) call and bring into use (a right or law)
4) disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group



(13) attribute
1) move or throw suddenly and quickly
2) related to a school
3) scarcity
4) essential quality



(14) outlandish
1) bizzare
2) fantastically improbable
3) binding
4) drifting wreckage



(15) poise
1) climb by crawling with difficulties
2) impending
3) causing a feeling of pity or sympathy
4) good judgment with composure



(16) ascendancy
1) controlling influence
2) distribute
3) action of moving secretly or unseen
4) error



(17) malady
1) main wooden stem of a tree
2) steering wheel of a ship
3) serving to assist
4) illness



(18) forthright
1) suggestive
2) of different colors
3) very large number
4) straightforward



(19) connubial
1) preceding events that influence what comes later
2) medical treatment and care of old age
3) book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form
4) pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state



(20) belie
1) ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
2) contradict
3) ars) ancestors
4) filled (with something unpleasant)



(21) defection
1) desertion
2) bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families)
3) local or provincial dialect
4) stroke



(22) abjure
1) renounce upon oath
2) place side by side
3) of an oracle
4) having no motion



(23) breed
1) produce young
2) scholarly article
3) steep
4) supplying nourishment



(24) guileless
1) utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
2) without deceit
3) whirlwind
4) fast



(25) invert
1) thousand-year period (as in the New Testament)
2) shut in an enclosed space
3) turn upside down or inside out
4) selective


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