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
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