VOCABULARY TEST 17
(1) delude
1) disconnected
2) deceive
3) student at a military school
4) original work used as a model by others
(2) anemia
1) condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
2) arrest (a criminal)
3) beginning
4) hesitate for ethical reasons
(3) extrinsic
1) taunt
2) small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter
3) external
4) feasible
(4) inviolable
1) noisy quarrel
2) having only one color
3) secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation)
4) unsatisfied
(5) cozen
1) cheat
2) sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories)
3) beyond what is normal in nature
4) stare foolishly
(6) flounder
1) surface texture
2) (of something) plainly expressed
3) struggle and thrash about
4) expel
(7) molecule
1) the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance
2) heavier or larger on one side than the other
3) boastful
4) desertion
(8) rudimentary
1) chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
2) native
3) elementary
4) hidden danger
(9) prelate
1) mismanage
2) church dignitary
3) shine
4) unutterable
(10) kindle
1) very unrefined
2) start a fire
3) a place where bees are kept
4) push forward
(11) undertaker
1) a place where bees are kept
2) phrase repeated throughout a song or poem
3) funeral director
4) strategem to gain an advantage
(12) didactic
1) indecent
2) revere
3) reddish
4) (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson
(13) quietude
1) (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed
2) (of someone) having insight
3) tranquillity
4) (of colors or surfaces) not bright
(14) ape
1) state of disorder
2) imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)
3) seniority by birth
4) copy
(15) laggard
1) slow
2) language used by special group
3) lustful
4) voracious
(16) patina
1) green crust on old bronze works or copper
2) dirty matter
3) peaceful
4) copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing
(17) inculcate
1) warm by rubbing
2) teach (ideas or principles)
3) immature
4) blessedness
(18) baffle
1) frustrate
2) place of spiritual expiation
3) gruesome
4) wetland
(19) scabbard
1) case for a sword blade
2) feel or express pity or sympathy for
3) gift made by a will
4) adequate
(20) recast
1) cause of complaint
2) reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.)
3) tendency to keep together
4) hang about
(21) prolong
1) lengthen
2) respectable
3) impose (a fine)
4) cut off with shears
(22) chip
1) stubborn and disobedient
2) snip off
3) incinerate (a corpse)
4) lose a small piece from the surface or edge
(23) cession
1) chuckle with delight
2) spotted
3) yielding to another
4) strict disciplinarian
(24) impromptu
1) windy
2) mass for the dead
3) without previous preparation
4) extremely (offensively) obvious
(25) fleck
1) spot
2) assent
3) twist out of shape
4) person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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