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
