VOCABULARY TEST 33
(1) prestige
1) unsuited
2) baffle or confuse by a difficult problem
3) beauty
4) respect or admiration
(2) tenet
1) mutually agreed on
2) doctrine
3) pollute
4) besiege or attack (with an army)
(3) pillage
1) plunder
2) formal systematic inquiry
3) of a title
4) spoil the appearance of
(4) barrage
1) barrier laid down by artillery fire
2) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)
3) periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)
4) ostentatious
(5) imperial
1) small bunch (of hair)
2) like an emperor
3) preventing infection
4) use of force to get someone to object
(6) illicit
1) accidental transposition of sounds in successive words
2) thick-skinned animal
3) infection (by contact)
4) illegal
(7) centurion
1) brief explanation of words used in the text
2) vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
3) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)
4) Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
(8) materialism
1) reddish
2) pertaining to land or its cultivation
3) entire range
4) preoccupation with physical comforts and things
(9) eugenic
1) torn ragged wound
2) raging mad
3) steadiness of effort
4) pertaining to the improvement of race
(10) nonentity
1) person of no importance
2) slavish
3) act of assuming a human body and human nature
4) place where a river can be crossed on foot
(11) shambles
1) burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
2) (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin
3) give protection (by giving food and shelter)
4) untarnished
(12) grudge
1) represent (an inanimate object) as a person
2) pale purple
3) deep feeling of dislike
4) provide for the payment of
(13) divine
1) perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic)
2) melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal
3) story-teller
4) things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)
(14) distinct
1) determine in advance
2) clearly different
3) dining hall
4) partly transparent
(15) catcall
1) having no equal
2) shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)
3) causing sadness, compassion, pity
4) without feeling
(16) jubilation
1) rejoicing
2) make or become dull or discolored
3) careful about money
4) act as judge (at the request of both sides)
(17) badger
1) pester
2) overpowering
3) sediment in a liquid
4) tease
(18) recumbent
1) door bar
2) word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance)
3) reclining
4) approve
(19) random
1) without definite purpose, plan, or aim
2) art and science of preparing and serving good food
3) room or space under the roof
4) decorate
(20) pinch
1) walk
2) limited
3) seasonings
4) squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges
(21) quorum
1) area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church
2) full of initiative
3) divine gift
4) minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
(22) cremate
1) practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks
2) incinerate (a corpse)
3) neat
4) forerunners
(23) vehement
1) forceful
2) obligated
3) sudden sharp turn or twist
4) building (of imposing size)
(24) reticent
1) announce
2) inclined to silence
3) become successful (esp. financially)
4) prototype
(25) provident
1) cancel
2) providing for future needs
3) make oneself tidy in appearance
4) binding
ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)2 (3)1 (4)1 (5)2 (6)4 (7)4 (8)4 (9)4 (10)1 (11)2 (12)3 (13)1 (14)2 (15)2 (16)1 (17)1 (18)3 (19)1 (20)4 (21)4 (22)2 (23)1 (24)2 (25)2
