VOCABULARY TEST 36
(1) seedy
1) run-down
2) title or heading (in red print)
3) delicate
4) diligent
(2) obligatory
1) minor fight
2) rule over tyrannically
3) ellent) substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel)
4) binding
(3) termination
1) father and ruler of a family or tribe
2) live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity)
3) award of merit
4) end
(4) swagger
1) one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
2) lacking in flavor
3) solemn urging
4) walk or behave with an over-confident manner
(5) resonant
1) coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.
2) (of a sound) echoing
3) circular building or hall covered with a dome
4) highly excited
(6) factious
1) untimely
2) inclined to form factions
3) unpredictable
4) bend the knee as in worship
(7) profane
1) violate
2) worsen
3) resting
4) correct (usually a text)
(8) deride
1) harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks)
2) morally disapproved person
3) going from one state of action to another
4) ridicule
(9) polity
1) walk
2) box for bees
3) (particular form of) political organization
4) tear or be torn quickly and violently
(10) culinary
1) relating to cooking or kitchen
2) oily
3) plait
4) bizzare
(11) bludgeon
1) club
2) liable to err
3) having a sharp or acid taste
4) pierce with holes
(12) pr\'ecis
1) small representative world
2) abstract
3) repay in kind (usually for bad treatment)
4) spasmodic
(13) pliant
1) sleep lightly
2) flexible
3) condition of no movement or activity
4) name
(14) quintessence
1) purest and highest embodiment
2) unalterable
3) move suddenly or involuntarily
4) long angry denunciatory speech
(15) augment
1) achieve by cleverness or trick
2) increase
3) last stop of railroad
4) arrival
(16) soliloquy
1) become unsteady and fall down
2) enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition)
3) talking to oneself (esp. in a play)
4) ponder at length
(17) dote
1) trying to please
2) be excessively fond of
3) lawyer using questionable methods
4) substance that dissolves another
(18) debunk
1) throb
2) quantity of motion of a moving body
3) introduction (to a poem or play)
4) expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.
(19) conversant
1) familiar with
2) nearness (in space or relationship)
3) social outcast
4) work at in a nonserious fashion
(20) benison
1) bony growth on the head of a deer
2) collection of wild animals on exhibition
3) steal things of small value
4) blessing
(21) inarticulate
1) sleight(dexterity) of hand
2) speechless
3) witty thought or saying, usually short
4) record of a voyage or flight
(22) endearment
1) fond word or act
2) distaste
3) attempt to gain
4) keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours)
(23) stratified
1) murder of a king or queen
2) divided into classes
3) condemn
4) thought
(24) amphitheater
1) angelic
2) particle removed by a file
3) text of an opera or oratorio
4) oval building with tiers of seats
(25) abyss
1) servile flatterer
2) unshakably calm
3) (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air
4) enormous chasm
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