VOCABULARY TEST 42


(1) perpetrate
1) commit an offense
2) not native
3) end
4) admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)



(2) refuse
1) doctrine
2) anything discarded or rejected as worthless
3) clean
4) raise in rank or dignity



(3) anecdote
1) sharp upslope of a hill
2) spotless
3) short story of an amusing or interesting event
4) wetland



(4) caliber
1) harmony
2) ability
3) open to view
4) charming



(5) perspicuous
1) salary
2) rebellion
3) (of something) plainly expressed
4) supplying nourishment



(6) sear
1) bear fruit
2) capable of being stretched
3) change in direction
4) burn the surface of



(7) bombastic
1) make (a liquid) less concentrated
2) pompous
3) basic
4) deportment



(8) economy
1) minor crime
2) holding one's attention
3) efficiency or conciseness in using something
4) sum



(9) repulsion
1) suffering from indigestion
2) distaste
3) requiring sitting
4) (of a bird) sing



(10) aromatic
1) agree
2) assumption
3) series of gradual stages
4) fragrant



(11) therapeutic
1) evident
2) curative
3) pen name
4) climate



(12) ashen
1) ash-colored
2) shove
3) use sparingly
4) (of speech) filled with passion



(13) nuptial
1) pious
2) evident
3) mutual relationship
4) related to marriage or the wedding ceremony



(14) ethereal
1) menacing
2) dull
3) metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)
4) like a spirit or fairy



(15) protuberance
1) prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
2) impartial
3) protrusion
4) worldly as opposed to spiritual



(16) infamous
1) notoriously bad
2) dedicate
3) complain bitterly
4) prophetic



(17) cull
1) marked by formality
2) pick out from others (to kill the weakest members)
3) (of weather) warm and damp
4) movable



(18) healthful
1) conducive to good health
2) highly gifted child
3) cancel out
4) poise



(19) missive
1) tell in confidence (to a person one trusts)
2) letter
3) match
4) opening



(20) dissuade
1) persuade not to do
2) eye defect which prevents proper focus
3) utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
4) time of greatest success or power



(21) errant
1) wandering (esp. in search of adventure)
2) sharp-cornered
3) immature
4) restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author



(22) astringent
1) binding
2) period of time
3) cancel
4) prank



(23) congruent
1) wool coat of a sheep
2) in agreement
3) clear from blame or guilt
4) blues



(24) petty
1) trivial
2) decree (especially one issued by a sovereign)
3) treacherous
4) quality of being very old



(25) lap
1) writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat
2) take in food or drink with one's tongue
3) miser
4) line (of waiting people or vehicles)


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