VOCABULARY TEST 59
(1) carnage
1) set free
2) destruction of life
3) capable of being stretched
4) incinerate (a corpse)
(2) harrowing
1) torn ragged wound
2) agonizing
3) trace
4) burn unsteadily or fitfully
(3) surly
1) very bad or disagreeable
2) bad-tempered
3) reveal
4) use sparingly
(4) squat
1) short and thick
2) postpone
3) (cause to) join the armed forces
4) pertaining to the moon
(5) realm
1) joking talk
2) kingdom
3) long period of time
4) hold back (the natural expression of)
(6) satiate
1) lacking liveliness
2) door bar
3) e indisputable
4) satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger)
(7) avarice
1) avoid (responsibility, work, etc.)
2) burning
3) lending money at illegal high rates of interest
4) greediness for wealth
(8) buccaneer
1) pirate
2) of a prophet or prophecy
3) one devoted to the promotion of human welfare
4) masses of leaves
(9) tantamount
1) strong inclination
2) reach a necessary standard
3) equivalent in effect or value
4) quarrelsome
(10) intrude
1) like a spirit or fairy
2) voracious
3) put or force in without being asked
4) damp
(11) stoke
1) exit
2) striker (tongue) of a bell
3) study of prehistoric life or fossils
4) stir up a fire or furnace
(12) lionize
1) sad
2) treat (a person) as a celebrity
3) someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing (without moving lips or jaws)
4) long established as a disease
(13) tundra
1) poke abruptly with something sharp
2) prohibit
3) rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
4) place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
(14) accrue
1) formidable
2) agreeable
3) curving outward
4) come to one as a gain
(15) incompatible
1) sparkle
2) inharmonious
3) mushy(sentimental) and gushy
4) reckless, desperate outlaw
(16) muted
1) plot outline
2) silent
3) retired or disqualified because of age
4) having no motion
(17) censorious
1) squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges
2) severely critical
3) disrepute
4) effulgent
(18) fruitful
1) ward off a blow
2) pierce
3) producing results
4) huge
(19) vigilante
1) edge (at the top of a cliff)
2) medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow
3) one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers
4) extremely small
(20) repress
1) thriftless
2) luxuriate
3) dying
4) hold back (the natural expression of)
(21) perquisite(perk
1) braid
2) ) any gain above stipulated salary
3) (of a plant or grass) growing very well
4) like a lion
(22) increment
1) increase
2) club
3) speak evil of
4) upset
(23) titular
1) suggested or implied meaning of an expression
2) of a title
3) shyness
4) operatic singer
(24) necromancy
1) not natural
2) suave
3) diligent
4) black magic
(25) flourish
1) drive away
2) absence of governing body
3) plunder
4) grow well
ANSWERS:
(1)2 (2)2 (3)2 (4)1 (5)2 (6)4 (7)4 (8)1 (9)3 (10)3 (11)4 (12)2 (13)3 (14)4 (15)2 (16)2 (17)2 (18)3 (19)3 (20)4 (21)2 (22)1 (23)2 (24)4 (25)4
