VOCABULARY TEST 63
(1) pretension
1) shackle
2) connoisseur of food and drink
3) keep waiting
4) pretentiousness
(2) improvise
1) argumentative
2) compose on the spur of the moment
3) filthy
4) utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement
(3) compute
1) dependent on something uncertain or in the future
2) think up
3) reckon
4) rise and float in the air (especially by magical means)
(4) grudging
1) cheap and gaudy
2) stinging
3) unwilling
4) formal essay
(5) bristling
1) rising like bristles
2) uneasiness
3) capable of sensation and conscious
4) older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman
(6) rancor
1) respect or admiration
2) long-lasting hatred
3) pare
4) violate (a law)
(7) significant
1) acting without dialogue
2) without guile
3) expressing a meaning
4) illegitimate child
(8) scale
1) climb up
2) painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
3) produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud)
4) items of business at a meeting
(9) beholden
1) isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection
2) not spacious
3) obligated
4) (of air) thin in density
(10) kernel
1) freedom from punishment or harm
2) condense or shorten
3) substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter
4) central or vital part
(11) unruly
1) of a particular season
2) capable of being bribed
3) disobedient
4) science of sound
(12) scenario
1) outward appearance
2) put into a lower or worse place
3) plot outline
4) compiler of a dictionary
(13) flit
1) shrewd in money matters
2) fly
3) lacking substance
4) pertaining to the improvement of race
(14) scorch
1) express evil satisfaction
2) sad and lonely
3) sear
4) one-sided
(15) authenticate
1) thing that completes another
2) imaginary remote paradise on earth
3) harmony
4) prove genuine
(16) trance
1) irregularity
2) unintelligible
3) scold strongly
4) hypnotic state
(17) condole
1) core or marrow
2)
3) burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
4) express condolences
(18) distract
1) strong point or special talent in a person's character
2) take (one's attention) off something
3) judicial branch of government
4) conducive to good health
(19) incredulity
1) fully filled
2) tendency to disbelief
3) quality of being true
4) worldly
(20) churlish
1) build
2) boorish
3) causing a problem
4) unconventional (in an artistic way)
(21) panacea
1) deep dish for serving soup
2) cure-all
3) serving to assist
4) seasonings
(22) retrench
1) cut down
2) cut the top off
3) cater to (the low desires of others)
4) ellent) substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel)
(23) molten
1) melted
2) daily
3) crisis
4) delicate
(24) frond
1) vanity or self-love
2) bantering
3) drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently
4) fern leaf
(25) broach
1) introduce as a subject
2) mysterious
3) sleeping
4) group of mammals including humans
ANSWERS:
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