VOCABULARY TEST 71
(1) regent
1) father and ruler of a family or tribe
2) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)
3) a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child
4) fitful
(2) indices
1) guess
2) thin
3) venomous spider
4) signs
(3) sultry
1) have a tendency
2) (of weather) hot
3) comfort in sorrow or trouble
4) shaky
(4) compost
1) protruding knot on a tree
2) obligatory
3) conceited smile
4) mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer
(5) archipelago
1) winding
2) group of closely located islands
3) advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women)
4) love deeply and respect highly
(6) conformity
1) harmony
2) angry
3) loud and harsh
4) lawyer in the lower court of law
(7) subsequent
1) following in time or order
2) everlasting
3) accuse of or implicate in a crime
4) become unsteady and fall down
(8) puissant
1) characteristic frame of mind
2) powerful
3) neutral
4) not able to be pierced or entered
(9) peremptory
1) widespread
2) beat with a whip or flail
3) demanding and leaving no choice
4) affecting or relating to the sense of taste
(10) irksome
1) annoying
2) cule) extremely small
3) phrase repeated throughout a song or poem
4) homeless wanderer
(11) decomposition
1) decay
2) (of a fact) become known
3) neat and trim in appearance
4) amoral
(12) bevy
1) sameness leading to boredom
2) speak in favor of
3) large group
4) self-important
(13) consanguinity
1) only slightly connected
2) kinship
3) ability
4) widespread
(14) entree(entr\'ee
1) correct spelling
2) ) entrance
3) stench
4) of or like a slave
(15) outrage
1) belief in one God
2) act of extreme violence or viciousness
3) aggressiveness
4) (of someone) having insight
(16) fete(f\^ete)
1) honor at a festival
2) annoy
3) ill-humored
4) musical introduction to a long musical piece
(17) implicate
1) oval building with tiers of seats
2) incriminate
3) privilege
4) tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid
(18) sound
1) moderate
2) juicy
3) woman who rules a family or larger social group
4) in good condition
(19) obviate
1) one who has more than one spouse at a time
2) make unnecessary
3) ceremonious quality
4) pious
(20) sobriety
1) moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol)
2) easily approachable
3) failure to act
4) trace
(21) interloper
1) conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others
2) intruder
3) holding one's attention
4) severe trial or affliction
(22) egregious
1) tired after long work
2) notorious
3) relating to races
4) praise very highly
(23) verge
1) decree or command
2) last stop of railroad
3) tending to overthrow or ruin
4) border
(24) paucity
1) command
2) scarcity
3) bravery
4) put an end to forcibly
(25) topography
1) urbanity
2) neglect of duty
3) physical features of a region (such as the shape and height)
4) systematic plan
ANSWERS:
(1)3 (2)4 (3)2 (4)4 (5)2 (6)1 (7)1 (8)2 (9)3 (10)1 (11)1 (12)3 (13)2 (14)2 (15)2 (16)1 (17)2 (18)4 (19)2 (20)1 (21)2 (22)2 (23)4 (24)2 (25)3
