VOCABULARY TEST 75
(1) glare
1) plunge into water or liquid
2) limit
3) enigmatic
4) shine intensely and blindingly
(2) ambush
1) limited
2) lower
3) act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
4) flat mass of floating ice
(3) hive
1) move with body close to the ground
2) indisputable
3) box for bees
4) driving forward
(4) protagonist
1) deep
2) characteristic of an entire class or species
3) seller
4) leader or noticeable supporter of an idea
(5) causal
1) implying a cause-and-effect relationship
2) inattentive or unmindful
3) unsafe
4) proper to the point of affectation
(6) abbreviate
1) solemn urging
2) shorten
3) state of being parallel
4) sameness
(7) wan
1) having a pale or sickly color
2) skillful (in using mind or hand)
3) brief statement used to express a principle
4) move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)
(8) proximity
1) nearness
2) brighten
3) calmness
4) clergyman attached to a chapel
(9) demotic
1) distorted
2) place formally in office
3) records arranged in yearly parts
4) of or pertaining to the people
(10) parody
1) false belief
2) make impossible
3) staying for a short time
4) humorous imitation
(11) clique
1) produced by fire
2) unruly
3) small exclusive group of people
4) departure (of a large number of people)
(12) rote
1) whim
2) use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals
3) harmful
4) repetition
(13) fancier
1) soak
2) breeder or dealer of animals
3) stretch out full on ground
4) most reliable
(14) dawdle
1) old age
2) machine that separates substances by whirling them
3) loiter
4) feathers of a bird
(15) functionary
1) official (who performs a particular function)
2) conquer
3) supplying nourishment
4) petty or trivial details
(16) nurture
1) continued loud noise
2) being only one
3) nourish
4) surrender of prisoner by one state to another
(17) gentry
1) rise again
2) (of music) played smoothly
3) well-bred
4) people of standing(rank or position)
(18) impetus
1) moving force
2) conceited smile
3) plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed
4) lying
(19) perspicuity
1) utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement
2) clearness of expression
3) conduct or language inciting rebellion
4) (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson
(20) palatable
1) word considered offensive
2) agreeable
3) capable of using either hand with equal ease
4) careful about money
(21) levity
1) slightly sour (in taste or manner)
2) something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form
3) lack of seriousness or steadiness
4) of or suffering rabies
(22) nefarious
1) prominent
2) very wicked
3) dummy
4) straightforward
(23) repel
1) drive away
2) queer and amusing
3) fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)
4) tiny
(24) extricate
1) extremely hungry
2) boorish
3) free from an entanglement or difficulty
4) home of a hermit
(25) gaunt
1) lean and angular
2) tending to include all
3) shell or jewel carved in relief
4) detest
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