VOCABULARY TEST 82
(1) jargon
1) include (as a member of a group)
2) fashionable
3) language used by special group
4) disguise
(2) presentiment
1) premonition
2) (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling)
3) link as in a chain
4) protective
(3) smirk
1) conceited smile
2) protective
3) large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice
4) shut in an enclosed space
(4) insensible
1) arousing anger or sexual interest
2) great waterfall
3) unconscious
4) esoteric
(5) deserts
1) conclusion
2) what someone deserves
3) gather into wrinkles or folds
4) spot
(6) glean
1) skin of an animal
2) clothing
3) gather leavings
4) delicate skill
(7) flaccid
1) science of sound
2) honor the memory of
3) flabby
4) empty
(8) abject
1) soft and mild (of air)
2) powerlessness
3) (of a condition) wretched
4) help bring about
(9) contingent
1) fully filled
2) revive
3) moo
4) dependent on something uncertain or in the future
(10) incite
1) mismanage
2) arouse to action
3) hard but easily broken
4) fearful
(11) pedantic
1) remedy
2) stamp out(put an end to)
3) bookish
4) plundering
(12) toss
1) flavored dessert ice
2) in agreement
3) throw lightly
4) pertaining to the art of delineating
(13) effusion
1) relating to the highest point
2) pouring forth
3) argumentative
4) opening
(14) prevalent
1) widespread
2) unconquerable
3) limit
4) leftover food
(15) flashy
1) showy
2) distasteful
3) member of the working class
4) (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed
(16) debase
1) kindle
2) frighten
3) period of equal days and nights
4) degrade
(17) energize
1) possessing good health
2) invigorate
3) small round piece of medicine
4) make pregnant
(18) retain
1) undertaker
2) steal things of small value
3) keep
4) lawsuit
(19) astute
1) mentally quick and observant
2) wise
3) sceptic
4) make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession
(20) spate
1) carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood
2) plant disease
3) sudden flood or rush
4) medieval chemistry
(21) edifice
1) coarsely insulting
2) expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.
3) building (of imposing size)
4) diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas
(22) ductile
1) rush wildly
2) lower
3) malleable
4) surmise
(23) renege
1) break a promise
2) include (as a member of a group)
3) lacking intelligence or wit
4) beauty
(24) brag
1) boast
2) reflection
3) cause to appear by magic
4) growing or spreading uncontrollably
(25) lumber
1) pacify or soothe
2) move heavily or clumsily
3) discord
4) noxious(harmful) smell
ANSWERS:
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