VOCABULARY TEST 93
(1) politic
1) turn to for help
2) lose a small piece from the surface or edge
3) imperceptible(not easily understood)
4) prudent
(2) disabuse
1) self-governing
2) correct a false impression
3) pertaining to existence
4) loquacious
(3) delirium
1) mental disorder marked by confusion
2) of a pivot
3) trinket
4) coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)
(4) partiality
1) state of being partial
2) tip
3) habitual return to crime (even after being punished)
4) absence of governing body
(5) wiggle
1) wriggle
2) scatter
3) going against
4) miser
(6) waive
1) in name only
2) denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view
3) winding
4) give up temporarily
(7) bucolic
1) rustic
2) temporary encampment
3) large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice
4) looking back on the past
(8) reprieve
1) part of stage in front of curtain
2) injury to body
3) take (one's attention) off something
4) postponement or cancelation of a punishment
(9) brink
1) edge (at the top of a cliff)
2) meaningless word
3) farewell or departure
4) flowing into
(10) quiver
1) tremble
2) justified
3) not yet decided or settled
4) administrative division of a city
(11) collateral
1) security given for loan
2) worship of idols
3) person who turns animal hides into leather
4) essential
(12) unerringly
1) worldly as opposed to spiritual
2) pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
3) stun
4) infallibly
(13) cohorts
1) severe disapproval
2) common
3) group of people who share some common quality
4) reveal
(14) counterpart
1) wild
2) immediate insight
3) related to marriage or the wedding ceremony
4) thing that completes another
(15) wilt
1) watch over and direct
2) unmanageable
3) beyond reasonable limits
4) loose freshness
(16) feline
1) using satire
2) free
3) coiled around
4) of a member of the cat family
(17) repertoire
1) atrocious
2) list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present
3) abundance
4) capricious
(18) estranged
1) not fully worked out or developed
2) logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion
3) payment or expense
4) separated
(19) mete
1) nearing
2) sink to a lower level
3) measure
4) pertaining to the moon
(20) juxtapose
1) one's opinion of oneself
2) half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)
3) hypnotic state
4) place side by side
(21) prattle
1) easy to approach
2) unwillingness
3) talk idly
4) fleeting or transitory
(22) ennui
1) courteous
2) limit
3) boredom
4) withdrawal
(23) sectarian
1) of a sect
2) hybridize
3) make or become black by burning
4) agreement between two groups or people
(24) fawning
1) courting favor by cringing and flattering
2) lustful
3) tax levied by a ruler
4) hostility
(25) insurgent
1) discomposed
2) efficiency or conciseness in using something
3) having a backbone or spinal column
4) rebellious
ANSWERS:
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