VOCABULARY TEST 97


(1) indelible
1) defensive mound of earth
2) sear
3) free
4) not able to be erased



(2) humus
1) ridicule
2) solemn urging
3) property inherited from a father
4) substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter



(3) inimical
1) (of someone) unfriendly
2) one who harvests grain
3) indulge
4) of a sect



(4) falter
1) tending or leaning toward
2) dependent on something uncertain or in the future
3) hesitate
4) kindly



(5) rigor
1) place of origin
2) consecrate
3) severity
4) army unit made up of four or more companies



(6) growl
1) low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)
2) changeable (in affections or friendship)
3) strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound
4) occurring again and again



(7) amiss
1) wrong
2) conceited smile
3) resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents
4) loiter



(8) conception
1) mass of material sticking together
2) poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead)
3) division of a long poem
4) beginning



(9) sporadic
1) occurring irregularly
2) logically convincing
3) raised mark from a beating or whipping
4) ghost



(10) inconsistency
1) pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)
2) disobedient
3) silly
4) state of being self-contradictory



(11) fiasco
1) total failure
2) demand and obtain by force
3) outward demonstration
4) grieve



(12) resourceful
1) wandering
2) clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations)
3) childish
4) natural inclination



(13) pedagogue
1) part that forms the end
2) deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow
3) teacher
4) steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own



(14) atone
1) destroy completely
2) noisy quarrel
3) comfort in sorrow or trouble
4) make amends for



(15) deducible
1) destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
2) engrossed in matters of this earth
3) incurable
4) derived by reasoning



(16) converge
1) unconquerable
2) separated
3) approach
4) irritate



(17) shirk
1) avoid (responsibility, work, etc.)
2) person designated to execute the terms of a will
3) irritate
4) wandering (esp. in search of adventure)



(18) remorse
1) show clearly
2) n) large kettle
3) confuse
4) deep regret for wrongdoing



(19) shoddy
1) merry
2) made of inferior material
3) one who is habitually cruel to weaker people
4) flow in drops or in a thin stream



(20) transient
1) constituting
2) (of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating)
3) staying for a short time
4) worsen



(21) fertile
1) producing many young, fruits, or seeds
2) substitute
3) lying on back
4) curse



(22) enterprising
1) full of initiative
2) equality
3) favoring success
4) prudence



(23) projectile
1) missile
2) surmise
3) of glass
4) serious speech, writing, or conversation



(24) executor
1) deep
2) person designated to execute the terms of a will
3) manner of walking or running
4) swirling current of water, air, etc.



(25) reconnaissance
1) reject disdainfully
2) survey of enemy by soldiers
3) items of business at a meeting
4) puzzle


ANSWERS:
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