VOCABULART TEST 146
(1) alacrity
1) (of a person) bold
2) cheerful promptness without reluctance
3) cast a spell over
4) go through or across
(2) invincible
1) derived by reasoning
2) unconquerable
3) dejected
4) braid
(3) proselytize
1) ty) quality of being unsophisticated
2) imitation of a real object used as a substitute
3) (induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief
4) swing from side to side
(4) stun
1) include (as a member of a group)
2) expurgate
3) tentative
4) make unconscious or numb as by a blow
(5) loath
1) reluctant
2) behavior
3) combativeness
4) very large number
(6) metropolis
1) large city
2) excessively or elaborately decorated
3) point of origin
4) clumsy (in social behavior)
(7) heyday
1) deep regret for wrongdoing
2) gallop slowly
3) time of greatest success or power
4) ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
(8) requisition
1) abolish
2) formal demand or request
3) group of closely located islands
4) spacious
(9) verbose
1) sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals
2) emotionally removed
3) wordy
4) praise
(10) opulence
1) extreme wealth
2) imagined
3) kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man)
4) make lively or spirited
(11) plaintive
1) deceptive scheme
2) expressing sorrow
3) manner of walking or running
4) made for practical use only (without decoration)
(12) aviary
1) enclosure for birds
2) praise
3) complain
4) laugh (at)
(13) marital
1) excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife
2) (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline
3) utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement
4) pertaining to marriage
(14) skimp
1) inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs)
2) demand and obtain by force
3) provide or use scantily
4) speaking several languages
(15) tablet
1) comparable
2) striking one object against another sharply
3) small round piece of medicine
4) adjust to climate or environment
(16) dorsal
1) change or harden into bone
2) relating to the back of an animal
3) malodorous
4) confuse
(17) titter
1) radiating
2) nervous giggle
3) money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage
4) dig
(18) beget
1) risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements
2) father
3) overcharge (with high price)
4) brief flash of light
(19) proletarian
1) based on experience
2) member of the working class
3) obstruct
4) hold firmly within arms
(20) haggle
1) lacking interest or effort
2) argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
3) too particular
4) impervious
(21) miasma
1) swamp gas
2) unfortunate
3) brother or sister
4) become engaged to marry
(22) inception
1) start
2) one who has adopted a different religion or opinion
3) indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint
4) impressiveness
(23) exceptionable
1) objectionable
2) neigh like a horse
3) foretell
4) hatred of marriage
(24) fugitive
1) elevated position
2) a covered passageway usually lined with shops
3) calmness
4) fleeting or transitory
(25) bantering
1) joking talk
2) aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously)
3) only slightly connected
4) approach
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