VOCABULARY TEST 160
(1) aspirant
1) teacher
2) acting without dialogue
3) flow out slowly
4) seeker after position or status
(2) dyspeptic
1) (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted
2) blessing
3) going from one state of action to another
4) suffering from indigestion
(3) implement
1) put into effect
2) large three-masted sailing ship
3) having minute hairs
4) (of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating)
(4) misapprehension
1) corrupt morally
2) enclose
3) error
4) something taken for granted
(5) induce
1) open widely
2) very small object or insect-like creature
3) persuade
4) supposed
(6) chortle
1) organization for a special purpose
2) long angry denunciatory speech
3) chuckle with delight
4) pious
(7) leash
1) talent
2) tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
3) complete independence and self-government (of a country)
4) restraining rope fastened to the collar of an animal (to control it)
(8) curb
1) person who seeks to overturn the established government
2) chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse
3) lack of harmony
4) malleable
(9) winnow
1) (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun
2) relating to space
3) sift
4) contact that keeps parties in communication
(10) wheedle
1) lower
2) combination (of two business corporations)
3) deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery
4) accidental
(11) credulity
1) serious and sedate
2) belief on slight evidence
3) rather fat
4) one who has adopted a different religion or opinion
(12) lot
1) object used in making a determination at random
2) burning
3) ill luck
4) fault
(13) peevish
1) tranquil
2) effect
3) seize another's power or rank (without legal authority)
4) bad-tempered
(14) monochromatic
1) dig up
2) noxious(harmful) smell
3) ordinary
4) having only one color
(15) proxy
1) twist out of shape
2) repair or make whole by using a metal alloy
3) introverted
4) authorized agent
(16) squeamish
1) concise
2) lack of harmony
3) easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things
4) curved
(17) argot
1) come between
2) slang
3) meat-eating
4) call forth (memory or feeling)
(18) vise
1) layer of earth's surface
2) make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession
3) vice
4) person of high rank or position
(19) slur
1) justification
2) having no previous example
3) efficiency or conciseness in using something
4) pronounce indistinctly
(20) gall
1) place of safety
2) discomposed
3) pertaining to memory
4) annoy
(21) masticate
1) chew
2) unfairness
3) curved
4) pleasant
(22) deluge
1) winding
2) flood
3) of or like an uncle
4) harshness
(23) ingenue
1) ing\'enue
2) practical (as opposed to idealistic)
3) hard
4) period of ideal or peak condition
(24) conifer
1) hegm) pithy, compact saying
2) tic) frenzied
3) pine tree (usu. evergreen)
4) (of a part of the body) swollen
(25) brook
1) tolerate
2) facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc
3) imagined
4) subordinate
ANSWERS:
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