VOCABULARY TEST 163
(1) chauvinist
1) deep
2) indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said)
3) deep disgrace
4) blindly devoted patriot
(2) blues
1) state of depression or melancholy
2) short simple story teaching a moral
3) decree (especially one issued by a sovereign)
4) laughable
(3) foolhardy
1) secondary or minor occupation
2) rash
3) infallibility
4) differing in some characteristics (from each other)
(4) mongrel
1) small poor bed
2) extreme corruption
3) plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed
4) tired after long work
(5) criteria
1) hidden sarcasm or satire
2) group of mammals including humans
3) standards used in judging
4) logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion
(6) impasse
1) violent whirlpool
2) predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape
3) calm
4) conquer
(7) extirpate
1) enclose
2) root up
3) resolve
4) projection
(8) glaze
1) ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
2) apparent
3) cover with a thin and shiny surface
4) lending money at illegal high rates of interest
(9) menagerie
1) collection of wild animals on exhibition
2) pertaining to disease
3) reprimand
4) expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.
(10) nihilist
1) unutterable
2) one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless
3) dead
4) place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
(11) sage
1) slovenly
2) work or appoint as a deputy
3) multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester)
4) person celebrated for wisdom
(12) bout
1) work of art put together from fragments
2) turn aside
3) match
4) state of distress
(13) undermine
1) weaken gradually
2) not biased
3) menacing
4) mismanage
(14) deadpan
1) epicure
2) wooden
3) slovenly
4) deceive
(15) unscathed
1) portray
2) unharmed
3) bee-keeping
4) simultaneous discharge of a number of shots
(16) pretend
1) related to monks or monasteries
2) cautious
3) given freely
4) feign
(17) apprise
1) secret recess or vault usually used for burial
2) someone who bears the blame for others
3) lessen sadness or disappointment
4) inform
(18) toga
1) green crust on old bronze works or copper
2) not active
3) Roman outer robe
4) layer of earth's surface
(19) musky
1) ability to foresee future happenings
2) pertaining to existence
3) having the odor of musk
4) trunk of statue with head and limbs missing
(20) drudge
1) resulting from compulsion
2) do drudgery
3) commotion of a great crowd
4) skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair
(21) engender
1) drifting wreckage
2) agree
3) cause
4) depart secretly and hide
(22) biennial
1) basic
2) every two years
3) defame
4) discord
(23) redress
1) platitude
2) twisting
3) partner in crime
4) remedy
(24) trickle
1) standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces
2) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
3) full of learning
4) flow in drops or in a thin stream
(25) vital
1) full of life
2) one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
3) introductory statement
4) reject
ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)1 (3)2 (4)3 (5)3 (6)2 (7)2 (8)3 (9)1 (10)2 (11)4 (12)3 (13)1 (14)2 (15)2 (16)4 (17)4 (18)3 (19)3 (20)2 (21)3 (22)2 (23)4 (24)4 (25)1
