VOCABULARY TEST 171
(1) temper
1) extraordinary ability
2) treat gently
3) taking pains
4) moderate
(2) antler
1) enroll (in college or graduate school)
2) courage
3) bony growth on the head of a deer
4) esoteric
(3) yen
1) nourish
2) state strongly or positively
3) strong desire
4) something that nourishes
(4) murmur
1) medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow
2) narrow in scope or outlook
3) low, indistinct, continuous sound
4) pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
(5) embellish
1) sudden outburst of an illness or feeling
2) include
3) adorn
4) having many talents
(6) anthology
1) unattractive
2) nearsighted
3) book of literary selections by various authors
4) (of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible
(7) seine
1) seine net
2) analyze (to discover what materials are present)
3) renounce
4) manlike
(8) parasite
1) animal or plant living on another
2) last stop of railroad
3) prohibit
4) make amends for (a sin)
(9) somnolent
1) insightful
2) give an inclination toward (in advance)
3) marriageable
4) half asleep
(10) bump
1) region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept
2) hit or knock against with force
3) command
4) habitually intoxicated
(11) venue
1) decode
2) location
3) not active
4) reply
(12) witticism
1) male sheep
2) witty saying
3) entire range
4) inactive
(13) pterodactyl
1) extinct flying reptile
2) ambush
3) deserving high respect
4) insurmountable
(14) spare
1) Peeping Tom
2) prohibit
3) give
4) burn the surface of
(15) nonsense
1) speech or writing with no meaning
2) ruler in a monarchy
3) increase
4) avoid habitually
(16) galaxy
1) arrest (a criminal)
2) uprightness
3) artificial
4) large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way
(17) abrasive
1) rubbing away
2) producing motion
3) vex
4) copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing
(18) accomplice
1) partner in crime
2) imaginary remote paradise on earth
3) having no previous example
4) grow well
(19) epilogue
1) risk
2) small weakness of character
3) (of music) played smoothly
4) short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
(20) ovation
1) make secure against damage or loss
2) enthusiastic applause
3) torn ragged wound
4) blessing
(21) wage
1) begin and continue (a war)
2) pertaining to the stars
3) book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form
4) wretch
(22) inalienable
1) treacherous plot
2) exclamation
3) energetic
4) not to be taken away
(23) atypical
1) lying
2) male sheep
3) soft wet land
4) not normal
(24) Machiavellian
1) speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions
2) mechanism that imitates actions of humans
3) without a material body
4) crafty
(25) malleable
1) marked with parallel bands
2) (of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating)
3) pleasantly tart-tasting
4) get one's bearings
ANSWERS:
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