VOCABULARY TEST 177
(1) motto
1) shyness
2) hot-tempered
3) brief statement used to express a principle
4) transient
(2) dumbfound(dumfo
1) compiler of a dictionary
2) distaste
3) sleep lightly
4) und) astonish (making dumb)
(3) voracious
1) of a pivot
2) shining
3) former occupant of a post
4) ravenous
(4) relish
1) unsuited
2) throw forcefully
3) fill up again
4) enjoy
(5) shack
1) outmoded
2) ered) marked by great changes in fortune
3) crude cabin
4) flowing
(6) wizened
1) soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
2) keep away from
3) deprived of (something valuable)
4) shriveled
(7) disingenuous
1) slandering
2) v. ask or beg earnestly
3) not naive
4) distinct
(8) onerous
1) make valid
2) burdensome
3) fertility
4) army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers
(9) pedigree
1) discourage
2) following
3) ancestry
4) increase in number by producing young
(10) lag
1) move or develop more slowly
2) trifles
3) shorten
4) scolding woman
(11) gorge
1) stuff oneself (with food)
2) argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
3) contemptible
4) condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
(12) stoic
1) stoical
2) transform
3) resentment
4) depravity
(13) sensual
1) reflection
2) hasty and careless
3) devoted to the pleasures of the sense
4) based on experience
(14) title
1) young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family)
2) standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces
3) not to be taken away
4) name (of a book, film, etc.)
(15) cardinal
1) please
2) sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals
3) exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
4) chief
(16) credential
1) man employed to take care of horses
2) produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud)
3) evidence concerning one's authority
4) unit of weight for precious stones
(17) sturdy
1) allowing much freedom
2) destruction by fire
3) clamorous
4) strong and firm (in the body)
(18) mandate
1) border
2) order
3) mutilate
4) gaiety
(19) odds
1) one who is habitually cruel to weaker people
2) chances
3) make impossible
4) shabby
(20) swear-word
1) beg
2) word considered offensive
3) person of prominence or influence
4) slow-thinking stupid person
(21) typhoon
1) dangerous
2) bony growth on the head of a deer
3) scolding woman
4) tropical hurricane or cyclone
(22) erroneous
1) crush or grind into very small particles
2) act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
3) mistaken
4) study of fish
(23) amnesia
1) chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically)
2) steadiness of effort
3) man who is not a cleric
4) loss of memory
(24) glamor
1) compelling charm
2) great fire
3) disclaim or disavow
4) foul-smelling
(25) truncate
1) official or legal permission
2) change
3) cut the top off
4) one who supplicates
ANSWERS:
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