VOCABULARY TEST 179
(1) merit
1) transient
2) deserve
3) remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)
4) untrustworthy person
(2) dilate
1) expand
2) temporary moderation (of disease symptoms)
3) arsonist
4) eerie
(3) polyglot
1) raised platform for speakers or other important people
2) general agreement
3) understood but not stated
4) speaking several languages
(4) carafe
1) glass water bottle
2) causing sharp pain to the mind
3) plundering
4) spread throughout
(5) attenuate
1) guardianship
2) exhausting
3) prototype
4) make thin
(6) murky
1) morbid fear
2) merriment
3) dark and gloomy
4) stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
(7) disseminate
1) distribute
2) of a prophet or prophecy
3) rise or fly high in the air
4) low, indistinct, continuous sound
(8) aerie(aery,eyri
1) right and power to apply the law
2) e,eyry) nest of a large bird of prey
3) gross lewdness
4) influenced by personal feelings
(9) etymology
1) disposed to revenge
2) trivial
3) tranquil
4) study of word parts
(10) transgression
1) violation of a law
2) guarantee
3) (of meat) tough
4) stop motion
(11) blandishment
1) flattery
2) disguise
3) small model
4) excuse
(12) gamely
1) violent
2) of a periphery
3) in a spirited manner
4) standard
(13) credence
1) earliest form of an organism
2) strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound
3) belief
4) giving off an odor
(14) lechery
1) excessively exacting
2) gross lewdness
3) make unfriendly or hostile
4) change or harden into bone
(15) skiff
1) conclusion
2) scolding woman
3) not able to be perceived by touch
4) small light sailboat or rowboat
(16) superfluous
1) ghost
2) approach and speak first to a person
3) excessive
4) amount produced
(17) shimmer
1) shine with a flickering light
2) fight
3) distance around something
4) force into less space
(18) antecedents
1) whirlwind
2) preceding events that influence what comes later
3) blotched in coloring
4) support
(19) gratify
1) having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes
2) please
3) cloying sweet
4) pamper
(20) scraps
1) leftover food
2) rebound
3) strategem to gain an advantage
4) official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights
(21) jaunty
1) being only one
2) solemn curse
3) cheerful and pleased with life
4) penitent
(22) provincial
1) having great weight
2) pertaining to a province
3) state of being nameless
4) branching out
(23) ecclesiastic
1) (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous
2) hypnotic state
3) ecclesiastical
4) grouch
(24) despise
1) falling to pieces
2) look on with scorn
3) observable facts
4) crude dwelling
(25) intoxicate
1) witty saying
2) long-lasting hatred
3) falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves
4) make drunk
ANSWERS:
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