VOCABULARY TEST 182
(1) wrench
1) explain
2) ignore or behave coldly toward
3) flavored dessert ice
4) twist
(2) aseptic
1) society ruled by the wealthy
2) conceal in the palm of the hand
3) unable to be restrained or held back
4) preventing infection
(3) sparse
1) not thick
2) teachings in general
3) (of weather) hot or scorching
4) disguise
(4) omnipresent
1) petty criticism
2) universally present
3) appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form)
4) bad-tempered
(5) fallacious
1) mutilate
2) include (as a member of a group)
3) false
4) move furtively
(6) slake
1) sleepwalker
2) satisfy (thirst)
3) supporter
4) box for bees
(7) enamored
1) making up for
2) in love
3) spotless
4) chances
(8) atrophy
1) include
2) soft and mild (of air)
3) encouraging
4) wasting away
(9) relapse
1) felt in one's inner organs
2) face courageously
3) of or like an uncle
4) return to a former state (esp. after improvement)
(10) glutinous
1) wanderer (without a permanent home)
2) forerunners
3) and forwards
4) sticky
(11) eulogy
1) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
2) pouring forth
3) return of part of a payment
4) formal agreement
(12) cardiologist
1) perfect example or embodiment
2) deserved punishment for wrongdoing
3) unlikely (to be true)
4) doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
(13) nonplus
1) squander
2) put at a loss
3) ideal place, state, or society
4) steal (things of small value)
(14) slag
1) glassy residue from smelting metal
2) having a pale or sickly color
3) Peeping Tom
4) make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle
(15) pillory
1) hairstyle
2) laugh quietly
3) punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory
4) overcharge (with high price)
(16) figure
1) language used by special group
2) given to(having a tendency of) joking
3) written symbols
4) give a personal guarantee
(17) pending
1) joining
2) not yet decided or settled
3) person who establishes (an organization or business)
4) portray
(18) hostage
1) person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
2) sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull
3) petty or trivial details
4) agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
(19) cordial
1) swath
2) warmly friendly
3) pertaining to the brain or intellect
4) raid
(20) dolorous
1) repetition
2) particular variety of art or literature
3) sorrowful
4) induced sleeping state
(21) elated
1) having foresight
2) imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature)
3) filled with excited joy and pride
4) calmness
(22) start
1) opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
2) lawsuit
3) move suddenly or involuntarily
4) done with speed
(23) execrable
1) oblige or help someone
2) renounce under oath
3) very bad
4) main wooden stem of a tree
(24) jocular
1) open widely
2) exaggeration
3) poke (with a pointed object)
4) said or done in jest or playfully
(25) porous
1) examine and compare in order to verify authenticity
2) full of pores
3) neglect of duty
4) basic
ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)4 (3)1 (4)2 (5)3 (6)2 (7)2 (8)4 (9)4 (10)4 (11)1 (12)4 (13)2 (14)1 (15)3 (16)3 (17)2 (18)1 (19)2 (20)3 (21)3 (22)3 (23)3 (24)4 (25)2
