VOCABULARY TEST 185
(1) subtlety
1) announce
2) tax levied by a ruler
3) perceptiveness
4) platitude
(2) sleigh
1) large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice
2) intruder
3) shrink back as if in fear
4) dig
(3) indolent
1) charm
2) one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
3) lazy
4) wasted away
(4) precinct
1) timely
2) arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)
3) division of a city for election or police purposes
4) strong foul odor
(5) amulet
1) (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole
2) charm
3) charm
4) easily deceived
(6) unanimity
1) not literal but metaphorical
2) unity of pitch (in musical performance)
3) complete agreement
4) long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something
(7) sundry
1) miscellaneous
2) formal essay
3) inattentive or unmindful
4) mixture
(8) ulcer
1) abnormal
2) neat and trim in appearance
3) sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body
4) squander
(9) hostility
1) unfriendliness
2) replace
3) logically convincing
4) lower
(10) nauseous
1) blues
2) distinct
3) meaningless word
4) causing nausea
(11) adverse
1) amuse
2) carrion-eating birds
3) shining
4) going against
(12) hibernate
1) too improbable to be believed
2) sleep throughout the winter
3) decode
4) word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
(13) taciturn
1) make beloved
2) habitually silent
3) flexible
4) deep disgrace
(14) dishonor
1) familiar with
2) sleepwalker
3) varied
4) disgrace
(15) sleight
1) casual
2) dexterity
3) raging mad
4) floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter
(16) regimen
1) prescribed course of diet or exercise
2) severe trial or affliction
3) chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
4) lie
(17) contention
1) small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
2) inattentive or unmindful
3) trembling
4) assertion
(18) solace
1) comfort in sorrow or trouble
2) with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct)
3) freedom from narrow limitations
4) isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection
(19) perfunctory
1) obsolete
2) musical repetition
3) done routinely and with little care
4) defrock
(20) submerge
1) choosing at random
2) person administering capital punishment
3) unavoidable
4) place under water
(21) infiltrate
1) pass into or through
2) (of air) thin in density
3) affectedly grand
4) sameness
(22) pariah
1) vague statement
2) social outcast
3) echo repeatedly
4) kill from lack of air
(23) denotation
1) secure or fasten firmly
2) deceive
3) take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
4) meaning
(24) sow
1) quality of pleasing
2) plant or scatter seed
3) made of bone
4) charming (in a childlike way)
(25) reek
1) emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke)
2) composed (with no excitement)
3) burst inward
4) mischievous trick
ANSWERS:
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