VOCABULARY TEST 187
(1) willowy
1) dig out of the ground
2) flexible
3) minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points
4) make blind with a sudden intense light
(2) boon
1) crawl or creep on ground
2) menacing
3) blessing
4) abusive
(3) commune
1) rise or fly high in the air
2) witty thought or saying, usually short
3) process of nourishing or being nourished
4) small (often rural) community whose members share work and income
(4) filial
1) pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter
2) making a harsh noise
3) taunt
4) fitful
(5) conducive
1) widespread damage
2) nearness
3) evasive
4) helpful
(6) asymmetric
1) fixed portion
2) laugh (at)
3) enough
4) not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
(7) willful
1) having a very fine bore
2) quality of pleasing
3) significance
4) wilful
(8) clavicle
1) collarbone
2) man who is courting a woman
3) (of a fault or sin) forgivable
4) authority on a subject
(9) defrock
1) call by bugles or trumpets
2) strip a priest or minister of church authority
3) confuse
4) something long-lasting
(10) incubate
1) steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own
2) combativeness
3) hatch
4) sociable
(11) annuity
1) yearly allowance
2) suffering from indigestion
3) abnormal
4) sudden sharp feeling of pain
(12) amok(amuck)
1) in a state of rage
2) (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through
3) hint
4) ugly
(13) dissipate
1) squander
2) deputize
3) spacious
4) kindly
(14) drone
1) bearing of fruit
2) talk dully
3) scold with biting harshness
4) exercising the most influence
(15) instigate
1) start
2) cause to stop for a period
3) humiliation
4) shrink back as if in fear
(16) antediluvian
1) not thick
2) person who looks on the bright side
3) antiquated
4) public square of an ancient Roman city
(17) subversive
1) deliverance from a charge
2) tending to overthrow or ruin
3) insane
4) believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided
(18) chaste
1) morally pure
2) having many talents
3) lacking caution
4) bored with pleasure or dissipation
(19) impale
1) (of behavior) proper
2) pierce (with a sharp point)
3) approve formally
4) shine intensely and blindingly
(20) obnoxious
1) infringe
2) walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement
3) offensive
4) impose (a fine)
(21) debar
1) neatly or smartly dressed
2) taking up again
3) without definite purpose, plan, or aim
4) bar
(22) analogy
1) ecclesiastical
2) similarity
3) rushing stream
4) lure
(23) bigotry
1) biting
2) stubborn intolerance
3) bold
4) fall or let fall in drops
(24) inherent
1) firmly established by nature or habit
2) obscure
3) mutual relationship
4) restraint
(25) exigency
1) error
2) urgent situation
3) essential or main point
4) steadiness of effort
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