VOCABULARY TEST 189
(1) offensive
1) mythical figure, half man and half horse
2) stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
3) exaggerated
4) attacking
(2) equinox
1) period of equal days and nights
2) place of refuge or shelter
3) warn or speak to with gentle disapproval
4) tendency to disbelief
(3) manipulate
1) singing or chanting of magic spells
2) place for burying the dead
3) operate with one's hands
4) cutting
(4) analgesia
1) pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
2) condition of being unable to feel pain
3) place over something else
4) heap
(5) gerrymander
1) coiled around
2) tie (an animal) with a rope or tether
3) devout
4) change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
(6) speck
1) ardent
2) long narrow container for feeding farm animals
3) small piece or mark
4) friendship
(7) physiological
1) serious speech, writing, or conversation
2) one who harvests grain
3) neglect
4) pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
(8) philanthropist
1) physically strong
2) obvious
3) lover of mankind
4) mixture as of metals
(9) foppish
1) payment or expense
2) gap
3) vain about dress and appearance
4) breathe out
(10) skim
1) outsmart
2) anger at an injustice
3) cheerful promptness without reluctance
4) read or glance through quickly
(11) helm
1) psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution
2) regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times
3) group of animals
4) steering wheel of a ship
(12) cistern
1) cut off part of body
2) distribute
3) conceited person
4) reservoir or water tank
(13) muster
1) fluent
2) gather
3) standard
4) disturb greatly
(14) irremediable
1) incurable
2) decrease in size or strength (after being full)
3) venture
4) something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true)
(15) sanction
1) greedy
2) cancel
3) approve
4) attach
(16) avuncular
1) abstruse
2) self-restraint
3) nearness
4) of or like an uncle
(17) aptitude
1) created by statute or legislative action
2) based on theory
3) fitness
4) embarrass
(18) sportive
1) inattentive or unmindful
2) play or frolic boisterously
3) playful
4) obedient
(19) tanner
1) fair
2) (of rules) binding
3) applaud
4) person who turns animal hides into leather
(20) rationalize
1) make rational
2) unfrightening
3) white with age
4) cautious
(21) unceremonious
1) experienced
2) not done politely without due formalities
3) apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
4) invention
(22) commonwealth
1) having a backbone or spinal column
2) grant a share of
3) Peeping Tom
4) nation governed by the people
(23) validate
1) make valid
2) machine that separates substances by whirling them
3) formidable
4) drive out evil spirits
(24) pallid
1) agonizing
2) thwart
3) pale
4) commotion of a great crowd
(25) tenure
1) song of praise or joy
2) free from an entanglement or difficulty
3) person who enjoys his own pain
4) holding of an office or real estate
ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)1 (3)3 (4)2 (5)4 (6)3 (7)4 (8)3 (9)3 (10)4 (11)4 (12)4 (13)2 (14)1 (15)3 (16)4 (17)3 (18)3 (19)4 (20)1 (21)2 (22)4 (23)1 (24)3 (25)4
