VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 27

(1) seep


1) silent

2) relating to the art of debate

3) pass slowly through small openings

4) portray

(2) declivity


1) self-satisfaction

2) suggestive

3) downward slope

4) daily

(3) gerontology


1) chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse

2) study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age

3) official periodical publication

4) (of likings and interests) universal

(4) captious


1) not subject to a duty or obligation

2) faultfinding

3) wasteful

4) impudent disrespect

(5) affluence


1) formal essay

2) abundance

3) slightly sour (in taste or manner)

4) bottomless

(6) simulate


1) brawl

2) severely critical

3) feign

4) central or vital part

(7) hyperbole


1) trifles

2) exaggeration

3) growing or spreading uncontrollably

4) salty

(8) appreciate


1) state of distress

2) beyond what is normal in nature

3) lustful

4) be thankful for

(9) viper


1) twist in coils

2) poisonous snake

3) fitful

4) suggest a meaning not expressed

(10) efface


1) rub out

2) final outcome

3) food

4) (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun

(11) Shangri-la


1) party

2) secret

3) imaginary remote paradise on earth

4) hackneyed

(12) titular


1) short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

2) steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own

3) dry up

4) of a title

(13) damn


1) expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words

2) condemn

3) serving as a model

4) extremely small

(14) conglomeration


1) mass of material sticking together

2) lessen in value

3) fearless

4) conscientious

(15) commiserate


1) feel or express pity or sympathy for

2) trace

3) sift

4) liberate

(16) trigger


1) nervous giggle

2) excessive indulgence of one's own desire

3) set off

4) ability to foresee future happenings

(17) monochromatic


1) payment or expense

2) thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)

3) wintry

4) having only one color

(18) apologist


1) one who writes in defense of a cause or institution

2) crack

3) insane

4) pertaining to the universe

(19) diurnal


1) effective

2) bruise

3) daily

4) expert at

(20) churlish


1) wintry

2) expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.

3) complain

4) boorish

(21) impenetrable


1) chances

2) life after death

3) not able to be pierced or entered

4) breaking of contract or duty

(22) profligate


1) capable of using either hand with equal ease

2) rotting flesh of a dead body

3) admit

4) wasteful (of money)

(23) striated


1) excessively exacting

2) assumption

3) interfering

4) marked with parallel bands

(24) ingratiate


1) sermon

2) vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young

3) relating to space

4) become popular with

(25) standstill


1) improperness

2) pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich

3) confuse

4) condition of no movement or activity

VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 20

(1) apex


1) wandering

2) make stupid in mind

3) tip

4) ornate

(2) scurry


1) railing in a courtroom

2) move hastily

3) give a slight degree of a color or quality to

4) exaggeration

(3) reverent


1) tone down in intensity

2) not repentant

3) respectful

4) remainder

(4) potentate


1) monarch

2) room to move

3) offensive in odor or flavor

4) quarrelsome

(5) agitate


1) stir up

2) suffering from indigestion

3) honor the memory of

4) soften by soaking in liquid

(6) exhilarating


1) invigorating and refreshing

2) causing a feeling of pity or sympathy

3) cheating

4) slow

(7) breed


1) trip

2) steadfast

3) without money

4) produce young

(8) arrogance


1) urgent situation

2) pride

3) work against

4) detest

(9) invulnerable


1) give an imitation that ridicules

2) existing at birth

3) pride

4) incapable of injury

(10) minion


1) look at amorously

2) fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)

3) waster

4) servile dependent

(11) sumptuous


1) make perpetual

2) grand suggesting great expense

3) immoral behavior

4) unconquerable

(12) satire


1) huge

2) form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly

3) strong point or special talent in a person's character

4) spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault)

(13) miscellany


1) ash-colored

2) become worse in quality

3) mixture of writings on various subjects

4) do or give something in return

(14) stratum


1) layer of earth's surface

2) deep dish for serving soup

3) work at in a nonserious fashion

4) rub out

(15) denotation


1) make friendly again (after quarrel)

2) beyond what is normal in nature

3) meaning

4) charm

(16) accost


1) ill luck

2) trail of ship or other object through water

3) tendency to disbelief

4) approach and speak first to a person

(17) vantage


1) torn piece of cloth

2) pommel

3) position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point)

4) tie (an animal) with a rope or tether

(18) apiculture


1) doctor who treats mental diseases

2) growth or increase in size by gradual addition

3) bee-keeping

4) children

(19) leery


1) restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author

2) strong

3) dramatic poem set to music

4) (of someone) suspicious

(20) impregnate


1) person with an insane desire to set things on fire

2) make pregnant

3) discourage

4) secret recess or vault usually used for burial

(21) cameo


1) scold

2) tired or uninterested by surfeit

3) shell or jewel carved in relief

4) jaunty

(22) implore


1) demanding much work or care

2) raid

3) loss of memory

4) v. ask or beg earnestly

(23) elated


1) vested power to reject a bill

2) heavier or larger on one side than the other

3) filled with excited joy and pride

4) recollection

(24) thrash


1) touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter

2) pertaining to soil deposits left by running water

3) beat with a whip or flail

4) bloody

(25) defrock


1) make rational

2) surface texture

3) strip a priest or minister of church authority

4) layer of earth's surface

VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 19

(1) connoisseur


1) liberate

2) loose sleeveless outer garment

3) person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected)

4) atrocious

(2) Pandemonium


1) serious and sedate

2) heap

3) wild tumult(commotion)

4) set right

(3) animated


1) lively

2) branch out

3) lustful

4) unable to compromise about points of doctrine

(4) grouch


1) pertaining to the lungs

2) trembling

3) struggle and thrash about

4) bad-tempered complaint

(5) avocation


1) stare foolishly

2) secondary or minor occupation

3) divine gift

4) stoical

(6) saboteur


1) emotionally removed

2) one who commits sabotage

3) conference (between opponents)

4) bossy

(7) limp


1) reservoir or water tank

2) bombastic

3) walk lamely

4) played in an abrupt manner

(8) hue


1) one who has equal standing with another

2) color

3) metal block used for shaping metal or plastic

4) indignation

(9) apprehensive


1) one who spoils the pleasure of others

2) (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking

3) fearful

4) goblet

(10) enlist


1) inquiry

2) separated

3) connoisseur of food and drink

4) (cause to) join the armed forces

(11) opportunist


1) split into opposite extremes or camps

2) egotistic

3) insolent

4) individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances

(12) functional


1) dante) trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)

2) subordinate

3) made for practical use only (without decoration)

4) of an oracle

(13) espionage


1) bad-tempered

2) not able to be corrected or repaired

3) spying

4) universally present

(14) malapropism


1) comic misuse of a word

2) depravity

3) act of keeping watch

4) evil

(15) condiments


1) one devoted to the promotion of human welfare

2) strong inclination

3) seasonings

4) middle class

(16) fancier


1) basic

2) lively or animated

3) breeder or dealer of animals

4) antiquated

(17) lithe


1) hug

2) make young again

3) theft

4) flexible

(18) mutter


1) cut to pieces with ax or sword

2) large city

3) like a glacier

4) utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones

(19) entomology


1) philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge

2) untarnished

3) secure grasp or hold

4) study of insects

(20) infraction


1) active enmity

2) sailing vessel built for great speed

3) violation (of a rule or regulation)

4) windy

(21) altruistic


1) deprived of (something valuable)

2) trader

3) unselfishly generous

4) excess

(22) implement


1) wordy

2) whim

3) put into effect

4) remorse

(23) wary


1) push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude

2) someone who eats too much

3) very cautious

4) be widespread

(24) detain


1) hardened

2) group of attendants

3) keep waiting

4) bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families)

(25) glossy


1) hegm) pithy, compact saying

2) smooth and shining

3) producing tears

4) brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression

VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 18

(1) amphibian


1) very small quantity

2) able to live both on land and in water

3) defame

4) outward appearance

(2) peer


1) weak

2) one who has equal standing with another

3) third in order or rank

4) ignore or behave coldly toward

(3) flighty


1) not harmonious

2) (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious

3) bury

4) destroy completely

(4) representationa


1) legal delay of payment or action

2) stop motion

3) able to walk

4) l (of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real life

(5) query


1) boasting

2) inquiry

3) spiritual rebirth

4) crookedly

(6) trim


1) make neat or tidy by clipping

2) boorish

3) give up

4) intellectuals

(7) writhe


1) popular fashion

2) twist in coils

3) prohibit

4) express condolences

(8) graphic


1) pertaining to the art of delineating

2) walking at an easy unhurried pace

3) study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation

4) stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys

(9) impair


1) skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence

2) reluctant

3) injure

4) entirely acceptable

(10) perdition


1) (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline

2) damnation

3) quality of being very old

4) broad

(11) belligerent


1) illegal

2) quarrelsome

3) fortress

4) deserve

(12) regal


1) (of societies or groups) combine

2) maze

3) defamatory written statement

4) royal

(13) grandeur


1) relating to cooking or kitchen

2) one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

3) impressiveness

4) since

(14) effeminate


1) disprove

2) speak in favor of

3) having womanly traits

4) ) entrance

(15) gentle


1) conquer

2) kindly

3) drug that relieves pain or trouble

4) not open to attack

(16) betray


1) gloomy

2) fantastically improbable

3) detest

4) be unfaithful

(17) nebula


1) barrier laid down by artillery fire

2) overcome

3) state strongly or positively

4) diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas

(18) barterer


1) trader

2) promoting a particular point of view

3) incomplete

4) somewhat saline

(19) metropolis


1) give in respectfully

2) small roofed structure for storage and shelter

3) sharp-cornered

4) large city

(20) morbid


1) narrow-mindedness

2) respectful

3) given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought

4) acute pain

(21) demoniac(demoni


1) huge

2) unsuited

3) loud and harsh

4) acal) fiendish

(22) gravity


1) trail of ship or other object through water

2) person who has a compulsive desire to steal

3) seriousness

4) miser

(23) galvanize


1) fearless

2) stimulate or shock by an electric current

3) any ulcerous sore

4) beastlike

(24) artifacts


1) correspondence of parts

2) object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced

3) cowardly

4) fearful

(25) maternal


1) charming (in a childlike way)

2) motherly

3) partial shadow (in an eclipse)

4) (of an experience) deeply shocking

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(1) barrage


1) lacking in flavor

2) condemn

3) barrier laid down by artillery fire

4) monumental tomb

(2) enclave


1) narrate or tell (a story)

2) bind as servant or apprentice to master

3) territory enclosed within an alien land

4) unit of light energy (one candle's worth)

(3) porous


1) direct financial aid by government, etc.

2) bony growth on the head of a deer

3) full of pores

4) vague statement

(4) preponderance


1) superiority of power, quantity, etc.

2) (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes

3) grandiloquent, pompous speech

4) relating to stars

(5) stifle


1) tilt (as of a ship)

2) treat with scorn or contempt

3) suppress

4) entirely acceptable

(6) dismember


1) introductory

2) forbiddingly stern

3) cut into small parts

4) attractive (in personality or appearance)

(7) concurrent


1) able to see differences

2) arsonist

3) work of art put together from fragments

4) happening at the same time

(8) nimble


1) repetition of beginning sound in poetry

2) sociable

3) government under a single ruler

4) quick in movement

(9) slack


1) equip

2) moving slowly

3) persuade not to do

4) very small

(10) scruple


1) hesitate for ethical reasons

2) disguise

3) close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion)

4) skin of an animal

(11) posthumous


1) slow-thinking stupid person

2) after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death)

3) docile

4) the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus

(12) pretentious


1) ostentatious

2) question severely

3) support (a claim) with evidence

4) worldly wise and urbane

(13) distract


1) state of disorder

2) brief statement used to express a principle

3) take (one's attention) off something

4) furthest behind

(14) allude


1) holding fast (as to a belief)

2) tie (an animal) with a rope or tether

3) saturate(soak thoroughly)

4) refer indirectly

(15) primp


1) groom oneself with care

2) chances

3) cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe)

4) unmoved or unconcerned by

(16) valor


1) bravery

2) businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture)

3) Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)

4) coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)

(17) frugality


1) proverb

2) boxer

3) thrift

4) pierce (with a sharp point)

(18) restive


1) curious

2) able to produce a desired effect

3) impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction)

4) hugeness (in a bad sense)

(19) congruent


1) in agreement

2) miserable person

3) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)

4) explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages

(20) fastidious


1) understood but not stated

2) untrustworthy person

3) difficult to please

4) thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)

(21) lag


1) witty saying

2) tending or leaning toward

3) full of initiative

4) move or develop more slowly

(22) bilk


1) choosing of a lot or card

2) swindle

3) crowd

4) meager

(23) smother


1) corruption

2) surrender something (stolen)

3) cry out suddenly

4) kill from lack of air

(24) derelict


1) accustom or familiarize

2) heavy and awkward to carry or wear

3) bend the knee as in worship

4) negligent

(25) stygian


1) dull

2) chief

3) science of sound

4) unpleasantly dark

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(1) inhibited


1) (of a person) unable to express what one really feels

2) tunnels in which rabbits live

3) enroll (in college or graduate school)

4) causing great fear

(2) accolade


1) quick and active

2) flexible

3) abstain from

4) award of merit

(3) lexicographer


1) authorized agent

2) compiler of a dictionary

3) disgrace

4) gross lewdness

(4) rivulet


1) soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body

2) ill luck

3) small stream

4) (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language

(5) acclivity


1) incurable

2) distinguish

3) sharp upslope of a hill

4) ghastly

(6) animosity


1) active enmity

2) swamp gas

3) threatening

4) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing

(7) martyr


1) one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause

2) satisfy to the full

3) of a member of the cat family

4) grand suggesting great expense

(8) fleece


1) fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection)

2) female fox

3) wool coat of a sheep

4) irresistible crushing force

(9) shackle


1) mercy killing

2) youthful

3) hot-tempered

4) chain

(10) humane


1) haughty

2) group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself)

3) basically different

4) marked by kindness or consideration

(11) modulate


1) begin to grow

2) mental or bodily powers

3) meeting place

4) tone down in intensity

(12) solstice


1) point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator

2) impose (a fine)

3) repulsive to the sight

4) read through with care

(13) clique


1) make oneself tidy in appearance

2) small exclusive group of people

3) heterogeneous mixture

4) frenzy

(14) manifold


1) upset

2) of a margin

3) doing evil

4) many in number or kind

(15) serendipity


1) bear fruit

2) unexplicable

3) gift for finding valuable things by accident

4) song of praise or patriotism

(16) foray


1) put or force in without being asked

2) extreme confusion

3) extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress

4) raid

(17) odorous


1) a great quantity

2) having an odor

3) beyond reasonable limits

4) good judgment with composure

(18) totem


1) animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family

2) ward off a blow

3) delayed

4) excessively fat

(19) smelt


1) song of praise or patriotism

2) heavier or larger on one side than the other

3) melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal

4) group of mammals including humans

(20) lancet


1) small surgical tool for making incisions

2) immoral behavior

3) brief and to the point

4) disapproval

(21) vertebrate


1) having a backbone or spinal column

2) object believed to have spiritual powers

3) cast a spell over

4) live together

(22) homely


1) (of weather) hot or scorching

2) impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction)

3) occupy fully

4) not good-looking

(23) quintessence


1) purest and highest embodiment

2) whim

3) walking at an easy unhurried pace

4) wordy

(24) quixotic


1) dull

2) idealistic but impractical

3) supporting bar

4) hot-tempered

(25) pious


1) trip

2) an act of yielding

3) discourage

4) devout

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(1) chaffing


1) short stiff hair

2) bantering

3) place of spiritual expiation

4) forerunners

(2) fathomless


1) harmony

2) too deep to be measured or understood

3) laugh (at)

4) in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude

(3) irreverence


1) lack of proper respect or reverence

2) movable

3) machine that separates substances by whirling them

4) droop

(4) tension


1) the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions

2) talk idly

3) stretching

4) deserving reverence

(5) slick


1) neglect of duty

2) correct (usually a text)

3) make smooth or glossy

4) lawsuit

(6) deposition


1) testimony under oath

2) mental keenness

3) judgment that someone is guilty of a crime

4) shameless and noticeable

(7) misapprehension


1) periodic

2) adhesive

3) error

4) calamity

(8) ghastly


1) rankle

2) one who studies reptiles

3) nonmoral

4) horrible

(9) imposture


1) make drunk

2) assuming a false identity

3) strip (as of clothes)

4) flabby

(10) valedictory


1) kill by choking or suffocating

2) stubborn and disobedient

3) plundering

4) pertaining to farewell

(11) rotundity


1) title or heading (in red print)

2) roundness

3) explain

4) move or swing back and forth

(12) remiss


1) dismay

2) gradual intrusion

3) make (a bill) into law

4) negligent

(13) bearing


1) lower

2) person who has a compulsive desire to steal

3) four-footed animal

4) deportment

(14) conformist


1) person who uncritically conforms to the customs of a group

2) send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow

3) formal

4) gigantic

(15) abstruse


1) contradict

2) resembling a horse

3) physically strong

4) obscure

(16) founder


1) angelic

2) person who establishes (an organization or business)

3) overregulated administrative system marked by red tape

4) deserter

(17) apposite


1) peaceful

2) bottomless

3) smoothness of speech

4) appropriate

(18) litigation


1) lawsuit

2) wordy

3) dominance especially of one nation over others

4) rankle

(19) lot


1) object used in making a determination at random

2) evident

3) make coins

4) killing of animals for food

(20) assurance


1) firm statement that something is certainly true

2) of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease)

3) social or moral custom

4) being only one

(21) catcall


1) make whole

2) admit fresh air into to replace stale air

3) shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)

4) of the law and its administration

(22) depravity


1) self-governing

2) extreme corruption

3) full of life

4) accustom a baby not to nurse

(23) lilliputian


1) extremely small

2) search thoroughly

3) messenger

4) after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death)

(24) bestow


1) quality of being true

2) confer

3) unspoiled

4) graze

(25) pacifist


1) one opposed to force

2) fastidious

3) read through with care

4) rejoicing

VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 14

(1) unaccountable


1) recollection

2) face (as showing the character and the mind)

3) unexplicable

4) one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless

(2) lethargic


1) drowsy

2) pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich

3) climb by crawling with difficulties

4) conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive

(3) boisterous


1) violent

2) move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves

3) mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer

4) strip a priest or minister of church authority

(4) husbandry


1) frugality

2) make shiny by rubbing

3) thing that completes another

4) produce young

(5) superimpose


1) point of origin

2) place over something else

3) large group

4) binding

(6) resentment


1) present but not yet noticeable or active

2) (of the voice) extremely loud

3) indignation

4) fit for growing crops

(7) multilingual


1) eat away

2) parody

3) having many languages

4) wise saying

(8) insouciant


1) without concern or care

2) related to seed or semen

3) full of vigor or energy

4) target of a hunt

(9) whorl


1) common

2) thousand-year period (as in the New Testament)

3) shabby and dirty

4) ring of leaves around stem

(10) dyslexia


1) gigantic statue

2) put under a spell(condition caused by magical power)

3) arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained

4) word blindness

(11) infamous


1) notoriously bad

2) impenetrable

3) shy (flirtatiously)

4) great joy and delight

(12) ramp


1) correct a false impression

2) be thankful for

3) someone easily fooled or deceived

4) slope

(13) capitulate


1) annoying

2) cold or cheerless

3) moment of calm

4) surrender

(14) marital


1) of or causing sepsis

2) menacing

3) filthy

4) pertaining to marriage

(15) niggle


1) fault

2) shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals)

3) spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault)

4) decrease in size or strength (after being full)

(16) irresolute


1) neglect

2) disgustingly excessive

3) uncertain how to act

4) without hope and courage

(17) allegiance


1) severe disapproval

2) flattery

3) loyalty

4) so high as to prohibit purchase or use

(18) commonwealth


1) nation governed by the people

2) person having administrative authority

3) apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.

4) stop or check flow of blood

(19) cohorts


1) bearing of fruit

2) refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation)

3) condition of being squalid

4) group of people who share some common quality

(20) imperil


1) causing deep feelings of wonder, joy, respect, etc.

2) put in danger

3) suppress

4) return of part of a payment

(21) berate


1) scold strongly

2) agreement

3) lottery

4) conceited person

(22) inanimate


1) lifeless

2) conspicuous

3) sameness leading to boredom

4) perfect example or embodiment

(23) sententious


1) gap

2) pithy

3) loyalty

4) person who looks on the bright side

(24) backslide


1) something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract

2) burn the surface of

3) revert (to bad habits)

4) study of insects

(25) naivet\'e(naive


1) ty) quality of being unsophisticated

2) put into effect

3) plunder

4) become less severe

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(1) usurp


1) artificial channel for water

2) seize another's power or rank (without legal authority)

3) one who foretells the future

4) sentry

(2) apparent


1) evident

2) be cautious (of)

3) flow out slowly

4) period of equal days and nights

(3) austere


1) harshness

2) very generous in giving

3) forbiddingly stern

4) producing tears

(4) statutory


1) very wicked

2) created by statute or legislative action

3) explain

4) trace

(5) understate


1) make smooth or glossy

2) make drunk

3) state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts

4) soften by soaking in liquid

(6) amiable


1) acute pain

2) rotate swiftly

3) agreeable

4) Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy)

(7) abase


1) husk

2) make (something written) false by changing

3) lower

4) treat with scorn or contempt

(8) component


1) doctrine

2) element

3) impossible to recover or regain

4) study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

(9) disparate


1) unoriginal

2) pride

3) basically different

4) tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid

(10) vicar


1) resorting to help when in trouble

2) teaching

3) that cannot be impeached

4) parish priest

(11) surveillance


1) close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion)

2) legislating branch of government

3) increase

4) explore with a probe or tools

(12) adjutant


1) higher mental powers

2) absurd

3) reject disdainfully

4) staff officer assisting the commander

(13) cistern


1) put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles

2) reservoir or water tank

3) detest

4) practical (as opposed to idealistic)

(14) low


1) moo

2) mysterious

3) great joy and delight

4) something that nourishes

(15) ample


1) furnisher of foodstuffs

2) enough

3) club

4) influenced by personal feelings

(16) furor


1) (cause to) join the armed forces

2) helpful

3) frenzy

4) after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death)

(17) ornate


1) (of water) cover completely

2) subside or moderate

3) excessively or elaborately decorated

4) miscellaneous

(18) surmount


1) bravery

2) damnation

3) overcome

4) attractive

(19) gainsay


1) deny

2) ordinary

3) word considered offensive

4) protruding(sticking out)

(20) protuberance


1) protrusion

2) impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction)

3) predict (according to present indications)

4) belief

(21) incompatible


1) injure without breaking the skin

2) unpleasantly dark

3) inharmonious

4) happening in the near future

(22) frantic


1) wild

2) chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse

3) twist in coils

4) forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)

(23) paltry


1) indisputable

2) (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent

3) insignificant

4) beak(bill)

(24) chauvinist


1) blindly devoted patriot

2) sociable

3) supporter

4) person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs

(25) graduate


1) official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights

2) soothing or mild (food)

3) arrange into categories or grades

4) complete

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(1) tacit


1) mutual

2) assertion

3) understood (without actually being expressed)

4) complete independence and self-government (of a country)

(2) palette


1) board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)

2) drifting wreckage

3) rejoicing

4) seasonings

(3) dwindle


1) lively

2) impossible to reconcile

3) N: split

4) shrink

(4) eschew


1) official with power to administer the law

2) behead

3) creed

4) avoid habitually

(5) cathartic


1) mixed up

2) purgative

3) respectable

4) filthy

(6) surreptitious


1) (of water) cover completely

2) inclined to

3) done secretly

4) apart

(7) menial


1) explanatory

2) uncertain

3) salary

4) suitable for servants

(8) overt


1) open to view

2) tendency to keep together

3) throw lightly

4) painting in only one color

(9) inhibit


1) deceive

2) honor

3) acal) fiendish

4) restrain

(10) excise


1) trifles

2) go backwards

3) cut away

4) limit

(11) flout


1) (of meat) tough

2) inappropriate

3) reject

4) showing excitement

(12) clamber


1) climb by crawling with difficulties

2) things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)

3) (of an animal) feed on growing grass

4) fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)

(13) dynamo


1) generator for producing electricity

2) flowing into

3) resentment

4) horrible

(14) retrieve


1) display of partiality toward a favored person

2) recover

3) stingy

4) countercharges

(15) articulate


1) (of light or color) bright and distinct

2) person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

3) effective

4) title

(16) brazen


1) insolent

2) retired or disqualified because of age

3) spotted

4) local or provincial dialect

(17) insubstantial


1) clearness of expression

2) introduce something into a larger whole

3) lacking substance

4) feasible

(18) stalemate


1) of psyche

2) complete happiness

3) small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone))

4) deadlock

(19) reduce


1) possession of land or building by rent

2) meat-eating

3) thrift

4) diminish

(20) decapitate


1) shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)

2) grain-eating

3) filled with great surprise or fear

4) behead

(21) ecliptic


1) school for training future ministers

2) path of the sun and the planets

3) kinship

4) conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others

(22) sonnet


1) 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern

2) having lost one's original power

3) glowing ardor

4) storage place for military equipment

(23) embrace


1) tedious wordiness

2) paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls

3) boasting

4) hug

(24) imperial


1) charmingly carefree

2) like an emperor

3) place under water

4) unable to be restrained or held back

(25) authoritative


1) vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle

2) having the weight of authority

3) promote or publicize (one's goods or service)

4) ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.

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(1) paramount


1) of a particular season

2) tending to overthrow or ruin

3) foremost in importance

4) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

(2) rakish


1) outmoded

2) indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)

3) jaunty

4) lacking in spirit or energy

(3) merger


1) entreating

2) counterfeit

3) combination (of two business corporations)

4) not noticing

(4) effluvium


1) excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling

2) noxious(harmful) smell

3) unnoticeable

4) greed (for wealth)

(5) rancid


1) declare openly

2) having the odor of stale or decomposing fat

3) boisterous merrymaking

4) conciseness

(6) colloquy


1) destroy leaves

2) fierce

3) informal discussion

4) pierce with holes

(7) badinage


1) teasing conversation

2) indignation

3) (of likings and interests) universal

4) (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes

(8) chapel


1) without deceit

2) small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)

3) obvious

4) shrill, trumpetlike sound

(9) guise


1) outward appearance

2) swimming

3) divine gift

4) treasury

(10) thrifty


1) careful about money

2) point of origin

3) imagined

4) psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution

(11) holster


1) stir up a fire or furnace

2) poisonous

3) leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)

4) sleep-causing

(12) unobtrusive


1) inconspicuous

2) rebel

3) conclusion of an oration

4) crushed oats used for making porridge

(13) waft


1) wasteful (of money)

2) accidental transposition of sounds in successive words

3) give a bodily form to

4) move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves

(14) stoic


1) stoical

2) hit quickly with the flat part of the hand

3) ransack

4) pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)

(15) aberration


1) deviation from the normal

2) complain

3) honor

4) tireless

(16) mitigate


1) causing nausea

2) back country

3) appease

4) puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.)

(17) calculated


1) delicate

2) scholarly article

3) deliberately planned

4) following in time or order

(18) taunt


1) a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played

2) full of self-admiration

3) small amount

4) deride or provoke

(19) dissection


1) tending to call up (emotions, memories)

2) analysis

3) take vengence for something or on behalf of someone

4) group of closely located islands

(20) jocose


1) worthless

2) mix in a confused way

3) given to(having a tendency of) joking

4) linger

(21) virus


1) hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food

2) of glass

3) pollute

4) disease communicator

(22) epoch


1) unspoiled

2) persuade by flattery

3) period of time

4) intruder

(23) niggardly


1) introductory statement

2) formless

3) place of refuge or shelter

4) meanly stingy

(24) mountebank


1) violation (of a rule or regulation)

2) cut down

3) amuse

4) charlatan

(25) disperse


1) possessing good health

2) intelligent

3) scatter

4) spying