VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 28

(1) treatise


1) menacing

2) supporter

3) article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

4) line (of waiting people or vehicles)

(2) thespian


1) lure or bait

2) efficiency or conciseness in using something

3) eager enthusiasm (to a cause or ideal)

4) pertaining to drama

(3) append


1) attach

2) rosy

3) mixture as of metals

4) reveal

(4) latitude


1) Scandinavian myth

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

3) freedom from narrow limitations

4) adorn

(5) adjourn


1) suspend until a later time

2) N: split

3) treat with scorn or contempt

4) make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)

(6) contest


1) indecent

2) skin of an animal

3) dispute

4) N: split

(7) infer


1) deduce

2) theatrical

3) spoken or written in secret

4) ill luck

(8) Machiavellian


1) joyous

2) crafty

3) selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work

4) condense or shorten

(9) choir


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

2) group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services)

3) childish

4) sear

(10) prophetic


1) dedicate

2) deceive

3) tone down in intensity

4) of a prophet or prophecy

(11) tawdry


1) food of the gods

2) cheap and gaudy

3) thoroughly soaked

4) expand

(12) lectern


1) exhausting

2) bend the knee as in worship

3) distinct

4) reading desk or stand for a public speaker

(13) sleek


1) uninterrupted

2) offensive in odor or flavor

3) smooth and shining (as from good health)

4) und) astonish (making dumb)

(14) eminent


1) something that nourishes

2) middle class

3) smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive)

4) rising above others

(15) interim


1) increase in size or effect

2) start

3) meantime

4) overstock

(16) indifferent


1) unmoved or unconcerned by

2) nearness (in space or relationship)

3) (of water) cover completely

4) gift giver

(17) headfirst


1) native

2) disaster

3) moving with the head leading

4) equal in extent

(18) plethora


1) excess

2) weightless

3) venture

4) tip

(19) atypical


1) philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge

2) needlessly repetitious

3) not normal

4) skillful

(20) constitution


1) constituting

2) crystal clear

3) heavier or larger on one side than the other

4) giving or showing bliss

(21) slander


1) less intense

2) defamation

3) emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke)

4) inquiry

(22) wholesome


1) underwater explosive apparatus

2) affected

3) applaud

4) conducive to mental or physical health

(23) cater


1) metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)

2) mentally quick and observant

3) provide food and drink (for)

4) painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)

(24) pallid


1) generosity

2) pertaining to money

3) free

4) pale

(25) navigable


1) inattentive or unmindful

2) pretend

3) name

4) (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through