VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 42

(1) quaff


1) location

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

3) (of speech) filled with passion

4) drink with zest

(2) illusory


1) fret

2) achieve by cleverness or trick

3) bee-keeping

4) illusive

(3) diabolical


1) diligent attention

2) skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair

3) distinct

4) diabolic

(4) foible


1) slow-thinking stupid person

2) kindly

3) small weakness of character

4) outcry

(5) scintillate


1) sparkle

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

3) deliverance from a charge

4) marshal

(6) haggle


1) not open to attack

2) influenced by personal feelings

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

4) argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)

(7) refectory


1) steering wheel of a ship

2) shack

3) dining hall

4) logically convincing

(8) theoretical


1) opponent

2) of or coming from the side

3) based on theory

4) fallen fruit

(9) ordinance


1) offensive in odor or flavor

2) prominent

3) money

4) decree

(10) growl


1) ruler in a monarchy

2) slave

3) burn to ashes

4) low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)

(11) plummet


1) repentant

2) adhesive

3) extremely dry

4) fall sharply

(12) manifestation


1) strong foul odor

2) one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

3) unfortunate accident

4) outward demonstration

(13) substantial


1) of substance

2) crowd (of people or things)

3) stormy

4) supporter

(14) defer


1) give in respectfully

2) not spacious

3) listing of information in tabular or book form

4) shining (esp. in the dark)

(15) beatific


1) state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.

2) affectedly dainty(delicate)

3) giving or showing bliss

4) difference

(16) gist


1) severe and adverse criticism

2) most reliable

3) essence

4) decree

(17) irony


1) declare openly

2) length of time something lasts

3) pretend

4) hidden sarcasm or satire

(18) existential


1) tip

2) command

3) pertaining to existence

4) approach

(19) unscathed


1) slight difference in degree

2) worsen

3) unharmed

4) clergyman attached to a chapel

(20) outstrip


1) reply

2) outrun

3) disobedient

4) make liquids murky by stirring up sediment

(21) toga


1) quarrelsome

2) wicked

3) Roman outer robe

4) cheating

(22) prize


1) keep

2) basic

3) stipulation

4) pry

(23) precipitate


1) overlook

2) embarrass

3) hurl downward

4) adopt

(24) optician


1) eye defect which prevents proper focus

2) damaged

3) suppress

4) maker and seller of eyeglasses

(25) narrative


1) dummy

2) fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage

3) related to telling a story

4) perfectionist