VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 77

(1) dummy


1) imitation of a real object used as a substitute

2) wishing evil

3) arrange into categories or grades

4) producing motion

(2) immaculate


1) eating both plant and animal food

2) in agreement

3) protrusion

4) spotless

(3) fanciful


1) of low rank or position

2) whimsical

3) holding tenaciously to an action

4) inattentive or unmindful

(4) chivalrous


1) witty thought or saying, usually short

2) courteous

3) crowd

4) heat-producing

(5) pastry


1) person with power to decide a matter in dispute

2) bearing of fruit

3) hint

4) paste of flour and water (eaten when baked)

(6) extrinsic


1) (of weather) hot or scorching

2) of the same kind

3) death notice (esp. in a newspaper)

4) external

(7) grotesque


1) fantastic

2) poor verse

3) father

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

(8) compulsory


1) postpone

2) obligatory

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

4) clowning

(9) induct


1) plant or scatter seed

2) irritate

3) place formally in office

4) of a particular season

(10) dissuade


1) (of a condition) wretched

2) persuade not to do

3) murder of a king or queen

4) convenient features that helps to make life pleasant

(11) stampede


1) (of someone) unfriendly

2) ornate

3) honesty

4) sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people)

(12) fruitful


1) division into factions (esp. within a religious body)

2) praising

3) producing results

4) explore with a probe or tools

(13) studied


1) alleged

2) carefully contrived

3) particle removed by a file

4) make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together

(14) insidious


1) recover

2) treacherous

3) wet thoroughly

4) based on experience

(15) prone


1) ill-humored

2) inclined to

3) shack

4) frustrate

(16) obsidian


1) hit quickly with the flat part of the hand

2) fallen fruit

3) black volcanic rock

4) railing in a courtroom

(17) bluster


1) said or done in jest or playfully

2) stingy

3) blow in heavy gusts

4) prank

(18) braggart


1) spoil the appearance of

2) accustom or familiarize

3) begin and continue (a war)

4) boaster

(19) preempt


1) pass safely through (a storm or difficult period)

2) crush or grind into very small particles

3) prevent in advance

4) violent

(20) impartial


1) not biased

2) mar

3) dominance especially of one nation over others

4) transient

(21) motley


1) facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc

2) of low rank or position

3) multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester)

4) llduggery) dishonest behavior or action

(22) nomadic


1) mosaic

2) wandering

3) public records

4) unlikely occurrence

(23) dominant


1) exercising the most influence

2) having no previous example

3) rise and float in the air (especially by magical means)

4) (of a person) fat and round

(24) dogged


1) determined

2) deck opening

3) sift

4) systematic plan

(25) suffragist


1) hater of woman

2) not being a person

3) advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women)

4) unworthy