VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 132

(1) comprise


1) increase in size or effect

2) one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself

3) include

4) (of a boat) turn over

(2) enterprising


1) bugbear

2) continue in existence

3) full of initiative

4) suitable

(3) insolvent


1) bankrupt

2) balance of opposing forces

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

4) lifeless

(4) earthy


1) distaste

2) attribute

3) error

4) unrefined

(5) prognosticate


1) predict (according to present indications)

2) map-maker

3) proper to the point of affectation

4) done routinely and with little care

(6) diaphanous


1) formal

2) mouthlike opening

3) sheer

4) refer

(7) lopsided


1) heavier or larger on one side than the other

2) (of a boat) turn over

3) scarcity

4) antiquated

(8) interregnum


1) period between two successive reigns or governments

2) discerning

3) room to move

4) hard

(9) rancor


1) lottery

2) on or relating to the earth

3) long-lasting hatred

4) method of system or government

(10) unearthly


1) not earthly

2) cut away

3) curved

4) sit on in order to hatch

(11) podium


1) crafty

2) pedestal

3) undeveloped

4) rubbing away

(12) multifarious


1) something long-lasting

2) writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court

3) varied

4) hateful

(13) accomplice


1) join together

2) partner in crime

3) approve

4) stick out

(14) attentive


1) related to dogs

2) denying the existence of God

3) tremble

4) alert and watchful

(15) debut


1) stamp out(put an end to)

2) d\'ebut

3) goodness

4) ward off a blow

(16) burgeon


1) lowest point

2) (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place

3) grow rapidly

4) wear a mask or disguise

(17) surmise


1) hag

2) petty or trivial details

3) guess

4) scolding woman

(18) recess


1) questioner (especially harsh)

2) pause

3) of sound or its speed in air

4) layer of earth's surface

(19) ferocious


1) highest point

2) make use of, sometimes unjustly

3) mar the appearance of

4) fierce

(20) conciliatory


1) (sitting or standing) straight up

2) inflict

3) reconciling

4) satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger)

(21) veritable


1) connected with birth

2) pertaining to hell

3) repeat

4) being truly so

(22) psychiatrist


1) in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord

2) doctor who treats mental diseases

3) minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

4) make drunk

(23) waif


1) tremble

2) homeless child or animal

3) mortuary

4) something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true)

(24) compromise


1) restraint

2) deceive

3) adjust or settle by making mutual concessions

4) churlish, miserly individual

(25) ironic


1) irritate

2) expressing irony

3) strong desire

4) damnation