VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 146

(1) mite


1) vested power to reject a bill

2) dull

3) determine in advance

4) very small object or insect-like creature

(2) decant


1) produced by imagination

2) pour off gently (wine or liquid)

3) engrossed

4) ornate

(3) rational


1) (of a person) having reason

2) regret

3) upset

4) twisted

(4) humanitarian


1) flexible

2) carefully contrived

3) one devoted to the promotion of human welfare

4) ability to foretell the future

(5) intolerant


1) unconscious

2) reprimand

3) not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own

4) massive

(6) graze


1) (of an animal) feed on growing grass

2) stir up

3) quarrel noisily

4) main impact or shock (of an attack or blow)

(7) ram


1) inquiry

2) pertaining to the moon

3) male sheep

4) healthy

(8) archaic


1) antiquated

2) fearful

3) determined

4) critical remark

(9) parasite


1) spoken or written in secret

2) since

3) animal or plant living on another

4) (of behavior) proper

(10) missile


1) denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view

2) object to be thrown or projected

3) speak evil of

4) small poor bed

(11) agnostic


1) run-down

2) soften by soaking in liquid

3) prudence

4) one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality

(12) haphazard


1) artificial

2) random

3) rebel

4) steal (things of small value)

(13) guffaw


1) guarantee

2) fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage

3) pleasant in taste

4) boisterous laughter

(14) sedentary


1) without exceptions

2) requiring sitting

3) drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently

4) government run by religious leaders

(15) apprehend


1) arrest (a criminal)

2) element that is a creature's natural environment

3) prankish

4) pertaining to the brain or intellect

(16) cadence


1) ancestry

2) sudden strong feeling of disgust

3) driving away

4) rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds)

(17) vital


1) ability to foresee future happenings

2) time for rest

3) full of life

4) change or harden into bone

(18) cadet


1) hide

2) purposely continuing to do something wrong

3) sum

4) student at a military school

(19) ludicrous


1) shining brightly

2) violent scoundrel

3) laughable

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

(20) acute


1) remedy to counteract a poison or disease

2) (of the senses) sharp

3) inborn

4) art of effective communication

(21) provident


1) put an end to forcibly

2) report

3) providing for future needs

4) subordinate possessions

(22) primogeniture


1) one who spoils the pleasure of others

2) clumsy

3) seniority by birth

4) like a lion

(23) isotope


1) special talent

2) varying from of an element

3) one regarded as embodying a set image or type

4) capable of being bribed

(24) deserts


1) what someone deserves

2) program as for trial

3) crisis

4) most reliable

(25) cunning


1) combativeness

2) clever in deceiving

3) participation

4) tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively