VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 160

(1) stem


1) trace

2) an act of yielding

3) stop or check (the flow of)

4) merriment

(2) drama


1) core or marrow

2) deny

3) prose or verse composition to be performed by actors

4) lead away from proper conduct

(3) wilt


1) incapable of producing young

2) put into a lower or worse place

3) loose freshness

4) play or frolic boisterously

(4) caliber


1) ability

2) untrustworthy person

3) come together

4) direct quick route

(5) unprecedented


1) sleeping

2) connection

3) written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)

4) having no previous example

(6) hermetic


1) attach

2) concerning alchemy or magic

3) fern leaf

4) settle accounts

(7) teetotalism


1) student of the history and science of humankind

2) shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders

3) (of air) thin in density

4) practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks

(8) clown


1) act stupidly

2) human muscle

3) wetland

4) ruddy

(9) tender


1) forceful

2) inclination

3) offer formally

4) thriftless

(10) clout


1) fall sharply

2) dying

3) filled with excited joy and pride

4) great influence (especially political or social)

(11) impassive


1) inclined to

2) devout

3) without feeling

4) play and jump about happily

(12) exasperate


1) vex

2) sift

3) ordinary

4) explain

(13) dictum


1) authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court)

2) careful no to cause offence

3) hiding place

4) quarrel noisily

(14) predetermine


1) determine in advance

2) small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone))

3) suspend until a later time

4) foretell

(15) combustible


1) direct financial aid by government, etc.

2) authority on a subject

3) (of someone) unfriendly

4) easily burned

(16) pare


1) put an end to forcibly

2) push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude

3) cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife)

4) pay out (as from a fund)

(17) aspirant


1) seeker after position or status

2) sheer

3) favoring success

4) confuse

(18) sage


1) small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter

2) person celebrated for wisdom

3) voracious

4) humbleness of spirit

(19) olfactory


1) lazy

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

3) concerning the sense of smell

4) correct spelling

(20) antipathy


1) aversion

2) of the surface

3) frighten

4) holding one's attention

(21) ascertain


1) treat with scorn or contempt

2) find out for certain

3) speaking several languages

4) observable facts

(22) throes


1) descendants

2) violent anguish

3) soothing or softening remedy (for the skin)

4) advantage

(23) reprise


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

2) deceive

3) watchful

4) musical repetition

(24) smolder


1) lack of caring

2) smoulder

3) calmness

4) reject bluntly

(25) arraign


1) unruly

2) area of thick hard skin

3) fragrant

4) charge in court