VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 161

(1) cherubic


1) unnoticeable

2) sparing in eating and drinking

3) divine gift

4) angelic

(2) regeneration


1) (of a fault or sin) forgivable

2) spiritual rebirth

3) singing or chanting of magic spells

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

(3) astral


1) lash

2) mix together

3) relating to the stars

4) knickknack

(4) obelisk


1) tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid

2) public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes

3) morally pure

4) conspicuous

(5) exacerbate


1) warlike

2) worsen

3) enjoy

4) capricious

(6) encumber


1) hot sweet dish

2) blame

3) include

4) burden

(7) nocturnal


1) hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)

2) done or active at night

3) loud continous noise

4) standard

(8) exotic


1) secure grasp or hold

2) steering wheel of a ship

3) light stroke as with a whip

4) not native

(9) shift


1) untidy (of a woman or clothes)

2) change position or place

3) projection

4) defeat

(10) siren


1) excessively careful (with great attention to detail)

2) avaricious

3) fly

4) apparatus for making sounds

(11) sacrosanct


1) excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife

2) invioably sacred

3) slight knowledge

4) popular fashion

(12) demure


1) unruly

2) small ornamental statuette(very small statue)

3) (of a woman or child) grave

4) crude cabin

(13) natation


1) discuss lightly or glibly

2) comfort in sorrow or trouble

3) token of disgrace

4) swimming

(14) dilapidated


1) terms used in a science or art

2) irresistible crushing force

3) falling to pieces

4) chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds

(15) emanate


1) make unconscious or numb as by a blow

2) holding tenaciously to an action

3) issue forth

4) comfort in sorrow or trouble

(16) concur


1) weaken

2) outmoded

3) agree

4) odorous

(17) invidious


1) disobedient

2) disparage

3) designed to create ill will or envy

4) noisy quarrel

(18) douse


1) plunge into water or liquid

2) nonstandard grammatical construction

3) a covered passageway usually lined with shops

4) goblet

(19) recalcitrant


1) feather, esp. large or showy one

2) short quick cut with scissors

3) waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building

4) disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished

(20) disgruntle


1) make discontented

2) urge (by strong argument or advice)

3) inflict

4) docile

(21) sarcasm


1) imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature)

2) change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)

3) cutting ironic remark

4) pleasantly fat

(22) defray


1) highly excited

2) maze

3) provide for the payment of

4) predict (according to present indications)

(23) irksome


1) threat

2) diplomatic etiquette

3) annoying

4) lurch

(24) slew


1) religious group

2) pertaining to language

3) instituting

4) large quantity or number

(25) wily


1) crafty

2) without an equal

3) conceited person

4) serving as a model