VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 184

(1) unfeigned


1) similarly timed

2) not normal

3) genuine

4) prayer for help (used in invoking)

(2) quay


1) make use of, sometimes unjustly

2) fastidious

3) (of a story or play) loosely connected

4) dock

(3) patrician


1) blacken

2) noble

3) surviving remnant (from an extinct culture)

4) pitiless

(4) malodorous


1) regret

2) foul-smelling

3) lessen in value

4) nourish

(5) intelligentsia


1) simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)

2) disrepute

3) intellectuals

4) surround

(6) piecemeal


1) slander

2) free

3) one part at a time

4) sear

(7) incongruity


1) treasury

2) lack of harmony

3) state of distress

4) gain for the performance of service or labor

(8) verdant


1) decorate with needlework

2) domineering

3) green

4) deluge

(9) apogee


1) highest point

2) defensive mound of earth

3) wrestle

4) stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way

(10) cog


1) place of refuge or shelter

2) disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments

3) petty or trivial details

4) tooth projecting from a wheel

(11) paragon


1) swollen

2) pretentiousness

3) wooden enclosure or pen

4) model of perfection

(12) intermediary


1) gift for finding valuable things by accident

2) military unit

3) distortion

4) intermediate

(13) novelty


1) hang about

2) something new

3) extinct flying reptile

4) violation (of a rule or regulation)

(14) quash


1) giving pleasure to the senses

2) essential

3) lacking intelligence or wit

4) crush

(15) dissension


1) willing to obey orders

2) mosaic

3) disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group

4) supposed

(16) noose


1) prudent

2) loop formed in a rope

3) decree or command

4) detestable

(17) extol


1) produce a design in raised relief

2) praise very highly

3) person who enjoys his own pain

4) sharp to the taste

(18) reminiscence


1) capable of maintaining life

2) recollection

3) hard coating or crust

4) motion

(19) volatile


1) changeable

2) bizzare

3) unalterable

4) surrender something (stolen)

(20) subordinate


1) giving or showing bliss

2) occupying a lower rank

3) mongrel

4) general agreement

(21) attire


1) brief flash of light

2) clothe

3) announce

4) bantering

(22) tensile


1) make poor

2) brief, comprehensive summary

3) capable of being stretched

4) explanatory list of symbols on a map

(23) diffuse


1) memoirs

2) hang about

3) strong inclination

4) wordy

(24) restraint


1) female warrior

2) (of an animal) not domestic

3) moderation or self-control

4) cancel

(25) repeal


1) revoke

2) force into less space

3) of a particular season

4) rebel