VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 189

(1) delta


1) solemn promise

2) storehouse for grain

3) making a harsh noise

4) flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river

(2) horticultural


1) pertaining to cultivation of gardens

2) chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse

3) state of being parallel

4) conceal

(3) premonitory


1) engrossed

2) serving to warn

3) one who studies the skin and its diseases

4) calm

(4) mogul


1) make pregnant

2) powerful person

3) chew

4) evildoer

(5) mirth


1) approve

2) go backwards

3) taking pains

4) merriment

(6) flamboyant


1) ornate

2) untrustworthy person

3) clearness of expression

4) biting

(7) boorish


1) rude

2) unmoved or unconcerned by

3) epicure

4) fenced enclosure for animals

(8) redundant


1) superfluous

2) coarsely insulting

3) indignation

4) limit

(9) conceit


1) dry up

2) mental or physical ability

3) vanity or self-love

4) token

(10) weary


1) tired after long work

2) loyalty

3) study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age

4) moving force

(11) effrontery


1) rudeness without any sense of shame

2) pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores

3) anything discarded or rejected as worthless

4) case for a sword blade

(12) colossus


1) put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles

2) extraordinary ability

3) multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester)

4) gigantic statue

(13) litotes


1) pretty good)''

2) abuse

3) quick and active

4) complain

(14) disjunction


1) act or state of separation

2) compose on the spur of the moment

3) perfectionist

4) obedient

(15) mange


1) violent

2) skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair

3) outcry

4) (of a part of the body) swollen

(16) loquacious


1) hurl downward

2) discourage

3) bow (to show respect and obedience)

4) talkative

(17) berserk


1) (of a boat) turn over

2) baffle or confuse by a difficult problem

3) mad with violent anger

4) very important

(18) ascetic


1) widespread damage

2) quality of being true

3) practicing self-denial

4) unprejudiced

(19) patina


1) green crust on old bronze works or copper

2) of the same kind

3) (of a person or book) learned

4) pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter

(20) impede


1) restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs

2) hide

3) half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning

4) many in number or kind

(21) probity


1) clumsy (in social behavior)

2) walk lamely

3) (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat

4) uprightness

(22) evince


1) move in search of plunder

2) reasoning

3) show clearly

4) feather, esp. large or showy one

(23) ruse


1) take for granted

2) trick to deceive

3) twisted

4) pronounce indistinctly

(24) parochial


1) narrow in scope or outlook

2) life after death

3) evolve as in prenatal growth

4) slang

(25) factotum


1) handyman

2) unexplicable

3) uncertain

4) without an equal