VOCABULARY TEST 10


(1) lunar
1) cure-all
2) pertaining to the moon
3) deceptive scheme
4) punishing



(2) flip
1) shove
2) send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow
3) flexible
4) generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)



(3) concurrent
1) fenced enclosure for animals
2) sudden flood or rush
3) waver (in opinion)
4) happening at the same time



(4) disgruntle
1) make discontented
2) slow
3) downward slope
4) exclamation



(5) cognizance
1) dry up
2) knowledge
3) long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking
4) having the weight of authority



(6) desecrate
1) pretend
2) an error involving time in a story
3) boorish
4) profane



(7) docile
1) courting favor by cringing and flattering
2) obedient
3) heavier or larger on one side than the other
4) stubborn intolerance



(8) fracas
1) take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
2) letter
3) brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part
4) distinct



(9) stammer
1) sad and lonely
2) effect
3) speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions
4) vinegary



(10) palimpsest
1) cower
2) parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased
3) series of gradual stages
4) gift made by a will



(11) grotesque
1) unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling)
2) (of costs or demands) excessive
3) ered) marked by great changes in fortune
4) fantastic



(12) denigrate
1) lawsuit
2) bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families)
3) choosing at random
4) blacken



(13) unsullied
1) untimely
2) loyalty
3) in confusion
4) untarnished



(14) inert
1) warn or speak to with gentle disapproval
2) spot
3) inactive
4) look on with scorn



(15) parry
1) ward off a blow
2) limit
3) adjust to climate or environment
4) tell in confidence (to a person one trusts)



(16) crass
1) (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed
2) very unrefined
3) hegm) pithy, compact saying
4) annoy by repeated attacks



(17) salient
1) prominent
2) daring
3) distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth)
4) shy and reserved (of a person)



(18) headstrong
1) very small
2) reprimand
3) distinctive behavioral trait
4) willful



(19) replenish
1) having the weight of authority
2) clumsy
3) traitor who aids invaders
4) fill up again



(20) venison
1) walking about from place to place (to work)
2) grain-eating
3) meat of a deer
4) walk with a heavy step



(21) perimeter
1) flirt
2) shy (flirtatiously)
3) outer boundary
4) stamp-collector



(22) severity
1) harshness
2) increase
3) narrow valley with steep sides
4) strategem to gain an advantage



(23) simian
1) monkeylike
2) dock
3) let down
4) treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect



(24) outwit
1) body of customers
2) thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material)
3) outsmart
4) trying to please



(25) corrode
1) portray
2) destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
3) brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part
4) bully


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