VOCABULARY TEST 11
(1) pivotal
1) smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive)
2) of a pivot
3) harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks)
4) split
(2) contempt
1) raised mark from a beating or whipping
2) clothing or equipment for a special purpose
3) scorn
4) turn to stone
(3) recreant
1) disloyal
2) popular fashion
3) make unfriendly or hostile
4) public square of an ancient Roman city
(4) personify
1) understood but not stated
2) cancel
3) represent (an inanimate object) as a person
4) distance around something
(5) acquiesce
1) superfluous
2) assent
3) disaster
4) shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)
(6) trepidation
1) shyness
2) without guile
3) causing sadness, compassion, pity
4) fear
(7) pervert
1) (of a person) having reason
2) unrefined
3) corrupt
4) cut off part of body
(8) conjure
1) send out of the country
2) indecent
3) gloomy
4) cause to appear by magic
(9) valid
1) corpse
2) logically convincing
3) state of being numerous or multiple
4) departure (of a large number of people)
(10) pragmatist
1) practical person
2) turn aside
3) expressing a low opinion
4) written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)
(11) fathom
1) affecting or relating to the sense of taste
2) comprehend
3) doing evil
4) children
(12) corrosive
1) eating away by chemicals or disease
2) restore to good condition
3) conceal in the palm of the hand
4) reveal
(13) hypochondriac
1) guarantee
2) sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals
3) person unduly worried about his health
4) soothe an angry person
(14) reparation
1) unclear or doubtful in meaning
2) compensation (for loss or wrong)
3) short story of an amusing or interesting event
4) quick in movement
(15) surrogate
1) ointment
2) reprimand
3) substitute
4) summarize
(16) sluggish
1) animal that ruminates
2) lazy
3) underwater explosive apparatus
4) sear
(17) boisterous
1) rebel
2) ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority
3) violent
4) person who cheats people
(18) amputate
1) thought
2) broad comedy
3) pious
4) cut off part of body
(19) seemly
1) boorish
2) artificial
3) (of behavior) proper
4) devout
(20) morgue
1) process of nourishing or being nourished
2) mortuary
3) mentally quick and observant
4) humorous imitation
(21) discursive
1) (of a person or writing) digressing
2) admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)
3) climb by crawling with difficulties
4) administrative division of a city
(22) ephemeral
1) short-lived
2) produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud)
3) daring
4) sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people)
(23) omnipotent
1) all-powerful
2) protruding knot on a tree
3) stealthily lie in waiting
4) moral correctness
(24) germinal
1) range of knowledge
2) supposed
3) pertaining to a germ
4) social blunder
(25) fruition
1) bearing of fruit
2) 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern
3) limit
4) bossy
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