VOCABULARY TEST 12
(1) inured
1) accustomed
2) seniority by birth
3) argumentative
4) seemingly reasonable but incorrect
(2) lachrymose
1) producing tears
2) puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.)
3) heavier or larger on one side than the other
4) tear or cut to pieces
(3) premeditate
1) plan in advance
2) relating to the stars
3) approve formally
4) marshal
(4) favoritism
1) (of someone old) eccentric
2) display of partiality toward a favored person
3) bully
4) play or frolic boisterously
(5) curator
1) unruly
2) superintendent
3) disguise
4) slightly obscure
(6) pied
1) squander
2) display of partiality toward a favored person
3) thriftless
4) piebald
(7) savant
1) behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm
2) brief explanation of words used in the text
3) scholar
4) one who spoils the pleasure of others
(8) terminology
1) large group of insects moving in a mass
2) terms used in a science or art
3) trick
4) mix
(9) regale
1) struggle
2) entertain
3) adjust to climate or environment
4) relentless
(10) prevail
1) be widespread
2) drink with zest
3) courtesy
4) producing offspring or fruit in abundance
(11) incentive
1) sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object
2) well-bred
3) attractive
4) spur
(12) ramification
1) branching out
2) undeveloped
3) brighten
4) rendering
(13) adjoin
1) fantastically improbable
2) (of weather) hot
3) be next to
4) take apart
(14) onomatopoeia
1) keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours)
2) (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole
3) words formed in imitation of natural sounds
4) glassy residue from smelting metal
(15) supposition
1) miscellaneous
2) yellowed
3) assumption
4) banish to the country
(16) devolve
1) displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
2) bar
3) deputize
4) scrupulous
(17) fringe
1) cause
2) long shallow trench made by a plow
3) powerful
4) decorative edge of hanging threads
(18) bedizen
1) dress with vulgar finery
2) put into effect
3) great mass of falling snow and ice
4) power to produce desired effect
(19) contaminate
1) put to rout
2) pollute
3) final
4) stamp-collector
(20) tithe
1) brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression
2) operatic singer
3) tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church)
4) obedient
(21) taper
1) preoccupation with physical comforts and things
2) put into words
3) renovate
4) very thin candle
(22) muse
1) rustic
2) ponder at length
3) begin formally
4) free from worries
(23) ignoble
1) squabble
2) unworthy
3) be a sign of
4) ordinary
(24) cadaver
1) most favorable
2) (of behavior) proper
3) corpse
4) oversensitive
(25) citadel
1) mutilate
2) moderate
3) mad with violent anger
4) fortress
ANSWERS:
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