VOCABULARY TEST 9
(1) brochure
1) slight offense or fault
2) pamphlet
3) gigantic
4) practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks
(2) libel
1) defamatory written statement
2) mad with violent anger
3) marshal
4) resolve
(3) assail
1) mutilate
2) assault
3) suave
4) loiter
(4) healthy
1) not noticing
2) marked by inventive skill
3) given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought
4) possessing good health
(5) genesis
1) straightforward
2) restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs
3) wallow (as in mud or high seas)
4) beginning
(6) fortitude
1) something that discourages or deters
2) restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author
3) procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages
4) bravery
(7) hireling
1) one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously)
2) suffering
3) temporary invasion
4) beautiful writing
(8) belabor
1) harp on
2) person who cheats people
3) official or legal permission
4) giving pleasure to the senses
(9) imply
1) suggest a meaning not expressed
2) draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
3) self-imposed punishment for sin
4) having many forms
(10) cohabit
1) wandering (esp. in search of adventure)
2) sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
3) live together
4) courtesy
(11) conduit
1) of a particular season
2) monarch
3) place where a river can be crossed on foot
4) aqueduct
(12) perversion
1) arousing strong dislike
2) unoriginal
3) corruption
4) blow in heavy gusts
(13) sprout
1) (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes
2) begin to grow
3) mismanage
4) surround with armed forces
(14) obsolete
1) affecting or relating to the sense of taste
2) outmoded
3) not literal but metaphorical
4) lacking self-restraint
(15) dazzle
1) after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death)
2) make blind with a sudden intense light
3) clumsy person
4) pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
(16) haggard
1) moderation or self-control
2) serious and sedate
3) wasted away
4) pertaining to the stars
(17) audacious
1) compelling
2) daring
3) bitterness of speech and temper
4) capable of being bribed
(18) vigor
1) active strength
2) courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties)
3) grouch
4) requiring sitting
(19) molt(moult)
1) periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)
2) disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments
3) after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death)
4) one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously)
(20) relent
1) cut off with shears
2) state of being undecided
3) become less severe
4) secret
(21) equine
1) eyesight
2) resembling a horse
3) run away secretly with the intention of getting married
4) warning of disaster
(22) lustrous
1) disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished
2) soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
3) shine erratically
4) shining
(23) slander
1) government ruled by old people
2) defamation
3) motion
4) give a bodily form to
(24) scapegoat
1) someone who bears the blame for others
2) drowsy
3) false
4) set off
(25) graduate
1) arrange into categories or grades
2) impressiveness
3) small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter
4) smooth and shining (as from good health)
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