VOCABULARY TEST 39
(1) rescind
1) concise and meaningful
2) dig up
3) repeal
4) quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)
(2) bacchanal
1) cut into small parts
2) noisy party with a lot of drinking
3) assumption
4) exclamation
(3) allege
1) trivial
2) quantity of motion of a moving body
3) revert (to bad habits)
4) state without proof
(4) jeopardize
1) rejoicing
2) endanger
3) outstanding
4) brighten
(5) epigram
1) pertaining to the woods or the country
2) witty thought or saying, usually short
3) winding
4) authoritative order
(6) peroration
1) conclusion of an oration
2) act of turning aside
3) direct a speech to
4) not naive
(7) motley
1) person who turns animal hides into leather
2) breeder or dealer of animals
3) multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester)
4) disown
(8) xenophobia
1) mistaken
2) fear or hatred of foreigners
3) prudent
4) diplomatic etiquette
(9) hypothetical
1) throb
2) insolent
3) lack of self-confidence or courage
4) based on assumptions or hypotheses
(10) determination
1) unaccustomed
2) resolve
3) (of a story) widely believed but untrue
4) help bring about
(11) buffoonery
1) clowning
2) apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
3) causing sadness, compassion, pity
4) element
(12) complicity
1) unclear or doubtful in meaning
2) spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault)
3) participation
4) legal claim or right on a property
(13) nostrum
1) refusal of any compromise
2) make poor
3) tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church)
4) questionable medicine
(14) deterrent
1) infection (by contact)
2) given to(having a tendency of) joking
3) complain
4) something that discourages or deters
(15) irreparable
1) sniffle
2) contact that keeps parties in communication
3) not able to be corrected or repaired
4) public revelation of something discreditable
(16) sycophant
1) black form of carbon used in lead pencils
2) servile flatterer
3) written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)
4) meaningless word
(17) congenial
1) pleasant
2) quarrel noisily
3) courteous regard for another's wish
4) dirty child in torn clothes
(18) roil
1) energetic
2) make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
3) soul
4) force into less space
(19) duration
1) boorish
2) length of time something lasts
3) walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement
4) varied
(20) glow
1) stare foolishly
2) shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals)
3) stuff oneself (with food)
4) causing a problem
(21) entourage
1) group of attendants
2) absence of contradictions
3) evil
4) tremble
(22) harry
1) harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks)
2) correct
3) put into effect
4) (of things and place) dirty and dull
(23) glitter
1) small bit or fragment
2) explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages
3) played in an abrupt manner
4) shine brightly with flashing points of light
(24) monochrome
1) roll in mud
2) painting in only one color
3) unsafe
4) avoid habitually
(25) cataclysm
1) echo repeatedly
2) kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
3) deluge
4) coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)
ANSWERS:
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