VOCABULARY TEST 47
(1) botch
1) plead
2) predatory animal or bird
3) mismanage
4) complain bitterly
(2) avantgarde
1) group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods
2) oversimplified
3) invigorating and refreshing
4) rotting flesh of a dead body
(3) leaven
1) cause to appear by magic
2) summarize
3) determination
4) add leaven to
(4) horoscope
1) willful
2) diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers
3) charmingly carefree
4) home
(5) insomnia
1) social or moral custom
2) wakefulness
3) compelling charm
4) boaster
(6) demographic
1) prudence
2) gold and silver in the form of bars
3) (of a sound) echoing
4) related to population balance
(7) sustenance
1) total failure
2) sustaining
3) envy
4) highly skilled artist (esp. in music)
(8) lackluster
1) basic
2) yellowed
3) boisterous merrymaking
4) lacking luster(shine
(9) hideous
1) beginner
2) explain in detail
3) repulsive to the sight
4) simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)
(10) stigma
1) (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious
2) ) (of people or their behavior) respectful
3) token of disgrace
4) dose (of liquids)
(11) sect
1) gloomy
2) separate religious body
3) complete
4) giving pleasure to the senses
(12) ventriloquist
1) marshal
2) someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing (without moving lips or jaws)
3) strip (as of clothes)
4) survey of enemy by soldiers
(13) allegiance
1) line (of waiting people or vehicles)
2) of substance
3) excessive or uncontrollable excitement
4) loyalty
(14) diabolical
1) diabolic
2) scanty
3) shameless and noticeable
4) be unfaithful
(15) misadventure
1) prosper
2) helpful
3) mischance
4) relating to races
(16) slovenly
1) punishment
2) general agreement
3) untidy
4) treat (a person) as a celebrity
(17) distend
1) expand
2) besiege or attack (with an army)
3) original work used as a model by others
4) swagger
(18) distinctive
1) clearly different from others of the same kind
2) strip (as of clothes)
3) shining (esp. in the dark)
4) strongly opposed to social or political change
(19) alchemy
1) tolerate
2) medieval chemistry
3) greediness for wealth
4) suggestive of something (in the past)
(20) solstice
1) present falsely
2) disease communicator
3) great sorrow
4) point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator
(21) intangible
1) behaving like a slave
2) pantomime(act without dialogue)
3) curious
4) not able to be perceived by touch
(22) diverse
1) enclose
2) thick-skinned animal
3) very thin candle
4) differing in some characteristics (from each other)
(23) foster
1) rear
2) facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc
3) make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
4) attacking cherished traditions
(24) addle
1) detestable
2) comparable
3) courtesy
4) make or become confused
(25) beeline
1) having a very fine bore
2) unattractive
3) biting
4) direct quick route
ANSWERS:
(1)3 (2)1 (3)4 (4)2 (5)2 (6)4 (7)2 (8)4 (9)3 (10)3 (11)2 (12)2 (13)4 (14)1 (15)3 (16)3 (17)1 (18)1 (19)2 (20)4 (21)4 (22)4 (23)1 (24)4 (25)4
