VOCABULARY TEST 53


(1) precarious
1) bantering
2) unsafe
3) capable of being bribed
4) rash



(2) prolixity
1) based on theory
2) place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
3) tedious wordiness
4) unwillingness



(3) gist
1) surrender of prisoner by one state to another
2) essence
3) purgative
4) pastoral song



(4) delve
1) dig
2) pertaining to the stars
3) brawl
4) unpredictable



(5) expertise
1) formidable
2) uninterrupted
3) attack with abusive language
4) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)



(6) threadbare
1) related to population balance
2) worn through till the threads show
3) thunder
4) area of thick hard skin



(7) incarcerate
1) insert between
2) invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation)
3) imprison
4) dark



(8) quiescent
1) bad-tempered complaint
2) dormant
3) sentry
4) mutually destructive



(9) mammal
1) vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
2) appropriate
3) get one's bearings
4) be cautious (of)



(10) forbearance
1) rudeness without any sense of shame
2) resentment
3) understood (without actually being expressed)
4) patience



(11) supple
1) artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)
2) delay (in development)
3) not biased
4) flexible



(12) obliterate
1) destroy completely
2) spread throughout
3) played in an abrupt manner
4) steadiness of effort



(13) demented
1) copy
2) insane
3) wise
4) loose sleeveless outer garment



(14) negligence
1) miser
2) neglect
3) vested power to reject a bill
4) nonsense



(15) crust
1) hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
2) teachings in general
3) person who verbally harasses others
4) plundering



(16) trickster
1) protest
2) person who cheats people
3) object of general attention
4) partial shadow (in an eclipse)



(17) fleece
1) firmness
2) psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity
3) wool coat of a sheep
4) greed (for wealth)



(18) caustic
1) fallen fruit
2) act of providing
3) not able to be corrected or repaired
4) burning



(19) jollity
1) impartial
2) sharpen
3) gaiety
4) pertaining to speculative philosophy



(20) unmitigated
1) disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
2) providing nourishment
3) talent
4) (of something bad) not moderated



(21) uproarious
1) shake uncontrollably
2) contending
3) marked by commotion or uproar
4) place of spiritual expiation



(22) symbiosis
1) implied comparison
2) enthusiastic follower
3) evidence concerning one's authority
4) interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficial



(23) vixen
1) female fox
2) making up for
3) mad with violent anger
4) complete



(24) unwonted
1) wrong
2) study of insects
3) language used by special group
4) unaccustomed



(25) provender
1) hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food
2) achieve by cleverness or trick
3) dry food for livestock
4) growth or increase in size by gradual addition


ANSWERS:
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