VOCABULARY TEST 76


(1) thrash
1) skillful
2) musical repetition
3) bully
4) beat with a whip or flail



(2) bookish
1) omen
2) one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society
3) green crust on old bronze works or copper
4) fond of books and reading



(3) impinge
1) something fit to be eaten
2) absentminded
3) causing cancer
4) infringe



(4) repartee
1) foreshadow
2) quick clever reply
3) map-maker
4) neat and trim in appearance



(5) exploit
1) make use of, sometimes unjustly
2) lacking self-restraint
3) flexible
4) hermit



(6) vivacious
1) making no attempt to change one's bad practices
2) having a sharp biting taste
3) insolent
4) lively or animated



(7) epaulet(epaulet
1) te) ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
2) limit
3) of the law and its administration
4) individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances



(8) stock
1) inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)
2) standard
3) hint
4) someone who advises insurance companies



(9) pan
1) criticize harshly
2) not frank
3) distorted
4) situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options



(10) harbinger
1) patiently submissiveness
2) overregulated administrative system marked by red tape
3) very generous in giving
4) forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)



(11) corollary
1) natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
2) (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes
3) morally disapproved person
4) block



(12) tirade
1) filthy
2) venture
3) long angry denunciatory speech
4) railing in a courtroom



(13) odium
1) destruction
2) detestation
3) disgustingly excessive
4) protest



(14) astronomical
1) enormously large or extensive
2) not literal but metaphorical
3) wandering
4) profane



(15) rebuff
1) reject bluntly
2) arrogance
3) spotless
4) bizzare



(16) stoop
1) pertaining to conversational or common speech
2) question closely
3) bend forward and down
4) physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes



(17) airy
1) of air
2) hesitate
3) vain about dress and appearance
4) ) any gain above stipulated salary



(18) sanguinary
1) serving to warn
2) bloody
3) coiled around
4) susceptible to wounds or attack



(19) intermittent
1) periodic
2) riddle
3) entangle
4) not working



(20) hummock
1) taking up again
2) drive out evil spirits
3) small hill
4) tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church)



(21) emasculate
1) (of speech) filled with passion
2) weaken
3) intelligent
4) state without proof



(22) subpoena
1) permitting light to pass through freely
2) conducive to good health
3) writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court
4) hindrance



(23) chimerical
1) fantastically improbable
2) loathe
3) ointment
4) substance causing vomiting



(24) Advent
1) arrival
2) flowing together
3) slave
4) gather



(25) insipid
1) shy and reserved (of a person)
2) lacking in flavor
3) move back suddenly
4) forbiddingly stern


ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)4 (3)4 (4)2 (5)1 (6)4 (7)1 (8)2 (9)1 (10)4 (11)1 (12)3 (13)2 (14)1 (15)1 (16)3 (17)1 (18)2 (19)1 (20)3 (21)2 (22)3 (23)1 (24)1 (25)2