VOCABULARY TEST 77
(1) hindrance
1) brownish yellow
2) laughable
3) line (of waiting people or vehicles)
4) block
(2) servile
1) adjoining
2) slavish
3) facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc
4) brighten
(3) verdigris
1) raised platform for speakers or other important people
2) social outcast
3) green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather
4) made of bone
(4) vindicate
1) affecting or relating to the sense of taste
2) eling) inexperienced
3) clear from blame
4) candid
(5) martinet
1) broad comedy
2) strict disciplinarian
3) affecting or relating to the sense of taste
4) illusive
(6) unique
1) flexible
2) without an equal
3) decisive
4) legal delay of payment or action
(7) surmount
1) features especially of the face
2) overcome
3) portray
4) something that relieves pain
(8) diffidence
1) slavery
2) spot
3) shyness
4) habitually intoxicated
(9) gentility
1) noisy quarrel
2) informal discussion
3) comic
4) those of gentle birth
(10) sledge
1) weird
2) society ruled by the wealthy
3) arrange into categories or grades
4) large sled drawn by work animals
(11) ploy
1) strategem to gain an advantage
2) connected with birth
3) harm someone's reputation
4) person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
(12) libido
1) act of keeping watch
2) theatrical
3) change in direction
4) psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity
(13) requiem
1) prolong
2) advance in rank
3) mass for the dead
4) soothing or softening remedy (for the skin)
(14) visage
1) ) any gain above stipulated salary
2) face
3) line (of waiting people or vehicles)
4) ridicule
(15) dissension
1) necessary requirement
2) happening at the same time
3) disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
4) pardon (an offense)
(16) supersede
1) counterfeit
2) beginner
3) dissolve
4) replace
(17) mercenary
1) motivated solely by money or gain
2) merry
3) chuckle with delight
4) piebald
(18) unfaltering
1) steadfast
2) portray
3) honor the memory of
4) predecessor
(19) confluence
1) noisy confusion
2) contrast
3) flowing together
4) belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control
(20) stipple
1) paint or draw with dots or short strokes
2) withdrawal
3) noisy party with a lot of drinking
4) explain in detail
(21) shear
1) remove (fleece or hair) by cutting
2) impossible to reconcile
3) hidden danger
4) discipline
(22) authoritative
1) separate
2) having the weight of authority
3) (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through
4) ruddy
(23) whimsy
1) whim
2) suitable to debate or courts of law
3) very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade)
4) shake or move unsteadily
(24) residual
1) enclose
2) drug that relieves pain or trouble
3) foremost in importance
4) remaining
(25) fret
1) part that forms the end
2) weaken
3) be annoyed or vexed
4) distinct
ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)2 (3)3 (4)3 (5)2 (6)2 (7)2 (8)3 (9)4 (10)4 (11)1 (12)4 (13)3 (14)2 (15)3 (16)4 (17)1 (18)1 (19)3 (20)1 (21)1 (22)2 (23)1 (24)4 (25)3
