VOCABULARY TEST 83
(1) wince
1) move back suddenly
2) burst inward
3) arrangement of masts and sails
4) subordinate
(2) championship
1) base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down
2) sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river)
3) not requited
4) position of champion
(3) respiration
1) clearly different
2) contrast
3) huge
4) breathing
(4) numismatist
1) drowsy
2) willingness to take new ventures
3) desire
4) person who collects coins
(5) bemoan
1) noisy party with a lot of drinking
2) providing nourishment
3) lament
4) refer indirectly
(6) referendum
1) affected
2) direct vote by all the people
3) science of sound
4) long period of time
(7) rectify
1) make or become confused
2) set right
3) persuade
4) stubborn
(8) devise
1) very bad
2) beyond what is normal in nature
3) ordinary
4) think up
(9) accede
1) agree
2) follow (as a result)
3) long loose garment (worn by monks)
4) state of violent agitation
(10) raze
1) unification
2) work together
3) knickknack
4) destroy completely
(11) pacifist
1) sad
2) point of view
3) self-satisfaction
4) one opposed to force
(12) resign
1) give up (a position, right, or claim)
2) talk at length
3) place of safety
4) metal block used for shaping metal or plastic
(13) accolade
1) award of merit
2) arousing anger or sexual interest
3) short story of an amusing or interesting event
4) annoyance and disappointment
(14) gambol
1) romp
2) cancel
3) justification
4) essence
(15) monastic
1) instruct
2) related to monks or monasteries
3) decorate with needlework
4) unsuited
(16) annals
1) poverty
2) quick sharp reply
3) (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline
4) records arranged in yearly parts
(17) subordinate
1) amuse
2) occupying a lower rank
3) fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch
4) picture writing
(18) groom
1) person or thing excess of what is necessary
2) wring from
3) man employed to take care of horses
4) arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)
(19) whimsical
1) rebellion
2) handle roughly
3) capricious
4) talkative
(20) dire
1) warning of disaster
2) perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic)
3) receiver
4) sordid
(21) facet
1) small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone))
2) trickery
3) impartial
4) protruding part
(22) accretion
1) of low rank or position
2) growth or increase in size by gradual addition
3) (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole
4) huge creature
(23) verdant
1) word for word
2) cause to sprout
3) green
4) new or newly coined word or phrase
(24) moratorium
1) use equivocal language to deceive people
2) disturb greatly
3) legal delay of payment or action
4) faithless lover
(25) pharisaical
1) do drudgery
2) pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition
3) shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals)
4) substance that dissolves another
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