VOCABULARY TEST 84


(1) malediction
1) position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point)
2) curse
3) kill by choking or suffocating
4) lacking liveliness



(2) repugnance
1) disgust
2) long period of time
3) blessing
4) make drunk



(3) dross
1) heavier or larger on one side than the other
2) rubbing away by friction
3) waste matter
4) serving as a model



(4) mingle
1) precede
2) mix together in close association
3) having the weight of authority
4) disheveled



(5) hallucination
1) lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life
2) producing offspring or fruit in abundance
3) delusion
4) convincing



(6) stentorian
1) funeral song
2) melted
3) wet thoroughly
4) (of the voice) extremely loud



(7) shove
1) bending of a ray of light
2) push forward
3) thriftless
4) group sharing a common cause or opinion



(8) fresco
1) painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
2) tax levied by a ruler
3) make valid
4) flabby



(9) eminent
1) authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court)
2) imitation of a real object used as a substitute
3) tendency to keep together
4) rising above others



(10) provisional
1) invioably sacred
2) tentative
3) privilege
4) feverish



(11) frisk
1) nourish
2) (of an animal) not domestic
3) move about playfully
4) of a sect



(12) enrapture
1) extinct flying reptile
2) please intensely
3) charlatan
4) crafty



(13) secular
1) small body revolving around a larger one
2) worldly
3) substance that prevents infection in a wound
4) fond of books and reading



(14) rooster
1) cock
2) obtain by pulling violently
3) something fit to be eaten
4) small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation



(15) hem
1) bow (to show respect and obedience)
2) serving as a model
3) surround tightly so that movement is impossible
4) most favorable



(16) emend
1) swagger
2) burn the surface of
3) correct (usually a text)
4) target of a hunt



(17) pudding
1) resistant to
2) something of little importance or value
3) (of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible
4) hot sweet dish



(18) smug
1) abyss
2) tooth projecting from a wheel
3) self-satisfied
4) treacherous plot



(19) ethnology
1) supporter
2) push forward
3) study of humankind
4) entire range



(20) slipshod
1) (of an animal) feed on growing grass
2) slovenly
3) fret
4) suppress



(21) infernal
1) hiding place
2) pertaining to hell
3) immoral behavior
4) transparent



(22) frugality
1) thrift
2) brighten
3) struggle and thrash about
4) dose (of liquids)



(23) haughtiness
1) characteristic of an entire class or species
2) pride
3) belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control
4) willing to obey orders



(24) patent
1) unwilling
2) obvious
3) animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family
4) clever



(25) draw
1) poisonous snake
2) corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields
3) chuckle with delight
4) choosing of a lot or card


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