VOCABULARY TEST 90
(1) debris
1) trick
2) rubble
3) incomplete
4) become boring
(2) apprehend
1) arrest (a criminal)
2) switch (a railroad car) to a siding
3) assent
4) severely critical
(3) fractious
1) make drunk
2) (of colors or surfaces) not bright
3) unruly
4) knickknack
(4) pulverize
1) lay eggs (in large numbers)
2) crush or grind into very small particles
3) stout
4) half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)
(5) recite
1) take in food or drink with one's tongue
2) edge (at the top of a cliff)
3) leader or noticeable supporter of an idea
4) repeat aloud (something learned)
(6) impede
1) corrupt
2) hide
3) not earthly
4) one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)
(7) debutante
1) young woman making formal entrance into society
2) pertaining to heat
3) smooth and shining (as from good health)
4) relating to space
(8) lineaments
1) shut
2) act of providing
3) features especially of the face
4) effulgent
(9) reminiscent
1) devoutness
2) irreverence
3) (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place
4) suggestive of something (in the past)
(10) bureaucracy
1) implying a cause-and-effect relationship
2) dull
3) overregulated administrative system marked by red tape
4) like a spirit or fairy
(11) taint
1) contaminate
2) hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
3) large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice
4) gain time as by postponing an action
(12) paramount
1) dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way)
2) agreeable
3) foremost in importance
4) abdominal
(13) aperture
1) growing or spreading uncontrollably
2) prohibit
3) opening
4) holding fast (as to a belief)
(14) preponderance
1) superiority of power, quantity, etc.
2) habitually intoxicated
3) overpowering
4) something hinted at or suggested
(15) hew
1) fall or let fall in drops
2) cut to pieces with ax or sword
3) dirty matter
4) of this earth
(16) exemplary
1) serving as a model
2) infection (by contact)
3) dwelling place
4) make valid
(17) rejoinder
1) reply
2) work (esp. musical composition)
3) besiege or attack (with an army)
4) act of using one's will
(18) impersonal
1) projection
2) without definite purpose, plan, or aim
3) not being a person
4) precision
(19) presumptuous
1) ideal place, state, or society
2) nation governed by the people
3) going beyond what is right
4) marshal
(20) paranoia
1) poison (of an animal)
2) psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution
3) unshakably calm
4) playful remark or act
(21) smudge
1) combination of different things
2) dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing
3) charge in court
4) respect
(22) illusory
1) one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
2) whirlwind
3) illusive
4) poor verse
(23) derivation
1) boredom
2) assist usually in doing something wrong
3) deriving
4) preceding events that influence what comes later
(24) jaded
1) hairstyle
2) tired or uninterested by surfeit
3) witty thought or saying, usually short
4) combination of different things
(25) minute
1) omen
2) cut or knock down (a tree or a person)
3) gloomy
4) extremely small
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