VOCABULARY TEST 115


(1) inebriated
1) habitually intoxicated
2) parish priest
3) of or like a slave
4) inquiry



(2) sober
1) attack (as with missiles or bombs)
2) serious
3) put in danger
4) approve



(3) delusive
1) untimely
2) settle comfortably
3) deceptive
4) copy



(4) gracious
1) n) large kettle
2) widespread damage
3) kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
4) equivalent in effect or value



(5) convention
1) act stupidly
2) stick out
3) social or moral custom
4) irregular



(6) expedient
1) region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept
2) suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct)
3) dissimilar
4) procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages



(7) galvanic
1) follow (as a result)
2) approach
3) of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal
4) colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism



(8) trident
1) like a lion
2) three-pronged spear
3) symbol of immortality or rebirth
4) pitcher



(9) insouciant
1) without concern or care
2) study industriously
3) animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family
4) shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals)



(10) cryptic
1) deserved punishment for wrongdoing
2) cut off part of body
3) mysterious
4) living language (as compared to the official language)



(11) executioner
1) person administering capital punishment
2) die or kill from lack of air
3) chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically)
4) roundabout



(12) desolate
1) make desolate
2) of a prophet or prophecy
3) clash or conflict in opinion
4) arrange (laws or rules) as a code



(13) carping
1) silly
2) ill luck
3) petty criticism
4) boorish



(14) torso
1) cause
2) trunk of statue with head and limbs missing
3) talking to oneself (esp. in a play)
4) severe disapproval



(15) nonchalance
1) indifference
2) hypnotize
3) corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields
4) (of a spirit) visit (a place)



(16) angular
1) connoisseur of food and drink
2) enroll (in college or graduate school)
3) sharp-cornered
4) disrepute



(17) clandestine
1) secret
2) reply
3) neat
4) needlessly repetitious



(18) peon
1) acquire
2) one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)
3) landless agricultural worker
4) remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)



(19) bolster
1) support
2) adjoining
3) entreat
4) take the place of unfairly



(20) prognosis
1) anything discarded or rejected as worthless
2) forecasted course of a disease
3) change position or place
4) seriousness



(21) sheathe
1) possessing good health
2) (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes
3) having only one color
4) place into a case



(22) swipe
1) hit with a sweeping motion
2) (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart
3) playful
4) requiring sitting



(23) incapacitate
1) conquer
2) providing for future needs
3) harmful
4) disable



(24) arboretum
1) careful about money
2) distinguishable
3) particle removed by a file
4) place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited



(25) iniquitous
1) four-footed animal
2) fear
3) wicked
4) twist


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