VOCABULARY TEST 116


(1) mite
1) desire
2) of or pertaining to the people
3) very small object or insect-like creature
4) defeat



(2) podium
1) pedestal
2) treasury
3) pine tree (usu. evergreen)
4) dummy



(3) levee
1) earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
2) careless
3) (esp. of older people) vigorously active
4) pertaining to existence



(4) gross
1) contaminate
2) social or moral custom
3) make poor
4) total



(5) lush
1) small hill
2) ruler in a monarchy
3) forceful
4) (of a plant or grass) growing very well



(6) leave-taking
1) pleasant
2) farewell or departure
3) stretching
4) grain-eating



(7) myriad
1) descent
2) unfortunate accident
3) black volcanic rock
4) very large number



(8) reparable
1) capable of being repaired
2) made of bone
3) pedestal
4) speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner



(9) checkered(chequ
1) coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)
2) ered) marked by great changes in fortune
3) precede
4) hot-tempered



(10) forlorn
1) make valid
2) contract into wrinkles
3) sad and lonely
4) curved



(11) venial
1) unable to compromise about points of doctrine
2) irresistible crushing force
3) goodness
4) (of a fault or sin) forgivable



(12) effigy
1) mixed indiscriminately
2) long for
3) a manually skilled worker
4) dummy



(13) nicety
1) direct a speech to
2) admit
3) state of being married
4) precision



(14) fumble
1) boastful
2) give an indication beforehand
3) of hidden meaning and spiritual power
4) move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something)



(15) masochist
1) wild tumult(commotion)
2) violent anguish
3) shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)
4) person who enjoys his own pain



(16) self-righteous
1) (the stated person's) habit or custom
2) honesty
3) sure of one's own righteousness
4) courtesy



(17) wry
1) addition
2) cheerfulness
3) (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted
4) plan of a trip



(18) solicitous
1) anxious
2) prohibit
3) slow-thinking stupid person
4) religion practiced chiefly in Haiti



(19) apogee
1) highest point
2) producing offspring or fruit in abundance
3) belief
4) support or base as for a pillar or statue



(20) sloth
1) joking talk
2) prudent
3) slow moving tree-dwelling mammal
4) proverb



(21) cog
1) conducive to mental or physical health
2) unlikely occurrence
3) pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
4) tooth projecting from a wheel



(22) orient
1) random
2) pale purple
3) get one's bearings
4) (of air) thin in density



(23) protrude
1) element
2) dissimilar
3) stick out
4) one who spoils the pleasure of others



(24) convoke
1) self-evident truth
2) persuade not to do
3) fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection)
4) call together



(25) pastiche
1) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
2) exceeding ordinary limits
3) devoutness
4) wandering


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