VOCABULARY TEST 119


(1) dyslexia
1) range of knowledge
2) beastlike
3) (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted
4) word blindness



(2) panegyric
1) chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds
2) related to monks or monasteries
3) reject disdainfully
4) formal praise



(3) lope
1) gallop slowly
2) very small object or insect-like creature
3) producing motion
4) cast a spell over



(4) galleon
1) patiently submissiveness
2) gigantic
3) braid
4) large three-masted sailing ship



(5) subjugate
1) loquacious
2) conquer
3) abdominal
4) society ruled by the wealthy



(6) gibberish
1) nonsense
2) too particular
3) erase
4) habitually intoxicated



(7) laconic
1) moment of calm
2) make or become black by burning
3) substance that prevents infection in a wound
4) brief and to the point



(8) knoll
1) act or manner of using
2) firm statement that something is certainly true
3) little round hill
4) very large number



(9) circlet
1) clothing
2) swirling current of water, air, etc.
3) small ring
4) tranquil



(10) intermediary
1) steal things of small value
2) intermediate
3) tendency to keep together
4) meddlesome



(11) preen
1) make oneself tidy in appearance
2) likely to change
3) liable to err
4) large three-masted sailing ship



(12) relic
1) obstruct
2) surviving remnant (from an extinct culture)
3) be violently disturbed
4) (of voice) harsh and unpleasant



(13) schism
1) short simple story teaching a moral
2) something that nourishes
3) public speaker
4) division into factions (esp. within a religious body)



(14) overturn
1) curse
2) set free
3) loyalty
4) turn over



(15) dissimulate
1) pretend
2) irresistible crushing force
3) die or kill from lack of air
4) spur



(16) antiquity
1) link as in a chain
2) quality of being very old
3) meanly stingy
4) marshal



(17) platitude
1) formal
2) trite remark
3) impossible to estimate
4) agree



(18) labile
1) careful no to cause offence
2) likely to change
3) cautious
4) following in time or order



(19) impalpable
1) imperceptible(not easily understood)
2) melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal
3) token of disgrace
4) feathers of a bird



(20) parched
1) extremely dry
2) feign
3) counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law
4) pertaining to conversational or common speech



(21) bullion
1) gold and silver in the form of bars
2) aimless
3) habitually intoxicated
4) public square of an ancient Roman city



(22) insidious
1) treacherous
2) change of form
3) token
4) crisis



(23) rhetoric
1) come or bring together
2) favoritism (to a relative)
3) art of effective communication
4) deadly



(24) mantle
1) of a prophet or prophecy
2) holding one's attention
3) loose sleeveless outer garment
4) rural



(25) restitution
1) confuse
2) returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner
3) peaceful
4) original work used as a model by others


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