VOCABULART TEST 136


(1) comeuppance
1) approval
2) extremely poor
3) able to live both on land and in water
4) deserts



(2) heed
1) pay attention to
2) rising above others
3) utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does)
4) flair



(3) wispy
1) thin
2) disregard
3) vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
4) pertaining to heat



(4) rivulet
1) prose or verse composition to be performed by actors
2) foul smelling
3) congeal
4) small stream



(5) inimitable
1) impartial
2) matchless
3) inactive
4) be unfaithful



(6) osseous
1) stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision
2) enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition)
3) new growth from a plant
4) made of bone



(7) runic
1) hollow
2) confer
3) unity of pitch (in musical performance)
4) mysterious



(8) detrimental
1) thunder
2) harmful
3) made less dense (of a gas)
4) give up (a position, right, or claim)



(9) embargo
1) (of things and place) dirty and dull
2) thought
3) ban on commerce or other activity
4) summarize



(10) exodus
1) departure (of a large number of people)
2) weak
3) unavoidable
4) pertaining to the art of delineating



(11) perpetuate
1) make perpetual
2) having a common origin
3) persuade by praise or false promise
4) full of flowers



(12) unwieldy
1) do or give something in return
2) written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
3) awkward (to carry or move)
4) suspended action



(13) pharisee
1) fearless
2) not good-looking
3) Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy)
4) twistings



(14) uninhibited
1) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
2) quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)
3) balance
4) unrepressed



(15) submissive
1) diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas
2) punishing
3) disturb greatly
4) willing to obey orders



(16) colloquy
1) vinegary
2) precede
3) engrossed
4) informal discussion



(17) qualified
1) limited
2) resentment
3) send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow
4) (of someone) suspicious



(18) damn
1) minor fight
2) an error involving time in a story
3) point of origin
4) condemn



(19) uncanny
1) strange
2) restore to proper condition (health or useful life)
3) intermediate
4) ered) marked by great changes in fortune



(20) crevice
1) most reliable
2) full of vigor or energy
3) rise and float in the air (especially by magical means)
4) crack



(21) facetious
1) profitable
2) joking (often inappropriately)
3) tremble
4) decorative edge of hanging threads



(22) terminus
1) amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
2) last stop of railroad
3) end
4) wriggle



(23) veracity
1) feign
2) truthfulness
3) serving as a model
4) moderation or self-control



(24) despoil
1) play or frolic boisterously
2) touchy
3) hermit
4) plunder



(25) replica
1) put into effect
2) copy
3) bar
4) motion


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