VOCABULART TEST 150
(1) palatial
1) large group of insects moving in a mass
2) disorderly fight between two or more people
3) of or suitable for a palace
4) heat
(2) travesty
1) real being
2) pretty good)''
3) copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing
4) respect or admiration
(3) rave
1) felt in one's inner organs
2) overwhelmingly favorable review
3) self-satisfied
4) (of land) dry
(4) amplify
1) increase in size or effect
2) person convicted of a grave crime
3) shorten
4) parish priest
(5) vain
1) sudden strong feeling of disgust
2) (of someone) having insight
3) limit
4) full of self-admiration
(6) aphorism
1) seriousness
2) pithy maxim or saying
3) minor fight
4) knowledge
(7) sententious
1) expert at
2) scrupulous
3) pithy
4) wear a mask or disguise
(8) eclectic
1) embarrass
2) absentminded
3) (the stated person's) habit or custom
4) selective
(9) clairvoyant
1) ugly
2) official or legal permission
3) stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly
4) having foresight
(10) fleet
1) unrestrained
2) continue steadily in spite of difficulties
3) endanger
4) fast
(11) timidity
1) lack of self-confidence or courage
2) invulnerable
3) work or appoint as a deputy
4) indignation
(12) Bohemian
1) doubts
2) philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
3) unconventional (in an artistic way)
4) cheat
(13) dauntless
1) supply
2) excessively exacting
3) (of someone) having insight
4) bold
(14) voluminous
1) storage place for military equipment
2) attack or defense of an opinion
3) having great volume (as of a garment or container)
4) contradict
(15) obstinate
1) Peeping Tom
2) pacify
3) stubborn
4) blindly devoted patriot
(16) anomaly
1) related to dogs
2) growth or increase in size by gradual addition
3) irregularity
4) trinket
(17) derelict
1) timely
2) no longer in fashion or use
3) negligent
4) happening at last as a result
(18) waif
1) homeless child or animal
2) long established as a disease
3) having womanly traits
4) pertaining to the stars
(19) strut
1) supporting bar
2) pointed projecting part
3) foul-smelling
4) small surgical tool for making incisions
(20) pry
1) exaggerated
2) overflowing abundance
3) talk dully
4) inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs)
(21) geriatrics
1) cause to stop for a period
2) medical treatment and care of old age
3) balance of opposing forces
4) throw overboard (from a ship or plane)
(22) sophisticated
1) worldly wise and urbane
2) thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material)
3) cliff
4) courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties)
(23) intolerant
1) branching out
2) property inherited from a father
3) flavored dessert ice
4) not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own
(24) gestate
1) easily burned
2) antiquated
3) an act of yielding
4) evolve as in prenatal growth
(25) meditation
1) neatly or smartly dressed
2) wintry
3) reflection
4) (of beliefs) against accepted opinion
ANSWERS:
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