VOCABULARY TEST 153


(1) objective
1) diminish
2) flair
3) trip
4) not influenced by emotions



(2) tint
1) having great weight
2) of a prophet or prophecy
3) slight degree of color
4) accustom a baby not to nurse



(3) iridescent
1) put or force in without being asked
2) food of the gods
3) exhibiting rainbowlike colors
4) intense sexual desire



(4) ragamuffin
1) dirty child in torn clothes
2) pierce with a lance
3) self-evident truth requiring no proof
4) accustomed



(5) nectar
1) drink of the gods
2) annoyance and disappointment
3) hesitate for ethical reasons
4) obligatory



(6) synoptic
1) providing a general overview
2) compelling charm
3) nook
4) lay eggs (in large numbers)



(7) acclimate
1) moved by sexual love
2) greedy
3) irresistible
4) adjust to climate or environment



(8) insurmountable
1) bad-tempered
2) transient
3) pertaining to the universe
4) overwhelming



(9) irascible
1) foul smelling
2) give protection (by giving food and shelter)
3) explain
4) irritable



(10) malefactor
1) gully
2) maker of a will
3) evildoer
4) very generous in giving



(11) psychopathic
1) injury to body
2) habitually intoxicated
3) abdominal
4) pertaining to mental dearrangement



(12) reimburse
1) draw
2) repay
3) reveal
4) party



(13) clamor
1) relating to stars
2) sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
3) mosaic
4) loud continous noise



(14) spendthrift
1) lack of harmony
2) burden
3) someone who wastes money
4) liberate



(15) sagacious
1) blunt
2) injury to body
3) jaunty
4) wise



(16) bewitch
1) sharpen
2) sear
3) decorate
4) cast a spell over



(17) corpus
1) reasoning
2) deserving reverence
3) destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
4) collection (of writings or information)



(18) seamy
1) rejoicing
2) exile
3) support or base as for a pillar or statue
4) sordid



(19) expound
1) put an end to forcibly
2) flexible
3) hypnotic state
4) explain



(20) bequeath
1) guarantee
2) trifles
3) assent
4) leave to someone by means of a will



(21) nugatory
1) utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
2) quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)
3) worthless
4) cule) extremely small



(22) compliance
1) elevated position
2) dwelling place
3) conformity in fulfilling requirements
4) holding of an office or real estate



(23) catharsis
1) pamphlet
2) cheerfulness
3) purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
4) stroke



(24) disgorge
1) surrender something (stolen)
2) throb
3) whirlwind
4) unscrupulous



(25) interpolate
1) having a dull edge
2) insert between
3) proper to the point of affectation
4) time of greatest success or power


ANSWERS:
(1)4 (2)3 (3)3 (4)1 (5)1 (6)1 (7)4 (8)4 (9)4 (10)3 (11)4 (12)2 (13)4 (14)3 (15)4 (16)4 (17)4 (18)4 (19)4 (20)4 (21)3 (22)3 (23)3 (24)1 (25)2