VOCABULARY TEST 154
(1) decapitate
1) command
2) prayer for help (used in invoking)
3) behead
4) stick out
(2) verve
1) settle comfortably
2) lascivious
3) exaggerated
4) enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition)
(3) nimble
1) no longer in fashion or use
2) harmonious
3) very generous in giving
4) quick in movement
(4) elaborate
1) whimsical
2) work out carefully
3) first rough form
4) pierce
(5) decant
1) able to float
2) of a theme
3) mixture as of metals
4) pour off gently (wine or liquid)
(6) ineffable
1) large three-masted sailing ship
2) unutterable
3) delayed
4) having a common center
(7) decollete
1) growing by addition
2) (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline
3) winding
4) based on theory
(8) juggernaut
1) loyalty
2) complete
3) ambush
4) irresistible crushing force
(9) saturnine
1) beautiful clothes for a special occasion
2) change (esp. from good to bad)
3) quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.)
4) morose
(10) impiety
1) simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)
2) narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
3) irreverence
4) (of voice) harsh and unpleasant
(11) anarchist
1) room to move
2) person who seeks to overturn the established government
3) person designated to execute the terms of a will
4) combining parts or separate things into a whole
(12) abominate
1) loathe
2) represent (an inanimate object) as a person
3) pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
4) shove
(13) seminary
1) thrift
2) coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.
3) school for training future ministers
4) relating to the art of debate
(14) calamity
1) highly excited
2) disaster
3) urge on
4) harm someone's reputation
(15) encipher
1) encode
2) deserve
3) attractive
4) become successful (esp. financially)
(16) arcane
1) boorish
2) imitate
3) esoteric
4) strip a priest or minister of church authority
(17) esoteric
1) hard to understand
2) flair
3) nonmoral
4) adequate
(18) acidulous
1) swindle or cheat
2) slightly sour (in taste or manner)
3) elevation to godhood
4) supplicatory prayer
(19) castigation
1) nearness
2) punishment
3) absence of contradictions
4) lottery
(20) induct
1) place formally in office
2) hypnotize
3) of or coming from the side
4) means
(21) tribulation
1) state as a necessary condition (of an agreement)
2) short-lived
3) suffering
4) combination (of two business corporations)
(22) burgeon
1) not knowing
2) pertaining to a province
3) grow rapidly
4) open widely
(23) manifestation
1) persuade by flattery
2) lift by pushing up from below
3) outward demonstration
4) suspend until a later time
(24) indemnify
1) strong abrupt rush of wind
2) chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically)
3) make secure against damage or loss
4) fitness
(25) emulate
1) slandering
2) guarantee
3) feverish
4) imitate
ANSWERS:
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