VOCABULARY TEST 157


(1) prodigious
1) occupying a lower rank
2) mock
3) enormous
4) endanger



(2) hysteria
1) reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
2) excessive or uncontrollable excitement
3) change in direction
4) repay



(3) rank
1) difficult situation
2) offensive in odor or flavor
3) fitness
4) draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)



(4) augury
1) distinct
2) certainty
3) omen
4) final outcome



(5) nexus
1) connection
2) diligent
3) anxious
4) having no motion



(6) deplete
1) relating to the highest point
2) reduce
3) make or become suitable for a specific use
4) grant condescendingly



(7) acetic
1) storehouse for grain
2) board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)
3) vinegary
4) fall or let fall in drops



(8) maraud
1) risk
2) easy to approach
3) intelligent
4) move in search of plunder



(9) bacchanalian
1) hint
2) not easily satisfied
3) smear (as with paint)
4) drunken



(10) score
1) having great volume (as of a garment or container)
2) number of points
3) distorted
4) examination of a dead body



(11) presume
1) honor at a festival
2) take for granted
3) presumptuous or bold
4) unpredictable



(12) buoyant
1) able to float
2) reprimand
3) pertaining to marriage
4) irritate



(13) grisly
1) ghastly
2) taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax)
3) irritate
4) having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes



(14) kaleidoscope
1) of or suitable for a palace
2) tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects
3) insincere speech or expression of piety
4) psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution



(15) conglomeration
1) divine gift
2) brief explanation of words used in the text
3) mass of material sticking together
4) of hidden meaning and spiritual power



(16) saline
1) salty
2) journey
3) favorable
4) consecrate



(17) personable
1) military unit
2) (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun
3) attractive (in personality or appearance)
4) in love



(18) asteroid
1) cule) extremely small
2) lacking caution
3) small planet
4) jaunty



(19) conjecture
1) mixture of writings on various subjects
2) blame
3) surmise
4) one's opinion of oneself



(20) idle
1) not working
2) place of spiritual expiation
3) rate of occurrence
4) into parts



(21) figment
1) invention
2) spotted
3) money
4) soul



(22) integrate
1) sound on judgment
2) make whole
3) meanly stingy
4) (of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value



(23) mundane
1) work (esp. musical composition)
2) wasteful (of money)
3) worldly as opposed to spiritual
4) taking for one's own use in violation of trust



(24) prostrate
1) sailing vessel built for great speed
2) laugh quietly
3) varied
4) stretch out full on ground



(25) halfhearted
1) stupid awkward person
2) powerful
3) split into opposite extremes or camps
4) exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm


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