VOCABULARY TEST 158
(1) defoliate
1) destroy leaves
2) felt in one's inner organs
3) brother or sister
4) eyesight
(2) derision
1) ridicule
2) praising
3) please intensely
4) representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols
(3) parallel
1) oddity
2) similar
3) attractive
4) arrange (laws or rules) as a code
(4) rue
1) lacking in seriousness
2) (of beliefs) against accepted opinion
3) full of initiative
4) regret
(5) arboreal
1) informal discussion
2) difficult situation
3) of or living in trees
4) thin liquid porridge
(6) evanescent
1) comprehend
2) mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer
3) with identity concealed
4) fleeting
(7) infallible
1) unerring
2) systematic
3) action of moving secretly or unseen
4) imitation of a real object used as a substitute
(8) obelisk
1) tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid
2) written symbols
3) hybridize
4) subordinate
(9) ingrate
1) ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)
2) lethargy
3) treat (a person) as a celebrity
4) outrun
(10) compress
1) force into less space
2) underline
3) emancipate
4) loyalty
(11) painstaking
1) taking pains
2) having only one color
3) honor
4) damp
(12) impetuous
1) humorous imitation
2) state of being undecided
3) oily
4) violent
(13) hypocritical
1) weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use
2) state of being numerous or multiple
3) pretending to be virtuous
4) build
(14) multiform
1) something of little importance or value
2) having many forms
3) liberal
4) (of people or animals) sturdy
(15) ideology
1) yearly allowance
2) walking at an easy unhurried pace
3) system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
4) (of a woman or child) grave
(16) recalcitrant
1) agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
2) small hill
3) disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished
4) person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment
(17) penury
1) self-evident truth requiring no proof
2) bearlike
3) speed of music
4) extreme poverty
(18) viable
1) brief explanation of words used in the text
2) uprightness
3) one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
4) capable of maintaining life
(19) voluptuous
1) quick and active
2) brief, comprehensive summary
3) resistant to
4) sensual
(20) verisimilitude
1) large city
2) suggestive of something (in the past)
3) appearance of truth
4) hurl downward
(21) bungle
1) substance that prevents infection in a wound
2) gather leavings
3) turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
4) mismanage
(22) brave
1) face courageously
2) cause to appear by magic
3) enclose
4) exactly vertical
(23) bridle
1) discord
2) dig into (to get stone)
3) eager enthusiasm (to a cause or ideal)
4) harness fitted about a horse's head (used to restrain)
(24) chisel
1) deserving blame
2) swindle or cheat
3) full of life
4) debark
(25) enunciate
1) someone seeking revenge
2) announce
3) very large number
4) testimony under oath
ANSWERS:
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