VOCABULARY TEST 161
(1) unwitting
1) not knowing
2) outsmart
3) teach (ideas or principles)
4) sharpen
(2) unimpeachable
1) make stupid in mind
2) complicated situation (as in a play)
3) that cannot be impeached
4) having minute hairs
(3) shudder
1) move heavily or clumsily
2) honor
3) (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline
4) shake uncontrollably
(4) parity
1) event
2) small planet
3) equality
4) hint
(5) humane
1) riddle
2) huge
3) damnation
4) marked by kindness or consideration
(6) interjection
1) exclamation
2) murder of a king or queen
3) flood
4) copy
(7) kismet
1) (of the voice) extremely loud
2) maim
3) fate
4) bury
(8) retract
1) worship of idols
2) attack with abusive language
3) vote against (an applicant)
4) withdraw
(9) subsidy
1) (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun
2) small ring
3) direct financial aid by government, etc.
4) wandering (esp. in search of adventure)
(10) animosity
1) irritable
2) state as a necessary condition (of an agreement)
3) active enmity
4) rural
(11) nautical
1) pertaining to ships or navigation
2) narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
3) based on experience
4) sky blue
(12) dulcet
1) solemn curse
2) breeder or dealer of animals
3) sweet sounding
4) appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form)
(13) whorl
1) one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers
2) ring of leaves around stem
3) secret
4) extremely (offensively) obvious
(14) urchin
1) mischievous child (usually a boy)
2) state of being partial
3) measure
4) provide written evidence (for a claim)
(15) sibling
1) curse
2) (of something written or painted) still in existence
3) approval
4) brother or sister
(16) exemplify
1) show by example
2) without guile
3) lacking interest or effort
4) (of costs or demands) excessive
(17) resentment
1) indignation
2) give up
3) strong emotion
4) one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
(18) peripheral
1) stout
2) state of being partial
3) of a periphery
4) resulting from compulsion
(19) hallowed
1) blessed
2) pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
3) deserter
4) like a meteor
(20) petulant
1) touchy
2) (of something bad) highly conspicuous
3) self-governing
4) joining
(21) summation
1) act of finding the total
2) prophetic
3) based on assumptions or hypotheses
4) one who studies the skin and its diseases
(22) potable
1) fear
2) devoutness
3) suitable for drinking
4) ability to be molded
(23) abrogate
1) ) hanging down from something
2) act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
3) deportment
4) abolish
(24) disfigure
1) mar the appearance of
2) position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point)
3) attacking
4) hang about
(25) fecundity
1) having a sawtoothed edge
2) tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium
3) having human form or characteristics
4) fertility
ANSWERS:
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