VOCABULARY TEST 165


(1) shuffle
1) mix together
2) accidental transposition of sounds in successive words
3) full of learning
4) not being a person



(2) descry
1) capable of using either hand with equal ease
2) exhausting
3) inborn
4) catch sight of (something distant)



(3) mat
1) young woman making formal entrance into society
2) remedy to counteract a poison or disease
3) not shiny
4) stockpile



(4) demolition
1) any ulcerous sore
2) destruction
3) prophetic
4) chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse



(5) labyrinth
1) crushed oats used for making porridge
2) evident
3) maze
4) impertinence



(6) posthumous
1) lacking in spirit
2) having human form or characteristics
3) frugality
4) after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death)



(7) fluke
1) unlikely occurrence
2) imagined
3) portray
4) (of a plant or grass) growing very well



(8) weary
1) tired after long work
2) ability to change in form
3) remaining
4) practical



(9) tremor
1) religious image
2) broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
3) read or glance through quickly
4) trembling



(10) disproportion
1) surround and swallow up
2) pertaining to ships or navigation
3) mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
4) lack of proportion (between the parts)



(11) bane
1) operatic solo
2) correct
3) mental or bodily powers
4) posion



(12) superannuated
1) retired or disqualified because of age
2) spoil the appearance of
3) deduce
4) command



(13) dowse
1) tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
2) suffer (harm or loss)
3) dull
4) use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals



(14) purse
1) seize
2) influenced by personal feelings
3) pucker
4) take part in a conspiracy



(15) lubricate
1) apply a lubricant to
2) supposed
3) loiter or dawdle
4) surrender of prisoner by one state to another



(16) scurry
1) brief flash of light
2) obligatory
3) experienced
4) move hastily



(17) prodigal
1) raised platform for speech-making
2) wasteful
3) method of system or government
4) stubborn intolerance



(18) ego
1) remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)
2) struggle
3) one's opinion of oneself
4) rise and float in the air (especially by magical means)



(19) waffle
1) work of art put together from fragments
2) speak equivocally about an issue
3) ceremony conferring holy orders
4) obscure



(20) paean
1) downward slope
2) satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger)
3) song of praise or joy
4) story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols



(21) expropriate
1) jaunty
2) punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory
3) take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
4) work or appoint as a deputy



(22) desultory
1) increase
2) wet thoroughly
3) mischievous child (usually a boy)
4) aimless



(23) portend
1) foretell
2) formless
3) protest
4) someone who eats too much



(24) nip
1) concerning alchemy or magic
2) plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed
3) snip off
4) ward off a blow



(25) consanguineous(
1) scarcity
2) courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties)
3) eating both plant and animal food
4) consanguine) having a common ancestor


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