VOCABULARY TEST 180


(1) remediable
1) lead away from proper conduct
2) reparable
3) unable to be restrained or held back
4) procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages



(2) exposure
1) risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements
2) make return for
3) attacking cherished traditions
4) plait



(3) sterile
1) shyness
2) combine
3) incapable of producing young
4) area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church



(4) plebiscite
1) direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)
2) take pleasure in great comfort
3) of a member of the cat family
4) flood



(5) vendetta
1) one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society
2) blood feud (esp. between two families)
3) corruption
4) large group



(6) smart
1) move back suddenly
2) intelligent
3) suggested or implied meaning of an expression
4) vague



(7) allocate
1) sound on judgment
2) assign
3) seemingly reasonable but incorrect
4) the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus



(8) gloss_over
1) self-important behavior
2) holding one's attention
3) explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
4) essential



(9) impious
1) quick clever reply
2) irreverent
3) premonition of evil
4) hit quickly with the flat part of the hand



(10) rubric
1) discerning
2) title or heading (in red print)
3) roof of the mouth
4) oily



(11) harangue
1) serving as a model
2) long, passionate, and vehement speech
3) become less severe
4) father



(12) unearth
1) dig up
2) voracious
3) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
4) stamp out(put an end to)



(13) bent
1) article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
2) determined
3) unalterable
4) crisis



(14) jest
1) half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)
2) playful remark or act
3) motion
4) walk lamely



(15) mogul
1) powerful person
2) (appreciatively) cutting
3) self-important behavior
4) mental keenness



(16) integral
1) bossy
2) warm by rubbing
3) complete
4) rise or fly high in the air



(17) pitfall
1) weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use
2) postpone
3) hidden danger
4) separate



(18) flay
1) quality of being deeply moving
2) act of turning aside
3) produce a design in raised relief
4) strip off skin



(19) indignity
1) low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)
2) work out carefully
3) fleshly
4) treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect



(20) rig
1) arrangement of masts and sails
2) boasting
3) watchful
4) worthless



(21) hieroglyphic
1) having no previous example
2) impartial
3) picture writing
4) consecrate



(22) gourmet
1) system of religious or ethical belief
2) estimate value of
3) conceited person
4) connoisseur of food and drink



(23) aberration
1) hermit
2) gift giver
3) regret
4) deviation from the normal



(24) percussion
1) damp
2) striking one object against another sharply
3) (of beliefs) against accepted opinion
4) too certain to be disputed



(25) avid
1) modest
2) small model
3) greedy
4) sear


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