VOCABULARY TEST 94
(1) dissent
1) (of an animal) feed on growing grass
2) disagree
3) divide into parts
4) make whole
(2) quarantine
1) isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection
2) agreement between two groups or people
3) of the common people
4) base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down
(3) limn
1) railing in a courtroom
2) draw
3) unnoticeable
4) simultaneous discharge of a number of shots
(4) pathetic
1) causing sadness, compassion, pity
2) suppress
3) carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood
4) secondary or minor occupation
(5) virtue
1) goodness
2) curative
3) shrewd in money matters
4) painting in only one color
(6) hazard
1) venture
2) recognize
3) preference
4) shallow body of water or lake near a sea
(7) ventral
1) support placed under or against something
2) abdominal
3) fit of bad temper
4) change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
(8) wallow
1) roll in mud
2) imitate
3) stir up
4) (of work) compensating
(9) seduce
1) lead away from proper conduct
2) split
3) weaken
4) driving away
(10) manumit
1) dull
2) related to population balance
3) chew
4) emancipate
(11) isotope
1) cut off with shears
2) decree (especially one issued by a sovereign)
3) walk or behave with an over-confident manner
4) varying from of an element
(12) bland
1) abnormal or deviant
2) headland
3) soothing or mild (food)
4) slope
(13) touchstone
1) stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys
2) unexplicable
3) (of a person) unable to express what one really feels
4) filthy
(14) herbivorous
1) shy and reserved (of a person)
2) clear from blame or guilt
3) seeker after position or status
4) grain-eating
(15) billowing
1) too improbable to be believed
2) be thankful for
3) ignore or behave coldly toward
4) swelling out in waves
(16) biting
1) offensive in odor or flavor
2) sharply painful to the body or mind
3) state without proof
4) quick sharp reply
(17) plaster
1) paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls
2) persuade by flattery
3) lack of proper respect or reverence
4) supporter
(18) dapper
1) burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
2) pertaining to earthquakes
3) inconspicuous
4) neat and trim (in appearance)
(19) horde
1) hasty and careless
2) emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke)
3) seller
4) crowd
(20) disperse
1) stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
2) complain (in a sad voice)
3) frankness
4) scatter
(21) fictitious
1) unfriendliness
2) life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history
3) imaginary
4) ceremonious quality
(22) dotage
1) teasing conversation
2) boredom
3) analyze (to discover what materials are present)
4) senility
(23) conventional
1) advanced in development
2) soft and mild (of air)
3) ordinary
4) logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion
(24) rankle
1) pertaining to language
2) irritate
3) clumsy (in social behavior)
4) advantage
(25) neophyte
1) third in order or rank
2) imaginary
3) capable of being bribed
4) recent convert
ANSWERS:
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