VOCABULARY TEST 114
(1) pith
1) combativeness
2) sad
3) core or marrow
4) having many talents
(2) epicure
1) shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
2) regret
3) sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object
4) connoisseur of food and drink
(3) deploy
1) indulge
2) profane
3) spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line
4) sheer
(4) odyssey
1) disposed to revenge
2) childish
3) long, eventful, adventurous journey
4) talk at length
(5) precipitant
1) withholding belief
2) something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form
3) secondary or minor occupation
4) large quantity or number
(6) altruistic
1) resorting to help when in trouble
2) unselfishly generous
3) move with body close to the ground
4) be suited to
(7) trite
1) thrift
2) pierce with a lance
3) cut or knock down (a tree or a person)
4) hackneyed
(8) traverse
1) go through or across
2) plead
3) not able to be pierced or entered
4) approve
(9) cacophonous
1) raised platform for speakers or other important people
2) melted
3) insurmountable
4) discordant
(10) rout
1) peak
2) make desolate
3) put to rout
4) failure to act
(11) gratuity
1) very large number
2) n. money given to sb who has done one a service
3) similarly timed
4) one who has more than one spouse at a time
(12) perigee
1) sear
2) teachings in general
3) continue steadily in spite of difficulties
4) point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth
(13) oath
1) talk at length
2) solemn promise
3) join
4) preceding events that influence what comes later
(14) quell
1) path of the sun and the planets
2) suppress
3) put into words
4) begin to grow
(15) autopsy
1) flood
2) examination of a dead body
3) self-control
4) uneasiness
(16) grovel
1) fairness
2) tired or uninterested by surfeit
3) crawl or creep on ground
4) worsen
(17) perfidious
1) giving off an odor
2) word considered offensive
3) treacherous
4) journey
(18) indomitable
1) shield
2) outward appearance
3) (appreciatively) cutting
4) unconquerable
(19) graze
1) (of an animal) feed on growing grass
2) self-important
3) include
4) imagined
(20) mirage
1) unreal reflection
2) creed
3) wine merchant
4) representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols
(21) salubrious
1) curse
2) mania for doing grandiose things
3) healthful
4) narrow space between things
(22) anvil
1) insincere speech or expression of piety
2) make greater
3) list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present
4) iron block used in hammering out metals
(23) spasmodic
1) place of origin
2) book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form
3) fitful
4) drowsy
(24) vainglorious
1) since
2) incapable of injury
3) boastful
4) claw of bird
(25) underscore
1) preoccupation with physical comforts and things
2) renunciation
3) underline
4) restore to proper condition (health or useful life)
ANSWERS:
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