VOCABULART TEST 144
(1) cauterize
1) people of standing(rank or position)
2) connected with history
3) llduggery) dishonest behavior or action
4) burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
(2) pique
1) change
2) repentant
3) first in rank or importance
4) irritation
(3) codify
1) curse
2) intimidate
3) full of pores
4) arrange (laws or rules) as a code
(4) assurance
1) show clearly
2) firm statement that something is certainly true
3) shell or jewel carved in relief
4) excuse
(5) defame
1) miserable person
2) (of a person or book) learned
3) harm someone's reputation
4) knowledge
(6) prototype
1) atrocious
2) silent
3) original work used as a model by others
4) vehicle
(7) striated
1) marked with parallel bands
2) harmless
3) not essential
4) envy
(8) cantankerous
1) bitter scolding or denunciation
2) showy
3) ill-humored
4) of the common people
(9) padre
1) wear a mask or disguise
2) violent
3) chaplain (in the armed forces)
4) participation
(10) litigation
1) whim
2) lawsuit
3) very fat
4) imprison
(11) vie
1) not earthly
2) willing to obey orders
3) contend
4) turn upside down or inside out
(12) notch
1) not open to attack
2) V-shaped cut in a surface
3) prohibit
4) slow up
(13) sibylline
1) serious and sedate
2) half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)
3) prophetic
4) violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness)
(14) dissident
1) helpful
2) earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
3) dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government)
4) attractive
(15) charlatan
1) metal pin used for fastening metal plates together
2) occurring irregularly
3) quack
4) deep-rooted
(16) halcyon
1) calm
2) award of merit
3) repetition of beginning sound in poetry
4) composed
(17) iota
1) stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
2) beat with or as if with a flail
3) self-evident truth
4) very small quantity
(18) boost
1) observable facts
2) lift by pushing up from below
3) te) ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
4) one-sided
(19) disclaim
1) disown
2) ornamental clasp
3) reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship)
4) concerning alchemy or magic
(20) rake
1) seize another's power or rank (without legal authority)
2) immoral or dissolute person
3) efficiency or conciseness in using something
4) white with age
(21) collected
1) ornament a metal surface by indenting
2) extremely (offensively) obvious
3) composed
4) mock
(22) sere
1) sear
2) without attention to comfort
3) derived by reasoning
4) lash
(23) woeful
1) determination
2) smugly and unconsciously foolish
3) impossible to reconcile
4) sad
(24) vulture
1) mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer
2) worn through till the threads show
3) plant or scatter seed
4) carrion-eating birds
(25) promulgate
1) inclined to form factions
2) announce
3) gigantic
4) unspoiled
ANSWERS:
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