VOCABULARY TEST 181


(1) repine
1) fret
2) dedicate
3) make or become dull or discolored
4) an error involving time in a story



(2) debut
1) apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
2) d\'ebut
3) difficult condition
4) platitude



(3) addendum
1) ridicule
2) addition
3) impressive
4) move furtively



(4) zephyr
1) unwholesome
2) division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)
3) drink with zest
4) gentle breeze



(5) construe
1) block or hinder
2) giving pleasure to the senses
3) encouraging
4) explain



(6) tension
1) stretching
2) (of beliefs) against accepted opinion
3) stubborn
4) blessedness



(7) obsidian
1) token of disgrace
2) period of equal days and nights
3) flexible
4) black volcanic rock



(8) poignancy
1) self-control
2) society ruled by the wealthy
3) sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories)
4) quality of being deeply moving



(9) humanitarian
1) testimony under oath
2) rubbing away
3) one devoted to the promotion of human welfare
4) lift by pushing up from below



(10) existential
1) pertaining to existence
2) in love
3) essential quality
4) power of endurance



(11) prehensile
1) capable of maintaining life
2) notoriously bad
3) noticeable
4) capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around)



(12) funereal
1) brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression
2) deprived of (something valuable)
3) remove (forcibly)
4) sad



(13) robust
1) (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous
2) weaken
3) strong
4) adopt



(14) guile
1) devoted to the pleasures of the sense
2) ordinary
3) praise
4) deceit



(15) privation
1) beg
2) lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life
3) sameness
4) subordinating the individual to the state



(16) arcade
1) throw forcefully
2) a covered passageway usually lined with shops
3) having many languages
4) stubborn



(17) chaff
1) chance
2) conquer
3) light-hearted
4) worthless products of an endeavor



(18) artful
1) hasty
2) exhibiting art or skill
3) position of champion
4) relating to the highest point



(19) miscreant
1) raid
2) wretch
3) punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory
4) combine



(20) emetic
1) fall or let fall in drops
2) smooth and shining
3) substance causing vomiting
4) loyalty



(21) exacerbate
1) urgent situation
2) strip off skin
3) worsen
4) having lost one's original power



(22) headfirst
1) cheating
2) concise and meaningful
3) someone who wastes money
4) moving with the head leading



(23) fanaticism
1) excessive zeal
2) strip (as of clothes)
3) filthy
4) untidy (of hair or clothing)



(24) capillary
1) having a very fine bore
2) bend or hang downward
3) inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract
4) of a prophet or prophecy



(25) endue
1) scold
2) provide with some quality
3) burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
4) waver


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