VOCABULARY TEST 184
(1) smolder
1) guardianship
2) systematic plan
3) smoulder
4) state of being self-contradictory
(2) inhibit
1) beak(bill)
2) flowing
3) specialized knowledge (in a particular field)
4) restrain
(3) dilute
1) make (a liquid) less concentrated
2) serving as a model
3) gather leavings
4) live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity)
(4) alienate
1) word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance)
2) language used by special group
3) make unfriendly or hostile
4) enthusiastic follower
(5) elusive
1) turn upside down or inside out
2) expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.
3) pertaining to the art of delineating
4) evasive
(6) hypercritical
1) evil
2) person celebrated for wisdom
3) excessively exacting
4) instruct
(7) demerit
1) having many languages
2) worldly
3) fault
4) exile
(8) lithe
1) thin liquid porridge
2) raised platform for speakers or other important people
3) attractive
4) flexible
(9) glimmer
1) opinion contrary to popular belief
2) join
3) confuse thoroughly
4) shine erratically
(10) archaeology
1) exhibiting rainbowlike colors
2) study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
3) worldly wise and urbane
4) deceive
(11) deflect
1) ered) marked by great changes in fortune
2) windstorm
3) emotionally removed
4) turn aside
(12) plenary
1) exclamation
2) rough-mannered
3) capable of being repaired
4) (of power) complete
(13) callow
1) doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
2) youthful
3) sudden sharp turn or twist
4) argumentative
(14) dominate
1) not naive
2) seller
3) short story of an amusing or interesting event
4) control
(15) menial
1) suitable for servants
2) charming (in a childlike way)
3) certainty
4) pierce with holes
(16) irreproachable
1) diplomatic etiquette
2) pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
3) beyond reproach
4) pithy
(17) beset
1) pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
2) lengthen
3) correct
4) harass or trouble from all directions
(18) bestow
1) root up
2) without feeling
3) decisive
4) confer
(19) reputable
1) respectable
2) habitually silent
3) negligent
4) anxious
(20) extant
1) (of someone) awkward in movement
2) domestic
3) (of something written or painted) still in existence
4) record of a voyage or flight
(21) lode
1) black volcanic rock
2) cowardly
3) metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)
4) unwholesome
(22) tactful
1) careful no to cause offence
2) taking for one's own use in violation of trust
3) state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
4) white with age
(23) arbitrate
1) act as judge (at the request of both sides)
2) inappropriate
3) slow-thinking stupid person
4) discordant
(24) phobia
1) adjust to climate or environment
2) broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
3) morbid fear
4) reluctant
(25) astral
1) grand suggesting great expense
2) immature
3) rising above others
4) relating to the stars
ANSWERS:
(1)3 (2)4 (3)1 (4)3 (5)4 (6)3 (7)3 (8)4 (9)4 (10)2 (11)4 (12)4 (13)2 (14)4 (15)1 (16)3 (17)4 (18)4 (19)1 (20)3 (21)3 (22)1 (23)1 (24)3 (25)4
