VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 21

(1) benign


1) good-natured

2) kindly

3) of a prophet or prophecy

4) brief and compact

(2) disconsolate


1) slow up

2) hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)

3) loathe

4) state of being married

(3) phlegmatic


1) calm and unexcitable

2) fixed portion

3) ridicule

4) absolutely necessary

(4) petulant


1) touchy

2) walk with a heavy step

3) (of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture

4) serious

(5) miscellaneous


1) made up of a variety of parts

2) deliberately planned

3) stubborn

4) brief flash of light

(6) swear


1) propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group)

2) (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous

3) projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)

4) vow

(7) sylvan


1) pertaining to the woods or the country

2) change or harden into bone

3) be excessively fond of

4) person who uncritically conforms to the customs of a group

(8) suckle


1) resonant

2) give or take milk at the breast or udder

3) explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults

4) experienced

(9) subjective


1) malleable

2) based on experience

3) slow gallop

4) influenced by personal feelings

(10) gregarious


1) ordinary

2) annoy

3) sociable

4) varying from of an element

(11) aperture


1) hermit

2) opening

3) shove

4) reconciling

(12) resolve


1) group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods

2) hasten

3) decide

4) impertinence

(13) perverse


1) having the odor of musk

2) patience

3) purposely continuing to do something wrong

4) self-control

(14) demeanor


1) behavior

2) showing excitement

3) dummy

4) state as a necessary condition (of an agreement)

(15) incrustation


1) pay attention to

2) hard coating or crust

3) shake or move unsteadily

4) pertaining to the stars

(16) placid


1) sharp-cornered

2) sullen

3) peaceful

4) conquer

(17) usury


1) blame

2) overpowering

3) lending money at illegal high rates of interest

4) extremely small

(18) smear


1) proper to the point of affectation

2) behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm

3) very generous in giving

4) spread or cover with a sticky substance

(19) panacea


1) assuage or satisfy (thrust)

2) cure-all

3) praise

4) ty) quality of being unsophisticated

(20) memoir


1) shining (esp. in the dark)

2) deviation from the normal

3) existence

4) memoirs

(21) nautical


1) ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.

2) debauched person

3) decorate

4) pertaining to ships or navigation

(22) doggerel


1) stun as with a blow or shock

2) sparkle

3) absolutely necessary

4) poor verse

(23) patronize


1) contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots

2) disapproval

3) waver (in opinion)

4) support

(24) random


1) without definite purpose, plan, or aim

2) equal in extent

3) beautiful writing

4) decorate with needlework

(25) pulverize


1) Christian religious ceremony

2) crush or grind into very small particles

3) powerful

4) stoical