VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 47

(1) visage


1) unmanageable

2) face

3) make amends for

4) te) ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)

(2) presume


1) revert (to bad habits)

2) tear or cut to pieces

3) make (a bill) into law

4) take for granted

(3) torrent


1) partner in crime

2) (of words or statements) ambiguous

3) peak

4) rushing stream

(4) pellucid


1) transparent

2) oversensitive

3) small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter

4) unconquerable

(5) revelry


1) cowardly

2) eye defect which prevents proper focus

3) suffer (harm or loss)

4) boisterous merrymaking

(6) indices


1) reservoir or water tank

2) fastidious

3) signs

4) put in danger

(7) misgivings


1) poor

2) compelling charm

3) doubts

4) terms used in a science or art

(8) brood


1) sit on in order to hatch

2) collection (of writings or information)

3) huge

4) repair or make whole by using a metal alloy

(9) expedite


1) contend

2) exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm

3) hasten

4) squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges

(10) plumber


1) condense or shorten

2) wrong

3) gloomy

4) one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)

(11) violate


1) rear

2) rejoice

3) break (a law)

4) quibble

(12) forlorn


1) justified

2) sad and lonely

3) boasted

4) severe trial or affliction

(13) meter


1) moving with the head leading

2) pardon (an offense)

3) arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)

4) particle removed by a file

(14) legerdemain


1) respect or admiration

2) sleight(dexterity) of hand

3) expurgate

4) prose or verse composition to be performed by actors

(15) cumulative


1) morose

2) unruly

3) without exceptions

4) growing by addition

(16) emblazon


1) deserve

2) in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord

3) incipient

4) ornament richly (a shield or flag)

(17) deviate


1) turn away from (a principle, norm)

2) reserved or aloof

3) boredom

4) having foresight

(18) forbearance


1) change of form

2) patience

3) someone seeking revenge

4) recognize

(19) tonsure


1) scold strongly

2) blotched in coloring

3) shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders

4) saturate(soak thoroughly)

(20) acuity


1) sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)

2) allowing much freedom

3) holding fast (as to a belief)

4) (of voice) harsh and unpleasant

(21) willowy


1) pertaining to the universe

2) flexible

3) large city

4) apply a lubricant to

(22) supposititious


1) life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history

2) assumed

3) (cause to) join the armed forces

4) generosity

(23) rightful


1) small bit or fragment

2) proverb

3) of a periphery

4) legally correct

(24) sycophant


1) disloyal

2) use of force to get someone to object

3) servile flatterer

4) chew

(25) thwart


1) twisting

2) person who turns animal hides into leather

3) block or hinder

4) arrival