VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 87

(1) mortar


1) vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle

2) bodily (rather than spiritual)

3) help bring about

4) be excessively fond of

(2) acrophobia


1) stick fast

2) pretentiousness

3) fear of heights

4) composed

(3) lofty


1) very high

2) mysterious

3) mental disorder

4) third in order or rank

(4) ancillary


1) serving as an aid or accessory

2) prepare by mixing or combining

3) move suddenly or involuntarily

4) (of a person) bold

(5) putrescent


1) bad-tempered

2) becoming putrid

3) humiliate by embarassing excessively

4) weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use

(6) coma


1) opposite

2) of a periphery

3) deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow

4) ridicule

(7) acknowledge


1) state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved

2) deep dish for serving soup

3) brighten

4) recognize

(8) efficacy


1) exaggerated

2) mortuary

3) sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories)

4) power to produce desired effect

(9) vigilant


1) tendency to keep together

2) use sparingly

3) surround

4) watchful

(10) clip


1) that can be permeated

2) cut off with shears

3) using satire

4) cock

(11) alimentary


1) instituting

2) supplying nourishment

3) turn to stone

4) arrange into categories or grades

(12) wistful


1) laypersons

2) tease

3) sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories)

4) secret

(13) coagulate


1) pride

2) congeal

3) violation of a law

4) compelling

(14) casualty


1) serious or fatal accident

2) (of beliefs) against accepted opinion

3) insane

4) producing results

(15) magnitude


1) prohibit

2) wordy

3) unable to be doubted

4) greatness (in size or extent)

(16) anarchy


1) growing by addition

2) whim

3) express evil satisfaction

4) absence of governing body

(17) allocate


1) soft food made by boiling oatmeal

2) assign

3) thin liquid porridge

4) root up

(18) numismatist


1) person who collects coins

2) stale (in odor or taste)

3) (of an experience) deeply shocking

4) windy

(19) unimpeachable


1) scold with biting harshness

2) luxuriate

3) sniffle

4) that cannot be impeached

(20) outspoken


1) entangle

2) candid

3) medical treatment and care of old age

4) salty

(21) finery


1) taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax)

2) religious image

3) prudent

4) beautiful clothes for a special occasion

(22) exquisite


1) delicate

2) slow down

3) plants of a region or era

4) mysterious

(23) veracity


1) delusion

2) inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful

3) truthfulness

4) related to marriage or the wedding ceremony

(24) draw


1) animal that ruminates

2) decree (especially one issued by a sovereign)

3) become worse in quality

4) choosing of a lot or card

(25) monarchy


1) government under a single ruler

2) tender sorrow

3) substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness

4) scarcity