VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 105

(1) unsullied


1) untarnished

2) hypnotic state

3) filled (with something unpleasant)

4) deep-rooted

(2) imperative


1) absolutely necessary

2) giving or showing bliss

3) skill (esp. with one's hands)

4) happening at the same time

(3) pulsate


1) fixed portion

2) impossible to estimate

3) throb

4) distinct

(4) hieroglyphic


1) worthless products of an endeavor

2) hint

3) cause

4) picture writing

(5) ambrosia


1) food of the gods

2) resistant to

3) impossible to reconcile

4) adopt

(6) conversant


1) familiar with

2) settle comfortably

3) party

4) dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way)

(7) tan


1) in confusion

2) convert (hide) into leather

3) grisly

4) effect

(8) hirsute


1) diplomatic etiquette

2) charming (in a childlike way)

3) hairy

4) be excessively fond of

(9) flutter


1) made for practical use only (without decoration)

2) harshness

3) seasonings

4) (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly

(10) depict


1) harshness

2) speediness

3) pertaining to marriage

4) portray

(11) tempo


1) change

2) speed of music

3) cut down

4) expand

(12) assail


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

2) full of vigor or energy

3) assault

4) deceit

(13) abortive


1) unsuccessful

2) echo repeatedly

3) impossible to estimate

4) evolve as in prenatal growth

(14) memento


1) token

2) shriveled

3) tentative

4) body of customers

(15) meddlesome


1) imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)

2) interfering

3) opposite

4) cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe)

(16) turpitude


1) (of a person) unable to express what one really feels

2) depravity

3) careful in choosing

4) real being

(17) pastoral


1) particle removed by a file

2) dormant

3) rural

4) sleepwalker

(18) unassailable


1) excuse

2) move hastily

3) drifting wreckage

4) not open to attack

(19) desperado


1) reckless, desperate outlaw

2) enthusiastic applause

3) fluent (with insincerity or superficiality)

4) loud continous noise

(20) demise


1) fortress

2) death

3) make discontented

4) not able to be corrected or repaired

(21) grisly


1) ghastly

2) marked by kindness or consideration

3) story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols

4) speed

(22) title


1) name (of a book, film, etc.)

2) story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols

3) outer boundary

4) show clearly

(23) pigment


1) tunnels in which rabbits live

2) twist out of shape

3) coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)

4) cheerfulness

(24) fetter


1) series of gradual stages

2) shackle

3) oversimplified

4) odd in an old-fashioned way

(25) repertoire


1) remorse

2) list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present

3) extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress

4) group that meets socially