VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 116

(1) jostle


1) chew

2) shove

3) hypnotize

4) (of societies or groups) combine

(2) recourse


1) periodic

2) brief and to the point

3) resorting to help when in trouble

4) resulting from compulsion

(3) headstrong


1) lack of seriousness or steadiness

2) gaiety

3) person interested mostly in external objects and actions

4) willful

(4) delineate


1) courage

2) struggle

3) portray

4) shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)

(5) unguent


1) change of form

2) cause to sprout

3) ointment

4) the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus

(6) interrogate


1) slow gallop

2) pertaining to the universe

3) question closely

4) tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church)

(7) prudent


1) cautious

2) powerful person

3) prevent by taking action in advance

4) make smooth or glossy

(8) osseous


1) shut

2) drunken revel

3) made of bone

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

(9) cross


1) illicit lover

2) childish

3) bad-tempered

4) long and thin

(10) dubious


1) word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing

2) shield

3) questionable

4) compulsive habitual need

(11) sway


1) extinct flying reptile

2) combativeness

3) severe and adverse criticism

4) swing from side to side

(12) lubricate


1) oval building with tiers of seats

2) apply a lubricant to

3) lash

4) moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol)

(13) prey


1) enigmatic

2) target of a hunt

3) equip

4) (appreciatively) cutting

(14) palimpsest


1) parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased

2) disentangle

3) cause

4) act of turning aside

(15) residual


1) too certain to be disputed

2) isolate

3) remaining

4) varied

(16) implicit


1) pretentiousness

2) have a tendency

3) understood but not stated

4) limit

(17) forsake


1) correct spelling

2) desert

3) dull

4) irregularity

(18) plaster


1) cautious

2) rapture

3) squander

4) paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls

(19) scintilla


1) trace

2) worldly as opposed to spiritual

3) not shiny

4) break (a law)

(20) cipher


1) plant disease

2) individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances

3) unsatisfied

4) nonentity

(21) mammal


1) childish

2) vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young

3) feathers of a bird

4) weird

(22) peevish


1) deceptive scheme

2) cut the top off

3) society ruled by the wealthy

4) bad-tempered

(23) studious


1) wasteful

2) yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war)

3) ability to move spontaneously

4) given to diligent study

(24) filth


1) dirty matter

2) (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed

3) harass or trouble from all directions

4) plead

(25) culinary


1) talent

2) relating to cooking or kitchen

3) having a pale or sickly color

4) steering wheel of a ship