VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 129

(1) disinterested


1) minor crime

2) unprejudiced

3) list

4) steadiness of effort

(2) vitreous


1) of glass

2) twist out of shape

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

4) dreamily or deeply thoughtful

(3) drip


1) clear from blame

2) detest

3) unrepressed

4) fall or let fall in drops

(4) stymie


1) like a spirit or fairy

2) admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)

3) place formally in office

4) thwart

(5) discompose


1) scholar

2) loud continous noise

3) mysterious

4) disturb the composure of

(6) seasoned


1) experienced

2) outrun

3) (of land) dry

4) imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature)

(7) abnegation


1) science of law

2) tedious wordiness

3) choosing at random

4) renunciation

(8) outcast


1) one that has been excluded from a society

2) morally upright

3) deserving blame

4) odd

(9) chisel


1) mysterious

2) swindle or cheat

3) person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment

4) release or discharge through a vent

(10) impromptu


1) without previous preparation

2) place where a river can be crossed on foot

3) assumption

4) irreverent

(11) consort


1) put under a spell(condition caused by magical power)

2) hairstyle

3) having only one color

4) associate with

(12) idiosyncrasy


1) bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families)

2) mania for doing grandiose things

3) individual trait usually odd in nature

4) pertaining to the body

(13) invalidate


1) shaky

2) something that relieves pain

3) weaken

4) use equivocal language to deceive people

(14) dignitary


1) degrade

2) occurring irregularly

3) person of high rank or position

4) maker and seller of eyeglasses

(15) desecrate


1) make invalid

2) serious and sedate

3) suggestive of something (in the past)

4) profane

(16) bust


1) piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest

2) prophetic

3) monumental tomb

4) dwell

(17) rankle


1) irritate

2) cheerful and pleased with life

3) speak equivocally about an issue

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

(18) foolhardy


1) loud and harsh

2) lawyer in the lower court of law

3) hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)

4) rash

(19) denigrate


1) adjoining

2) blacken

3) location

4) teacher

(20) parlance


1) accustom a baby not to nurse

2) anger at an injustice

3) hypnotic state

4) language

(21) chary


1) incurable

2) resonant

3) catch sight of (something distant)

4) cautious

(22) imbecility


1) surrender something (stolen)

2) in essence

3) weakness of mind

4) renunciation

(23) festive


1) make unnecessary

2) debauched person

3) suppress

4) joyous

(24) lance


1) venture

2) pierce with a lance

3) survey of enemy by soldiers

4) dissimilar

(25) purge


1) remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted

2) star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness

3) bundle of stalks of grain

4) determined