VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 49

(1) puny


1) tiny

2) related

3) make neat or tidy by clipping

4) evasive

(2) tycoon


1) wealthy and powerful businessperson

2) phrase repeated throughout a song or poem

3) shrink

4) maker of a will

(3) sheathe


1) person of high rank or position

2) ridicule

3) copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing

4) place into a case

(4) disaffected


1) healthful

2) reject

3) disloyal

4) state of being married

(5) amputate


1) short simple story teaching a moral

2) deserved punishment for wrongdoing

3) cut off part of body

4) agreement

(6) sporadic


1) major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals

2) one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society

3) tedious wordiness

4) occurring irregularly

(7) unmitigated


1) unconquerable

2) (of something bad) not moderated

3) agree

4) scatter

(8) decelerate


1) slow down

2) expurgate

3) likely to change

4) filled with great surprise or fear

(9) providence


1) uncertain how to act

2) assault

3) (of a story or play) loosely connected

4) quality of being provident

(10) thematic


1) fall sharply

2) of a theme

3) decrease in size or strength (after being full)

4) kill from lack of air

(11) shack


1) death

2) indulge

3) observable facts

4) crude cabin

(12) artful


1) exhibiting art or skill

2) forcible restraint, especially unlawfully

3) physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes

4) envy

(13) convivial


1) possession of land or building by rent

2) stipulation

3) ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant

4) pleasantly merry

(14) peccadillo


1) boisterous laughter

2) nearness

3) slight offense or fault

4) pertaining to marriage

(15) preamble


1) denounce

2) grow rapidly (in numbers)

3) introductory statement

4) weaken

(16) sojourn


1) disclaim or disavow

2) supporter

3) place into a case

4) temporary stay

(17) compact


1) period of equal days and nights

2) agreement

3) boisterous mirth(merriment

4) formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears

(18) bungle


1) mismanage

2) make or become dull or discolored

3) boldness

4) having many languages

(19) dormant


1) harmless

2) sleeping

3) concerning alchemy or magic

4) confuse

(20) bauble


1) change voting district lines in order to favor a political party

2) tireless

3) trinket

4) external

(21) ransack


1) search thoroughly

2) enormous chasm

3) minor objection or complaint

4) rubbing away

(22) ingenue


1) ing\'enue

2) concise

3) peak

4) merriment

(23) exploit


1) comic

2) unspoiled

3) make use of, sometimes unjustly

4) skeptical or distrustful of human motives

(24) finite


1) loyalty

2) limited

3) reproduce

4) morose

(25) unanimity


1) driving forward

2) meanly stingy

3) sky blue

4) complete agreement