VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 154

(1) genteel


1) well-bred

2) related to a school

3) occurring again and again

4) alert and watchful

(2) amalgam


1) burn unsteadily or fitfully

2) unpredictable

3) combination of different things

4) bend forward and down

(3) address


1) showy

2) indignation

3) direct a speech to

4) blessing

(4) appellation


1) untidy (of a woman or clothes)

2) name

3) make necessary

4) hang about/around

(5) protagonist


1) doctrine

2) like a corpse

3) mak less severe

4) leader or noticeable supporter of an idea

(6) oblivion


1) curved

2) compulsive habitual need

3) obscurity

4) very fat

(7) analogous


1) clear from blame

2) make rational

3) drive or hunt out of hiding

4) comparable

(8) substantive


1) substantial

2) wrinkled

3) full of pores

4) hostile feeling or intent

(9) circuit


1) trinket

2) uncertain how to act

3) closed circular line around an area

4) disregard

(10) abusive


1) untrustworthy person

2) cover with a thin layer of gold

3) tooth projecting from a wheel

4) coarsely insulting

(11) purchase


1) crowd

2) hidden danger

3) go down on one's knee(s)

4) secure grasp or hold

(12) dabble


1) stormy

2) causing a feeling of pity or sympathy

3) blindly devoted patriot

4) work at in a nonserious fashion

(13) devout


1) arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)

2) annoy

3) based on assumptions or hypotheses

4) pious

(14) expeditious


1) causing insensitivity to pain

2) done with speed

3) dissimilar

4) contemptible

(15) lampoon


1) burden

2) ridicule

3) exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm

4) leap or spring

(16) nominal


1) remembering

2) in name only

3) refusal of any compromise

4) not able to be erased

(17) discourse


1) shine with a flickering light

2) like a meteor

3) serious speech, writing, or conversation

4) odd

(18) insularity


1) narrow-mindedness

2) honor at a festival

3) imitation

4) one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

(19) imprecation


1) curse

2) one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless

3) very bad or disagreeable

4) grant condescendingly

(20) affront


1) widespread

2) haughty

3) insult

4) artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)

(21) exact


1) choosing of a lot or card

2) art and science of preparing and serving good food

3) demand and obtain by force

4) layer of earth's surface

(22) embroider


1) long established as a disease

2) not frank

3) decorate with needlework

4) thin liquid porridge

(23) penumbra


1) elastic

2) partial shadow (in an eclipse)

3) shameless and noticeable

4) temporary stay

(24) irreproachable


1) pierce with a lance

2) beyond reproach

3) questioner (especially harsh)

4) assent

(25) urbane


1) suave

2) spread or cover with a sticky substance

3) mentally quick and observant

4) (cause to) join the armed forces