VOCABULARY TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICE) 188

(1) spate


1) smirk

2) sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people)

3) sudden flood or rush

4) formal demand or request

(2) converge


1) urgent situation

2) approach

3) trip and almost fall

4) forerunner

(3) nourish


1) e make into an institution

2) provide with food necessary for life and growth

3) not done politely without due formalities

4) fear or hatred of foreigners

(4) skinflint


1) core or marrow

2) father

3) renounce

4) miser

(5) flair


1) proverb

2) bugbear

3) talent

4) hatch

(6) underscore


1) making up for

2) loop formed in a rope

3) cheater

4) underline

(7) trajectory


1) arrogance

2) phrase repeated throughout a song or poem

3) path taken by a projectile

4) divine gift

(8) opportune


1) timely

2) poke abruptly with something sharp

3) hit or knock against with force

4) stop or check (the flow of)

(9) wanderlust


1) strong longing to travel

2) trader

3) study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation

4) reply

(10) carousal


1) unrestrained

2) narrate or tell (a story)

3) drunken revel

4) pertaining to the moon

(11) unexceptionable


1) diligent attention

2) entirely acceptable

3) moral correctness

4) sad

(12) adhere


1) railing in a courtroom

2) stick fast

3) drink in

4) give a bodily form to

(13) treasure


1) violent

2) keep as precious

3) narrow valley with steep sides

4) redden

(14) disquisition


1) mar the appearance of

2) science of sound

3) copy

4) formal systematic inquiry

(15) dank


1) complicated situation (as in a play)

2) treat gently

3) damp

4) luxuriate

(16) exceptionable


1) discord

2) trickery

3) writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court

4) objectionable

(17) impediment


1) hypnotic state

2) stir up

3) hindrance

4) twistings

(18) vile


1) leader or noticeable supporter of an idea

2) swimming

3) harmful

4) despicable

(19) reserve


1) deserving high respect

2) pare

3) self-control

4) bad-tempered

(20) elevation


1) drive away

2) elevated position

3) concluding section of a musical or literary composition

4) funeral song

(21) hale


1) healthy

2) suave

3) authority on a subject

4) calmness of temperament

(22) airy


1) entice

2) violation of a law

3) of air

4) cautious

(23) disavowal


1) scold strongly

2) ignore or behave coldly toward

3) denial

4) powerful person

(24) gourmet


1) taking up again

2) greedy

3) connoisseur of food and drink

4) case for a sword blade

(25) hull


1) relating to space

2) husk

3) distance around something

4) poke abruptly with something sharp