| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | relating to paradise; blissful |
1 throb 2 elysian 3 graphite 4 noncommittal 5 obituary | |
| 2 | base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle |
1 hobble 2 stump 3 arcade 4 sate 5 optional | |
| 3 | move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N. |
1 lexicon 2 creep 3 ancillary 4 hallucination 5 brooch | |
| 4 | lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell |
1 sluggish 2 marital 3 plot 4 pilot 5 intransigence | |
| 5 | roof of the mouth; sense of the taste |
1 flighty 2 ruddy 3 palate 4 phobia 5 meander | |
| 6 | contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C |
1 mimicry 2 fetter 3 catharsis 4 stoke 5 scurvy | |
| 7 | hackneyed; commonplace |
1 genuflect 2 rankle 3 escapade 4 deputize 5 trite | |
| 8 | defeat completely |
1 vanquish 2 squander 3 apprise 4 apocalyptic 5 aromatic | |
| 9 | melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition |
1 innovation 2 alimentary 3 smelt 4 tawny 5 brevity | |
| 10 | talk at length; speak or write in detail |
1 sodden 2 steadfast 3 sluice 4 abominable 5 expatiate | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | deficient in intelligence; very stupid |
1 minatory 2 olfactory 3 demise 4 deliberate 5 feebleminded | |
| 12 | one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians |
1 apprehensive 2 herpetologist 3 screech 4 obdurate 5 versatile | |
| 13 | (of something written or painted) still in existence |
1 emollient 2 extant 3 beset 4 efficacy 5 literati | |
| 14 | affirming equality for all |
1 astute 2 senility 3 multilingual 4 egalitarian 5 mural | |
| 15 | dried plum |
1 lackadaisical 2 dissemble 3 prune 4 gossamer 5 clarion | |
| 16 | pancreatic hormone; CF. diabetes |
1 retrograde 2 blues 3 insulin 4 sere 5 imprecation | |
| 17 | wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use) |
1 atrophy 2 satire 3 hinterlands 4 gem 5 comely | |
| 18 | right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory |
1 franchise 2 conglomerate 3 retrograde 4 effrontery 5 antibody | |
| 19 | fill with great surprise |
1 restitution 2 botch 3 hackney 4 doctrine 5 astonish | |
| 20 | monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos |
1 affront 2 residue 3 mausoleum 4 apocryphal 5 basin | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | long pole with a flat blade used for rowing a boat (while held in position by row-locks) |
1 impermeable 2 homily 3 explicate 4 motif 5 oar | |
| 22 | crafty; cunning; artful; N. wile: deceitful stratagem |
1 imminent 2 recital 3 excise 4 wily 5 tussle | |
| 23 | speed; rapidity |
1 celerity 2 enfranchise 3 tumid 4 embryonic 5 hap | |
| 24 | place side by side; CF. next |
1 decline 2 invective 3 magniloquent 4 poll 5 juxtapose | |
| 25 | sear; N. |
1 labyrinth 2 denizen 3 scorch 4 procurement 5 pulsate | |
| 26 | thriftless; not providing for the future |
1 chantey 2 improvident 3 finite 4 earmark 5 ambulatory | |
| 27 | marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortune; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares |
1 impeccable 2 checkered(chequered) 3 nullify 4 standstill 5 toxin | |
| 28 | open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape |
1 aureole 2 intercede 3 pitfall 4 gape 5 sanitation | |
| 29 | make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together |
1 primate 2 rustle 3 emanate 4 malefactor 5 retribution | |
| 30 | unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen |
1 chafe 2 liturgy 3 obsequy 4 pride 5 consolidation | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | remitting of money; amount of money remitted |
1 remittance 2 uproarious 3 paroxysm 4 empathy 5 dart | |
| 32 | defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority |
1 rebuttal 2 unfrock 3 sophomoric 4 gratis 5 patio | |
| 33 | convincing |
1 flair 2 cogent 3 acidulous 4 lackluster 5 purgatory | |
| 34 | becoming putrid; putrefying |
1 putrescent 2 wisp 3 grudging 4 acoustics 5 egotistical | |
| 35 | fleet of warships |
1 orator 2 satyr 3 quicksilver 4 armada 5 oculist | |
| 36 | mismanage; blow |
1 antigen 2 discursive 3 botch 4 constraint 5 bully | |
| 37 | word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptuous) |
1 epithet 2 hibernal 3 hoard 4 stamina 5 lookout | |
| 38 | interior of a ship or airplane in which cargo is stored |
1 pillage 2 relapse 3 nomadic 4 infantile 5 hold | |
| 39 | producing motion; of motion |
1 proliferate 2 conclave 3 kinetic 4 table 5 orb | |
| 40 | threatening; of an evil omen |
1 tenant 2 genealogy 3 feint 4 affected 5 ominous | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | deprived of (someone beloved through death) |
1 laconic 2 vista 3 bereaved 4 dysentery 5 expedite | |
| 42 | repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts |
1 conscript 2 mosaic 3 certitude 4 solder 5 modish | |
| 43 | discourage |
1 troupe 2 rabble 3 equestrian 4 figurehead 5 dishearten | |
| 44 | pointed tool used for piercing |
1 awl 2 amortize 3 peruse 4 redoubtable 5 bugaboo | |
| 45 | offensive in odor or flavor |
1 secrete 2 agape 3 fanfare 4 rank 5 unguent | |
| 46 | diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy |
1 nebula 2 pauper 3 nibble 4 indigence 5 furor | |
| 47 | generous gift (given to people who do not have enough) |
1 largess 2 criteria 3 ingrate 4 colloquy 5 hurl | |
| 48 | open-mouthed |
1 agape 2 fanaticism 3 granulate 4 aberration 5 blanch | |
| 49 | ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory |
1 sarcasm 2 crust 3 convulsion 4 derision 5 pandemonium | |
| 50 | reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply |
1 lope 2 rejoinder 3 irreconcilable 4 filler 5 astigmatism | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | one guilty of a crime |
1 gentility 2 belligerent 3 machinations 4 compliant 5 culprit | |
| 52 | rebel; nonconformist (in a group) |
1 happenstance 2 veterinarian 3 willful 4 maverick 5 germane | |
| 53 | bend the knee as in worship |
1 sovereign 2 hoary 3 tribune 4 genuflect 5 wrinkle | |
| 54 | mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior |
1 mountainous 2 rubble 3 bungle 4 addiction 5 humanitarian | |
| 55 | squander; waste foolishly; scatter |
1 glean 2 dissipate 3 transpire 4 idolatry 5 testator | |
| 56 | forewarning; presentiment; foreboding |
1 composure 2 recluse 3 chagrin 4 florescence 5 premonition | |
| 57 | word or phrase that is no longer in use; archaic word or expression |
1 archaism 2 hurl 3 incommodious 4 equivocal 5 fussy | |
| 58 | lizard that changes color in different situations |
1 carcinogenic 2 adulation 3 chameleon 4 gourmet 5 millinery | |
| 59 | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
1 menagerie 2 sophomoric 3 executive 4 miscellany 5 finery | |
| 60 | animal or plant cells; light thin paper |
1 assuage 2 glower 3 maxim 4 tissue 5 toss | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth |
1 antagonism 2 gestate 3 acrophobia 4 junta 5 thunderbolt | |
| 62 | driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N. |
1 repellent 2 magnitude 3 dynamic 4 scrimmage 5 reparable | |
| 63 | touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please |
1 cull 2 savor 3 privation 4 tickle 5 proponent | |
| 64 | state of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference |
1 slovenly 2 declaim 3 rummage 4 partiality 5 tine | |
| 65 | of fiction; fictional; not genuine; sham |
1 fictive 2 noncommittal 3 evangelist 4 fanaticism 5 vain | |
| 66 | delaying; tending to delay |
1 troupe 2 culvert 3 dilatory 4 connoisseur 5 adjutant | |
| 67 | bearing; manner; appearance |
1 mien 2 conciliatory 3 wanderlust 4 actuary 5 academic | |
| 68 | bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible |
1 glow 2 indigent 3 analogy 4 corporeal 5 sidetrack | |
| 69 | beautiful clothes for a special occasion |
1 finery 2 fecundity 3 ingenue 4 tertiary 5 emboss | |
| 70 | tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure |
1 tantalize 2 maroon 3 declaim 4 ravine 5 jamb | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation |
1 noxious 2 luminary 3 aegis 4 penology 5 commonwealth | |
| 72 | quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor |
1 indite 2 revile 3 pithy 4 swamp 5 brisk | |
| 73 | lengthen; extend; draw out |
1 prolong 2 herpetologist 3 acquittal 4 gregarious 5 boorish | |
| 74 | that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge |
1 permeable 2 ignite 3 flourish 4 pungent 5 enlist | |
| 75 | policy of governing people in a fatherly manner by satisfying their needs but without giving them any freedom or responsibility; ADJ. paternal |
1 deliberate 2 crochet 3 plaque 4 hindmost 5 paternalism | |
| 76 | cut off part of body; prune (a limb) |
1 execute 2 unwarranted 3 irresolute 4 perfidious 5 amputate | |
| 77 | work at in a non-serious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid |
1 static 2 digression 3 abstain 4 cavalier 5 dabble | |
| 78 | not able to be traveled or crossed |
1 isthmus 2 impassable 3 unlettered 4 transition 5 frame | |
| 79 | state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed |
1 denomination 2 liability 3 canard 4 turbulence 5 archaic | |
| 80 | revere; treat with great respect |
1 antecede 2 elaborate 3 florid 4 complementary 5 venerate | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble |
1 natal 2 stupor 3 grouch 4 silversmith 5 censorious | |
| 82 | dig up; unearth; OP. inter |
1 leaflet 2 besmirch 3 agitate 4 disinter 5 centrifugal | |
| 83 | pompous array of words; too many unnecessary words; wordiness |
1 septic 2 secrete 3 variegate 4 abut 5 verbiage | |
| 84 | window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room |
1 mutability 2 breed 3 dormer 4 gnarl 5 legato | |
| 85 | parish priest; representative |
1 antipathy 2 dinghy 3 figurehead 4 vicar 5 obsidian | |
| 86 | daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task |
1 retort 2 smelt 3 hindrance 4 compliant 5 chore | |
| 87 | enclosure for birds; large cage |
1 inclined 2 aviary 3 factotum 4 abstinence 5 ramify | |
| 88 | dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon |
1 orifice 2 presentiment 3 obese 4 lunar 5 matin\'ee(matinee) | |
| 89 | building (of imposing size) |
1 edifice 2 homely 3 fuse 4 wax 5 den | |
| 90 | reproduce; duplicate |
1 replicate 2 veracious 3 monolithic 4 nautical 5 cult | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | pollute |
1 contaminate 2 turbulence 3 somnolent 4 injurious 5 preposterous | |
| 92 | burden; responsibility |
1 blue 2 isotope 3 girth 4 onus 5 sterile | |
| 93 | sky blue |
1 hoodwink 2 azure 3 overdose 4 terminus 5 surveillance | |
| 94 | doctor who treats mental diseases |
1 natation 2 galley 3 emboss 4 latent 5 psychiatrist | |
| 95 | profane; violate the sanctity of |
1 betroth 2 desecrate 3 jocund 4 importunate 5 rubbish | |
| 96 | hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed |
1 pacify 2 tourniquet 3 recondite 4 don 5 crossbreed | |
| 97 | detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct) |
1 hiatus 2 bemoan 3 indentation 4 acquiesce 5 odium | |
| 98 | moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction |
1 astral 2 restraint 3 spontaneity 4 ragamuffin 5 putrefy | |
| 99 | adapt (a literary book) for dramatic representation; present in a dramatic or melodramatic way |
1 jab 2 range 3 tarnish 4 dramatize 5 antediluvian | |
| 100 | tough outer covering of fruits, esp. of the melon and lemon |
1 parochial 2 evasive 3 foresight 4 hut 5 rind |