| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | not done politely without due formalities |
1 faucet 2 unceremonious 3 fluted 4 flier 5 hackney | |
| 2 | slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment |
1 impassable 2 servitude 3 cult 4 felicity 5 repudiate | |
| 3 | state of having two opposite qualities |
1 polarity 2 lien 3 posit 4 fallible 5 barrister | |
| 4 | talkative boaster; braggart |
1 hemophilia 2 blowhard 3 bewitch 4 trample 5 bifurcated | |
| 5 | list of cargo or passengers (on a ship) |
1 manifest 2 piety 3 pigment 4 patio 5 fancier | |
| 6 | neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; un-pledged; undecided |
1 musky 2 withdrawn 3 centurion 4 simian 5 noncommittal | |
| 7 | taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V. |
1 querulous 2 quip 3 mitigate 4 malevolent 5 substantiate | |
| 8 | lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious |
1 humus 2 incontinent 3 quadruped 4 nonchalance 5 droll | |
| 9 | belief |
1 credence 2 cadence 3 ensign 4 sere 5 imponderable | |
| 10 | persuade by flattery |
1 snicker 2 diligence 3 primp 4 antiquity 5 coax | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend |
1 ellipsis 2 sanguinary 3 uproar 4 inclined 5 restitution | |
| 12 | tropical hurricane or cyclone |
1 ominous 2 typhoon 3 euthanasia 4 charm 5 touching | |
| 13 | reveal; N. disclosure |
1 hackneyed 2 disclose 3 magnanimity 4 couple 5 insubordination | |
| 14 | pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble |
1 dissimulate 2 berate 3 enclave 4 acerbity 5 tanker | |
| 15 | cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin |
1 burrow 2 injurious 3 saccharine 4 mercantile 5 foray | |
| 16 | practical; able to be carried out; practicable |
1 feasible 2 misogamy 3 incubus 4 paramount 5 equivocate | |
| 17 | unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable |
1 platitude 2 imperil 3 spasmodic 4 imperceptible 5 breach | |
| 18 | agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
1 takeoff 2 harrowing 3 rejuvenate 4 sultry 5 omnipresent | |
| 19 | inappropriate; ADV. |
1 abrasive 2 disquietude 3 bulwark 4 dissuade 5 malapropos | |
| 20 | given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining |
1 venturesome 2 sturdy 3 concentric 4 neigh 5 querulous | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent |
1 supernumerary 2 recruit 3 resignation 4 parchment 5 apothecary | |
| 22 | 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern |
1 havoc 2 sonnet 3 inculcate 4 dote 5 demerit | |
| 23 | questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety |
1 berserk 2 padre 3 dubious 4 incommodious 5 cohere | |
| 24 | pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively |
1 mollycoddle 2 litter 3 affiliation 4 monochrome 5 bawdy | |
| 25 | lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious |
1 hindrance 2 servile 3 imprudent 4 prognosticate 5 bicameral | |
| 26 | trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V. |
1 vying 2 feint 3 flexible 4 parity 5 culture | |
| 27 | very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end |
1 betoken 2 oratorio 3 imperturbable 4 crease 5 taper | |
| 28 | start; beginning |
1 mucus 2 plumage 3 nourish 4 inception 5 gullible | |
| 29 | unavoidable |
1 compunction 2 madrigal 3 ciliated 4 inevitable 5 symmetry | |
| 30 | make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship) (wrong:calk) |
1 caulk 2 clientele 3 pageant 4 abeyance 5 pedantic | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
1 physiological 2 arsenal 3 grudging 4 lagoon 5 alliteration | |
| 32 | social blunder |
1 internecine 2 tugboat 3 gaffe 4 sledge 5 medley | |
| 33 | showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display |
1 carnivorous 2 seminary 3 diligence 4 ostentatious 5 chaste | |
| 34 | resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity |
1 misnomer 2 immune 3 terrestrial 4 extirpate 5 saga | |
| 35 | comfort in sorrow or trouble; consolation; V: comfort or console in time of sorrow or trouble |
1 solace 2 prosperity 3 disconsolate 4 seasoned 5 cauterize | |
| 36 | undermine the morale of; dishearten; corrupt |
1 oar 2 demoralize 3 specious 4 acquiesce 5 slight | |
| 37 | pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction |
1 pulverize 2 dissuade 3 infernal 4 tutelage 5 evangelist | |
| 38 | having an odor |
1 encomiastic 2 forte 3 odorous 4 abhor 5 relapse | |
| 39 | awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable |
1 unwieldy 2 recast 3 welt 4 stun 5 remediable | |
| 40 | gun |
1 quill 2 sedition 3 firearm 4 saga 5 disgorge | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | stop short at; not do |
1 stop_short_of 2 shudder 3 shipment 4 sparse 5 prosperous | |
| 42 | (of a person) knowing a lot |
1 taxonomist 2 stickler 3 mollycoddle 4 schematic 5 knowledgeable | |
| 43 | clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity |
1 perspicuity 2 hypothetical 3 insignia 4 chivalrous 5 porous | |
| 44 | candid; blunt |
1 sonic 2 insider 3 outspoken 4 concurrent 5 nauseous | |
| 45 | compose on the spur of the moment |
1 chisel 2 improvise 3 bolt 4 insolvent 5 premonitory | |
| 46 | making a harsh noise; grating; harsh |
1 chorale 2 cursory 3 raspy 4 clandestine 5 sprout | |
| 47 | embezzle |
1 tutelage 2 defalcate 3 deify 4 missive 5 cure | |
| 48 | abnormal; irregular |
1 coalition 2 delve 3 patrician 4 crossbreed 5 anomalous | |
| 49 | iron block used in hammering out metals |
1 anoint 2 geniality 3 anvil 4 overdose 5 pontifical | |
| 50 | teaching; art of education |
1 yield 2 pedagogy 3 Occident 4 emulate 5 effeminate | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility) |
1 confluence 2 disquietude 3 odium 4 overturn 5 abdicate | |
| 52 | threat; V: threaten |
1 callus 2 contusion 3 garnishment 4 urbane 5 menace | |
| 53 | bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound) |
1 fray 2 otter 3 controvert 4 peruse 5 gory | |
| 54 | heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room) |
1 gnarl 2 prerogative 3 barrister 4 fathomless 5 potpourri | |
| 55 | of or living in trees |
1 arboreal 2 verbose 3 abase 4 foist 5 exploit | |
| 56 | soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity |
1 gratuity 2 counterpart 3 saturate 4 duration 5 toll | |
| 57 | case for arrows |
1 minutiae 2 propulsive 3 wares 4 nag 5 quiver | |
| 58 | menacing; threatening |
1 deputize 2 gadfly 3 cirrus 4 minatory 5 sonorous | |
| 59 | someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat |
1 parody 2 scapegoat 3 ashen 4 monograph 5 behemoth | |
| 60 | able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will |
1 conclusive 2 delude 3 benediction 4 rou\'e 5 protean | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | suggest a meaning not expressed; signify |
1 enervate 2 bard 3 drama 4 imply 5 increment | |
| 62 | preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters) |
1 toll 2 ductile 3 determinate 4 harass 5 materialism | |
| 63 | article or book criticizing something |
1 hush 2 lucrative 3 critique 4 affliction 5 blush | |
| 64 | put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more |
1 juridical 2 nonplus 3 contrivance 4 agnostic 5 assuage | |
| 65 | malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled |
1 expurgate 2 obituary 3 takeoff 4 inclined 5 ductile | |
| 66 | wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence |
1 autonomous 2 suppliant 3 supplant 4 malevolent 5 epoch | |
| 67 | process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition |
1 termination 2 at_the_mercy_of 3 nutrition 4 freebooter 5 comestible | |
| 68 | person administering capital punishment |
1 flexible 2 friction 3 chase 4 executioner 5 encumber | |
| 69 | secrete or produce milk; CF. lact-: milk |
1 acorn 2 ascendancy 3 lactate 4 gainsay 5 centurion | |
| 70 | division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species |
1 transitory 2 genus 3 calculated 4 predicament 5 vitriolic | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | teasing conversation; banter; joking talk |
1 prefatory 2 oblivious 3 turgid 4 badinage 5 gaudy | |
| 72 | wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid |
1 religious 2 swamp 3 analogue 4 ovation 5 countermand | |
| 73 | disobedient; lawless; difficult to control |
1 resolve 2 adjourn 3 retrograde 4 unruly 5 discount | |
| 74 | rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed |
1 amity 2 molt(moult) 3 abbreviate 4 d\'ebris 5 imposture | |
| 75 | trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation) |
1 tremor 2 incarcerate 3 chagrin 4 malapropos 5 adversity | |
| 76 | low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves) |
1 cemetery 2 galley 3 planetary 4 acknowledge 5 arch- | |
| 77 | small stone (worn smooth by erosion) |
1 execrable 2 ogle 3 penetrate 4 grade 5 pebble | |
| 78 | condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
1 exempt 2 choice 3 concession 4 falter 5 anemia | |
| 79 | something that nourishes; food |
1 broach 2 inductive 3 cache 4 outwit 5 nourishment | |
| 80 | baggage; bags, cases, and belongings of a traveler |
1 august 2 misconduct 3 squash 4 conglomeration 5 luggage | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ. |
1 magnitude 2 curmudgeon 3 mongrel 4 homogeneous 5 omnipresent | |
| 82 | pertaining to earthquakes |
1 contravene 2 soluble 3 wholesome 4 precipitate 5 seismic | |
| 83 | deep dish for serving soup |
1 recital 2 frame 3 bureaucracy 4 bludgeon 5 tureen | |
| 84 | lacking in spirit |
1 dispirited 2 incoherent 3 ejaculation 4 irate 5 anarchy | |
| 85 | enthusiastic applause |
1 addendum 2 validate 3 onomatopoeia 4 ovation 5 impenitent | |
| 86 | proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper |
1 prim 2 lambaste 3 hush 4 alliteration 5 subjugate | |
| 87 | annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging |
1 placebo 2 nag 3 paleontology 4 verbiage 5 scorch | |
| 88 | court of justice |
1 tribunal 2 tenuous 3 compartment 4 disconcert 5 limerick | |
| 89 | sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship's deck or hull |
1 scuttle 2 philology 3 bettor 4 flay 5 peevish | |
| 90 | (of a person) fat and round |
1 rotund 2 lot 3 remiss 4 forgo(forego) 5 conceit | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet |
1 slag 2 serendipity 3 talon 4 accost 5 tryst | |
| 92 | sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool |
1 offhand 2 oblivion 3 foresight 4 assail 5 hone | |
| 93 | abnormal; impaired |
1 dys- 2 fanaticism 3 shaving 4 implore 5 misnomer | |
| 94 | large group of fish or other sea animals swimming together |
1 plot 2 solvent 3 school 4 misapprehension 5 arcade | |
| 95 | arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm) |
1 demoralize 2 altercation 3 pendant(pendent) 4 meter 5 politic | |
| 96 | pommel; beat or pound with fists |
1 uxorious 2 incident 3 pummel 4 beseech 5 enliven | |
| 97 | condition or period of flowering |
1 assent 2 florescence 3 smug 4 piety 5 introspective | |
| 98 | calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
1 vain 2 brewery 3 diffuse 4 actuarial 5 blandishment | |
| 99 | criticize harshly |
1 ensemble 2 pan 3 artery 4 grotto 5 ineffectual | |
| 100 | suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence |
1 laity 2 reminiscent 3 crossfire 4 commonplace 5 dummy |