| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus |
1 generic 2 pleat 3 foment 4 chaperon 5 critique | |
| 2 | isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate |
1 pawnbroker 2 nonchalance 3 osseous 4 seclusion 5 esteem | |
| 3 | all-knowing |
1 troupe 2 anneal 3 tan 4 omniscient 5 pageant | |
| 4 | ancestor |
1 magnify 2 facilitate 3 astute 4 progenitor 5 mercenary | |
| 5 | fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist |
1 procrastinate 2 fresco 3 ravel 4 invocation 5 desalinize | |
| 6 | make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet |
1 curb 2 graduated 3 grimace 4 decline 5 crochet | |
| 7 | aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight |
1 atrocity 2 antediluvian 3 noxious 4 obdurate 5 dilettante | |
| 8 | banish to the country; dwell in the country |
1 adherent 2 rusticate 3 herbivorous 4 chivalrous 5 proselytize | |
| 9 | tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V. |
1 jibe 2 knell 3 bolt 4 fervor 5 patronize | |
| 10 | (of a boat) turn over |
1 dividend 2 capsize 3 opiate 4 vertebrate 5 prattle | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | careful no to cause offence; OP. tactless |
1 frenzied 2 shyster 3 flighty 4 amorphous 5 tactful | |
| 12 | secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt |
1 tolerable 2 obtuse 3 hackneyed 4 stifle 5 covert | |
| 13 | angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath |
1 impropriety 2 irate 3 reprobation 4 seclusion 5 latent | |
| 14 | marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial |
1 optician 2 nubile 3 gradation 4 swagger 5 knowledgeable | |
| 15 | refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state |
1 wrangle 2 romance 3 philistine 4 sublimate 5 disheveled | |
| 16 | throw overboard (from a ship or plane) |
1 resplendent 2 servile 3 jettison 4 laxative 5 laggard | |
| 17 | destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant |
1 ebb 2 conglomeration 3 defoliate 4 ratify 5 pharisaical | |
| 18 | collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. agglomerate: jumbled mass; heap |
1 twirl 2 lancet 3 superannuated 4 agglomeration 5 cow | |
| 19 | operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio |
1 wanderlust 2 aria 3 malediction 4 eddy 5 rostrum | |
| 20 | restore to good condition; renew |
1 cogent 2 blizzard 3 renovate 4 collusion 5 boulder | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | demanding much work or care; tedious |
1 eerie 2 sheriff 3 obelisk 4 convoluted 5 laborious | |
| 22 | scientific study of how the bodies work |
1 physiology 2 whittle 3 lot 4 surf 5 abusive | |
| 23 | trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense |
1 politic 2 junket 3 unequivocal 4 fodder 5 appreciate | |
| 24 | censure; rebuke; N. reproof |
1 linguistic 2 reprove 3 tranquillity 4 reactionary 5 referendum | |
| 25 | stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant) |
1 contrivance 2 inhibited 3 incapacitate 4 foment 5 warble | |
| 26 | deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked |
1 fade 2 nourish 3 stalemate 4 reinstate 5 sadistic | |
| 27 | negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person |
1 yokel 2 jaunt 3 vagary 4 molecule 5 derelict | |
| 28 | mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself |
1 rarefied 2 calorific 3 cathartic 4 espionage 5 automaton | |
| 29 | exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) |
1 capitulate 2 deplete 3 festoon 4 inflated 5 discerning | |
| 30 | endless |
1 abrasive 2 interminable 3 whimsical 4 compliance 5 cumulus | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | people of royal family; payment made to a write, inventor, or proprietor |
1 fusillade 2 ingrate 3 oracular 4 royalty 5 poncho | |
| 32 | imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy |
1 revelry 2 megalomania 3 perpetuate 4 dummy 5 aboveboard | |
| 33 | bear fruit; produce fruit |
1 disquietude 2 nag 3 theoretical 4 adore 5 fructify | |
| 34 | heavy cloth on which colored threads are woven |
1 agitate 2 demise 3 tapestry 4 cloister 5 abscond | |
| 35 | person designated to execute the terms of a will; |
1 unprecedented 2 statuary 3 forebears(forbears) 4 executor 5 petulant | |
| 36 | state of being immovable |
1 progeny 2 immobility 3 hortatory 4 mucus 5 aver | |
| 37 | give life to; animate; make more lively |
1 vivify 2 scurvy 3 pass\'e 4 satyr 5 royalty | |
| 38 | pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
1 palliate 2 renegade 3 connubial 4 glutinous 5 impassioned | |
| 39 | organ that produces a secretion for use elsewhere in the body |
1 scrappy 2 sunder 3 gland 4 contusion 5 roil | |
| 40 | repeated refrain of a song; group of people who sing together; piece of music sung by such a group; body of vocalists and dancers who support the leading performer |
1 poll 2 holism 3 indite 4 ravine 5 chorus | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | walk steadily and rhythmically |
1 preposterous 2 squabble 3 apothecary 4 march 5 labyrinth | |
| 42 | force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc. |
1 supernumerary 2 spar 3 bluster 4 disillusioned 5 compress | |
| 43 | warning or caution |
1 codicil 2 checkered(chequered) 3 arboretum 4 caveat 5 harrowing | |
| 44 | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an unnecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
1 circumlocution 2 noose 3 queue 4 tenacity 5 defame | |
| 45 | shake slightly (because of cold or fear); break into fragments or splinters; N. |
1 rife 2 grunt 3 crescendo 4 d\'ecollet\'e 5 shiver | |
| 46 | make shiny by rubbing; polish |
1 decorous 2 ape 3 burnish 4 hedge 5 frond | |
| 47 | frown angrily; N: angry frown |
1 meddlesome 2 scowl 3 reminiscence 4 forte 5 timbre | |
| 48 | violent scoundrel; bully |
1 sacrosanct 2 pomposity 3 whelp 4 rebuke 5 ruffian | |
| 49 | curative; N. therapy |
1 cataclysm 2 statuary 3 therapeutic 4 lechery 5 seminary | |
| 50 | changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless |
1 leave-taking 2 execrable 3 mountebank 4 pliant 5 fickle | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | approve formally; confirm; verify |
1 insurrection 2 rabies 3 pedagogy 4 verve 5 ratify | |
| 52 | overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly |
1 deterrent 2 decorous 3 holster 4 mutilate 5 exuberance | |
| 53 | ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch |
1 extirpate 2 amiable 3 chase 4 actuate 5 indolent | |
| 54 | flexible; easily influenced |
1 foil 2 pliant 3 obituary 4 fulcrum 5 endemic | |
| 55 | celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body) |
1 tempo 2 luminary 3 contend 4 vitreous 5 malady | |
| 56 | begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot |
1 falter 2 indigent 3 sprout 4 canal 5 bleak | |
| 57 | lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practitioner |
1 arbitrate 2 antedate 3 shyster 4 recurrent 5 disconcert | |
| 58 | brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean |
1 podiatrist 2 ciliated 3 exploit 4 efface 5 hoard | |
| 59 | scarcity |
1 mace 2 dearth 3 slough 4 ramp 5 muddle | |
| 60 | lively; spirited |
1 animated 2 bleak 3 inflated 4 anomalous 5 impermeable | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich |
1 dominant 2 proscenium 3 freebooter 4 vitreous 5 novice | |
| 62 | shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction |
1 don 2 levee 3 midget 4 fresco 5 nuance | |
| 63 | making up for; repaying |
1 innocuous 2 compensatory 3 requisite 4 prim 5 excerpt | |
| 64 | case for a sword blade; sheath |
1 jocular 2 schism 3 festive 4 clump 5 scabbard | |
| 65 | combining of two or more tunes (establishing a harmonic relationship); contrasting but parallel element or theme |
1 elixir 2 insider 3 clique 4 indulgent 5 counterpoint | |
| 66 | meteor that has landed on the Earth |
1 acclivity 2 paternalism 3 sinkhole 4 meteorite 5 mar | |
| 67 | massive; impressively large; built as a monument |
1 foreboding 2 hoof 3 pilot 4 lucrative 5 monumental | |
| 68 | swindle or cheat; N: wedge like tool for cutting |
1 panoramic 2 demographic 3 infallible 4 pulchritude 5 chisel | |
| 69 | satisfy (thirst); quench; sate |
1 ratify 2 brag 3 slake 4 levitate 5 sophomoric | |
| 70 | fond word or act; expression of affection |
1 suavity 2 endearment 3 rumple 4 hemorrhage 5 ooze | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse |
1 slovenly 2 throb 3 notch 4 condone 5 rectitude | |
| 72 | holding fast (as to a belief); persistent |
1 palatable 2 critique 3 inopportune 4 denigrate 5 tenacious | |
| 73 | concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult |
1 hermetic 2 mingle 3 vie 4 egress 5 cloture | |
| 74 | gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay |
1 dissertation 2 jollity 3 replenish 4 clangor 5 accomplice | |
| 75 | illness |
1 wardrobe 2 supposition 3 log 4 malady 5 exuberance | |
| 76 | sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb |
1 marrow 2 gossamer 3 corpulent 4 humanitarian 5 hedonist | |
| 77 | stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement |
1 opulence 2 apprehensive 3 inclement 4 bicker 5 unanimity | |
| 78 | effusively sentimental |
1 secrete 2 maudlin 3 compulsory 4 fodder 5 waddle | |
| 79 | very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade) |
1 pedigree 2 shaving 3 loll 4 regale 5 provincial | |
| 80 | returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury |
1 restitution 2 tempo 3 belated 4 padre 5 wastrel | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | disloyal; lacking loyalty; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty |
1 stench 2 trepidation 3 insomnia 4 filler 5 disaffected | |
| 82 | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. |
1 parry 2 adjunct 3 vulpine 4 belittle 5 sobriety | |
| 83 | invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active |
1 asunder 2 satellite 3 energize 4 tribune 5 inverse | |
| 84 | court; open space surrounded by walls; |
1 vagrant 2 seethe 3 remiss 4 courtyard 5 festive | |
| 85 | hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack |
1 throng 2 dilemma 3 slap 4 dirge 5 uproar | |
| 86 | group of complementary parts that make a whole; coordinated outfit; small group of musicians who play together |
1 plenitude 2 exigency 3 ensemble 4 toll 5 plead | |
| 87 | hammer like tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V. |
1 gavel 2 discriminating 3 engulf 4 dismantle 5 condescend | |
| 88 | brief and compact |
1 bauble 2 fluent 3 stun 4 concise 5 girth | |
| 89 | divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism |
1 hoodwink 2 charisma 3 retort 4 amnesty 5 perjury | |
| 90 | extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; ( ) ; V. |
1 menace 2 violet 3 cordon 4 corridor 5 padre | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | irreverent |
1 halfhearted 2 impious 3 levitate 4 primp 5 grotesque | |
| 92 | short pole with a flat blade (not held in position) |
1 paddle 2 artisan 3 svelte 4 foment 5 murmur | |
| 93 | metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice |
1 die 2 animus 3 exacerbate 4 blurt 5 baton | |
| 94 | follower of any great teacher |
1 perforate 2 juridical 3 disciple 4 shoot 5 frieze | |
| 95 | rude; insensitive |
1 coma 2 disabuse 3 impiety 4 boorish 5 misogynist | |
| 96 | dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight |
1 conciliatory 2 inanimate 3 impugn 4 debilitate 5 eavesdrop | |
| 97 | gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip |
1 cognitive 2 blackball 3 dynamo 4 serendipity 5 rebate | |
| 98 | confuse thoroughly |
1 generate 2 orientation 3 befuddle 4 severity 5 protuberance | |
| 99 | introduce as a subject; moot; open up |
1 chasten 2 rung 3 broach 4 dote 5 dissension | |
| 100 | solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly |
1 geyser 2 ludicrous 3 vanguard 4 inquisitive 5 adjuration |