| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old |
1 inveterate 2 acclivity 3 lubricate 4 malaise 5 enmity | |
| 2 | error; stupid mistake |
1 cohabit 2 blunder 3 buoyant 4 supple 5 address | |
| 3 | reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically |
1 paraphrase 2 exigency 3 tarnish 4 mealymouthed 5 ratiocination | |
| 4 | evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me. |
1 rend 2 chromosome 3 elusive 4 censor 5 malingerer | |
| 5 | small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke) |
1 bludgeon 2 conduit 3 wisp 4 gravity 5 expatiate | |
| 6 | one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal |
1 veracity 2 connotation 3 adumbrate 4 zealot 5 calligraphy | |
| 7 | outer projecting portion of the ear |
1 prepossessing 2 denotation 3 unintimating 4 auricle 5 irrelevant | |
| 8 | mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm |
1 runic 2 prosaic 3 benevolent 4 enact 5 flashy | |
| 9 | sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism |
1 bellicose 2 somnambulist 3 swipe 4 mutilate 5 betoken | |
| 10 | accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner |
1 cursory 2 pastoral 3 odyssey 4 spoonerism 5 variegate | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | grisly; horrible |
1 bombardment 2 commodious 3 gruesome 4 ascribe 5 mote | |
| 12 | having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column |
1 catechism 2 inquisitor 3 behemoth 4 vertebrate 5 conjecture | |
| 13 | abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; CF. plenary, plenty |
1 gravity 2 plenitude 3 coterie 4 wander 5 feint | |
| 14 | tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side) |
1 oscillate 2 touching 3 selective 4 list 5 coincidence | |
| 15 | large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass |
1 knoll 2 swarm 3 puny 4 suspense 5 discourteous | |
| 16 | repeat |
1 best 2 flora 3 buffoonery 4 diaphanous 5 reiterate | |
| 17 | skin disease (on the face) |
1 importune 2 slovenly 3 gracious 4 malefactor 5 acne | |
| 18 | act in advance to prevent; forestall; foresee; expect |
1 aberrant 2 anticipate 3 adorn 4 bantering 5 mannerism | |
| 19 | disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise |
1 discompose 2 cravat 3 elusive 4 disenfranchise 5 exceptionable | |
| 20 | petty or trivial details; CF. minutia |
1 ingenuous 2 debunk 3 mendacious 4 crescendo 5 minutiae | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose |
1 culpable 2 adjacent 3 solemnity 4 poseur 5 censure | |
| 22 | ill will; hatred; hostility |
1 percolate 2 enmity 3 adversity 4 warble 5 ecliptic | |
| 23 | surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge |
1 disgorge 2 tremor 3 legerdemain 4 misdemeanor 5 insularity | |
| 24 | impressive; majestic |
1 dissimulate 2 creed 3 runic 4 countermand 5 august | |
| 25 | following in time or order; later |
1 cardboard 2 hew 3 tenancy 4 latent 5 subsequent | |
| 26 | sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic |
1 homily 2 coroner 3 thrifty 4 allocate 5 amalgamate | |
| 27 | repentant; N. |
1 notable 2 tapestry 3 penitent 4 emulate 5 bungle | |
| 28 | playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike |
1 proof 2 smirk 3 sportive 4 dross 5 veritable | |
| 29 | one who foretells the future |
1 graduated 2 discursive 3 phalanx 4 monumental 5 soothsayer | |
| 30 | gather; store up; amass |
1 engulf 2 garner 3 negligible 4 quibble 5 egoism | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident |
1 acrimonious 2 provident 3 pudding 4 stink 5 perversion | |
| 32 | courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness |
1 fawning 2 throb 3 inconsequential 4 impinge 5 calamity | |
| 33 | promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise |
1 comprise 2 pecuniary 3 illicit 4 philanderer 5 tout | |
| 34 | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
1 recline 2 foist 3 obese 4 frond 5 mauve | |
| 35 | teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument |
1 aberrant 2 ambidextrous 3 sophist 4 stockade 5 abstemious | |
| 36 | be next to |
1 peerless 2 mote 3 aboveboard 4 accord 5 adjoin | |
| 37 | remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt |
1 rousing 2 proxy 3 meager 4 compunction 5 oath | |
| 38 | humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence |
1 discrete 2 depict 3 maculated 4 minatory 5 indulgent | |
| 39 | approval |
1 approbation 2 parable 3 loathe 4 remunerative 5 halfhearted | |
| 40 | self-evident truth |
1 intermittent 2 truism 3 insignia 4 dowry 5 stern | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | fight |
1 melee 2 tangential 3 judicious 4 apologist 5 cognitive | |
| 42 | ability to read and write; ADJ. literate |
1 carping 2 calculated 3 obsessive 4 literacy 5 egalitarian | |
| 43 | wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official) |
1 artifacts 2 conundrum 3 pulsate 4 malfeasance 5 deliberate | |
| 44 | throw a shadow over; make appear less important |
1 infringe 2 irate 3 overshadow 4 odorous 5 sluggish | |
| 45 | coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain |
1 pr\'ecis 2 patronize 3 convoluted 4 fumble 5 whinny | |
| 46 | mass of material sticking together |
1 sledge 2 inquisitive 3 conglomeration 4 distinctive 5 primacy | |
| 47 | event; event that causes a crisis |
1 inherent 2 incident 3 anticipate 4 atrocity 5 doctrine | |
| 48 | commemorate |
1 wastrel 2 exacerbate 3 tenuous 4 impeccable 5 memorialize | |
| 49 | fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell |
1 aromatic 2 inductive 3 immutable 4 oar 5 subsistence | |
| 50 | destroy |
1 annihilate 2 hurdle 3 carousal 4 delineate 5 intelligentsia | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. |
1 dowse 2 pulse 3 shrivel 4 gambol 5 berate | |
| 52 | preventing infection; having a cleansing effect |
1 aseptic 2 terrace 3 spectral 4 insouciant 5 pr\'ecis | |
| 53 | wave around (a weapon); flourish |
1 hinterlands 2 scurvy 3 brandish 4 verbalize 5 bawdy | |
| 54 | (of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute |
1 gibberish 2 stifle 3 perspicacious 4 masticate 5 dismember | |
| 55 | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
1 imminent 2 pterodactyl 3 swear-word 4 tangential 5 scuttle | |
| 56 | annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation |
1 battalion 2 arsenal 3 pensive 4 blunder 5 gall | |
| 57 | adjust the graduation of (a quantitative measuring instrument) |
1 nauseate 2 calibrate 3 motif 4 checkered(chequered) 5 trance | |
| 58 | local or provincial dialect |
1 correlation 2 appraise 3 paddle 4 patois 5 nutrition | |
| 59 | (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress) |
1 gusty 2 chivalrous 3 sour 4 incredulity 5 d\'ecollet\'e | |
| 60 | loss of memory |
1 shrewd 2 amnesia 3 gall 4 indentation 5 anonymity | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air |
1 contagion 2 requite 3 nexus 4 browse 5 depose | |
| 62 | uninterrupted; unceasing |
1 incessant 2 blasphemy 3 epigram 4 bore 5 tonic | |
| 63 | slow down |
1 decelerate 2 declaim 3 insensate 4 overweening 5 forum | |
| 64 | very small object or insect-like creature; small coin |
1 band 2 pilfer 3 quay 4 calibrate 5 mite | |
| 65 | based on experience |
1 flier 2 empirical 3 upright 4 discombobulated 5 mauve | |
| 66 | abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy |
1 embroil 2 capricious 3 celibate 4 simper 5 setback | |
| 67 | strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock |
1 pastoral 2 ragamuffin 3 defrock 4 declaim 5 fervor | |
| 68 | without an equal; single in kind |
1 factotum 2 typhoon 3 unique 4 viper 5 livid | |
| 69 | encouraging; extortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort |
1 marrow 2 decrepitude 3 hortatory 4 midget 5 gourmet | |
| 70 | of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease) |
1 d\'ecollet\'e 2 psychosomatic 3 limber 4 factotum 5 foreshadow | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture |
1 diffidence 2 astigmatism 3 carrion 4 molest 5 impudence | |
| 72 | exceed |
1 hydrophobia 2 dehydrate 3 surpass 4 relevant 5 dissimulate | |
| 73 | prototype; primitive pattern |
1 founder 2 prattle 3 archetype 4 mangy 5 comely | |
| 74 | prosper; flourish |
1 thrive 2 quibble 3 paucity 4 forage 5 doddering | |
| 75 | go through or across |
1 infinitesimal 2 tickle 3 traverse 4 enduring 5 intermediary | |
| 76 | make into an institution; put or confine in an institution |
1 institutionalize 2 pungent 3 botch 4 niggardly 5 purgatory | |
| 77 | cavity or chamber (as in the heart) |
1 amass 2 ventricle 3 canker 4 corporeal 5 repository | |
| 78 | equal in extent; of the same size |
1 snuffle 2 commensurate 3 shyster 4 throng 5 invalid | |
| 79 | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
1 nibble 2 jeopardize 3 antecedents 4 impecunious 5 corpuscle | |
| 80 | helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards |
1 conducive 2 champion 3 contaminate 4 perdition 5 gangway | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | ecological community together with its environment |
1 apiculture 2 ecosystem 3 imbecility 4 demise 5 assimilate | |
| 82 | person who establishes (an organization or business) |
1 disgruntle 2 magnanimity 3 founder 4 compulsion 5 candor | |
| 83 | student at a military school |
1 decorous 2 complaisant 3 languid 4 tertiary 5 cadet | |
| 84 | width; extent |
1 breadth 2 ensue 3 stymie 4 selective 5 pinnace | |
| 85 | state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous |
1 anonymity 2 collation 3 compulsive 4 trident 5 carol | |
| 86 | pitcher; container for holding liquids |
1 bigotry 2 lowbrow 3 acquittal 4 jug 5 jab | |
| 87 | newly hatched form of insects |
1 larva 2 celibate 3 toxin 4 engaged 5 extricate | |
| 88 | mental disorder; ADJ. N. psychotic |
1 obtuse 2 belligerent 3 psychosis 4 militant 5 parley | |
| 89 | state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible |
1 incipient 2 inconsistency 3 aberration 4 befuddle 5 jurisprudence | |
| 90 | acknowledgment of work done as in a film |
1 ineluctable 2 acquittal 3 inveterate 4 credits 5 enliven | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate |
1 indissoluble 2 frond 3 flotsam 4 tribunal 5 inculcate | |
| 92 | done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden |
1 impudence 2 endue 3 coquette 4 taxonomist 5 surreptitious | |
| 93 | sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious |
1 osseous 2 dulcet 3 analgesia 4 irony 5 chicanery | |
| 94 | one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement |
1 nihilist 2 pantomime 3 apiary 4 mercantile 5 slacken | |
| 95 | relation to health; clean; hygienic |
1 dossier 2 discord 3 resentment 4 embody 5 sanitary | |
| 96 | full of vigor or energy; vibrating |
1 sobriety 2 musty 3 fissure 4 vibrant 5 mendacious | |
| 97 | hitherto; until now |
1 heretofore 2 plasticity 3 trickle 4 epidermis 5 molest | |
| 98 | courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry |
1 setback 2 militant 3 chivalrous 4 attest 5 germ | |
| 99 | introductory statement |
1 preamble 2 manacle 3 allegory 4 wily 5 exertion | |
| 100 | half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man |
1 taxing 2 satyr 3 aria 4 dissuade 5 rake |