| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn) |
1 tine 2 kernel 3 recount 4 sanctimonious 5 choleric | |
| 2 | looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect |
1 tonality 2 animosity 3 retrospective 4 shirk 5 gentle | |
| 3 | quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch) |
1 illuminate 2 indubitable 3 propinquity 4 timbre 5 superfluous | |
| 4 | ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom |
1 conduit 2 royalty 3 parched 4 gambol 5 spectral | |
| 5 | ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution |
1 trappings 2 deed 3 wary 4 lampoon 5 lineage | |
| 6 | bitter fluid secreted by the liver (aiding in the digestion of fats); |
1 repugnance 2 bile 3 maternal 4 antedate 5 aloft | |
| 7 | large city |
1 syllogism 2 anthropologist 3 metropolis 4 incredulity 5 fluency | |
| 8 | bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone) |
1 acerbity 2 admonish 3 corrode 4 wry 5 delve | |
| 9 | fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility |
1 gangway 2 chipmunk 3 nexus 4 corroborate 5 voluble | |
| 10 | pay for services |
1 stipend 2 claustrophobia 3 circumvent 4 sultry 5 relevant | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | (of a person) truthful |
1 remiss 2 baste 3 wick 4 circumvent 5 veracious | |
| 12 | related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively |
1 obsessive 2 advocacy 3 mellifluous 4 sprightly 5 affirmation | |
| 13 | (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure) |
1 obelisk 2 oracular 3 sovereign 4 wry 5 unintimating | |
| 14 | furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide |
1 encomiastic 2 escapade 3 disconcert 4 purveyor 5 condone | |
| 15 | scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
1 dispel 2 filler 3 ballot 4 hackney 5 addiction | |
| 16 | respectful; worshipful; V. revere: regard with reverence; N. reverence: profound respect |
1 haggle 2 knocker 3 trough 4 placard 5 reverent | |
| 17 | short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors |
1 eulogy 2 snip 3 lateral 4 verve 5 bucolic | |
| 18 | fill (someone) with (a quality); N. infusion |
1 infuse 2 discrete 3 fulcrum 4 maleficent 5 captious | |
| 19 | (of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed |
1 slough 2 choreography 3 ebb 4 continence 5 squabble | |
| 20 | boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo |
1 calamity 2 churlish 3 lurk 4 enact 5 indecision | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark |
1 linoleum 2 commonplace 3 truism 4 quorum 5 requiem | |
| 22 | greatness (in size or extent); extent |
1 vulpine 2 cram 3 magnitude 4 bureaucracy 5 slapdash | |
| 23 | ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame |
1 porridge 2 quietude 3 musket 4 flamboyant 5 taut | |
| 24 | oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena |
1 amphitheater 2 loft 3 fawning 4 tiller 5 terrestrial | |
| 25 | make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb |
1 refectory 2 roil 3 waggish 4 rebuttal 5 gist | |
| 26 | body of customers |
1 hemorrhage 2 macabre 3 prosecute 4 amnesia 5 clientele | |
| 27 | having no equal; incomparable |
1 peerless 2 floe 3 immune 4 pacifist 5 promulgate | |
| 28 | made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable |
1 vacillate 2 pedigree 3 antique 4 nonplus 5 pinnace | |
| 29 | aversion; dislike or opposition |
1 culpable 2 antipathy 3 eccentric 4 concur 5 nirvana | |
| 30 | confirm; support; strengthen |
1 decomposition 2 corroborate 3 disapprobation 4 takeoff 5 bleak | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | stick together |
1 Shangri-la 2 cohere 3 vixen 4 litter 5 bravado | |
| 32 | temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
1 odium 2 aftermath 3 sojourn 4 hereafter 5 propinquity | |
| 33 | fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event |
1 disquisition 2 perspicuity 3 crossbreed 4 windfall 5 nucleate | |
| 34 | compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary |
1 sage 2 gamut 3 lexicographer 4 pragmatist 5 seduce | |
| 35 | shorten; reduce |
1 grouch 2 anomaly 3 curtail 4 incident 5 ensemble | |
| 36 | greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid |
1 ballad 2 cupidity 3 purveyor 4 aloof 5 omniscient | |
| 37 | stupid awkward person; CF. elf |
1 gusty 2 spendthrift 3 frustrate 4 oaf 5 cannibal | |
| 38 | remainder |
1 betoken 2 shaft 3 remnant 4 converse 5 culprit | |
| 39 | determination; resolution; firmness of purpose |
1 forthright 2 interloper 3 knocker 4 resolve 5 brevity | |
| 40 | going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
1 trapeze 2 cultivated 3 adverse 4 unctuous 5 bifurcated | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | childish; infant like |
1 infantile 2 writhe 3 moralistic 4 hemophilia 5 arraign | |
| 42 | crude cabin |
1 gargoyle 2 promulgate 3 shack 4 apolitical 5 cantankerous | |
| 43 | neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make |
1 whinny 2 trample 3 archaeology 4 asymmetric 5 tiptoe | |
| 44 | rub out; remove the surface of |
1 acrid 2 pessimism 3 chassis 4 psychic 5 efface | |
| 45 | chuckle with delight; N. |
1 royalty 2 overt 3 chortle 4 cemetery 5 bureaucracy | |
| 46 | rubbing away; tending to grind down |
1 tout 2 dent 3 gentle 4 swamp 5 abrasive | |
| 47 | struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ? |
1 meteorite 2 anarchy 3 quagmire 4 scuffle 5 mock | |
| 48 | joking (often inappropriately); un-serious; humorous |
1 boon 2 facetious 3 rogue 4 secular 5 pretext | |
| 49 | narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes |
1 pedagogue 2 parochial 3 shrewd 4 adumbrate 5 cacophonous | |
| 50 | lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner |
1 levity 2 blackmail 3 flexible 4 cursive 5 augury | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic |
1 stately 2 dermatologist 3 don 4 assail 5 bungle | |
| 52 | flat bottom part of a shoe |
1 argot 2 buccaneer 3 sole 4 garbled 5 sanitary | |
| 53 | something attached to but holding an inferior position |
1 disclose 2 blue 3 misogamy 4 adjunct 5 contention | |
| 54 | enjoy; savor; N: enjoyment; zest |
1 relish 2 impious 3 tarry 4 dissent 5 perjury | |
| 55 | relating to cooking or kitchen |
1 aptitude 2 culinary 3 cipher 4 slake 5 capsize | |
| 56 | ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy |
1 coalition 2 glide 3 ornithologist 4 patina 5 empathy | |
| 57 | place for burying the dead |
1 cemetery 2 premise 3 reverie 4 mauve 5 bohemian | |
| 58 | contending; CF. vie |
1 caper 2 mast 3 vying 4 deploy 5 visionary | |
| 59 | public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes |
1 coroner 2 comatose 3 rainfall 4 rabble 5 cremate | |
| 60 | raised platform for speakers or other important people |
1 sinewy 2 slake 3 reportorial 4 corrode 5 dais | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | partner in crime |
1 accomplice 2 berserk 3 besmirch 4 stickler 5 energize | |
| 62 | trickery; deception |
1 lackadaisical 2 chicanery 3 tautological 4 blues 5 rug | |
| 63 | violent; rough; noisy |
1 inestimable 2 landslide 3 boisterous 4 chuckle 5 dart | |
| 64 | sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
1 seasoned 2 fetid(foetid) 3 chivalrous 4 pucker 5 angular | |
| 65 | recess in a wall as for holding a statue; suitable place or job (suited to one's abilities or interests) |
1 converse 2 brawl 3 niche 4 motley 5 willowy | |
| 66 | highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder |
1 saturate 2 fetid(foetid) 3 prodigy 4 superfluous 5 tamp | |
| 67 | brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious |
1 requiem 2 incorporate 3 resplendent 4 lethargic 5 circuitous | |
| 68 | having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy |
1 brat 2 mortise 3 refectory 4 autocratic 5 torso | |
| 69 | pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises) |
1 unregenerate 2 exigency 3 ambidextrous 4 determinate 5 valedictory | |
| 70 | move hastily; hurry; move briskly |
1 scurry 2 glossy 3 restraint 4 languid 5 potential | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality; N: taste or smell; distinctive quality |
1 astute 2 manumit 3 savor 4 adumbrate 5 sip | |
| 72 | stingy; mean |
1 miserly 2 stifle 3 botch 4 squabble 5 obsequy | |
| 73 | low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog) |
1 elicit 2 falter 3 growl 4 clangor 5 thrifty | |
| 74 | take possession of (often for public use and without payment) |
1 spatula 2 band 3 expropriate 4 paternalism 5 liquidate | |
| 75 | hag; ugly old woman |
1 crone 2 grotesque 3 trudge 4 objective 5 imaginary | |
| 76 | letter (esp. a long and important one) |
1 tong 2 caulk 3 reprimand 4 encumber 5 epistle | |
| 77 | letter; written statement; CF. sent |
1 skim 2 frugality 3 missive 4 desperado 5 caste | |
| 78 | clergyman attached to a chapel |
1 brewery 2 convulsion 3 diffuse 4 frame 5 chaplain | |
| 79 | include (as a member of a group); encompass |
1 spoof 2 subsume 3 perspicacious 4 crinkle 5 supple | |
| 80 | one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia |
1 disinclination 2 apologist 3 table 4 shirk 5 alleviate | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout |
1 homogeneous 2 succor 3 trapeze 4 confound 5 luscious | |
| 82 | time of greatest success or power; prime |
1 duration 2 fatalism 3 expos\'e 4 rebate 5 heyday | |
| 83 | subside or moderate |
1 melee 2 abate 3 toga 4 salvage 5 efface | |
| 84 | lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial |
1 despise 2 indentation 3 arrears 4 frivolous 5 analogous | |
| 85 | cure-all; remedy for all diseases |
1 expiate 2 sententious 3 stalemate 4 panacea 5 gregarious | |
| 86 | period following a bad event; consequence of a disaster or misfortune |
1 arroyo 2 aftermath 3 pundit 4 don 5 taut | |
| 87 | separate religious body; faction; group of people with common beliefs within a larger group |
1 syllogism 2 acme 3 sect 4 patrician 5 prevaricate | |
| 88 | poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence |
1 stanza 2 aplomb 3 recount 4 carapace 5 artifice | |
| 89 | insignificant; unimportant |
1 hesitate 2 inconsequential 3 snicker 4 flotsam 5 appreciate | |
| 90 | return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N. |
1 intransigence 2 zephyr 3 penitent 4 relapse 5 ductile | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | passage between two rows of rooms; narrow tract of land, esp. through another country |
1 despondent 2 tribune 3 corridor 4 suture 5 screech | |
| 92 | belief in one God |
1 monotheism 2 flotsam 3 momentous 4 earmark 5 hubbub | |
| 93 | pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner |
1 canal 2 strut 3 waylay 4 resign 5 psyche | |
| 94 | bell tower (in a church) |
1 hobble 2 apothegm(apophthegm) 3 belfry 4 simian 5 rectify | |
| 95 | flexible; supple; pliable; V. |
1 arboreal 2 potpourri 3 hoard 4 oath 5 limber | |
| 96 | language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk |
1 yoke 2 thunderbolt 3 compliance 4 jargon 5 temporal | |
| 97 | act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer) |
1 pigment 2 recital 3 avuncular 4 natation 5 conflagration | |
| 98 | lie; hide the truth (by equivocating) |
1 prevaricate 2 genus 3 pyre 4 jingoism 5 tumid | |
| 99 | stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard |
1 asunder 2 leniency 3 mortician 4 touchstone 5 mosaic | |
| 100 | based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical |
1 selective 2 theoretical 3 prelude 4 baffle 5 overblown |