| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | upper part of soil; OP. subsoil |
1 topsoil 2 simile 3 touching 4 sleet 5 incognito | |
| 2 | features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line |
1 solemnity 2 inherent 3 taxonomist 4 lineaments 5 incompatible | |
| 3 | person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number |
1 labyrinth 2 hilarity 3 malodorous 4 vitreous 5 supernumerary | |
| 4 | stubborn; refusing to change one's belief |
1 isotope 2 squall 3 obdurate 4 cavalier 5 plot | |
| 5 | amount of rain or snow that falls in a certain time |
1 endemic 2 breach 3 foil 4 rainfall 5 pillage | |
| 6 | motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking) |
1 disgorge 2 bilious 3 gesticulation 4 literati 5 Epicurean | |
| 7 | conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply |
1 compliance 2 propriety 3 asylum 4 severity 5 proofread | |
| 8 | possessing good health; healthful |
1 chasten 2 healthy 3 manumit 4 pew 5 schematic | |
| 9 | oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy |
1 rudimentary 2 affront 3 advocate 4 controvert 5 misconduct | |
| 10 | slice; divide into pieces by cutting; cut (wood or stone) into a special shape |
1 acuity 2 carve 3 congenital 4 mortar 5 pedant | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | mix in a confused way |
1 amazon 2 mongrel 3 jumble 4 insouciant 5 brooch | |
| 12 | denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim |
1 obstetrician 2 lackluster 3 canvas 4 disavowal 5 irrepressible | |
| 13 | science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition |
1 hygiene 2 propinquity 3 slither 4 flowery 5 patrician | |
| 14 | entertain |
1 concatenate 2 regale 3 menagerie 4 auxiliary 5 carcinogenic | |
| 15 | worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous |
1 idolatry 2 satyr 3 abash 4 misconstrue 5 sleet | |
| 16 | include; understand |
1 tribune 2 throes 3 comprehend 4 accessory 5 entomology | |
| 17 | convert (hide) into leather; make brown by exposure to the sun |
1 fiend 2 mountebank 3 affliction 4 tan 5 convivial | |
| 18 | carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat |
1 benison 2 denotation 3 impuissance 4 plane 5 trigger | |
| 19 | approach; tend to meet; come together |
1 cadaverous 2 converge 3 nugatory 4 diaphanous 5 harass | |
| 20 | proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance) |
1 shuck 2 incredulous 3 decorous 4 mirth 5 permeable | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself |
1 application 2 torque 3 granary 4 underhand(underhanded) 5 abominable | |
| 22 | patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison |
1 forbearance 2 extrovert 3 annul 4 privation 5 incongruity | |
| 23 | object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land |
1 outcast 2 lot 3 reprieve 4 adulterate 5 canvass | |
| 24 | restrict; N: something that restricts |
1 tonic 2 orifice 3 cramp 4 dismember 5 surf | |
| 25 | thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation |
1 gamut 2 apogee 3 hush 4 fulminate 5 timbre | |
| 26 | little round hill; hillock |
1 knoll 2 vendor 3 detain 4 queue 5 heretofore | |
| 27 | hear by accident |
1 overhear 2 taxonomist 3 rabid 4 caricature 5 trivia | |
| 28 | three-pronged spear |
1 insurrection 2 nutrient 3 trident 4 inebriate 5 objective | |
| 29 | lounge about |
1 altercation 2 tribulation 3 impunity 4 loll 5 comely | |
| 30 | story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill |
1 intelligentsia 2 tanner 3 sect 4 raconteur 5 hale | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination |
1 introspective 2 jocund 3 carillon 4 quietude 5 flagrant | |
| 32 | a type of gun |
1 static 2 gibe 3 extant 4 accord 5 musket | |
| 33 | mutual relationship |
1 dynamic 2 correlation 3 impute 4 selfless 5 toupee | |
| 34 | (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river |
1 ingrate 2 forage 3 ensconce 4 ooze 5 quixotic | |
| 35 | prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world) |
1 vendor 2 outspoken 3 trek 4 conclusive 5 sibylline | |
| 36 | narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete |
1 philistine 2 temperate 3 depict 4 supposition 5 interpolate | |
| 37 | unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back |
1 diffidence 2 endemic 3 duplicity 4 irrepressible 5 calculated | |
| 38 | (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered |
1 intrepid 2 navigable 3 sage 4 adulation 5 sphinx-like | |
| 39 | enigmatic; mysterious |
1 incontrovertible 2 alloy 3 sphinx-like 4 taper 5 superannuated | |
| 40 | lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned |
1 ignominy 2 advocacy 3 bravado 4 earmark 5 spontaneity | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | nook; recess |
1 sidewalk 2 acclivity 3 exegesis 4 alcove 5 feasible | |
| 42 | something that prevents progress; check in progress; reverse(opposite) |
1 incapacitate 2 dissimulate 3 setback 4 exuberance 5 brat | |
| 43 | irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable |
1 incoherent 2 ineluctable 3 contravene 4 pleat 5 immobility | |
| 44 | vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry) |
1 accessible 2 apothegm(apophthegm) 3 maxim 4 conceit 5 impinge | |
| 45 | half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V. |
1 consonant 2 filch 3 molding 4 deputize 5 snicker | |
| 46 | support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify |
1 substantiate 2 militia 3 manacle 4 levity 5 appropriate | |
| 47 | inborn |
1 innate 2 siren 3 efface 4 clamber 5 geniality | |
| 48 | chatter rapidly or unintelligibly |
1 happenstance 2 adjoin 3 jabber 4 oversee 5 enjoin | |
| 49 | leftover food |
1 abusive 2 rummage 3 mauve 4 scraps 5 asteroid | |
| 50 | swirling current of water, air, etc.; V. |
1 eddy 2 paradox 3 malady 4 spar 5 altercation | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | (induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion |
1 proselytize 2 overt 3 quarry 4 termination 5 representational | |
| 52 | cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart |
1 mountebank 2 quail 3 temperate 4 noxious 5 pontifical | |
| 53 | discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds |
1 cacophonous 2 equivocate 3 hoard 4 dissident 5 sectarian | |
| 54 | loss of speech due to injury or illness |
1 growl 2 ventral 3 adumbrate 4 aphasia 5 assertive | |
| 55 | (of handwriting or print) that can be read; OP. illegible |
1 savor 2 raconteur 3 underbid 4 inception 5 legible | |
| 56 | core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance |
1 slough 2 pith 3 elicit 4 bow 5 magniloquent | |
| 57 | arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs |
1 rampart 2 inherent 3 codify 4 effulgent 5 seismic | |
| 58 | pertaining to marriage |
1 implication 2 erroneous 3 material 4 marital 5 malcontent | |
| 59 | announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
1 slag 2 promulgate 3 bettor 4 negate 5 beholden | |
| 60 | courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery |
1 adore 2 disinclination 3 sanitation 4 canvass 5 deference | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | make or become dull or discolored; N. |
1 earthenware 2 tureen 3 skiff 4 exude 5 tarnish | |
| 62 | (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience |
1 episodic 2 choreography 3 canopy 4 typhoon 5 trickle | |
| 63 | flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V. |
1 insubstantial 2 accelerate 3 jingoism 4 polarity 5 coquette | |
| 64 | bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse |
1 diatribe 2 crockery 3 consanguineous(consanguine) 4 superannuated 5 smelt | |
| 65 | flood; rush; V. |
1 religious 2 seasoned 3 deluge 4 paramour 5 colossal | |
| 66 | brief explanation of words used in the text |
1 glossary 2 mollycoddle 3 edifice 4 auricle 5 analogue | |
| 67 | of a pivot; central; critical; crucial |
1 pivotal 2 explicate 3 expound 4 smirk 5 engaging | |
| 68 | excessively or elaborately decorated |
1 ornate 2 compatriot 3 festoon 4 commandeer 5 underscore | |
| 69 | make discontented |
1 diaphanous 2 offbeat 3 disgruntle 4 atavism 5 mealymouthed | |
| 70 | odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque |
1 diurnal 2 agnostic 3 ventricle 4 quaint 5 wither | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles) |
1 mannerism 2 concord 3 aloof 4 ripple 5 paradigm | |
| 72 | pleasantly fat; nicely rounded |
1 rave 2 intersperse 3 plump 4 lackluster 5 apologist | |
| 73 | dictionary |
1 lexicon 2 contaminate 3 enthrall 4 efface 5 reputable | |
| 74 | signers of an agreement (esp. among nations); Ex. Most western nations are signatories to this treaty. |
1 signatory 2 beguile 3 acknowledge 4 limp 5 impasse | |
| 75 | huge |
1 blithe(blithesome) 2 dissension 3 colossal 4 homily 5 postdate | |
| 76 | humbleness of spirit |
1 humility 2 simian 3 mutilate 4 accessory 5 ineluctable | |
| 77 | end; V. terminate |
1 termination 2 pantomime 3 dubious 4 vicar 5 helm | |
| 78 | sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy |
1 transitory 2 acclimate 3 obeisance 4 swarm 5 soporific | |
| 79 | lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic |
1 crossbreed 2 incantation 3 witless 4 pander 5 adorn | |
| 80 | servile dependent; obsequious follower |
1 minion 2 tramp 3 orientation 4 compress 5 extrinsic | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | paint or draw with dots or short strokes |
1 apothecary 2 stipple 3 tryst 4 oculist 5 recreant | |
| 82 | having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire |
1 burnish 2 anvil 3 prurient 4 corrugated 5 surreptitious | |
| 83 | assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress |
1 abate 2 befuddle 3 obligatory 4 molt(moult) 5 quench | |
| 84 | providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis |
1 ogle 2 misapprehension 3 quagmire 4 fruitful 5 synoptic | |
| 85 | rotate or revolve; |
1 horoscope 2 gall 3 abash 4 twirl 5 band | |
| 86 | system of religious or ethical belief |
1 panoramic 2 disjointed 3 actuarial 4 leaflet 5 creed | |
| 87 | terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature |
1 hide 2 creed 3 consonance 4 inventory 5 terminology | |
| 88 | undertaker; CF. death |
1 sadistic 2 incompatible 3 instrumentation 4 mortician 5 bequeath | |
| 89 | absence of governing body; state of disorder |
1 amphitheater 2 anarchy 3 tourniquet 4 sluggish 5 nourishment | |
| 90 | distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse') |
1 reminiscent 2 repulsion 3 discourse 4 overhaul 5 facetious | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | upward; high up in the air |
1 vignette 2 cram 3 aloft 4 upholster 5 collation | |
| 92 | stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist |
1 musty 2 unfaltering 3 levitate 4 component 5 torpor | |
| 93 | list; mention one by one |
1 plebeian 2 obligatory 3 intransigence 4 enumerate 5 venial | |
| 94 | psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire |
1 libido 2 sarcasm 3 curtail 4 blanch 5 turgid | |
| 95 | distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule |
1 apoplexy 2 plausible 3 cynical 4 apostate 5 dispense | |
| 96 | of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy |
1 collateral 2 juncture 3 substantial 4 trilogy 5 herald | |
| 97 | determination; resoluteness; ADJ. resolute: firm or determined in purpose |
1 forsake 2 resolution 3 relish 4 hush 5 guy | |
| 98 | long established as a disease |
1 chronic 2 amulet 3 skiff 4 consort 5 sylvan | |
| 99 | grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation |
1 validate 2 willful 3 bolster 4 assent 5 proliferate | |
| 100 | serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V. |
1 discourse 2 perpetrate 3 knack 4 paraphrase 5 queue |