| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | repay; pay back |
1 jewel 2 litany 3 supposition 4 reimburse 5 conclave | |
| 2 | dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency |
1 prepossessing 2 pachyderm 3 sour 4 brood 5 contingent | |
| 3 | public speaker |
1 swill 2 orator 3 pulchritude 4 stolid 5 grouse | |
| 4 | introduction (to a poem or play) |
1 pliable 2 codicil 3 prologue 4 chorale 5 mingle | |
| 5 | gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself |
1 temporize 2 detergent 3 empirical 4 unassuaged 5 matriarch | |
| 6 | amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained |
1 betoken 2 ostentatious 3 nullify 4 licentious 5 remittance | |
| 7 | strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
1 nutritious 2 bulwark 3 fancy 4 chivalrous 5 embargo | |
| 8 | desalinate; remove salt from |
1 laity 2 ooze 3 attest 4 aversion 5 desalinize | |
| 9 | docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability |
1 turncoat 2 factious 3 ramify 4 tractable 5 emboss | |
| 10 | pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial |
1 dour 2 gnome 3 mellifluous 4 convivial 5 luminary | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | moat deep wide ditch (filled with water) surrounding a town or castle as a defense |
1 n 2 candor 3 nugatory 4 clangor 5 lateral | |
| 12 | clean; remove offensive parts of a book |
1 timeless 2 gadget 3 disaffected 4 expurgate 5 tenet | |
| 13 | pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N. |
1 irrelevant 2 hilarity 3 undertaker 4 cull 5 deputize | |
| 14 | theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure |
1 pulsate 2 parity 3 decimate 4 motif 5 disciple | |
| 15 | series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression |
1 gloss_over 2 gradation 3 accost 4 hoary 5 myriad | |
| 16 | boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration |
1 prop 2 ravel 3 revelry 4 amend 5 filibuster | |
| 17 | write; compose |
1 indite 2 literacy 3 swarm 4 posture 5 acolyte | |
| 18 | service station (where cars are repaired or serviced) |
1 garage 2 nadir 3 aerie 4 adventitious 5 inimical | |
| 19 | experienced |
1 cleft 2 zenith 3 seasoned 4 mirage 5 sherbet | |
| 20 | lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase |
1 glaring 2 pliant 3 boost 4 dowdy 5 host | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | make void |
1 agility 2 annul 3 recruit 4 pithy 5 botch | |
| 22 | subject to glacial action; ; freeze |
1 sporadic 2 insider 3 glaciate 4 vivify 5 boorish | |
| 23 | scientific study of weather conditions |
1 meteorology 2 megalomania 3 torque 4 daguerreotype 5 spar | |
| 24 | standards used in judging; CF. criterion |
1 criteria 2 anesthetic 3 abysmal 4 sacrosanct 5 pilot | |
| 25 | alcoholic drink made from apples |
1 cider 2 flair 3 trudge 4 exult 5 pantomime | |
| 26 | engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world |
1 omnipotent 2 dauntless 3 otherworldly 4 nib 5 worldly | |
| 27 | attractive (in personality or appearance) |
1 epilogue 2 personable 3 usury 4 tribulation 5 aphasia | |
| 28 | compartment for one animal in a barn or shed; V: bring or come to a standstill |
1 invective 2 slapdash 3 stall 4 oracular 5 herpetologist | |
| 29 | slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic |
1 recondite 2 obsequious 3 orientation 4 statute 5 fray | |
| 30 | slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind |
1 requiem 2 hazy 3 abominate 4 ecologist 5 tine | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | strong foul odor; reek; stink |
1 forage 2 glare 3 anthology 4 stench 5 glow | |
| 32 | shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one) |
1 corollary 2 meditation 3 alms 4 fawning 5 defect | |
| 33 | cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision |
1 slouch 2 antler 3 dregs 4 verdigris 5 excise | |
| 34 | ban on commerce or other activity |
1 sanguinary 2 depict 3 claustrophobia 4 embargo 5 obsequious | |
| 35 | conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted |
1 insulin 2 defiance 3 coda 4 notable 5 gruel | |
| 36 | curse; swearword |
1 imprecation 2 amnesty 3 sovereign 4 quail 5 inamorata | |
| 37 | operatic singer; prima-donna |
1 theocracy 2 bleak 3 ragamuffin 4 paraphrase 5 diva | |
| 38 | half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V. |
1 coax 2 dearth 3 clot 4 inadvertently 5 retrospective | |
| 39 | flashy; showy |
1 flashy 2 gaudy 3 disavowal 4 lowbrow 5 viscous | |
| 40 | brief statement used to express a principle |
1 ursine 2 motto 3 rancid 4 euphemism 5 minutiae | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism |
1 hackneyed 2 mingle 3 multiform 4 sophistry 5 felicitous | |
| 42 | fearful; discerning |
1 apprehensive 2 liquidate 3 oar 4 decorum 5 desperado | |
| 43 | cutting; incisive; keen |
1 trenchant 2 exegesis 3 collage 4 dubious 5 unanimity | |
| 44 | decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command |
1 coroner 2 lethal 3 edict 4 dregs 5 gradation | |
| 45 | opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic |
1 coda 2 heresy 3 unravel 4 n 5 paddle | |
| 46 | one who practices evangelism; N. evangelism: zealous preaching of the gospel as through missionary work |
1 cider 2 flotsam 3 braggadocio 4 tissue 5 evangelist | |
| 47 | without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent |
1 contention 2 caricature 3 canker 4 insouciant 5 disconcert | |
| 48 | chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation |
1 fermentation 2 centrifuge 3 sophistry 4 overwrought 5 combustible | |
| 49 | turn over; capsize; topple |
1 inimitable 2 affiliation 3 overturn 4 subversive 5 fortitude | |
| 50 | broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive |
1 castigation 2 comprehensive 3 discriminating 4 animadversion 5 lilliputian | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | motivated solely by money or gain; N. |
1 mercenary 2 ameliorate 3 elope 4 parley 5 conciliatory | |
| 52 | step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet |
1 gorge 2 trample 3 fatalism 4 inveterate 5 incubate | |
| 53 | man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional |
1 layman 2 pestilential(pestilent) 3 azure 4 downpour 5 rickety | |
| 54 | plead on another's behalf; speak in favor of someone, esp. in order to save from punishment; N. intercession |
1 miserly 2 negligible 3 abeyance 4 intercede 5 septic | |
| 55 | shake uncontrollably; tremble; V. |
1 shudder 2 monograph 3 overhaul 4 forsake 5 unravel | |
| 56 | open container; ; small enclosed body of water; ; bowl-shaped depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor; |
1 braggart 2 tartar 3 tissue 4 invulnerable 5 basin | |
| 57 | distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference |
1 bravado 2 pulpit 3 uproar 4 discriminate 5 cow | |
| 58 | person who has a compulsive desire to steal |
1 kleptomaniac 2 pulchritude 3 queue 4 headlong 5 pedigree | |
| 59 | dominance especially of one nation over others |
1 truncheon 2 impotent 3 maroon 4 vixen 5 hegemony | |
| 60 | full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity |
1 taunt 2 natation 3 amend 4 vain 5 rapture | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | plod |
1 piety 2 lachrymose 3 annals 4 adorn 5 trudge | |
| 62 | very poor person |
1 wan 2 prong 3 gossamer 4 pauper 5 neigh | |
| 63 | person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism |
1 sheaf 2 contrite 3 masochist 4 palate 5 paradigm | |
| 64 | religious image; idol; image or representation |
1 girder 2 cleaver 3 oblivion 4 rendition 5 icon | |
| 65 | curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
1 homely 2 execrate 3 synthesis 4 tiller 5 deranged | |
| 66 | containing iron |
1 grandiloquent 2 ferrous 3 mutilate 4 plot 5 stem_from | |
| 67 | decree; authoritative order |
1 sanguine 2 ordinance 3 meek 4 naivet\'e(naivety) 5 fusion | |
| 68 | profitable; producing wealth |
1 equestrian 2 mores 3 connoisseur 4 lucrative 5 spoilsport | |
| 69 | very high |
1 pious 2 feign 3 fastidious 4 lofty 5 concordat | |
| 70 | heavy fabric used to cover a floor |
1 dote 2 placard 3 turbulence 4 rug 5 adjacent | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | vinegary |
1 repertoire 2 magniloquent 3 insider 4 assimilate 5 acetic | |
| 72 | counter-charges; V. recriminate |
1 recrimination 2 genus 3 hull 4 anthropologist 5 argot | |
| 73 | postulate; assume the existence of |
1 vixen 2 coma 3 mucus 4 posit 5 fanfare | |
| 74 | notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth |
1 malicious 2 demeanor 3 germane 4 indentation 5 taxing | |
| 75 | substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel) |
1 corrode 2 sturdy 3 propellant(propellent) 4 obsidian 5 panoramic | |
| 76 | sudden fall of earth or rocks; large, often unexpected, success in an election |
1 landslide 2 rehabilitate 3 rumble 4 thematic 5 culprit | |
| 77 | eat with small repeated bites |
1 nibble 2 abode 3 militant 4 putrefy 5 wither | |
| 78 | diabolic; devilish; fiendish |
1 sojourn 2 diabolical 3 solidarity 4 hiatus 5 thematic | |
| 79 | sentry; lookout |
1 royalty 2 renegade 3 anarchist 4 sentinel 5 soothsayer | |
| 80 | lobby of a public building; entrance hall of a private dwelling; vestibule |
1 frock 2 leery 3 exertion 4 foyer 5 entreat | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts) |
1 impassioned 2 motley 3 galvanize 4 exertion 5 selective | |
| 82 | person with an insane desire to set things on fire |
1 crest 2 apiculture 3 orchestra 4 pyromaniac 5 saturate | |
| 83 | place where a river can be crossed on foot; V. |
1 litotes 2 rancid 3 authenticate 4 ford 5 quiescent | |
| 84 | storehouse for grain |
1 gaudy 2 victuals 3 silversmith 4 granary 5 dormant | |
| 85 | belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous |
1 neophyte 2 enlist 3 entomology 4 credulity 5 gauche | |
| 86 | made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction |
1 gleam 2 brewery 3 subsistence 4 rarefied 5 autocratic | |
| 87 | pertaining to the universe; vast |
1 cosmic 2 compatible 3 denigrate 4 concentric 5 diverse | |
| 88 | untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen |
1 cajole 2 effervescence 3 sanctimonious 4 aboveboard 5 inopportune | |
| 89 | (apprec.) too excellent to be calculated; of immeasurable worth; invaluable; impossible to estimate; incalculable |
1 inestimable 2 dissemble 3 mishap 4 discomfit 5 chore | |
| 90 | resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism |
1 variegated 2 balm 3 defeatist 4 innocuous 5 trunk | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | quick clever reply |
1 madrigal 2 repartee 3 synchronous 4 mast 5 effusion | |
| 92 | excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity |
1 percolate 2 superfluous 3 recession 4 tickle 5 secular | |
| 93 | hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust |
1 incrustation 2 reprisal 3 suitcase 4 cameo 5 pachyderm | |
| 94 | begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural |
1 humane 2 ravine 3 credence 4 inaugurate 5 pathogen | |
| 95 | manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength |
1 virile 2 ballot 3 band 4 doom 5 hatchet | |
| 96 | small wave; V. |
1 exiguous 2 cerebration 3 furor 4 drudgery 5 ripple | |
| 97 | having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
1 cameo 2 incrustation 3 quiver 4 apolitical 5 enrapture | |
| 98 | silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of |
1 mute 2 quay 3 elliptical 4 wrangle 5 disclose | |
| 99 | things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) |
1 transcribe 2 cloudburst 3 omnipotent 4 foyer 5 jetsam | |
| 100 | violent whirlpool; violent or turbulent situation; CF. stream |
1 maelstrom 2 weary 3 unlettered 4 self-righteous 5 euphony |