| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash |
1 irrefutable 2 refuse 3 screech 4 acidulous 5 exclaim | |
| 2 | stick fast; be a devoted follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyalty |
1 enliven 2 adhere 3 ravine 4 matriarch 5 writhe | |
| 3 | hater of woman; CF. misogyny |
1 circuit 2 misogynist 3 manifest 4 wary 5 materialism | |
| 4 | attacking; insulting; distasteful; V. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; N. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; Ex. first offense |
1 stylish 2 elaboration 3 douse 4 consanguineous(consanguine) 5 offensive | |
| 5 | agree; be in harmony with; gibe |
1 drudgery 2 loll 3 parasite 4 jibe 5 frame | |
| 6 | basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated |
1 timidity 2 disparate 3 acrimonious 4 leave-taking 5 plutocracy | |
| 7 | walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement |
1 interregnum 2 equipoise 3 glossary 4 pulpit 5 wade | |
| 8 | deceptive scheme; clever trick |
1 stratagem 2 lithe 3 recapitulate 4 rationale 5 fictive | |
| 9 | death |
1 chagrin 2 buxom 3 sanitary 4 demise 5 gestate | |
| 10 | pertaining to language |
1 sorority 2 genus 3 linguistic 4 meditation 5 friction | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | highly pretentious or inflated |
1 atrocity 2 hygiene 3 high-flown 4 daredevil 5 compendium | |
| 12 | approach and speak first to a person |
1 mishap 2 suppliant 3 caption 4 accost 5 denomination | |
| 13 | disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost |
1 discount 2 charisma 3 incredulity 4 augment 5 dupe | |
| 14 | twist in coils; contort in pain |
1 abstract 2 writhe 3 mace 4 graphic 5 corridor | |
| 15 | displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety |
1 sanctimonious 2 stockade 3 centurion 4 usage 5 infirmity | |
| 16 | teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal |
1 exhilarating 2 squander 3 homeostasis 4 doctrine 5 ductile | |
| 17 | spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate |
1 earmark 2 pervasive 3 septic 4 adverse 5 repugnance | |
| 18 | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
1 prosperity 2 seethe 3 convex 4 secrete 5 addle | |
| 19 | individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic |
1 log 2 idiosyncrasy 3 buffoon 4 juncture 5 winsome | |
| 20 | trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe |
1 gratuity 2 cardboard 3 gull 4 ebb 5 faze | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | mysterious; hidden; secret |
1 archaism 2 convection 3 savor 4 cryptic 5 cartographer | |
| 22 | bloody; with much bloodshed |
1 sanguinary 2 pacifist 3 prodigy 4 gild 5 dross | |
| 23 | medieval chemistry |
1 repeal 2 anthropologist 3 malapropos 4 ennui 5 alchemy | |
| 24 | depart secretly and hide |
1 gentle 2 antique 3 unassailable 4 abscond 5 irretrievable | |
| 25 | (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N. |
1 exonerate 2 battalion 3 flutter 4 queue 5 inhibited | |
| 26 | without money |
1 impecunious 2 ligneous 3 alchemy 4 hypochondriac 5 suspense | |
| 27 | kill by choking or suffocating; suppress |
1 strangle 2 furrow 3 totter 4 riveting 5 mores | |
| 28 | act as judge (at the request of both sides) |
1 talon 2 overwrought 3 blotch 4 arbitrate 5 byline | |
| 29 | hairstyle |
1 dissemble 2 coiffure 3 junket 4 discerning 5 nexus | |
| 30 | fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body |
1 carnal 2 norm 3 trapeze 4 righteous 5 stupefy | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking |
1 stump 2 literacy 3 coterie 4 tramp 5 totter | |
| 32 | put into words; ADJ. verbal: of words; spoken rather than written; oral; of a verb |
1 quagmire 2 pauper 3 gentle 4 verbalize 5 forerunner | |
| 33 | small boat |
1 pinnace 2 distrait 3 dregs 4 molecule 5 irrevocable | |
| 34 | aqueduct; passageway for fluids |
1 materialism 2 bifurcated 3 conduit 4 squalor 5 malaise | |
| 35 | settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place) |
1 animus 2 cupidity 3 jingoist 4 ensconce 5 isotope | |
| 36 | dig into (to get stone); N: mine; |
1 quarry 2 delve 3 amend 4 simulate 5 tenet | |
| 37 | slander; disgrace; infamy |
1 throes 2 obloquy 3 musky 4 zenith 5 synoptic | |
| 38 | funeral ceremony |
1 apprise 2 desalinize 3 obsequy 4 alliteration 5 checkered(chequered) | |
| 39 | (of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal |
1 chlorine 2 equivocal 3 cross 4 impassable 5 foist | |
| 40 | unerring; never making mistakes |
1 tribune 2 centrifuge 3 infallible 4 sonorous 5 zenith | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation |
1 axiom 2 demeanor 3 critique 4 ambiguous 5 conciliatory | |
| 42 | stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly; N. |
1 foray 2 saunter 3 ethnology 4 timidity 5 skinflint | |
| 43 | swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence |
1 miasma 2 stymie 3 hoard 4 finish 5 precocious | |
| 44 | very carefully; ADJ. |
1 gingerly 2 sodden 3 conspiracy 4 aegis 5 verbatim | |
| 45 | (derog.) having excessively unchanging narrow ideas about morals; N. moralist |
1 impending 2 incorrigible 3 sidetrack 4 irretrievable 5 moralistic | |
| 46 | flavored dessert ice |
1 application 2 collation 3 dyslexia 4 consanguinity 5 sherbet | |
| 47 | hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning |
1 fuse 2 finale 3 prevaricate 4 irony 5 militant | |
| 48 | deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominious defeat |
1 hindsight 2 ignominy 3 invulnerable 4 forgo(forego) 5 inscrutable | |
| 49 | cancel; retract; CF. irrevocable |
1 ineffectual 2 revoke 3 ascribe 4 perdition 5 reverie | |
| 50 | violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong |
1 edify 2 brisk 3 padre 4 transgression 5 imply | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop) |
1 conglomerate 2 prelate 3 excrete 4 inherent 5 alienate | |
| 52 | person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology |
1 culture 2 presentiment 3 ecologist 4 improvise 5 leaflet | |
| 53 | obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate |
1 stumble 2 mandatory 3 rubric 4 misconduct 5 dupe | |
| 54 | physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics |
1 wilt 2 zenith 3 pediatrician 4 crossbreed 5 missive | |
| 55 | dwelling place; home |
1 mountainous 2 simile 3 abode 4 guileless 5 ordination | |
| 56 | cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |
1 equilibrium 2 melancholy 3 gadfly 4 dissent 5 bovine | |
| 57 | mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or importance |
1 steadfast 2 megalomania 3 devise 4 prerogative 5 notch | |
| 58 | deliberately planned; likely |
1 scenario 2 knocker 3 molt(moult) 4 calculated 5 unsightly | |
| 59 | long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras |
1 eon(aeon) 2 garland 3 bucolic 4 imperious 5 forbearance | |
| 60 | intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot |
1 orchestra 2 scowl 3 pious 4 imponderable 5 knotty | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | easily burned; N. CF. combustion |
1 limber 2 prattle 3 band 4 combustible 5 plutocracy | |
| 62 | existing at birth |
1 impel 2 canter 3 battalion 4 unctuous 5 congenital | |
| 63 | small piece of printed paper (advertising something); ; small leaf |
1 flowery 2 glib 3 culprit 4 leaflet 5 tolerate | |
| 64 | condition of being unable to feel pain |
1 disjointed 2 misogamy 3 ludicrous 4 analgesia 5 corridor | |
| 65 | praising; full of eulogy |
1 tarnish 2 gusher 3 fawning 4 aseptic 5 eulogistic | |
| 66 | giving or showing bliss; blissful |
1 beatific 2 rarefied 3 abortive 4 niche 5 adage | |
| 67 | calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings |
1 provisional 2 humility 3 chapel 4 gerontocracy 5 dispassionate | |
| 68 | extreme nationalism (by a belligerent foreign policy) |
1 jingoism 2 veneer 3 norm 4 partiality 5 disparate | |
| 69 | examine thoroughly and repair if necessary; N. |
1 overhaul 2 viper 3 instrumentation 4 obsequious 5 signatory | |
| 70 | short stick (used by a conductor, policeman, or runner) |
1 jaunt 2 transition 3 collate 4 baton 5 ascribe | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich'ed |
1 solace 2 cardboard 3 amok, amuck 4 banal 5 confidant(confidante) | |
| 72 | standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate |
1 venal 2 deadlock 3 calligraphy 4 generic 5 pittance | |
| 73 | small ax |
1 hatchet 2 ramify 3 privation 4 estimable 5 debunk | |
| 74 | lifeless; not animate |
1 jollity 2 defect 3 inanimate 4 sage 5 flourish | |
| 75 | ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously |
1 motility 2 centrifugal 3 miscellany 4 swipe 5 pittance | |
| 76 | walk or behave with an over-confident manner |
1 studious 2 swagger 3 sheaf 4 bedizen 5 seemly | |
| 77 | revert (to bad habits); N. reverter |
1 optometrist 2 backslide 3 inculcate 4 expound 5 offhand | |
| 78 | burst inward; CF. vacuum tube |
1 lascivious 2 implode 3 evince 4 disparage 5 prominent | |
| 79 | assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
1 sidestep 2 attenuate 3 polarity 4 ingenue 5 abet | |
| 80 | (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious |
1 sonnet 2 unfeigned 3 veer 4 leery 5 cant | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | conciseness; shortness of duration |
1 verbatim 2 stunt 3 grouse 4 brevity 5 humanitarian | |
| 82 | prescribed form for conducting a religious ceremony; ceremonial act |
1 rite 2 vitreous 3 tureen 4 abjure 5 lottery | |
| 83 | (of something bad) widespread; abundant; current |
1 confiscate 2 rife 3 dinghy 4 rostrum 5 viscid | |
| 84 | encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher |
1 resignation 2 uniformity 3 insolence 4 encipher 5 sensitization | |
| 85 | avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions) |
1 covetous 2 defiance 3 otherworldly 4 despondent 5 boost | |
| 86 | firmness; persistence |
1 coda 2 controvert 3 disabuse 4 collaborate 5 tenacity | |
| 87 | in a coma; extremely sleepy |
1 philatelist 2 comatose 3 homely 4 acidulous 5 indissoluble | |
| 88 | of a planet; worldwide; global |
1 scowl 2 terminus 3 weary 4 planetary 5 apiculture | |
| 89 | forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic |
1 procurement 2 evangelist 3 prognosis 4 lactate 5 guy | |
| 90 | one who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry |
1 tissue 2 polygamist 3 wreath 4 beatitude 5 impolitic | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully |
1 stoke 2 compilation 3 default 4 disparity 5 accost | |
| 92 | fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary |
1 ratiocination 2 lascivious 3 propriety 4 gerontocracy 5 retort | |
| 93 | related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration |
1 portly 2 vitriolic 3 innovation 4 defray 5 narrative | |
| 94 | channel for draining off water along the edge of a street or root |
1 gutter 2 abeyance 3 alloy 4 lagoon 5 vixen | |
| 95 | mix together in close association |
1 raconteur 2 sublime 3 perforate 4 stunt 5 mingle | |
| 96 | wordy; N. verbosity |
1 enfranchise 2 obsolete 3 shyster 4 verbose 5 recount | |
| 97 | cover with a thin layer of gold |
1 foist 2 cardboard 3 gild 4 voodoo 5 mannerism | |
| 98 | bully; intimidate |
1 prerogative 2 counterpoint 3 browbeat 4 cravat 5 ossify | |
| 99 | coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food |
1 exorbitant 2 partiality 3 interjection 4 fodder 5 literacy | |
| 100 | having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash |
1 evasive 2 ciliated 3 sear 4 rehabilitate 5 affiliation |