| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm |
1 cadence 2 imposture 3 kinetic 4 brisk 5 distend | |
| 2 | printed sheet or pamphlet distributed by hand; CF. bill |
1 nonentity 2 inviolate 3 handbill 4 prerogative 5 litter | |
| 3 | closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place |
1 circuit 2 vine 3 depreciate 4 extrude 5 preclude | |
| 4 | mar; disfigure |
1 congruence 2 pancreas 3 allure 4 deface 5 efface | |
| 5 | disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend |
1 lumen 2 repudiate 3 disquisition 4 dissemble 5 testy | |
| 6 | prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation |
1 exasperate 2 drama 3 diatribe 4 hurtle 5 grandeur | |
| 7 | having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance |
1 desecrate 2 capsize 3 penology 4 clairvoyant 5 congenital | |
| 8 | pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet |
1 flowery 2 pinnace 3 purse 4 uniformity 5 garnishment | |
| 9 | gigantic; enormous |
1 choral 2 pliant 3 dichotomy 4 mammoth 5 hoodwink | |
| 10 | sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing |
1 amnesty 2 vernal 3 wistful 4 sherbet 5 religious | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | person from one's own country; |
1 compatriot 2 sunder 3 narcotic 4 hap 5 spendthrift | |
| 12 | (of a story) widely believed but untrue |
1 tipple 2 apocryphal 3 sly 4 acclivity 5 effulgent | |
| 13 | place or condition of bliss |
1 dys- 2 tutelage 3 jurisdiction 4 Elysium 5 comeuppance | |
| 14 | line (of waiting people or vehicles) |
1 enduring 2 queue 3 leniency 4 introspective 5 gory | |
| 15 | complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication) |
1 exasperate 2 opaque 3 optimum 4 whine 5 elliptical | |
| 16 | instruct; correct morally |
1 edify 2 retroactive 3 caper 4 converse 5 nausea | |
| 17 | straightforward; direct; frank |
1 reel 2 nominal 3 redundant 4 forthright 5 chipmunk | |
| 18 | intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten |
1 daunt 2 arboretum 3 subsume 4 crone 5 elope | |
| 19 | something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original |
1 nutrition 2 tamp 3 despise 4 novelty 5 lullaby | |
| 20 | last stop of railroad; end |
1 resignation 2 bivouac 3 fusion 4 terminus 5 lexicon | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | travel about selling (wares); CF. foot |
1 remittance 2 peddle 3 florid 4 protuberance 5 tribunal | |
| 22 | picture writing; ADJ. |
1 alimony 2 cohabit 3 coincidence 4 hieroglyphic 5 carnal | |
| 23 | give up (a position, right, or claim); submit (oneself) passively |
1 resign 2 resentment 3 hurl 4 apothegm(apophthegm) 5 sacrilegious | |
| 24 | (of a plant or grass) growing very well |
1 lush 2 apiarist 3 lineage 4 courtyard 5 delete | |
| 25 | make (a bill) into law |
1 signatory 2 congruence 3 enact 4 imprecation 5 fluster | |
| 26 | dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; CF. think over |
1 pensive 2 tact 3 personable 4 reprobation 5 fitful | |
| 27 | large kettle (wrong:caldron) |
1 felicity 2 discomfit 3 titter 4 dissident 5 cauldron | |
| 28 | secondary or minor occupation |
1 perturb 2 aplomb 3 protagonist 4 excrete 5 avocation | |
| 29 | crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner |
1 grovel 2 gargantuan 3 mercenary 4 dominant 5 enmity | |
| 30 | reckless, desperate outlaw |
1 desperado 2 monochrome 3 euthanasia 4 bit 5 perpetual | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
1 savor 2 superfluous 3 ideology 4 placard 5 forum | |
| 32 | argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain) |
1 psychiatrist 2 aphasia 3 gingerly 4 haggle 5 simplistic | |
| 33 | strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set |
1 enamel 2 inerrancy 3 luxuriate 4 incinerate 5 buffet | |
| 34 | denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius) |
1 centigrade 2 infringe 3 untenable 4 recipient 5 burlesque | |
| 35 | talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N. |
1 drone 2 covert 3 broach 4 placebo 5 exuberance | |
| 36 | (of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real life |
1 reimburse 2 repugnance 3 representational 4 bewitch 5 discord | |
| 37 | place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited |
1 pterodactyl 2 romp 3 crease 4 unfledged 5 arboretum | |
| 38 | apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. |
1 rationalize 2 gyroscope 3 robust 4 gloss_over 5 saline | |
| 39 | pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease |
1 pathological 2 celerity 3 orator 4 bustle 5 royalty | |
| 40 | cord that draws fuel to the flame by capillary action |
1 affront 2 cantankerous 3 betroth 4 wick 5 cistern | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | father and ruler of a family or tribe |
1 patriarch 2 sophisticated 3 endearment 4 bristling 5 plebeian | |
| 42 | den or dwelling of a wild animal |
1 breach 2 curtail 3 offensive 4 lair 5 oatmeal | |
| 43 | interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge |
1 hardy 2 lassitude 3 misconstrue 4 eavesdrop 5 distrait | |
| 44 | solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone |
1 monolithic 2 tanner 3 extant 4 steadfast 5 barrister | |
| 45 | joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter |
1 tawny 2 bantering 3 ancillary 4 culprit 5 astute | |
| 46 | intrinsic property; concentrated extract of a substance that retains its fundamental properties; ; perfume or scent; ; |
1 essence 2 insurmountable 3 servile 4 conversant 5 incognito | |
| 47 | state of being parallel; similarity; analogy |
1 orthography 2 parallelism 3 stomp 4 xenophobia 5 crust | |
| 48 | meal; feast; banquet |
1 rapids 2 prefigure 3 predilection 4 turbulence 5 repast | |
| 49 | set of artificial teeth; ; |
1 odyssey 2 garret 3 pious 4 denture 5 essence | |
| 50 | of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle |
1 pestle 2 resolution 3 coalition 4 metaphor 5 oracular | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | miser; stingy person |
1 insightful 2 irrevocable 3 filigree 4 quietude 5 skinflint | |
| 52 | change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander |
1 rebuke 2 school 3 gerrymander 4 anodize 5 psychiatrist | |
| 53 | disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation |
1 refute 2 counterpoint 3 quaint 4 fang 5 imprudent | |
| 54 | cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered |
1 euphony 2 effervescence 3 zany 4 geniality 5 torque | |
| 55 | long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
1 hoary 2 trough 3 agility 4 rejuvenate 5 svelte | |
| 56 | bearlike; pertaining to a bear |
1 conclave 2 ursine 3 fluster 4 luxuriate 5 romance | |
| 57 | urgent situation; ADJ. exigent |
1 extol 2 infraction 3 exigency 4 ranger 5 moodiness | |
| 58 | conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played) |
1 discord 2 touching 3 spendthrift 4 rickety 5 stickler | |
| 59 | heavy broad-bladed knife or hatchet (used by butchers) |
1 precedent 2 disingenuous 3 iconoclastic 4 pivotal 5 cleaver | |
| 60 | waste (time or money on unimportant things) |
1 erroneous 2 discordant 3 analogy 4 diversion 5 fritter | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew |
1 pushy 2 scuffle 3 patois 4 nepotism 5 adjunct | |
| 62 | over-bright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy |
1 accessory 2 garish 3 libido 4 carnal 5 berserk | |
| 63 | unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report |
1 trilogy 2 garrison 3 oblivion 4 extrapolation 5 canard | |
| 64 | marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy |
1 whelp 2 supercilious 3 covetous 4 entreat 5 ceremonious | |
| 65 | equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate |
1 annihilate 2 alloy 3 stipend 4 calipers 5 parity | |
| 66 | word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly |
1 recipient 2 verbatim 3 inkling 4 cerebral 5 demoniac(demoniacal) | |
| 67 | tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse |
1 denomination 2 visionary 3 vacillate 4 grouch 5 prolixity | |
| 68 | long, passionate, and vehement speech; V. |
1 braggadocio 2 harangue 3 rhapsody 4 impending 5 anodize | |
| 69 | trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret) |
1 murmur 2 haughtiness 3 incrustation 4 confidant(confidante) 5 numismatist | |
| 70 | scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds |
1 impalpable 2 suitor 3 cremate 4 ornithologist 5 consonant | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease) |
1 compulsion 2 sour 3 malaise 4 gratuity 5 objective | |
| 72 | small in amount; minute |
1 bluff 2 burnish 3 pungent 4 puddle 5 exiguous | |
| 73 | dismay; shock deeply |
1 swindler 2 garret 3 draw 4 appall 5 bacchanal | |
| 74 | move or throw suddenly and quickly |
1 swelter 2 dart 3 unassuaged 4 statute 5 emissary | |
| 75 | marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian |
1 zealot 2 humane 3 unsightly 4 equestrian 5 argot | |
| 76 | tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ? |
1 growl 2 autopsy 3 totter 4 concatenate 5 subversive | |
| 77 | solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake'' |
1 germinate 2 oath 3 cinder 4 monolithic 5 berserk | |
| 78 | absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the way of behaving or thinking) |
1 assimilate 2 incentive 3 despondent 4 recluse 5 shoot | |
| 79 | long sharp tooth of an animal (such as a dog or a poisonous snake) |
1 incessant 2 dispatch 3 fang 4 propinquity 5 parry | |
| 80 | support; reinforce |
1 scaffold 2 bolster 3 proxy 4 graphic 5 choreography | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | unwillingness |
1 pass_off 2 disinclination 3 cohabit 4 imbalance 5 artery | |
| 82 | fragments (esp. from a destroyed building) |
1 rubble 2 mutability 3 archetype 4 artful 5 phlegmatic | |
| 83 | mar the appearance of; spoil |
1 disfigure 2 vitiate 3 foreshadow 4 vendor 5 paradigm | |
| 84 | lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion |
1 ruffian 2 imbalance 3 invincible 4 pr\'ecis 5 discerning | |
| 85 | aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
1 desultory 2 zenith 3 seminary 4 verve 5 summation | |
| 86 | quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na\"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous |
1 enervate 2 galley 3 naivet\'e(naivety) 4 predecessor 5 deride | |
| 87 | tremble; shake; N. |
1 lust 2 cavil 3 surreptitious 4 quiver 5 toss | |
| 88 | swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N. |
1 sway 2 personify 3 mandatory 4 savant 5 hemophilia | |
| 89 | feel or express pity or sympathy for |
1 validate 2 repertoire 3 bud 4 commiserate 5 solitude | |
| 90 | humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank |
1 mesmerize 2 figurine 3 degradation 4 medal 5 expostulation | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | recklessly bold; N: one who is recklessly bold |
1 contention 2 crescendo 3 opalescent 4 lackluster 5 daredevil | |
| 92 | fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature |
1 chimerical 2 adversity 3 egress 4 adjutant 5 hemorrhage | |
| 93 | weakness |
1 argot 2 indentation 3 bicameral 4 infirmity 5 ardor | |
| 94 | a covered passageway usually lined with shops |
1 placebo 2 gusher 3 disenfranchise 4 collate 5 arcade | |
| 95 | diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers |
1 sprightly 2 indicative 3 pendulous 4 perimeter 5 horoscope | |
| 96 | having womanly traits |
1 plumage 2 diva 3 cower 4 effeminate 5 inveterate | |
| 97 | endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger |
1 chameleon 2 chuckle 3 dissipate 4 ornate 5 jeopardize | |
| 98 | related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns |
1 mauve 2 sleigh 3 hale 4 monastic 5 imprecation | |
| 99 | (of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient (filled with a sense of duty) |
1 literacy 2 dutiful(duteous) 3 forgo(forego) 4 exacerbate 5 assay | |
| 100 | radiating; departing from the center |
1 centrifugal 2 ignominy 3 unwieldy 4 stanza 5 claustrophobia |