Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
1 | liquidate (a debt) by installment payments |
1 amortize 2 appreciate 3 clot 4 besmirch 5 tan | |
2 | moving with the head leading; headlong |
1 disgruntle 2 bat 3 headfirst 4 autopsy 5 manifest | |
3 | artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow) |
1 lush 2 moralistic 3 sluice 4 dart 5 typify | |
4 | of sound or its speed in air; CF. subsonic, supersonic |
1 defile 2 crossbreed 3 oatmeal 4 platonic 5 sonic | |
5 | crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining |
1 juncture 2 forthright 3 incommodious 4 crossfire 5 melancholy | |
6 | back part of a ship; ADJ: hard or severe in manner |
1 incarcerate 2 graphic 3 implication 4 pinion 5 stern | |
7 | study of insects |
1 egotistical 2 transmute 3 entomology 4 assay 5 cram | |
8 | having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column |
1 twirl 2 rake 3 calculated 4 fluted 5 restitution | |
9 | greediness for wealth |
1 avarice 2 ceremonious 3 distrait 4 contumacious 5 planetary | |
10 | wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity |
1 gastronomy 2 iniquitous 3 noxious 4 vision 5 efface | |
Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
11 | poisonous substance (esp. produced by living cells or organisms); CF. toxic |
1 pander 2 toxin 3 commiserate 4 travail 5 coterminous | |
12 | uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution |
1 shamble 2 chaotic 3 gruesome 4 irresolute 5 litigation | |
13 | untarnished; CF. sully |
1 absolve 2 unsullied 3 efface 4 ornithologist 5 tugboat | |
14 | small hill; hillock |
1 brilliant 2 exult 3 pollen 4 hummock 5 unctuous | |
15 | take too large a dose; N. |
1 cinder 2 inventory 3 overdose 4 tedium 5 precipitous | |
16 | inclination; natural tendency (esp. towards something bad) |
1 platitude 2 proclivity 3 burnish 4 coincidence 5 revelry | |
17 | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic |
1 duplicity 2 pessimism 3 abstract 4 dissection 5 rational | |
18 | reward for trouble or loss; V. |
1 omniscient 2 instrumentation 3 muddle 4 recompense 5 fermentation | |
19 | art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances |
1 furrow 2 misanthrope 3 canard 4 choreography 5 meek | |
20 | breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory |
1 ruddy 2 gait 3 cognizance 4 respiration 5 impotent | |
Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
21 | cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N. |
1 remote 2 hew 3 caricature 4 carapace 5 interminable | |
22 | cord of readily combustible material; ; ; V: reduce to a plastic state by heating; melt; mix together by melting |
1 gossamer 2 cursive 3 fuse 4 scenario 5 increment | |
23 | surround |
1 buffet 2 inconsequential 3 imprecation 4 encircle 5 lexicon | |
24 | blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice |
1 strangle 2 brusque 3 capitulate 4 reprobate 5 low | |
25 | maker of a will; CF. testatrix |
1 testator 2 suckle 3 uniformity 4 iodine 5 blizzard | |
26 | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
1 ragamuffin 2 repartee 3 horde 4 behemoth 5 vituperative | |
27 | plan of a trip; record of a trip |
1 epaulet(epaulette) 2 perforate 3 itinerary 4 rapture 5 galley | |
28 | draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone) |
1 monetary 2 expansive 3 elicit 4 sip 5 penitent | |
29 | gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose |
1 belfry 2 screech 3 apiarist 4 benefactor 5 advert | |
30 | black form of carbon used in lead pencils |
1 generate 2 placebo 3 bereaved 4 indissoluble 5 graphite | |
Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
31 | reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger) |
1 tong 2 dauntless 3 conciliatory 4 default 5 slur | |
32 | money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage |
1 nova 2 idiosyncrasy 3 dowry 4 premonition 5 censure | |
33 | small light sailboat or rowboat |
1 vendetta 2 malcontent 3 retribution 4 skiff 5 exodus | |
34 | (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat |
1 mane 2 forward 3 ironic 4 august 5 swelter | |
35 | loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging |
1 cumulus 2 clangor 3 bud 4 presentiment 5 jingoism | |
36 | inflated; exaggerated |
1 overblown 2 pandemonium 3 fluctuate 4 buffet 5 renovate | |
37 | scoundrel; dishonest person; ADJ. (of a wild animal) living apart from the rest |
1 alienate 2 standstill 3 provender 4 rogue 5 guy | |
38 | occurring again and again |
1 callous 2 septic 3 conviction 4 precipitate 5 recurrent | |
39 | brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee |
1 capsize 2 fracas 3 feint 4 blueprint 5 unerringly | |
40 | unit of light energy (one candle's worth) |
1 witless 2 faction 3 boorish 4 lumen 5 engross | |
Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
41 | separate; part; CF. asunder |
1 sunder 2 virus 3 faculty 4 tonality 5 gamut | |
42 | written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law) |
1 elysian 2 precise 3 canal 4 colossus 5 affidavit | |
43 | of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly |
1 temporal 2 suffocate 3 secession 4 fundamental 5 platonic | |
44 | bold; fearless |
1 aplomb 2 dauntless 3 legato 4 aria 5 fuss: | |
45 | walk with short steps that tilt the body from side to side; (as a duck does) |
1 protrude 2 writhe 3 botch 4 waddle 5 trinket | |
46 | clever; astute |
1 cadence 2 surmise 3 hap 4 shrewd 5 anguish | |
47 | main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant |
1 restitution 2 prefigure 3 manifesto 4 irresolute 5 trunk | |
48 | (wrong:conservatoire) school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy |
1 fetid(foetid) 2 crochet 3 conservatory 4 incubus 5 ecologist | |
49 | portray |
1 pummel 2 fastidious 3 licentious 4 depict 5 irascible | |
50 | of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus) |
1 jingoist 2 chameleon 3 camp 4 paucity 5 septic | |
Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
51 | fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst |
1 surpass 2 pummel 3 finite 4 chafe 5 paroxysm | |
52 | record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry |
1 genealogy 2 eerie 3 minuscule 4 mote 5 epoch | |
53 | odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable |
1 trenchant 2 erratic 3 potentate 4 wick 5 downpour | |
54 | necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary |
1 requisite 2 torso 3 haughtiness 4 indolent 5 impious | |
55 | weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool |
1 cloying 2 headfirst 3 imbecility 4 ardor 5 diorama | |
56 | surrounding the black pupil |
1 neophyte 2 desperado 3 iris 4 gambit 5 gibberish | |
57 | face; appearance |
1 sacrosanct 2 visage 3 contravene 4 herbivorous 5 shove | |
58 | foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal |
1 harass 2 horoscope 3 ablution 4 curmudgeon 5 paramount | |
59 | contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another |
1 executor 2 supplicant 3 foreshadow 4 appreciate 5 foil | |
60 | aquatic, carnivorous, having webbed foot |
1 psyche 2 adversity 3 cynical 4 otter 5 oratorio | |
Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
61 | combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth |
1 mercenary 2 amalgam 3 predilection 4 botch 5 tenancy | |
62 | meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore |
1 babble 2 carnivorous 3 bore 4 waylay 5 ripple | |
63 | state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment |
1 collusion 2 responsiveness 3 distinctive 4 immolate 5 phobia | |
64 | unconquerable |
1 misdemeanor 2 augury 3 invincible 4 ingenious 5 verisimilar | |
65 | lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity |
1 jettison 2 despondent 3 anthropomorphic 4 overturn 5 mendacious | |
66 | machine that separates substances by whirling them |
1 centrifuge 2 emollient 3 crypt 4 bully 5 endemic | |
67 | harmony; agreement |
1 libertine 2 consonance 3 mentor 4 prelate 5 erroneous | |
68 | ornamental or engraved plate, slab, or disk used for decoration or on a monument for information; ; ; deposit that builds up on a tooth or the inner lining of a blood vessel; |
1 plaque 2 demean 3 submissive 4 vainglorious 5 genre | |
69 | kind in a generous way (to someone less important) |
1 gracious 2 ethnic 3 armada 4 steadfast 5 palatial | |
70 | hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state |
1 incumbent 2 sight 3 hover 4 plenitude 5 insurgent | |
Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
71 | increase; add to |
1 augment 2 rapture 3 cloister 4 queue 5 variegated | |
72 | wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress |
1 ramble 2 discriminate 3 incontrovertible 4 condiments 5 spar | |
73 | presumptuous or bold |
1 prelude 2 loquacious 3 hinterlands 4 forward 5 discountenance | |
74 | storage place for military equipment |
1 condescend 2 arsenal 3 foreclose 4 jurisdiction 5 prance | |
75 | discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate |
1 ancestry 2 fancied 3 apogee 4 vassal 5 chasten | |
76 | art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse |
1 implode 2 carnivorous 3 coax 4 indelible 5 prosody | |
77 | stench; V: emit a strong foul odor |
1 advocacy 2 stink 3 careen 4 feral 5 imponderable | |
78 | foreshadow; portend |
1 preclude 2 fluent 3 bode 4 cloister 5 carcass | |
79 | morally upright; just |
1 righteous 2 straggle 3 lumen 4 pantomime 5 protract | |
80 | manner of walking or running; speed |
1 gait 2 exude 3 visionary 4 deserts 5 bravado | |
Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
81 | long loose garment (worn by monks) |
1 frivolous 2 concise 3 drizzle 4 frock 5 insubordination | |
82 | thin liquid porridge |
1 liquidate 2 gruel 3 toxin 4 aromatic 5 requisite | |
83 | substance causing vomiting; ADJ. |
1 revert 2 funereal 3 emetic 4 gambit 5 gusto | |
84 | admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise |
1 enfranchise 2 immolate 3 deterrent 4 snip 5 indentation | |
85 | charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging |
1 salvage 2 wilt 3 winsome 4 optician 5 solecism | |
86 | long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V. |
1 dereliction 2 swell 3 pinion 4 lionize 5 vulnerable | |
87 | imprison |
1 disputatious 2 ensign 3 noxious 4 incarcerate 5 indeterminate | |
88 | deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive |
1 dank 2 illusive 3 ovation 4 juridical 5 sleet | |
89 | hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease |
1 catechism 2 improvident 3 incubate 4 manifold 5 sanction | |
90 | wooden stick for hitting the ball as in cricket, baseball, and table tennis |
1 fancier 2 pecuniary 3 jingoist 4 cultivated 5 bat | |
Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
91 | hard; inflexible |
1 hypnosis 2 forthright 3 rudimentary 4 adamant 5 bland | |
92 | deserter; traitor; ADJ. |
1 economy 2 renegade 3 solstice 4 faculty 5 demotic | |
93 | having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort |
1 desperate 2 churlish 3 rou\'e 4 acuity 5 scrutinize | |
94 | swelling out in waves; surging |
1 ripple 2 billowing 3 ratiocination 4 whinny 5 gesticulation | |
95 | graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually |
1 dazzle 2 browse 3 ceremonious 4 Shangri-la 5 avantgarde | |
96 | sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting |
1 rapture 2 platonic 3 crabbed 4 gnome 5 brat | |
97 | derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning |
1 shack 2 compatible 3 suffocate 4 deducible 5 cult | |
98 | shrewd in money matters; thrifty |
1 unprepossessing 2 canny 3 matriarch 4 coiffure 5 trunk | |
99 | hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat |
1 bombast 2 instrumental 3 ciliated 4 aristocracy 5 zealot | |
100 | prevent from falling; support; defend (a right or principle) against attack; maintain against opposition |
1 entomology 2 incubate 3 advent 4 ornate 5 uphold |