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Final Review Test

Below are 150 of the words that you have been studying, each followed by four possible definitions. Write the letter of the correct answer in

the appropriate space. To attain a mark of 60%, you would have to get 90 correct answers; 105 correct answers are worth a mark of 70%, 120
for 80%, 135 for 90%. After you have completed the test, check your answers on page 328.
____ 1. implore	(a) reject	____ 11. sordid	(a) varied
	(b) beg for assistance		(b) guilty
	(c) summon		(c) unable to speak
	(d) scold		(d) dirty
____ 2. voracious	(a) greedy	____ 12. solace	(a) pity
	(b) vicious		(b) comfort
	(c) dull		(c) forgetfulness
	(d) careless		(d) great happiness
____ 3. badger	(a) to pester	____ 13. acrimonious	(a) bitter
	(b) to cheat		(b) brilliant
	(c) remind		(c) tender
	(d) to insult		(d) out of tune
____ 4. laconic	(a) tense	____ 14. egregious	(a) important
	(b) bashful		(b) infected
	(c) troublesome		(c) remarkably bad
	(d) brief in expression		(d) swollen
____ 5. plethora	(a) overabundance	____ 15. paucity	(a) overweight
	(b) helpless fit		(b) deafness
	(c) a weakness		(c) shortage
	(d) angry reaction		(d) doubt
____ 6. cajole	(a) force	____ 16. eschew	(a) keep away from
	(b) demand		(b) sneeze repeatedly
	(c) coax		(c) invite
	(d) promise		(d) deny
____ 7. inadvertent	(a) unappetizing	____ 17. voluble	(a) priceless
	(b) unintentional		(b) talkative
	(c) unaware		(c) sinful
	(d) unknown		(d) whining
____ 8. mundane	(a) forgetful	____ 18. perfunctory	(a) careless
	(b) friendly		(b) hopeful
	(c) doubtful		(c) without end
	(d) worldly		(d) evil
____ 9. jostle	(a) joke with	____ 19. chagrin	(a) loneliness
	(b) interrupt		(b) dismay
	(c) to push		(c) opportunity
	(d) leap quickly		(d) suspicion
____ 10. brash	(a) impudent	____ 20. exacerbate	(a) present arguments
	(b) stubborn		(b) plead with
	(c) angry		(c) question closely
	(d) upset		(d) irritate

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____ 21. indigent	(a) unreasonable	____ 33. corroborate	(a) represent
	(b) watchful		(b) confirm
	(c) angry		(c) search
	(d) poor		(d) produce
____ 22. stymie	(a) hinder	____ 34. lurid	(a) outraged
	(b) invent		(b) sensational
	(c) confiscate		(c) capable
	(d) cancel		(d) guilty
____ 23. fretful	(a) lacking ambition	____ 35. sanguine	(a) hopeful
	(b) dark		(b) objectionable
	(c) worrisome		(c) rugged
	(d) mischievous		(d) hard to discover
____ 24. harbinger	(a) smooth-talker	____ 36. sporadic	(a) occasional
	(b) leader		(b) special
	(c) forerunner		(c) to the point
	(d) bit of advice		(d) blotchy
____ 25. sanctuary	(a) cemetery	____ 37. anathema	(a) treatment
	(b) agreement		(b) violence
	(c) place of protection		(c) apparatus
	(d) approval		(d) a curse
____ 26. astute	(a) keen	____ 38. fortuitous	(a) lucky
	(b) reliable		(b) significant
	(c) cheap		(c) accidental
	(d) able		(d) huge
____ 27. blatant	(a) boastful	____ 40. timorous	(a) courageous
	(b) disagreeably loud		(b) ambitious
	(c) blossoming		(c) fearful
	(d) rigid		(d) tense
____ 28. nefarious	(a) hungry	____ 41. eventuate	(a) to result finally
	(b) watchful		(b) pay your respects
	(c) footsore		(c) borrow
	(d) villainous		(d) interrupt
____ 29. virulent	(a) harmful	____ 42. inchoate	(a) vague
	(b) sloppy		(b) in an early stage
	(c) sickly		(c) uneasy
	(d) revolutionary		(d) ingenious
____ 30. histrionics	(a) unreasonable acts	____ 43. propitious	(a) suspicious
	(b) nervousness		(b) hasty
	(c) display of emotions		(c) frank
	(d) studies of the past		(d) favorable
____ 31. salient	(a) traveling	____ 44. viable	(a) workable
	(b) resentful		(b) sensitive
	(c) sober		(c) tasty
	(d) outstanding		(d) quiet
____ 32. wan	(a) pale	____ 45. incisive	(a) acute
	(b) sleepy		(b) sluggish
	(c) jealous		(c) massive
	(d) unlucky		(d) jittery

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____ 46. inveigh	(a) compose	____ 58. assiduous	(a) sly
	(b) react to		(b) thrifty
	(c) attack verbally		(c) busy
	(d) penetrate		(d) educated
____ 47. sinecure	(a) urgent message	____ 59. abortive	(a) failing
	(b) silly response		(b) outside the law
	(c) big responsibility		(c) drowsy
	(d) soft job		(d) unprepared
____ 48. nettle	(a) mix	____ 60. tortuous	(a) spiteful
	(b) suggest		(b) inflicting pain
	(c) irritate		(c) frank
	(d) suspend		(d) winding
____ 49. abrogate	(a) publish	____ 61. peregrination	(a) form of address
	(b) portray		(b) travel
	(c) permit		(c) insistence
	(d) cancel		(d) hospitality
____ 50. extrinsic	(a) loaded	____ 62. myriad	(a) geometric figure
	(b) containing wisdom		(b) voter's choice
	(c) coming from outside		(c) countless number
	(d) uncertain		(d) minority decision
____ 51. asperity	(a) artful handling	____ 63. fiat	(a) police squad
	(b) bitterness of temper		(b) official order
	(c) foolishness		(c) carriage
	(d) concern		(d) council
____ 52. altruistic	(a) unselfish	____ 64. mendacious	(a) lying
	(b) troublesome		(b) abusive
	(c) dangerous		(c) healing
	(d) dignified		(d) merciful
____ 53. sedentary	(a) hypnotic	____ 65. profligate	(a) soothing
	(b) largely inactive		(b) obvious
	(c) scornful		(c) distinct
	(d) musical		(d) wasteful
____ 54. progeny	(a) vigor	____ 66. disparate	(a) different
	(b) descendants		(b) critical
	(c) minority opinion		(c) religious
	(d) disease		(d) uneven
____ 55. cupidity	(a) affection	____ 67. lugubrious	(a) well-oiled
	(b) fate		(b) warlike
	(c) greed		(c) very sad
	(d) harmony		(d) beyond dispute
____ 56. impeccable	(a) faultless	____ 68. puissant	(a) ordinary
	(b) bold		(b) studious
	(c) open to criticism		(c) powerful
	(d) slow to respond		(d) dictatorial
____ 57. perpetrate	(a) plant	____ 69. desultory	(a) disconnected
	(b) consume in haste		(b) incomplete
	(c) slice		(c) polished
	(d) commit		(d) dry

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____ 70. fulsome	(a) gratified	____ 82. germane	(a) sickly
	(b) superior		(b) foreign
	(c) sensitive		(c) charming
	(d) excessive		(d) appropriate
____ 71. chimerical	(a) accurate	____ 83. mollify	(a) turn against
	(b) imaginary		(b) appease
	(c) regional		(c) hope for
	(d) rigid		(d) shorten
____ 72. recondite	(a) observant	____ 84. indolent	(a) lazy
	(b) sincere		(b) badly behaved
	(c) secret		(c) owing money
	(d) willing to bargain		(d) timely
____ 73. gamut	(a) range	____ 85. impromptu	(a) dangerous
	(b) sleeve		(b) not understood
	(c) intestine		(c) wisely planned
	(d) bridge		(d) spur of the moment
____ 74. irascible	(a) conceited	____ 86. umbrage	(a) dark color
	(b) patriotic		(b) offense
	(c) bumbling		(c) waste
	(d) irritable		(d) generosity
____ 75. perspicacious	(a) vicious	____ 87. artifice	(a) trickery
	(b) shrewd		(b) historic finding
	(c) sweaty		(c) newness
	(d) light on one's feet		(d) gradual change
____ 76. taint	(a) weaken	____ 88. vacillate	(a) follow closely
	(b) widen		(b) fluctuate
	(c) contaminate		(c) aggravate
	(d) cause		(d) dominate
____ 77. aegis	(a) fear	____ 89. vestige	(a) trace
	(b) hope		(b) cloak
	(c) kinship		(c) entrance
	(d) protection		(d) hope
____ 78. evince	(a) prove	____ 90. adamant	(a) ambitious
	(b) throw away		(b) timely
	(c) exhibit		(c) wasteful
	(d) wonder		(d) inflexible
____ 79. termagent	(a) shrew	____ 91. nepotism	(a) without religion
	(b) insect		(b) favoritism
	(c) ruler		(c) patriotism
	(d) coward		(d) deception
____ 80. mien	(a) appearance	____ 92. reticent	(a) reserved
	(b) hostile		(b) in pain
	(c) cheerful		(c) cooperative
	(d) important		(d) without example
____ 81. elucidate	(a) hide	____ 93. tyro	(a) ruler
	(b) make clear		(b) beginner
	(c) paint		(c) fire-setter
	(d) sharpen		(d) warmer

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