| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | thick white cloud with a flat base; |
1 longevity 2 scraps 3 secession 4 pollen 5 cumulus | |
| 2 | shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot |
1 tact 2 eulogy 3 dominant 4 astonish 5 fetter | |
| 3 | deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame |
1 conclave 2 jetsam 3 gnarled 4 tertiary 5 reprehensible | |
| 4 | human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness |
1 brawn 2 procurement 3 aromatic 4 divine 5 conflagration | |
| 5 | adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved |
1 hedge 2 embargo 3 hymn 4 frame 5 condign | |
| 6 | good-fellowship; CF. comrade |
1 azure 2 procrastinate 3 incredulous 4 camaraderie 5 spoilsport | |
| 7 | fitness; talent |
1 amalgamate 2 coma 3 aptitude 4 demoniac(demoniacal) 5 historical | |
| 8 | small body revolving around a larger one |
1 itinerary 2 satellite 3 immaculate 4 self-indulgence 5 protrude | |
| 9 | young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc. |
1 impiety 2 decrepitude 3 whelp 4 piscatorial 5 belfry | |
| 10 | ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent |
1 corollary 2 antler 3 holster 4 sovereign 5 onerous | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | small powerful boat designed for towing larger vessels |
1 tugboat 2 hold 3 filibuster 4 pugilist 5 gullible | |
| 12 | work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away |
1 sextant 2 detergent 3 noose 4 deputize 5 somnambulist | |
| 13 | substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia |
1 pious 2 elegy 3 importune 4 anesthetic 5 cleaver | |
| 14 | refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove |
1 rebuttal 2 edifice 3 parody 4 cleave 5 pathological | |
| 15 | make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity |
1 cornea 2 resolve 3 phalanx 4 dissuade 5 perpetuate | |
| 16 | clowning |
1 perceptive 2 evict 3 befriend 4 buffoonery 5 abstract | |
| 17 | scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong) |
1 thunderbolt 2 chide 3 deify 4 desalinize 5 upbraid | |
| 18 | go about quietly on foot (trying to avoid being noticed) |
1 pad 2 elliptical 3 gingerly 4 lunar 5 sluggard | |
| 19 | failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V. |
1 lyric 2 hibernal 3 maelstrom 4 default 5 unexceptionable | |
| 20 | group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests |
1 shyster 2 coterie 3 consanguinity 4 oblivion 5 atrocity | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | hollow form or matrix for shaping; fungi; ; soil rich in humus and fit for planting; |
1 elicit 2 onomatopoeia 3 mold 4 benison 5 earn | |
| 22 | violent anguish |
1 witless 2 throes 3 throb 4 subsume 5 clientele | |
| 23 | bankrupt; lacking money to pay; N. insolvency |
1 insolvent 2 tread 3 reprisal 4 offensive 5 palliate | |
| 24 | pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic |
1 ovation 2 unearthly 3 ciliated 4 aphorism 5 unaccountable | |
| 25 | pointed projecting part |
1 prong 2 ornithologist 3 deleterious 4 ambulatory 5 forswear | |
| 26 | formal agreement |
1 knell 2 concordat 3 malcontent 4 historical 5 knoll | |
| 27 | thick stiff material made of pressed paper; ; |
1 breadth 2 residue 3 apposite 4 regime 5 cardboard | |
| 28 | holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing |
1 tiptoe 2 ironic 3 riveting 4 irreconcilable 5 lush | |
| 29 | postpone; delay or put off |
1 savant 2 trivia 3 procrastinate 4 slag 5 boon | |
| 30 | decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision; N. resolution |
1 laborious 2 consonance 3 resolve 4 devoid 5 grudging | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | gay; joyous |
1 voodoo 2 broach 3 blithe(blithesome) 4 nauseate 5 stratified | |
| 32 | (apprec.) completely unselfish; caring only for others and not for oneself |
1 arrhythmic 2 relevant 3 disclose 4 selfless 5 arraign | |
| 33 | shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident |
1 choreography 2 diction 3 elaborate 4 diffidence 5 monotheism | |
| 34 | coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil) |
1 pigment 2 pathological 3 rafter 4 gratuity 5 reverend | |
| 35 | prohibit; forbid; N. |
1 germinate 2 concave 3 interdict 4 instrumentation 5 incumbent | |
| 36 | quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments |
1 append 2 proselytize 3 contentious 4 vitriolic 5 wistful | |
| 37 | raised platform used in preaching (in a church) |
1 obstetrician 2 collation 3 catalyst 4 pulpit 5 trough | |
| 38 | fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce |
1 emulate 2 obligatory 3 evanescent 4 cosmic 5 sectarian | |
| 39 | reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again |
1 resurrect 2 recast 3 vying 4 visage 5 philatelist | |
| 40 | able to pay all depths; N. solvency |
1 jamb 2 typhoon 3 selfless 4 solvent 5 escapade | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | adjoining; neighboring; close by |
1 demand 2 irresolute 3 boulder 4 adjacent 5 crabbed | |
| 42 | thought; working of the brain |
1 tramp 2 apparition 3 corroborate 4 cerebration 5 demean | |
| 43 | give up; do without |
1 forgo(forego) 2 demotic 3 elysian 4 arbitrate 5 commensurate | |
| 44 | concerning the sense of smell |
1 demoralize 2 malefactor 3 euphemism 4 conscript 5 olfactory | |
| 45 | ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad |
1 carefree 2 mediocre 3 whim 4 taunt 5 demise | |
| 46 | discerning; perceptive |
1 arboreal 2 insightful 3 selective 4 sibling 5 parvenu | |
| 47 | judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief |
1 implore 2 conviction 3 amazon 4 vivisection 5 acme | |
| 48 | riddle; difficult problem |
1 conundrum 2 archipelago 3 masticate 4 jollity 5 pedantic | |
| 49 | detestable; extremely unpleasant |
1 gist 2 unguent 3 indolent 4 abominable 5 somatic | |
| 50 | twist out of shape; N. |
1 counterpart 2 remnant 3 warp 4 hedonist 5 protagonist | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive |
1 tumid 2 convulsion 3 preponderance 4 lubricate 5 miscellaneous | |
| 52 | choosing of a lot or card |
1 cosmic 2 lottery 3 browbeat 4 ensue 5 draw | |
| 53 | of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers |
1 groom 2 psychic 3 genesis 4 decorous 5 conflagration | |
| 54 | hill of wind-blown sand; |
1 improvise 2 ingrate 3 stride 4 prologue 5 dune | |
| 55 | change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas |
1 misogynist 2 tactile 3 otherworldly 4 ossify 5 diffidence | |
| 56 | brief and to the point; using few words; terse |
1 cogitate 2 viscous 3 detrimental 4 inept 5 laconic | |
| 57 | push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N. |
1 rummage 2 reel 3 momentous 4 shove 5 sonic | |
| 58 | long, eventful, adventurous journey |
1 odyssey 2 coalition 3 bludgeon 4 culpable 5 discerning | |
| 59 | deserving reverence; N: priest |
1 prosperous 2 abortive 3 bulwark 4 gainsay 5 reverend | |
| 60 | entreating; beseeching; N. |
1 downpour 2 decant 3 suppliant 4 glaciate 5 irate | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | shelter; V. |
1 pestilential(pestilent) 2 parallelism 3 burrow 4 lien 5 nepotism | |
| 62 | disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate |
1 stench 2 insubordination 3 volley 4 romp 5 qualified | |
| 63 | trembling; wavering |
1 disinterested 2 tremulous 3 bungle 4 forestall 5 cursory | |
| 64 | support or base as for a pillar or statue |
1 pedestal 2 materialism 3 paraphrase 4 grandeur 5 refuse | |
| 65 | stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm |
1 offensive 2 cryptic 3 tempestuous 4 malefactor 5 impending | |
| 66 | final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained |
1 d\'enouement 2 postdate 3 discord 4 appall 5 legislature | |
| 67 | suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated |
1 bilious 2 pucker 3 yeoman 4 nibble 5 sentinel | |
| 68 | rider on horseback; ADJ. |
1 denizen 2 decoy 3 compulsory 4 shyster 5 equestrian | |
| 69 | sticky; viscous; gluey |
1 diorama 2 humanitarian 3 flamboyant 4 glutinous 5 melancholy | |
| 70 | swollen; distended (as from liquid) |
1 quiescent 2 turgid 3 charisma 4 onerous 5 pusillanimous | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | reverse the order or position of |
1 protract 2 cumulative 3 transpose 4 anguish 5 obsidian | |
| 72 | word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read |
1 dyslexia 2 muggy 3 enclave 4 cozen 5 admonish | |
| 73 | dying; at the point of death; CF. death |
1 bovine 2 descry 3 fresco 4 moribund 5 feckless | |
| 74 | cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide |
1 prescience 2 wander 3 guy 4 exult 5 patina | |
| 75 | official periodical publication; newspaper |
1 irrelevant 2 impertinent 3 gazette 4 paramount 5 gland | |
| 76 | border upon; adjoin |
1 pretext 2 defunct 3 insomnia 4 mute 5 abut | |
| 77 | long curl of hair |
1 jurisprudence 2 hold 3 ringlet 4 flotsam 5 mercenary | |
| 78 | very small |
1 vat 2 infinitesimal 3 discordant 4 skirmish 5 bulwark | |
| 79 | of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify |
1 subsistence 2 expiate 3 vitreous 4 sunder 5 crochet | |
| 80 | drunken |
1 bacchanalian 2 fatalism 3 anachronism 4 trifling 5 statuary | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
1 mentor 2 beneficial 3 arroyo 4 aromatic 5 sinuous | |
| 82 | related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population |
1 tribune 2 demographic 3 repugnance 4 bespeak 5 extricate | |
| 83 | harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory |
1 overwrought 2 guy 3 holism 4 defame 5 dowry | |
| 84 | increase |
1 corrode 2 silo 3 ablution 4 vortex 5 increment | |
| 85 | small church (in a prison, college, or hospital) |
1 chapel 2 pr\'ecis 3 venison 4 don 5 deliberate | |
| 86 | irritate; fester; annoy |
1 dulcet 2 poignancy 3 rankle 4 vitriolic 5 hoard | |
| 87 | contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection |
1 artistry 2 signatory 3 primordial 4 inamorata 5 liaison | |
| 88 | relating to space |
1 quiescent 2 vying 3 foist 4 swindler 5 spatial | |
| 89 | excuse |
1 rudimentary 2 acuity 3 pretext 4 replenish 5 drip | |
| 90 | person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
1 leaflet 2 musket 3 anarchist 4 artifice 5 apprehensive | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | bad-mannered child |
1 protuberance 2 brat 3 hackney 4 nourish 5 wrangle | |
| 92 | artificial; pretended |
1 affected 2 girth 3 spectral 4 willowy 5 melee | |
| 93 | pantry; place where food is kept |
1 combustible 2 complicity 3 proviso 4 extant 5 larder | |
| 94 | lazy person |
1 rogue 2 rubble 3 podium 4 sluggard 5 solemnity | |
| 95 | cutting off; separation |
1 abscission 2 conclave 3 progeny 4 sturdy 5 fluke | |
| 96 | make a hole through with a drill; N: hole made by drilling; inner diameter of a hole |
1 romance 2 bore 3 larva 4 rotundity 5 dynamo | |
| 97 | artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road |
1 pyromaniac 2 allege 3 incompatible 4 culvert 5 iniquitous | |
| 98 | frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury |
1 incumbent 2 impotent 3 lot 4 thesis 5 furor | |
| 99 | brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. |
1 tine 2 gloss 3 coma 4 sorority 5 misconduct | |
| 100 | extortion (of money or advantage) by the threat of exposing something discreditable; V. |
1 encircle 2 supplant 3 blackmail 4 porous 5 candor |