| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 1 | erase; strike out |
1 suitor 2 bivouac 3 sagacious 4 delete 5 abhor | |
| 2 | severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction |
1 stricture 2 aboriginal 3 comestible 4 pungent 5 interminable | |
| 3 | leather with a soft napped surface; , |
1 decelerate 2 suede 3 perpetrate 4 evasive 5 palimpsest | |
| 4 | impending; near at hand |
1 pew 2 peevish 3 unlettered 4 strive 5 imminent | |
| 5 | legal claim or right on a property |
1 babble 2 favoritism 3 lien 4 desperate 5 incompatible | |
| 6 | curse |
1 coda 2 malediction 3 interstice 4 passive 5 commonplace | |
| 7 | tear made by rending; rip; split |
1 fallow 2 gill 3 rent 4 ratify 5 paternalism | |
| 8 | without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment |
1 nag 2 ventilate 3 jolt 4 impromptu 5 annals | |
| 9 | official of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights; protector of the people |
1 ripple 2 agog 3 labyrinth 4 tribune 5 incipient | |
| 10 | angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order |
1 cherubic 2 aria 3 infernal 4 waylay 5 dearth | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 11 | worthless; futile |
1 insolvent 2 improvise 3 nugatory 4 effervescence 5 knocker | |
| 12 | give an incomplete or faint idea of (esp. future events); give a sketchy outline of; foreshadow |
1 graphic 2 nutrition 3 apocalyptic 4 overhaul 5 adumbrate | |
| 13 | application of soil and plant sciences to farming |
1 distrait 2 agronomy 3 rhinestone 4 flashy 5 perturb | |
| 14 | thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system |
1 ruse 2 advocacy 3 acerbity 4 thesis 5 counterpart | |
| 15 | make young again |
1 allure 2 prodigy 3 carefree 4 rejuvenate 5 dissection | |
| 16 | great shock; dismay |
1 qualify 2 stern 3 epilogue 4 lineaments 5 consternation | |
| 17 | thin and wasted (from hunger or illness) |
1 chafe 2 queer 3 emaciated 4 beset 5 qualified | |
| 18 | lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull |
1 overdue 2 lackluster 3 confound 4 thespian 5 ideology | |
| 19 | mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
1 sturdy 2 disdain 3 nominal 4 oratorio 5 morgue | |
| 20 | use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals |
1 discord 2 dowse 3 peccadillo 4 obstetrician 5 cowhand | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 21 | small entrance hall or lobby |
1 rostrum 2 propensity 3 vestibule 4 convention 5 paradigm | |
| 22 | suspended action |
1 maudlin 2 abeyance 3 jubilation 4 gossamer 5 fledgling(fledgeling) | |
| 23 | a manually skilled worker |
1 squabble 2 witless 3 fancier 4 artisan 5 instrument | |
| 24 | (of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined |
1 cursive 2 uproarious 3 counterpart 4 herbaceous 5 tolerable | |
| 25 | group (of lions) |
1 pride 2 literati 3 instrumentation 4 bump 5 log | |
| 26 | having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V. |
1 sour 2 murmur 3 toxin 4 canard 5 opportunist | |
| 27 | strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal |
1 aperture 2 jocose 3 refraction 4 queer 5 regale | |
| 28 | state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof |
1 brandish 2 solitude 3 analogous 4 subsidiary 5 growl | |
| 29 | agree; accept; N. assessment |
1 simulate 2 impassioned 3 foil 4 otter 5 assent | |
| 30 | science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
1 ecosystem 2 acoustics 3 grandeur 4 roil 5 sagacious | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 31 | guess; N. |
1 dermatologist 2 surmise 3 throb 4 improvise 5 antecedents | |
| 32 | hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer |
1 estranged 2 mesmerize 3 affront 4 gape 5 celerity | |
| 33 | make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured |
1 obsessive 2 indemnify 3 nubile 4 irony 5 odyssey | |
| 34 | surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually |
1 besiege 2 cessation 3 ewe 4 adherent 5 satyr | |
| 35 | dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V. |
1 skewer 2 aerate 3 pageant 4 smudge 5 mores | |
| 36 | scholarly article |
1 resplendent 2 tissue 3 vying 4 monograph 5 relevant | |
| 37 | row of closely planted shrubs forming a boundary; ( ) ; CF. fence |
1 glaring 2 hedge 3 adulterate 4 notoriety 5 buccaneer | |
| 38 | rising like bristles; showing irritation |
1 spectral 2 bequeath 3 muggy 4 regatta 5 bristling | |
| 39 | pardon (allowed by government to political criminals) |
1 complementary 2 interrogate 3 synthesis 4 amnesty 5 irrevocable | |
| 40 | calm; pacify |
1 incredulity 2 abstinence 3 bully 4 vanquish 5 allay | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 41 | wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face |
1 altruistic 2 indicative 3 ignominy 4 cartilage 5 deadpan | |
| 42 | natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam |
1 refute 2 velocity 3 geyser 4 barterer 5 suavity | |
| 43 | plundering; destruction |
1 dregs 2 inadvertently 3 composure 4 depredation 5 asteroid | |
| 44 | imitation |
1 mimicry 2 agglomeration 3 chronicle 4 ineluctable 5 discerning | |
| 45 | agreeable; pleasing to the taste |
1 evict 2 terrace 3 traduce 4 palatable 5 engaging | |
| 46 | lines of gunfire crossing each other; rapid heated discussion |
1 crossfire 2 latent 3 voyeur 4 elaborate 5 fray | |
| 47 | (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition |
1 accolade 2 exodus 3 debonair 4 setback 5 potential | |
| 48 | public records; place where public records are kept |
1 gadfly 2 revert 3 untenable 4 hurl 5 archives | |
| 49 | sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation |
1 clique 2 unfrock 3 recluse 4 bacchanal 5 scintillate | |
| 50 | mark $\wedge$ used in writing to show where something is to be added |
1 caret 2 prot\'eg\'e 3 antediluvian 4 mirage 5 antipathy | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 51 | d\'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society |
1 debut 2 strut 3 whine 4 obtuse 5 preeminent | |
| 52 | disorderly fight between two or more people |
1 legacy 2 creep 3 scrimmage 4 sluggish 5 faction | |
| 53 | brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks |
1 antediluvian 2 headlong 3 expertise 4 illuminate 5 component | |
| 54 | wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly |
1 motto 2 meander 3 exigency 4 pigment 5 cryptic | |
| 55 | food of the gods |
1 timorous 2 aphorism 3 dart 4 garner 5 ambrosia | |
| 56 | many in number or kind; numerous; varied |
1 abdicate 2 waffle 3 protract 4 prefatory 5 manifold | |
| 57 | pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress |
1 thespian 2 combustible 3 rendezvous 4 fell 5 entreat | |
| 58 | fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young |
1 fecundity 2 hostage 3 skim 4 prong 5 tonsure | |
| 59 | kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to |
1 reverie 2 aorta 3 ignite 4 snip 5 veracious | |
| 60 | hiding place; V. |
1 stolid 2 cache 3 recession 4 cerebral 5 irreparable | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 61 | bee-keeping |
1 taciturn 2 apiculture 3 foolhardy 4 fulminate 5 contention | |
| 62 | loyalty; accuracy |
1 fidelity 2 proscenium 3 inoculate 4 pith 5 lilliputian | |
| 63 | rain very lightly; N: |
1 stickler 2 abyss 3 petrify 4 tussle 5 drizzle | |
| 64 | in utter disorder |
1 chaotic 2 willful 3 loquacious 4 diadem 5 hymn | |
| 65 | state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs) |
1 torque 2 antique 3 steadfast 4 efface 5 blues | |
| 66 | sudden heavy fall of rain |
1 ingest 2 detached 3 parsimony 4 edify 5 cloudburst | |
| 67 | precious stone, esp. when cut into a regular shape |
1 jug 2 caterpillar 3 gem 4 dissident 5 schematic | |
| 68 | slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic |
1 quill 2 swear-word 3 acidulous 4 subtlety 5 lurk | |
| 69 | easy to approach; obtainable |
1 pacify 2 alms 3 armada 4 accessible 5 bellicose | |
| 70 | superfluous; more than needed or demanded |
1 paradigm 2 supererogatory 3 lounge 4 assent 5 advocacy | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 71 | of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary |
1 hiatus 2 reprieve 3 congruence 4 juridical 5 embed | |
| 72 | useless; hopeless; ineffectual |
1 demand 2 abstruse 3 cabal 4 futile 5 underscore | |
| 73 | violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person) |
1 belated 2 lush 3 avocation 4 infringe 5 purveyor | |
| 74 | surround and swallow up |
1 dais 2 synthesis 3 conundrum 4 engulf 5 ostentatious | |
| 75 | walk quietly or stealthily on one's toes |
1 expletive 2 tiptoe 3 fissure 4 poultice 5 kernel | |
| 76 | being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary |
1 industrious 2 pyre 3 upright 4 veritable 5 inebriated | |
| 77 | bring together into a nucleus; ADJ: having a nucleus |
1 celerity 2 invective 3 nucleate 4 jetsam 5 omnipresent | |
| 78 | cabinet or closet built to hold clothes; garments collectively |
1 hubris 2 interstice 3 turncoat 4 bazaar 5 wardrobe | |
| 79 | gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve |
1 culprit 2 earn 3 archaism 4 pious 5 dominant | |
| 80 | comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as |
1 fracas 2 simile 3 aftermath 4 sight 5 affront | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 81 | dose (of liquids); liquid dose |
1 potion 2 concatenate 3 confiscate 4 sledge 5 prototype | |
| 82 | wandering; N. nomad: tribe who migrates from place to place |
1 lancet 2 anoint 3 conducive 4 enfranchise 5 nomadic | |
| 83 | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
1 undulating 2 innovation 3 loiter 4 apex 5 expos\'e | |
| 84 | crude dwelling; shack |
1 aptitude 2 contention 3 colander 4 hut 5 steadfast | |
| 85 | combative; bellicose; N. |
1 havoc 2 militant 3 beatitude 4 angular 5 warranty | |
| 86 | use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation |
1 equivocate 2 analogue 3 novice 4 perjury 5 stoke | |
| 87 | adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal |
1 turgid 2 mercenary 3 espouse 4 miasma 5 rug | |
| 88 | speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly |
1 stupor 2 consummate 3 bondage 4 inarticulate 5 sly | |
| 89 | frustrate; perplex |
1 ventricle 2 buffet 3 baffle 4 gambol 5 hedge | |
| 90 | deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile |
1 longevity 2 beguile 3 infraction 4 unwarranted 5 predilection | |
| Number | Question | Answer | Your answer |
| 91 | broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing |
1 spatula 2 miscellaneous 3 bristle 4 pertinent 5 detrimental | |
| 92 | childish; immature; CF. puer: boy |
1 exiguous 2 circumlocution 3 hegemony 4 puerile 5 mace | |
| 93 | sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious |
1 bilious 2 euphony 3 curmudgeon 4 engross 5 tenacity | |
| 94 | clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining) |
1 piscatorial 2 vociferous 3 carcinogenic 4 ferrous 5 championship | |
| 95 | serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle |
1 harangue 2 objective 3 casualty 4 tautological 5 spat | |
| 96 | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
1 wilt 2 abstruse 3 acquiesce 4 bombast 5 predetermine | |
| 97 | (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart |
1 ramshackle 2 inestimable 3 congruent 4 diversion 5 plump | |
| 98 | of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea |
1 orifice 2 catcall 3 treatise 4 thematic 5 effete | |
| 99 | upright pole of wood or metal for carrying sails |
1 conciliatory 2 camaraderie 3 veterinarian 4 detached 5 mast | |
| 100 | narrow space between things |
1 wade 2 alcove 3 fortitude 4 interstice 5 enfranchise |