Vocabulary Quiz - 9

1. paranoia
[A]sticky; viscous
[B]lay eggs
[C]undertaken
[D]chronic form of insanity marked by delusions



2. paucity
[A]free; disentangle
[B]testimony under oath
[C]scarcity
[D]cancel; revoke



3. perfunctory
[A]lying; false
[B]interfering
[C]superficial; not thorough
[D]rude; cross



4. petulant
[A]allied by blood; of the same or kindred nature
[B]touchy, peevish
[C]dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness
[D]comment; make explanatory notes



5. platitude
[A]American marsh tortoise
[B]rhythmic rise and fall (of words and sounds); beat
[C]trite remark; commonplace statement
[D]renounce; give up



6. postulate
[A]flirt
[B]self-evident truth
[C]combine, unite in one body
[D]worldly; not pertaining to church matter



7. propriety
[A]pertaining to germ; creative
[B]unrestrained; excessive
[C]home
[D]fitness; correct conduct



8. psychosis
[A]ease pain; make less severe or offensive
[B]quarrel; obtain through arguing
[C]mental disorder
[D]guilt; self-reproach



9. quail
[A]smear (as with paint)
[B]marked with parallel bands; grooved
[C]cower; lose heart
[D]hide away; produce and release a substance into an organism



10. ramify
[A]interjection; profane oath
[B]divide into branches or subdivisions
[C]washing
[D]fertility; fruitfulness



11. recession
[A]pamphlet
[B]withdrawal; retreat
[C]steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
[D]strip off skin; plunder



12. regale
[A]cheerful promptness
[B]wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas
[C]entertain
[D]expurgate



13. renunciation
[A]mentally quick and observant; having insight
[B]final; not susceptible to further analysis
[C]giving up; renouncing
[D]tranquillity



14. residue
[A]spur; motive
[B]remainder; balance
[C]stone used to test the fitness of gold alloys; criterion
[D]combining parts into a whole



15. reverie
[A]fantastic; violently contrasting
[B]mar in beauty; spoil
[C]hypothesis; the act of supposing
[D]daydream; musing



16. rummage
[A]periodic; on and off
[B]petty details
[C]ransack; thoroughly search
[D]small plane surface (of a gem); a side



17. satire
[A]approving; applauding
[B]form of literature in which irony; sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly
[C]interpret secret code
[D]disapproval; condemnation



18. secular
[A]malodorous
[B]worldly; not pertaining to church matter
[C]extremely poisonous
[D]turn upside down or inside out



19. sinister
[A]approve; tolerate
[B]cutting; sharp
[C]evil
[D]protest



20. sodden
[A]confuse; upset; embarrass
[B]soaked; dull, as if from drink
[C]implied comparison
[D]giving bliss; blissful