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5 Written Questions

1. irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege
2. change (esp. from good to bad); change of fortune; CF. the last emperor of China
3. wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress
4. shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs
5. killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers

5 Matching Questions

1. n stoke
2. ascribe
3. n malfeasance
4. biennial
5. s plane

1. a refer; attribute; assign
2. b every two years
3. c stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully
4. d wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
5. e carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one's faith/a statement
   1. aberrant
   2. accost
   3. recant
   4. abase
2. place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work
   1. s submerge
   2. n quagmire
   3. n sage
   4. n umbrage
3. petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
   1. empirical
   2. satirical
   3. replicate
   4. supplicate
4. stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF. stoicism
   1. stoic
   2. s clown
   3. rustic
   4. purge
5. unwillingness
   1. s lionize
   2. abdicate
   3. somatic
   4. disinclination

5 True/False Question

1. adulterate → make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
   

   True        False

2. n asinine → perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination
   

   True        False

3. s prosperous → successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off
   

   True        False

4. n shaving → satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
   

   True        False

5. n chary → unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal
   

   True        False