You have 11 minutes to answer these 35 questions.

Word Knowledge Test Instructions

He spent his days searching fruitlessly for that chimera - his true self.





The water was calm that day with detritus slowly moving in the small eddies.





He was arrested on a misdemeanor charge.





He often bragged about the bravery of his favorite cohort.





Mike was afraid he might be ostracized for stepping out of line.





Debouch most nearly means:





The dulcet songs of the band got the attention of the audience.





Umbrage most nearly means:





Vie most nearly means:





Inamorata most nearly means:





The Prime Minister was always cautious about leaving his redoubt in Milan.





His eyesight was acute.





Ebonpoint most nearly means:





His answer was terse.





Arcanum most nearly means:





Her former home was in Ohio.





The hotel was specifically designed for the wayworn traveler.





Nomic most nearly means:





She had no idea how to react to her ludic boyfriend.





The goal of the treaty is to develop international amity and reciprocal trade.





Kvetch most nearly means:





Revelation most nearly means:





Sustenance most nearly means:





Raffish most nearly means:





Puerile most nearly means:





The abhorrent smell from the lake overpowered the campers hiking on the shore.





Her thoughts on the matter were inconsequential.





Mulct most nearly means:





He was an amateur astronomer.





My voice is strident.





I could never get over her liquid blue, limpid eyes.





He concocted a story about his ex-girlfriend.





The rose was crimson.





Regale most nearly means:





The park has no showers and no potable water.