1997 VJCL Derivatives Test
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VENEREAL
a. venio
b. veneror
c. ventus
d. venus - d. venus
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TACIT
a. spoken
b. allowed
c. unwanted
d. understood - d. understood
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VIGILANCE
a. guide
b. posse
c. watchfulness
d. mob - c. watchfulness
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TENTACLE
a. to stretch
b. to feel
c. to enclose
d. to squeeze - b. to feel
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HESITATE
a. enemy
b. spear
c. doubt
d. stick - d. stick
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An opossum is a NOCTURNAL animal.
a. night-active
b. tree-living
c. tricky
d. large - a. night-active
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VERBOSE
a. magnificent
b. talkative
c. taciturn
d. unwise - b. talkative
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IMPECCABLE
a. pectus
b. pauci
c. placidus
d. peccare - d. peccare
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AMICABLE
a. friendly
b. worldly
c. detested
d. old - a. friendly
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FUTILE
a. sum
b. fundo
c. fuscus
d. fuscina - b. fundo
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PULCHRITUDE
a. zeal
b. ugliness
c. beauty
d. terro - c. beauty
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Select the English word which is NOT derived from the Latin word.
altus
a. altitude
b. exalt
c. fault
d. altimeter - c. fault
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BURGLAR
a. thief
b. fortified place
c. trustee
d. beggar - a. thief
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Select the English word which is NOT derived from the Latin word.
clamo
a. calamity
b. exclamatory
c. clamour
d. reclaim - a. calamity
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Select the English word which is NOT derived from the Latin word.
scribo
a. squabble
b. inscription
c. scribe
d. scribble - a. squabble
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Select the English word which is NOT derived from the Latin word.
pes
a. pediatrician
b. pedal
c. pedestrian
d. pedestal - a. pediatrician
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(a Papal) BULL
a. bubble
b. buttocks
c. bowry
d. stubborn - a. bubble
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MENIAL
a. manus
b. mens
c. mansio
d. mensa - c. mansio
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Antonym
IMPECUNIOUS
a. affluent
b. shy
c. well-regarded
d. safe - a. affluent
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Select the English word which is NOT derived from the Latin word.
mitto
a. submit
b. mission
c. imitate
d. emit - c. imitate
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RELINQUISH
a. retain
b. destroyed
c. devalue
d. employ - a. retain
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GUST
a. to surge
b. to blow
c. to sing
d. to taste - d. to taste
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Antonym
CORPULENT
a. miniscule
b. retired
c. military
d. dizzy - a. miniscule
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AMOUNT
a. mountain
b. to move
c. walls
d. to advise - a. mountain
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PAUCITY
a. poverty
b. wealth
c. value
d. abundance - d. abundance
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FIDELITY
a. treachery
b. eternity
c. happiness
d. order - a. treachery
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Antonym
RISIBLE
a. serious
b. laughable
c. imagined
d. safe - a. serious
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Antonym
SOMNOLENT
a. soothing
b. stimulating
c. boring
d. loyal - b. stimulating
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TO BRISTLE
a. hadgehog
b. hirsute
c. nettles
d. gonophore - b. hirsute
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Antonym
TENACIOUS
a. obnoxious
b. weak
c. scary
d. intentional - b. weak
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PROPINQUITY
a. cleverness
b. desire
c. distance
d. fear - c. distance
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ACRIMONIOUS
a. sharp
b. harmonious
c. beloved
d. similar - b. harmonious
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THEFT
a. burgess
b. yearn
c. furtive
d. steal - c. furtive
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URBANE
a. witty
b. rustic
c. smooth
d. virtual - b. rustic
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FORCEPS
a. foris + capio
b. formus + capio
c. foris + carpo
d. formus + carpo - b. formus + capio
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Antonym
VIVACIOUS
a. deadly
b. determined
c. lifeless
d. hated - c. lifeless
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Archaeologist uncovered a beautiful ? floor in Pompeii. (tesselated)
a. tiled
b. handcraft
c. unprecedented
d. wooden - a. tiled
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Caesar sent a message requesting ? troops. (auxiliary)
a. emergency
b. supplementary
c. new
d. well-trained - b. supplementary
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LIMIT
a. cease
b. detain
c. imprison
d. determine - d. determine
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CLOSE
a. cloister
b. clumsy
c. cloud
d. cuticle - a. cloister
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I could not ? with a girl who didn't study. (commiserate)
a. communicate
b. go out
c. sympathize
d. quarrel - c. sympathize
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His ? words surprised the girl. (inimical)
a. friendly
b. distinguished
c. loud
d. hostile - d. hostile
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VIPER
a. inevitable
b. survival
c. vitiate
d. evaporate - b. survival
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The athlete was distinguished for his ?. (celerity)
a. strength
b. agility
c. sportsmanship
d. speed - d. speed
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"What an ? lunch!" the student exclaimed. (odious)
a. exceptional
b. indulent
c. determined
d. offensive - d. offensive
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The swimming goldfish was a ? sight for the cat. (tantalizing)
a. pleasant
b. tedious
c. teasing
d. hopeful - c. teasing
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The zookeeper was inpressed by the MAGNITUDE of the new elephant.
a. fierceness
b. enormity
c. bravery
d. gentleness - b. enormity
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The ? newspaper kept us informed. (diurnal)
a. annual
b. daily
c. weekly
d. monthly - b. daily
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The passing seasons is an ? fact of nature. (immutable)
a. unchanging
b. absolute
c. unknown
d. unreliable - a. unchanging
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The company letter contained a ? for him. (caveat)
a. warning
b. check
c. threat
d. messagw - a. warning
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NIMBED
a. number
b. divine spirit
c. cloud
d. too much - c. cloud
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The ? voice was soothing. (sonorous)
a. resinous
b. resinant
c. repetitive
d. sisteryly - b. resinant
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RAIL
a. board
b. to reprimand
c. to seize
d. ruler - d. ruler
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The teacher had never had such a ? group of students. (loquacious)
a. dull
b. reliable
c. talkative
d. benevolent - c. talkative
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Cal Ripkin is a ? favourite at the AllStar game. (perennial)
a. talented
b. flowery
c. familiar
d. reoccuring - d. reoccuring
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LACHRYMOSE
a. passionate
b. curt
c. mournful
d. tense - c. mournful
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TRANSMIT
a. send out
b. send across
c. send back
d. send in - b. send across
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REJECT
a. throw back
b. turn back
c. chuse again
d. read - a. throw back
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SCALAR
a. scabies
b. scio
c. scalae
d. sacra - c. scalae
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EXTRACT
a. send away
b. hand out
c. drag to
d. pull out - d. pull out
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PERFECT
a. make again
b. carry through
c. do thoroughly
d. do together - c. do thoroughly
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INTERVENE
a. come between
b. go between
c. come in
d. see through - a. come between
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CONFLUENCE
a. illegal action
b. flowing together
c. influence well
d. trusting together - b. flowing together
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SUBVERT
a. see under
b. turn under
c. understand
b. come under - b. turn under
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ANTE BELLUM
a. against war
b. before the war
c. throughout the war
d. after the war - b. before the war
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INCURSION
a. running into
b. not running
c. cursing on
d. cursing against - a. running into
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VALETUDINARIAN
a. healthnut
b. fairwell speaker
c. unhealthy person
d. agent - c. unhealthy person
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MULTILINGUAL
a. many sided
b. differentiated
c. speaking many tongues
d. multiplied - c. speaking many tongues
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MENDACIOUS
a. truthful
b. repairing
c. guilty
d. lying - d. lying
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INHERENT
a. weak
b. natural
c. stubborn
d. complete - b. natural
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INDIGENT
a. native
b. lazy
c. sincere
d. needy - d. needy
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FULGENT
a. dizzy
b. empty
c. diverse
d. shining - d. shining
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PUSILANIMOUS
a. chained
b. cowardly
c. strident
d. poor - d. poor
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PERCOLATE
a. colligere
b. precari
c. parcere
d. colare - d. colare
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PEJORATIVE
a. causing to worsen
b. causing to inundate
c. bettering
d. delighting - a. causing to worsen
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GREGARIOUS
a. social
b. anticipatory
c. glorious
d. horrendous - a. social
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IMPLACABLE
a. not able to be pleased
b. placing in
c. folding in
d. not helping - a. not able to be pleased
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CONSANGUINITY
a. kinship
b. friendship
c. bloodletting
d. understanding - a. kinship
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VESICAL
a. bladder
b. entrails
c. trace
d. clothing - a. bladder
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DERELICT
a. redea
b. relinquo
c. licet
d. deligo - b. relinquo
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SACERDOTAL
a. religious
b. frank
c. authoritative
d. violent - a. religious
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ANTEDILUVIAN
a. hidden
b. primitive
c. tempestuous
d. chaotic - b. primitive
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Antonym
DORMANT
a. boring
b. lively
c. hesitant
d. remarkable - b. lively
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BELLICOSE
a. frightened
b. ugly
c. peaceful
d. redeeming - c. peaceful
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Select the English word which is NOT derived from the Latin word.
manus
a. manumit
b. manual
c. manufactor
d. demand - d. demand
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Select the English word which is NOT derived from the Latin word.
mors
a. moratorium
b. mortary
c. mortify
d. immortal - a. moratorium
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Select the English word which is NOT derived from the Latin word.
mare
a. marine
b. marital
c. maritime
d. aquamarine - b. marital
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The woman was accustomed to her husband's PUERILE antics.
a. surprising
b. deliberate
c. numerous
d. childish - d. childish
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At the parade, bands played MARTIAL music.
a. military
b. loud
c. unusual
d. primitive - a. military
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No person can be truly OMNISCIENT.
a. all-knowing
b. evil
c. naive
d. generous - a. all-knowing
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Select the English word which is NOT derived from the Latin word.
amo
a. amorous
b. peramour
c. amity
d. amoral - d. amoral
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Select the English word which is NOT derived from the Latin word.
equus
a. equestrian
b. equal
c. equine
d. equerry - b. equal
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SYLVAN
a. valuable
b. mystical
c. woodsy
d. past - c. woodsy
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LAUD
a. embarras
b. beautify
c. praise
d. discover - c. praise
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REGAL
a. basic
b. opressive
c. royal
d. entertaining - c. royal
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VIRULENT
a. malignant
b. masculine
c. green
d. neutral - b. masculine
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SENDENTARY
a. loyal
b. rock-like
c. afraid
d. immobile - d. immobile
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LARCENY
a. latro
b. laurus
c. levis
d. laus - a. latro
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GENERATE
a. genus
b. gero
c. genu
d. gena - a. genus