SAT Verbal Quiz # SAT/M176

n. inversion
(a) any ointment or lubricant for local application
(b) the structure of the body; form; build
(c) change of order so that the first shall become last and the last first
(d) Irish word for lake; long inlet of the sea; bay
 
adj. vindicatory
(a) suitable to be eaten
(b) made commonplace by frequent repetition
(c) passable; can be crossed; can be steered through
(d) punitive
 
adj. equitable
(a) coming or acquired from some origin
(b) having equal or equivalent value, effect or import
(c) characterized by fairness
(d) plenteous
 
n. proficiency
(a) an inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead
(b) the habit of pairing or having but one mate
(c) an advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art or science
(d) the cultivation of trees or shrubs
 
n. pretext
(a) any article of personal property
(b) delusive speech
(c) a fictitious reason or motive
(d) reciprocal change, different ordering of same items

n. animosity
(a) hatred
(b) the system, doctrine and practice of the Roman Church
(c) the property of emitting light
(d) an instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio or ballet
 
n. biped
(a) an animal having two feet
(b) a homeless, neglected wanderer
(c) a metric unit of volume
(d) a vertical bar or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall
 
adj. amenable
(a) self-governing
(b) of or related to the art of printing
(c) willing and ready to submit
(d) easily understood
 
adj. blithe
(a) composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements
(b) within the smallest unit of life
(c) effective
(d) joyous
 
adj. perennial
(a) continuing though the year or through many years
(b) untenable
(c) cheap, unwilling to spend money
(d) proceeding or marked by caution