Lesson 13   -   edHelper.com

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Multiple Choice

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

______	1.	courtesy
		a. to prove or declare guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial
		b. excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior.
		c. to fawn.
		d. a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.

______	2.	crude
		a. to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc.
		b. to support with evidence or testimony; certify the truth of.
		c. lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
		d. a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life.

______	3.	crucial
		a. to serve as a means of transmitting, transferring, or carrying.
		b. of the form of a cross; cross-shaped.
		c. to crouch, as in fear or shame.

______	4.	corroborate
		a. having or yielding an abundant supply
		b. involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical
		c. interchange of opinions as to future procedure; consultation; deliberation.
		d. to make more certain; confirm

______	5.	corrupt
		a. belonging to all the world; not limited to just one part of the world.
		b. made inferior by errors or alterations, as a text.
		c. a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
		d. a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.

______	6.	credit
		a. a source of pride or honor
		b. a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
		c. of the form of a cross; cross-shaped.

______	7.	convert
		a. to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc.
		b. friendly; agreeable
		c. to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
		d. abundant in number or quantity; plentiful.

______	8.	cordial
		a. a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change.
		b. involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical
		c. invigorating, esp. for the heart.

______	9.	copious
		a. to make more certain; confirm
		b. large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful
		c. made inferior by errors or alterations, as a text.

______	10.	convey
		a. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural
		b. to serve as a means of transmitting, transferring, or carrying.
		c. of or appropriate to feasting and merrymaking.

______	11.	crass
		a. without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid
		b. a style or quality of cooking; cookery
		c. to require; need

______	12.	crusade
		a. any vigorous, aggressive movement for the defense or advancement of an idea, cause, etc.
		b. lacking finish, polish, or completeness
		c. to support with evidence or testimony; certify the truth of.

______	13.	crave
		a. servile or fawning deference.
		b. invigorating the heart; stimulating.
		c. to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly

______	14.	crisis
		a. a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life.
		b. indulgence, consent, or acquiescence
		c. to support with evidence or testimony; certify the truth of.

______	15.	counsel
		a. a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
		b. Law. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the advocate or advocates engaged in the direction of a cause in court; a legal adviser or counselor
		c. a style or quality of cooking; cookery
		d. without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid

______	16.	cower
		a. to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.
		b. to serve as a means of transmitting, transferring, or carrying.
		c. to crouch, as in fear or shame.
		d. a courteous, respectful, or considerate act or expression.

______	17.	convict
		a. to find (a person) guilty of a crime or misdemeanor, esp. after a legal proceeding.
		b. the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.
		c. to crouch, as in fear or shame.
		d. having or yielding an abundant supply

______	18.	correspondence
		a. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural
		b. advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
		c. communication through the exchange of letters, or the letters themselves.
		d. to make more certain; confirm

______	19.	criterion
		a. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural
		b. a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
		c. to support with evidence or testimony; certify the truth of.

______	20.	converge
		a. resemblance or analogy.
		b. without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid
		c. to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.
		d. the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.

______	21.	cuisine
		a. of or befitting a feast; festive.
		b. guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked
		c. a style or quality of cooking; cookery
		d. a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life.

______	22.	convivial
		a. abundant in number or quantity; plentiful.
		b. to change (money) into foreign currency of equal value.
		c. friendly; agreeable

______	23.	cosmopolitan
		a. to crouch, as in fear or shame.
		b. of or characteristic of a cosmopolite.
		c. to serve as a means of transmitting, transferring, or carrying.

______	24.	cringe
		a. to crouch, as in fear or shame.
		b. servile or fawning deference.
		c. severe; trying.
		d. having or yielding an abundant supply

______	25.	credible
		a. to turn to another or a particular use or purpose; divert from the original or intended use
		b. capable of being believed; believable
		c. free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.
		d. interchange of opinions as to future procedure; consultation; deliberation.