| Name _____________________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Multiple Choice |
| ______ | 1. | disinterested |
| a. made inferior by errors or alterations, as a text. | ||
| b. word choice and arrangement in speech or writing, esp. as a reflection of forcefulness or effectiveness. | ||
| c. to spread widely; disseminate | ||
| d. unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives |
| ______ | 2. | dispassionate |
| a. without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. | ||
| b. to support with evidence or testimony; certify the truth of. | ||
| c. something that is used as a medium of exchange; money. | ||
| d. weak, inept, or uninteresting. |
| ______ | 3. | curtail |
| a. to use a cultivator on. | ||
| b. something that is used as a medium of exchange; money. | ||
| c. to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish. | ||
| d. to inveigh (usually fol. by against) |
| ______ | 4. | credit |
| a. lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness. | ||
| b. ill repute or low regard; disgrace or disfavor (usu. prec. by in or into). | ||
| c. the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc. |
| ______ | 5. | converge |
| a. to hate or feel contempt for. | ||
| b. the act or process of going downward. | ||
| c. lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. | ||
| d. to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc. |
| ______ | 6. | culture |
| a. to carry from one place or person to another. | ||
| b. to cause to vanish; alleviate | ||
| c. that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc. |
| ______ | 7. | cycle |
| a. a round of years or a recurring period of time, esp. one in which certain events or phenomena repeat themselves in the same order and at the same intervals. | ||
| b. to ravage or lay waste, as by war or natural disaster. | ||
| c. to depreciate or belittle, esp. in speech. | ||
| d. to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand) |
| ______ | 8. | cordial |
| a. to violate the sacredness of; treat sacrilegiously. | ||
| b. See"obiter dictum." | ||
| c. courteous and gracious; friendly; warm | ||
| d. to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel; calumniate |
| ______ | 9. | convey |
| a. to drive away or get rid of by, or as if by, scattering in all directions; disperse. | ||
| b. ill repute or low regard; disgrace or disfavor (usu. prec. by in or into). | ||
| c. to communicate (meaning or feeling); express. | ||
| d. to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| ______ | 10. | cursory |
| a. that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc. | ||
| b. going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial | ||
| c. one who holds a high office or rank. |
| ______ | 11. | crass |
| a. of or characteristic of a cosmopolite. | ||
| b. (often cap.) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims. | ||
| c. without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid |
| ______ | 12. | disposition |
| a. to impress with a sense of guilt. | ||
| b. bad repute; low regard; disfavor (usually prec. by in or into) | ||
| c. physical inclination or tendency |
| ______ | 13. | destitute |
| a. excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior. | ||
| b. having no money or other means of living; impoverished. | ||
| c. to crouch, as in fear or shame. |
| ______ | 14. | dismal |
| a. to keep under restraint or in custody. | ||
| b. causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy | ||
| c. the state of being dedicated | ||
| d. one who holds a high office or rank. |
| ______ | 15. | devour |
| a. to hate; loathe. | ||
| b. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy | ||
| c. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly |
| ______ | 16. | disrupt |
| a. a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change. | ||
| b. to break up or dissolve (an organization or organized group). | ||
| c. to spread widely; disseminate | ||
| d. to break apart |
| ______ | 17. | deride |
| a. any follower of Christ. | ||
| b. to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. | ||
| c. a group, set, or series of ten. |
| ______ | 18. | didactic |
| a. intended for instruction; instructive | ||
| b. unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives | ||
| c. agreement or accordance between or among specific things. | ||
| d. to support with evidence or testimony; certify the truth of. |
| ______ | 19. | criterion |
| a. a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, esp. for better or for worse, is determined; turning point. | ||
| b. low in spirits; unhappy, depressed, or dejected. | ||
| c. a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something. |
| ______ | 20. | decompose |
| a. to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate | ||
| b. to deal out; distribute | ||
| c. to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| ______ | 21. | deter |
| a. to prevent; inhibit. | ||
| b. of or characteristic of a cosmopolite. | ||
| c. a passage or stairway leading down. | ||
| d. to remove from or force out of a position or location. |
| ______ | 22. | digress |
| a. to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons) | ||
| b. to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc. | ||
| c. to erode; wear away. | ||
| d. to remove from office or position, esp. high office |
| ______ | 23. | cosmopolitan |
| a. to hold as an opinion; think; regard | ||
| b. of or characteristic of a cosmopolite. | ||
| c. a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change. |
| ______ | 24. | cringe |
| a. to stop acting in a certain way. | ||
| b. servile or fawning deference. | ||
| c. a style or quality of cooking; cookery |
| ______ | 25. | detach |
| a. something discordant. | ||
| b. Mil. to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission. | ||
| c. a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something. | ||
| d. lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |