Lesson 21   -   edHelper.com

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Multiple Choice

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

______	1.	extricate
		a. without strength or vigor, physically, mentally, or morally.
		b. to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse.
		c. to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process.
		d. containing or based on an unsound argument; in error; illogical.

______	2.	extensive
		a. of farmland, tilled but not planted.
		b. far-reaching; comprehensive; thorough
		c. exhibiting use of the imagination; whimsical or imaginative.
		d. to imitate deceptively

______	3.	fathom
		a. suggested by fancy; imaginary; unreal
		b. liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate
		c. weak intellectually or morally
		d. to get to the bottom of or understand completely.

______	4.	extravagant
		a. one of the corneal divisions in a compound eye, as in an insect.
		b. unreal; illusory.
		c. to waver in confidence or purpose.
		d. spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful

______	5.	fallible
		a. smugly foolish or stupid.
		b. to derive or obtain (pleasure, comfort, etc.) from a particular source
		c. liable to error.

______	6.	fanciful
		a. of farmland, tilled but not planted.
		b. characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance
		c. to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate

______	7.	extraneous
		a. not essential or relevant.
		b. containing or based on an unsound argument; in error; illogical.
		c. excessively sensitive or delicate in matters of food, manners, dress, or personal hygiene.

______	8.	feign
		a. exceedingly particular or demanding esp. in matters of detail; exacting.
		b. to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant
		c. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of

______	9.	faction
		a. a form of writing or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses them as an integral part of a fictional account.
		b. containing or based on an unsound argument; in error; illogical.
		c. to move unsteadily; stumble.
		d. excessively sensitive or delicate in matters of food, manners, dress, or personal hygiene.

______	10.	fatuous
		a. liable to error.
		b. smugly foolish or stupid.
		c. to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way

______	11.	exult
		a. to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.)
		b. to rejoice greatly, esp. over some triumph.
		c. to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate

______	12.	feasible
		a. plausible or probable.
		b. to move, speak, or act hesitatingly or unsteadily; stumble.
		c. land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons.
		d. to get to the bottom of or understand completely.

______	13.	feeble
		a. smugly foolish or stupid.
		b. to derive or obtain (pleasure, comfort, etc.) from a particular source
		c. insufficient or ineffective.
		d. any of the specific mental capabilities such as memory, perception, reasoning, or understanding.

______	14.	extinguish
		a. one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech
		b. not essential or relevant.
		c. excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
		d. to obscure or eclipse, as by superior brilliance.

______	15.	fanatic
		a. one who has excessive and uncritical zeal or devotion to a principle, cause, religion, leader, or the like.
		b. probable; likely
		c. to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant

______	16.	fallacious
		a. disappointing; delusive
		b. the tilling of land that is to be left unplanted.
		c. to move, speak, or act hesitatingly or unsteadily; stumble.

______	17.	fallow
		a. to praise highly; laud; eulogize
		b. to move, speak, or act hesitatingly or unsteadily; stumble.
		c. (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
		d. unreal; illusory.

______	18.	falter
		a. dissension or conflict in an organization, esp. political.
		b. to move, speak, or act hesitatingly or unsteadily; stumble.
		c. spending excessively or imprudently.

______	19.	facet
		a. probable; likely
		b. fanatical.
		c. to stretch, draw, or arrange in a given direction, or so as to reach a particular point, as a cord, wall, or line of troops.
		d. a similar surface cut on a fragment of rock by the action of water, windblown sand, etc.

______	20.	fastidious
		a. covering or extending over a great area
		b. excessively sensitive or delicate in matters of food, manners, dress, or personal hygiene.
		c. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.

______	21.	faculty
		a. disappointing; delusive
		b. to function unsteadily, intermittently, or with diminished power, as a mechanical or electrical device.
		c. coming from outside; foreign.
		d. capacity or ability, as to do a certain task or to think in a certain way.

______	22.	facilitate
		a. to assist the progress of (a person).
		b. any of the specific mental capabilities such as memory, perception, reasoning, or understanding.
		c. of farmland, tilled but not planted.

______	23.	extend
		a. suggested by fancy; imaginary; unreal
		b. to stretch out (an arm or hand).
		c. to make less difficult; help in progress.
		d. to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted)

______	24.	extol
		a. coming from outside; foreign.
		b. to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant
		c. to praise highly; laud; eulogize

______	25.	extract
		a. any of the specific mental capabilities such as memory, perception, reasoning, or understanding.
		b. to separate or draw out (juice from a fruit, metal from an ore, or the like) by pressure, distillation, or chemical action.
		c. beyond what is reasonable or warranted.
		d. to stretch out (an arm or hand).