| Name _____________________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Multiple Choice |
| ______ | 1. | finite |
| a. bound by or subject to constraints or limits, as of time, space, or circumstance. | ||
| b. being without apparent reason, cause, or justification | ||
| c. to misrepresent or pretend to. | ||
| d. abundantly productive |
| ______ | 2. | gullible |
| a. accomplished with or characterized by stealth; surreptitious; sly. | ||
| b. readily believing and thus easily tricked or deceived. | ||
| c. capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; possible. |
| ______ | 3. | fatuous |
| a. quickly changing without reason or warning, esp. in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. | ||
| b. to make strong; impart strength or vigor to | ||
| c. without charging money; freely. | ||
| d. smugly foolish or stupid. |
| ______ | 4. | genre |
| a. a particular type, sort, or kind. | ||
| b. a group of individuals, most of whom are the same approximate age, having similar ideas, problems, attitudes, etc. Cf. Beat Generation, Lost Generation. | ||
| c. requiring great physical courage, vigor, or endurance | ||
| d. bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific |
| ______ | 5. | frugal |
| a. to have in the mind. | ||
| b. not organized or based on reason or logic; without aim or purpose. | ||
| c. tending to economize; thrifty. | ||
| d. excessively sensitive or delicate in matters of food, manners, dress, or personal hygiene. |
| ______ | 6. | fanciful |
| a. fleeting; transitory; elusive | ||
| b. suggested by fancy; imaginary; unreal | ||
| c. limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) | ||
| d. a half of a sphere. |
| ______ | 7. | extend |
| a. lacking in substance; flimsy. | ||
| b. to stretch out; draw out to the full length | ||
| c. to play games of chance; gamble. | ||
| d. containing or based on an unsound argument; in error; illogical. |
| ______ | 8. | fragile |
| a. spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful | ||
| b. vulnerably delicate, as in appearance | ||
| c. any wide separation, as in position, status, or education. | ||
| d. having taken flight, or run away |
| ______ | 9. | fortuitous |
| a. happening or produced by chance; accidental | ||
| b. suitable | ||
| c. having great reach or extension. | ||
| d. a usu. competitive form of play or sport having certain rules and equipment for play. |
| ______ | 10. | gratuitous |
| a. given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary. | ||
| b. to abandon or desert. | ||
| c. containing or based on an unsound argument; in error; illogical. | ||
| d. characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless. |
| ______ | 11. | garish |
| a. overly bright; dazzling. | ||
| b. the study of this science. | ||
| c. anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign |
| ______ | 12. | falter |
| a. to function unsteadily, intermittently, or with diminished power, as a mechanical or electrical device. | ||
| b. characterized by lack of seriousness or sense | ||
| c. a sheltered area of water for boats to be anchored or otherwise secured. | ||
| d. Rom. Cath. Ch. a baptized Roman Catholic who willfully and persistently rejects any article of faith. |
| ______ | 13. | grandiose |
| a. to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings | ||
| b. grand in an imposing or impressive way. | ||
| c. to move, speak, or act hesitatingly or unsteadily; stumble. |
| ______ | 14. | formulate |
| a. to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant | ||
| b. morally weak; easily tempted. | ||
| c. to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically | ||
| d. a person or thing that precedes or comes before; forerunner; harbinger |
| ______ | 15. | fathom |
| a. to eclipse or obscure. | ||
| b. a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbr.: fath | ||
| c. to praise highly; laud; eulogize |
| ______ | 16. | feign |
| a. coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly. | ||
| b. to trouble or disturb repeatedly or persistently. | ||
| c. causing vexation or irritation. | ||
| d. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of |
| ______ | 17. | fanatic |
| a. to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. | ||
| b. boldly or brilliantly colored; showy. | ||
| c. a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics. |
| ______ | 18. | fugitive |
| a. florid; ornate; elaborately styled | ||
| b. an omen, sign, or indication of something to follow; portent | ||
| c. a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway | ||
| d. skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation; adroit and artful management |
| ______ | 19. | garble |
| a. boldly or brilliantly colored; showy. | ||
| b. causing fear, apprehension, or dread | ||
| c. to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. | ||
| d. marked by gusts, as of wind or rain. |
| ______ | 20. | extricate |
| a. mere chance; accident. | ||
| b. liable to error. | ||
| c. to free or release from entanglement; disengage |
| ______ | 21. | hazard |
| a. recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome. | ||
| b. something causing unavoidable danger, peril, risk, or difficulty | ||
| c. to function unsteadily, intermittently, or with diminished power, as a mechanical or electrical device. | ||
| d. to devise or develop, as a method, system, etc. |
| ______ | 22. | finesse |
| a. far-reaching; comprehensive; thorough | ||
| b. subject to limitations or conditions, as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of nature | ||
| c. a clever maneuver or trick. | ||
| d. disappointing; delusive |
| ______ | 23. | feasible |
| a. (usu. cap.) such a star system that contains Earth; the Milky Way. | ||
| b. capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; possible. | ||
| c. useless; unproductive; without results or success |
| ______ | 24. | fruitless |
| a. a place of shelter or dwelling. | ||
| b. recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome. | ||
| c. useless; unproductive; without results or success |
| ______ | 25. | fickle |
| a. outspoken and to the point. | ||
| b. a clever maneuver or trick. | ||
| c. quickly changing without reason or warning, esp. in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |