| Name _____________________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Multiple Choice |
| ______ | 1. | impromptu |
| a. to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage | ||
| b. unlikely to occur or to be true. | ||
| c. thought of, made, or done without plan, preparation, or practice; spontaneous or improvised. | ||
| d. to create or provide without preparation or practice, esp. in music, speech, or writing. |
| ______ | 2. | implant |
| a. Med. to insert or graft (a tissue, organ, or inert substance) into the body. | ||
| b. to grow or become worse; lessen. | ||
| c. to convey as meaning or implication; signify | ||
| d. to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc. |
| ______ | 3. | impulse |
| a. sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action | ||
| b. not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme. | ||
| c. to plant or embed in something. | ||
| d. not accessible; unapproachable. |
| ______ | 4. | imply |
| a. (of words) to signify or mean. | ||
| b. projecting or leaning forward; overhanging. | ||
| c. to institute or establish as something to be fulfilled or borne. | ||
| d. to beg urgently of (someone) or for (something); beseech. |
| ______ | 5. | import |
| a. to bring in from an outside origin, esp. to bring in (merchandise) from a foreign country. | ||
| b. to confiscate and retain (property or documentary evidence) in legal custody. | ||
| c. Med. to insert or graft (a tissue, organ, or inert substance) into the body. |
| ______ | 6. | imminent |
| a. about to happen or likely to happen soon. | ||
| b. to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner | ||
| c. to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. | ||
| d. to make less effective or valuable; diminish or damage. |
| ______ | 7. | impending |
| a. not liable to perish or decay; imperishable; everlasting. | ||
| b. to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated | ||
| c. to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of | ||
| d. imminently threatening or menacing |
| ______ | 8. | impose |
| a. about to happen or likely to happen soon. | ||
| b. to force (oneself) on another or others. | ||
| c. a piece of equipment or furnishing. | ||
| d. to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder. |
| ______ | 9. | impoverish |
| a. to plant or embed in something. | ||
| b. to exhaust the natural richness or strength of. | ||
| c. to say indirectly; suggest. |
| ______ | 10. | inaccessible |
| a. utterly unable (to do something). | ||
| b. to institute or establish as something to be fulfilled or borne. | ||
| c. to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. | ||
| d. not accessible; unapproachable. |
| ______ | 11. | imperil |
| a. not mutable; unchangeable; changeless. | ||
| b. to put in peril or danger; endanger. | ||
| c. to grow or become worse; lessen. | ||
| d. thought of, made, or done without plan, preparation, or practice; spontaneous or improvised. |
| ______ | 12. | imperative |
| a. Gram. noting or pertaining to the mood of the verb used in commands, requests, etc., as in Listen! Go! Cf. indicative (def. 2),"subjunctive"(def. 1). | ||
| b. made or done without previous preparation | ||
| c. a physical force that causes reactive motion. | ||
| d. to construct or compose from whatever materials are available or handy. |
| ______ | 13. | immutable |
| a. not mutable; unchangeable; changeless. | ||
| b. about to occur or appear. | ||
| c. to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize | ||
| d. to plant securely. |
| ______ | 14. | immobilize |
| a. a piece of equipment or furnishing. | ||
| b. to keep (a limb or joint) from moving by putting in a cast or splint. | ||
| c. sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action |
| ______ | 15. | impotent |
| a. to reduce to poverty | ||
| b. lacking strength, effectiveness, or capability. | ||
| c. Gram. noting or pertaining to the mood of the verb used in commands, requests, etc., as in Listen! Go! Cf. indicative (def. 2),"subjunctive"(def. 1). |
| ______ | 16. | implicate |
| a. to force (oneself) on another or others. | ||
| b. lacking strength, effectiveness, or capability. | ||
| c. to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated | ||
| d. to connect or relate to intimately; affect as a consequence |
| ______ | 17. | impede |
| a. to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc. | ||
| b. a means; agent | ||
| c. not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen | ||
| d. to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| ______ | 18. | implore |
| a. to put or fix firmly | ||
| b. to beg urgently of (someone) or for (something); beseech. | ||
| c. a means to accomplish something, esp. a tool, device, or instrument to perform a task. |
| ______ | 19. | improbable |
| a. unlikely to occur or to be true. | ||
| b. in grammar, of or denoting the mood of the verb used in making demands, giving orders, or the like. | ||
| c. to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner |
| ______ | 20. | improvise |
| a. a means to accomplish something, esp. a tool, device, or instrument to perform a task. | ||
| b. to include or entail as a necessary element or condition. | ||
| c. likely to occur at any moment; impending | ||
| d. to create or provide without preparation or practice, esp. in music, speech, or writing. |
| ______ | 21. | impair |
| a. to create or provide without preparation or practice, esp. in music, speech, or writing. | ||
| b. likely to occur at any moment; impending | ||
| c. to make less effective or valuable; diminish or damage. | ||
| d. to make incapable of motion or action. |
| ______ | 22. | impound |
| a. to beg urgently of (someone) or for (something); beseech. | ||
| b. to confiscate and retain (property or documentary evidence) in legal custody. | ||
| c. to put or set by or as if by authority | ||
| d. to compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment. |
| ______ | 23. | immoderate |
| a. to put or fix firmly | ||
| b. to involve as a necessary circumstance | ||
| c. a means; agent | ||
| d. not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme. |
| ______ | 24. | implement |
| a. unlikely to occur or to be true. | ||
| b. enduring in fame or memory. | ||
| c. not accessible; unapproachable. | ||
| d. a means to accomplish something, esp. a tool, device, or instrument to perform a task. |
| ______ | 25. | immortal |
| a. not liable to perish or decay; imperishable; everlasting. | ||
| b. about to happen or likely to happen soon. | ||
| c. to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc. | ||
| d. to put in peril or danger; endanger. |