| Name _____________________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Multiple Choice |
| ______ | 1. | maximize |
| a. to increase as much as possible. | ||
| b. a text as prepared by the author to submit for publication. | ||
| c. 4. affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed |
| ______ | 2. | melodramatic |
| a. "melodramatics,"melodramatic writing or behavior. | ||
| b. a similar network used for laboratory experiments on learning in small animals, esp. rodents. | ||
| c. a directive given or implied by the vote of an electorate. |
| ______ | 3. | melodious |
| a. of, concerning, or indicating a warrior or the military profession. | ||
| b. of, characterized by, or containing a pleasing melody. | ||
| c. any problem that confuses like a labyrinth, with too many alternative choices or other conflicting elements. |
| ______ | 4. | materialism |
| a. to put in danger of harm of injury; endanger. | ||
| b. of, concerning, or indicating a warrior or the military profession. | ||
| c. preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values. | ||
| d. deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate |
| ______ | 5. | mellow |
| a. consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy | ||
| b. rich and with the harshness removed, as by aging. | ||
| c. low in quantity, extent, strength, or richness; scanty or feeble. | ||
| d. of, concerning, resembling, or inclined to war or warlike activities. |
| ______ | 6. | malign |
| a. likely to be remembered; distinct or exceptional. | ||
| b. having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable | ||
| c. having or showing an evil disposition; malevolent; malicious. | ||
| d. to represent at the highest possible estimate; magnify |
| ______ | 7. | mentor |
| a. a wise and trusted counselor or teacher. | ||
| b. overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame. | ||
| c. of, characterized by, or containing a pleasing melody. | ||
| d. a disorderly or adverse condition. |
| ______ | 8. | mandate |
| a. animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted. | ||
| b. sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness. | ||
| c. the territory subject to such an order. | ||
| d. preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values. |
| ______ | 9. | maze |
| a. "melodramatics,"melodramatic writing or behavior. | ||
| b. a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth. | ||
| c. producing melody; sweet-sounding; musical. | ||
| d. any undesirable or disordered condition |
| ______ | 10. | matchless |
| a. evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious | ||
| b. to act as a mentor | ||
| c. a state of bewilderment or confusion. | ||
| d. having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable |
| ______ | 11. | meditate |
| a. a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative | ||
| b. the philosophic theory that physical matter and its related forces are the source or cause of all phenomena. | ||
| c. to engage in transcendental meditation, devout religious contemplation, or quiescent spiritual introspection. |
| ______ | 12. | mechanism |
| a. having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable | ||
| b. well-matured, as wines. | ||
| c. machinery or mechanical appliances in general. | ||
| d. in law, intention to harm others in committing an unlawful act. |
| ______ | 13. | malady |
| a. of, like, or suitable to melodrama; overdone; exaggerated. | ||
| b. a disorderly or adverse condition. | ||
| c. the wish to harm others; hostility; animosity. |
| ______ | 14. | mercurial |
| a. overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame. | ||
| b. the wish to harm others; hostility; animosity. | ||
| c. animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted. |
| ______ | 15. | meager |
| a. exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic. | ||
| b. having little weight or flesh; thin or scrawny. | ||
| c. bearing difficulties or injuries with patience and humility. | ||
| d. impressive in size; imposing. |
| ______ | 16. | martial |
| a. inclined or disposed to war; warlike | ||
| b. Law. evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others. | ||
| c. of fruit, ripely soft, juicy, and flavorful. |
| ______ | 17. | manuscript |
| a. likely to be remembered; distinct or exceptional. | ||
| b. of or relating to the element mercury. | ||
| c. any text not printed. |
| ______ | 18. | mediocre |
| a. to speak badly of; defame; slander. | ||
| b. to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's purpose or advantage. | ||
| c. of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate. |
| ______ | 19. | massive |
| a. large in scale, amount, or degree | ||
| b. rich and with the harshness removed, as by aging. | ||
| c. a command from a superior court or official to a lower one. |
| ______ | 20. | melancholy |
| a. sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness. | ||
| b. a guide and counselor, esp. in intellectual or professional growth. | ||
| c. of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| ______ | 21. | meek |
| a. humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others. | ||
| b. to increase as much as possible. | ||
| c. desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness |
| ______ | 22. | memorable |
| a. the wish to harm others; hostility; animosity. | ||
| b. easily remembered. | ||
| c. large and heavy-looking |
| ______ | 23. | malice |
| a. likely to be remembered; distinct or exceptional. | ||
| b. Law. evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others. | ||
| c. an illness of the body or mind. |
| ______ | 24. | menace |
| a. the wish to harm others; hostility; animosity. | ||
| b. a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth. | ||
| c. that which poses a danger or threatens injury or harm; threat. |
| ______ | 25. | manipulate |
| a. rather poor or inferior. | ||
| b. an illness of the body or mind. | ||
| c. to handle, manage, or use, esp. with skill, in some process of treatment or performance | ||
| d. large in scale, amount, or degree |