| Name _____________________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Multiple Choice |
| ______ | 1. | nostalgic |
| a. sentimental remembrance of or longing for people, places, possessions, or experiences of the past. | ||
| b. prominent, important, or distinguished | ||
| c. of a new kind or fashion | ||
| d. to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| ______ | 2. | oblique |
| a. not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. | ||
| b. to clog or block (a space or passage). | ||
| c. quick and clever in thinking or understanding. | ||
| d. diverging from a given straight line or course. |
| ______ | 3. | notable |
| a. of a new type or fashion, sometimes objectionably so. | ||
| b. an institution that controls or carries on the work of such a place. | ||
| c. receiving or deserving notice; exceptional; striking. |
| ______ | 4. | nullify |
| a. to render or declare legally void or inoperative | ||
| b. harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being | ||
| c. no longer in style; outmoded. | ||
| d. a building containing equipment for making astronomical or other kinds of scientific observations. |
| ______ | 5. | nourish |
| a. a very slight difference or variation in color or tone. | ||
| b. incumbent or compulsory (usually fol. by on or upon) | ||
| c. to maintain, support, or provide for; nurture. |
| ______ | 6. | notorious |
| a. suffering from or affected by a neurosis. | ||
| b. widely known or spoken of, esp. for something unfavorable or bad. | ||
| c. to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of. |
| ______ | 7. | obese |
| a. a corner, as in a room. | ||
| b. excessively, unhealthily fat; corpulent. | ||
| c. required; compulsory. | ||
| d. in name alone. |
| ______ | 8. | neurotic |
| a. that which impedes or prevents forward movement or progress; obstruction. | ||
| b. pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use. | ||
| c. to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely. |
| ______ | 9. | obstacle |
| a. to block a view of; block from view. | ||
| b. of, pertaining to, or constituting a name or names. | ||
| c. something that obstructs or hinders progress. |
| ______ | 10. | obstruct |
| a. a slight or subtle difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. | ||
| b. something that obstructs or hinders progress. | ||
| c. to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass |
| ______ | 11. | obligatory |
| a. to render or declare legally void or inoperative | ||
| b. a corner or small recessed area, esp. in a room. | ||
| c. binding in a moral or legal sense. |
| ______ | 12. | nominal |
| a. very fat or overweight; corpulent. | ||
| b. something that does not exist, or exists only in the imagination. | ||
| c. to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth. | ||
| d. of, denoting, like, having, or providing a name. |
| ______ | 13. | nonentity |
| a. to deprive (something) of value or effectiveness; make futile or of no consequence. | ||
| b. someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, esp. a person. | ||
| c. not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usu. fol. by of or to). | ||
| d. a neurotic person. |
| ______ | 14. | niche |
| a. binding in a moral or legal sense. | ||
| b. to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth. | ||
| c. of a new type or fashion, sometimes objectionably so. | ||
| d. a situation or activity for which a person or organization is especially well suited. |
| ______ | 15. | noxious |
| a. harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being | ||
| b. the condition of being such a person or thing. | ||
| c. a person with little or no experience, esp. in a work situation; beginner. | ||
| d. very fat or overweight; corpulent. |
| ______ | 16. | nook |
| a. not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. | ||
| b. to interrupt, delay, or hinder the passage or progress of. | ||
| c. a corner or small recessed area, esp. in a room. |
| ______ | 17. | novice |
| a. a person who has been received into a religious order or congregation for a period of probation before taking vows. | ||
| b. fond of or given to novelty. | ||
| c. in name alone. |
| ______ | 18. | obliterate |
| a. receiving or deserving notice; exceptional; striking. | ||
| b. of a new type or fashion, sometimes objectionably so. | ||
| c. to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface. |
| ______ | 19. | nuance |
| a. a slight or subtle difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. | ||
| b. something that obstructs or hinders progress. | ||
| c. of, denoting, like, having, or providing a name. |
| ______ | 20. | nonchalant |
| a. to render or declare legally void or inoperative | ||
| b. a crevice or recessed area, esp. an ornamental one set in a wall to hold a statue, urn, or the like. | ||
| c. not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| ______ | 21. | oblivious |
| a. a person who has been received into a religious order or congregation for a period of probation before taking vows. | ||
| b. a very slight difference or variation in color or tone. | ||
| c. publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait | ||
| d. unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually fol. by of or to) |
| ______ | 22. | obsolete |
| a. of a solid geometric figure, having an axis not at right angles to the base. | ||
| b. to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface. | ||
| c. (of a linguistic form) no longer in use, esp., out of use for at least the past century. Cf."archaic." | ||
| d. a slight or subtle difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| ______ | 23. | nimble |
| a. cleverly contrived | ||
| b. a slight or subtle difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. | ||
| c. not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usu. fol. by of or to). |
| ______ | 24. | newfangled |
| a. of a new type or fashion, sometimes objectionably so. | ||
| b. prominent, important, or distinguished | ||
| c. no longer in general use; fallen into disuse | ||
| d. a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc. |
| ______ | 25. | observatory |
| a. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of neurosis. | ||
| b. an institution that controls or carries on the work of such a place. | ||
| c. harmful to the mind or moral character; corrupting. | ||
| d. quick and clever in thinking or understanding. |