| Name _____________________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Multiple Choice |
| ______ | 1. | mutual |
| a. an iron or steel bent for bracing a framed structure, having curved braces between the vertical members and a horizontal member at the top. | ||
| b. having the same specified relationship each to the other or others. | ||
| c. a prognostic. | ||
| d. exactly and concisely appropriate; effective; forceful. |
| ______ | 2. | pedestrian |
| a. of or pertaining to walking. | ||
| b. (of a linguistic form) no longer in use, esp., out of use for at least the past century. Cf."archaic." | ||
| c. inclined to revolt or disobey; hard to control; rebellious. | ||
| d. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc. |
| ______ | 3. | placid |
| a. to be misleading; tend to deceive | ||
| b. calm, smooth, or tranquil. | ||
| c. a new member of a religious order who is undergoing a period of testing before taking vows. | ||
| d. of, like, or befitting melodrama. |
| ______ | 4. | philanthropy |
| a. wealthy, rich, or affluent. | ||
| b. a certain skill or ability that may become developed. | ||
| c. an influential senior sponsor or supporter. | ||
| d. a feeling of love and goodwill toward humankind in general, esp. when expressed with charitable works or gifts. |
| ______ | 5. | negligent |
| a. Chem. a quantity of a substance, the weight of which, measured in any chosen unit, is numerically equal to the molecular weight; gram molecule. | ||
| b. not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling. | ||
| c. guilty of neglecting, or tending to neglect. |
| ______ | 6. | plausible |
| a. seeming to be truthful or reasonable; credible. | ||
| b. a person who receives benefits or hospitality from others but does not give anything in return. | ||
| c. to parry a thrust, blow, etc. | ||
| d. to cherish, foster, keep alive, etc. |
| ______ | 7. | mesmerize |
| a. unable or unwilling to assert oneself; lacking spirit; submissive; retiring. | ||
| b. to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. | ||
| c. prophetic significance; presage |
| ______ | 8. | observatory |
| a. a building containing equipment for making astronomical or other kinds of scientific observations. | ||
| b. Psychol. a period of little or no apparent progress in an individual's learning, marked by an inability to increase speed, reduce number of errors, etc., and indicated by a horizontal stretch in a learning curve or graph. | ||
| c. to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time. |
| ______ | 9. | miser |
| a. a greedy, ungenerous person, esp. one who lives in poor circumstances in order to hoard money. | ||
| b. critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. | ||
| c. an error in understanding or conceiving; wrong notion or idea. |
| ______ | 10. | momentum |
| a. in physics, a quantity that characterizes the motion of a body, equal to its mass multiplied by its velocity. | ||
| b. to exercise authority or control; prevail. | ||
| c. a stingy, avaricious person. |
| ______ | 11. | oration |
| a. able to be touched, felt, or handled. | ||
| b. a formal, usu. long speech, esp. one given on an important occasion. | ||
| c. a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference | ||
| d. very fat or overweight; corpulent. |
| ______ | 12. | morbid |
| a. rather poor or inferior. | ||
| b. pertaining to, affected by, causing, or characteristic of sickness. | ||
| c. a person with little or no experience, esp. in a work situation; beginner. |
| ______ | 13. | nonentity |
| a. the condition of being such a person or thing. | ||
| b. expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful | ||
| c. a wallpaper pattern representing a landscape or the like, often with very widely spaced repeats so as to produce the effect of a mural painting on a wall of average size; a trompe l'oeil. |
| ______ | 14. | neurotic |
| a. a neurotic person. | ||
| b. the territory subject to such an order. | ||
| c. to pass into or through every part of |
| ______ | 15. | precipice |
| a. showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. | ||
| b. a steep cliff. | ||
| c. completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish |
| ______ | 16. | poll |
| a. (usu. pl.) the place where ballots are cast in an election. | ||
| b. likely to be remembered; distinct or exceptional. | ||
| c. an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland. |
| ______ | 17. | mortify |
| a. 4. to practice mortification or disciplinary austerities. | ||
| b. of an indefinitely great number; innumerable | ||
| c. narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. | ||
| d. totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| ______ | 18. | polarize |
| a. capable of being passed through, beyond, or over; fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream. | ||
| b. the supposed meaning of such an incident; portent. | ||
| c. to cause similar vibrations of (light waves or the like) to move in one plane or direction. |
| ______ | 19. | perpetuate |
| a. to cause to last or be remembered. | ||
| b. to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect. | ||
| c. stubbornly directed toward wickedness or evil; corrupt or sinful. |
| ______ | 20. | plaintive |
| a. human beings, humanity, society, or the like, viewed as an epitome or miniature of the world or universe. Also called"mi·cro·cos·mos" | ||
| b. to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service. | ||
| c. showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| ______ | 21. | massive |
| a. of very great significance or importance. | ||
| b. binding in a moral or legal sense. | ||
| c. consisting of a very large amount or quantity of matter; big and heavy; solid. | ||
| d. to state too strongly; exaggerate |
| ______ | 22. | pithy |
| a. going on foot. | ||
| b. any disorder or disease of the body, esp. one that is chronic or deepseated. | ||
| c. of, like, or abounding in pith. | ||
| d. causing or promoting such feelings. |
| ______ | 23. | moderate |
| a. a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance. | ||
| b. a guide and counselor, esp. in intellectual or professional growth. | ||
| c. of medium quantity, extent, or amount | ||
| d. a lofty peak. |
| ______ | 24. | misconception |
| a. an error in understanding or conceiving; wrong notion or idea. | ||
| b. a situation of great peril | ||
| c. a corner or small recessed area, esp. in a room. | ||
| d. to engage in a disciplined act of self-forgetful concentration, often under the guidance of a religious rule or master. |
| ______ | 25. | mutinous |
| a. to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth. | ||
| b. richly supplied; abundant or plentiful | ||
| c. an erroneous conception; mistaken notion. | ||
| d. concerning, inclined to, or engaged in a mutiny. |