Lesson 44   -   edHelper.com

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Multiple Choice

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

______	1.	regress
		a. an abundant source or supply; storehouse
		b. to move backward; go back.
		c. the act of remitting.
		d. to say again.

______	2.	replica
		a. a member who rejects the common beliefs or attitudes of a group such as a religious sect, political party, or business organization.
		b. to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
		c. to move backward; go back.
		d. a duplication or copy, esp. one smaller than the original.

______	3.	reign
		a. returning to one's mind or attention.
		b. the act of remitting.
		c. royal rule or authority; sovereignty.
		d. reactive or responsive.

______	4.	redundant
		a. bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent
		b. to give back or show an image of; mirror.
		c. anything, such as a person or belief, to which one turns for comfort or help.
		d. characterized by verbosity or unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas; prolix

______	5.	reiterate
		a. to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often fol. by from)
		b. to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
		c. the act of going back; return.

______	6.	refuge
		a. related to or connected with the present matter; pertinent.
		b. anything, such as a person or belief, to which one turns for comfort or help.
		c. thrown, turned, or reflected back.

______	7.	reinstate
		a. pardon; forgiveness, as of sins or offenses.
		b. to move backward; go back.
		c. to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state

______	8.	remote
		a. a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
		b. to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development.
		c. at a far distance in space or time.

______	9.	renounce
		a. that recurs; occurring or appearing again, esp. repeatedly or periodically.
		b. liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
		c. to put back into a former position, condition, or effectiveness; reestablish or reinstitute.
		d. to give up (a right or claim) usu. by formal declaration or announcement; waive.

______	10.	repository
		a. a duplication or copy, esp. one smaller than the original.
		b. a burial chamber; tomb.
		c. bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent

______	11.	renovate
		a. to put in good condition by repairing, remodeling, or the like; refurbish.
		b. to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
		c. an act or instance of remitting.
		d. dominating power or influence

______	12.	relinquish
		a. to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development.
		b. a close copy of a work of art, esp. by the original artist.
		c. the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
		d. to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.)

______	13.	relevant
		a. to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
		b. related to or connected with the present matter; pertinent.
		c. pleasurable appreciation of anything; liking
		d. reactive or responsive.

______	14.	remission
		a. pardon; forgiveness, as of sins or offenses.
		b. a place of shelter, protection, or safety.
		c. to say again.

______	15.	reflect
		a. a great enjoyment or appreciation of something, esp. food or drink.
		b. of a mirror or mirrorlike surface, to cast back (an image).
		c. to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state
		d. to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.

______	16.	rehabilitate
		a. to reestablish the good reputation of (a person, one's character or name, etc.).
		b. widely known and acclaimed; famous.
		c. anything, such as a person or belief, to which one turns for comfort or help.
		d. an apostate from a religious faith.

______	17.	refrain
		a. distant in blood relationship.
		b. to put back into a former position, condition, or effectiveness; reestablish or reinstitute.
		c. to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often fol. by from)

______	18.	remit
		a. to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state
		b. to send (money) to someone or some place.
		c. far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away
		d. to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.)

______	19.	relish
		a. a spicy condiment used to add flavor to food, esp. a mixture of minced, pickled vegetables.
		b. to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
		c. being in excess; exceeding what is usual or natural

______	20.	reflex
		a. denoting or pertaining to an involuntary physiological response or reaction to a stimulus.
		b. far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away
		c. to surrender, release, or let go of; give up.
		d. related to or connected with the present matter; pertinent.

______	21.	recurrent
		a. an apostate from a religious faith.
		b. widely known and acclaimed; famous.
		c. happening or occurring again or repeatedly.
		d. a duplication or copy, esp. one smaller than the original.

______	22.	repent
		a. a burial place; sepulcher.
		b. widely known and acclaimed; famous.
		c. to remember or regard with self-reproach or contrition
		d. to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.

______	23.	relent
		a. a pardon or forgiveness, as for sins or other wrongdoings.
		b. the act of going back; return.
		c. to become milder, more sympathetic, or more lenient.

______	24.	renowned
		a. celebrated; famous.
		b. pleasurable appreciation of anything; liking
		c. the period of a particular monarch's rule.

______	25.	renegade
		a. someone who deserts a religion, cause, or group to follow another; traitor.
		b. unnecessarily repetitive.
		c. to put in good condition by repairing, remodeling, or the like; refurbish.
		d. to revert to an earlier or less advanced state or form.