| Name _____________________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Multiple Choice |
| ______ | 1. | supersede |
| a. showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. | ||
| b. to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing. | ||
| c. existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground. | ||
| d. lower in rank or importance; inferior or secondary. |
| ______ | 2. | subordinate |
| a. going or directed straight ahead | ||
| b. in grammar, of, pertaining to, or being a modifying or dependent clause. | ||
| c. to establish or support by providing proof or evidence. |
| ______ | 3. | superb |
| a. sumptuous; rich; grand | ||
| b. (l.c.) stoical. | ||
| c. large, lavish, or splendid, esp. when created at great cost. |
| ______ | 4. | strive |
| a. to try or work hard; exert oneself. | ||
| b. to put into a daze or stupor, as with heat or drugs. | ||
| c. existing or operating out of sight or secretly; hidden or secret. | ||
| d. to take over the position or influence of; replace. |
| ______ | 5. | surmise |
| a. entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly | ||
| b. to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. | ||
| c. to try or work hard; exert oneself. | ||
| d. to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master. |
| ______ | 6. | supercilious |
| a. haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression. | ||
| b. to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, esp. a national government). | ||
| c. pertaining to the individual; personal. |
| ______ | 7. | sullen |
| a. silently indicating resentment or bad temper. | ||
| b. to establish or support by providing proof or evidence. | ||
| c. showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. |
| ______ | 8. | stolid |
| a. to win mastery over, as by military conquest; subdue; vanquish. | ||
| b. neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. | ||
| c. to give way to superior force; yield |
| ______ | 9. | strife |
| a. impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc. | ||
| b. to cause to be replaced or set aside. | ||
| c. competition or rivalry | ||
| d. below the earth's surface; underground. |
| ______ | 10. | superlative |
| a. being more than is proper or normal; exaggerated in language or style. | ||
| b. not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive. | ||
| c. of less importance; secondary. |
| ______ | 11. | strident |
| a. harsh-sounding and loud; raucous; grating. | ||
| b. to succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant. | ||
| c. showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive. |
| ______ | 12. | straightforward |
| a. showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. | ||
| b. direct; not roundabout | ||
| c. of the finest kind or highest quality. | ||
| d. contention or clash, as in combat; fight. |
| ______ | 13. | stupefy |
| a. impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc. | ||
| b. to astound or bedazzle. | ||
| c. to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| ______ | 14. | stringent |
| a. convincing or forcible | ||
| b. to give way to superior force; yield | ||
| c. to force into submission or subservience; enslave. | ||
| d. direct; not roundabout |
| ______ | 15. | subterranean |
| a. to overcome or conquer, as by military victory. | ||
| b. to give way to superior force; yield | ||
| c. existing or operating out of sight or secretly; hidden or secret. | ||
| d. contention or clash, as in combat; fight. |
| ______ | 16. | stoic |
| a. to struggle, usu. against something or someone. | ||
| b. of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity. | ||
| c. below the earth's surface; underground. | ||
| d. conflict or enmity, usu. intense and often violent. |
| ______ | 17. | subjugate |
| a. under the authority or control of a superior; subservient; dependent. | ||
| b. to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. | ||
| c. secret or hidden, as if underground. | ||
| d. to make submissive or subservient; enslave. |
| ______ | 18. | submissive |
| a. inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. | ||
| b. to lessen the strength or intensity of. | ||
| c. persistently and silently ill-humored; morose. |
| ______ | 19. | subvert |
| a. existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground. | ||
| b. to set aside or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete | ||
| c. to undermine the principles of; corrupt. | ||
| d. tight or severely limited, as in time or money. |
| ______ | 20. | sublime |
| a. of the finest kind or quality. | ||
| b. impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc. | ||
| c. not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive. |
| ______ | 21. | subdue |
| a. placing excessive emphasis on one's own moods, attitudes, opinions, etc.; unduly egocentric. | ||
| b. placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. | ||
| c. to bring under control by use of physical force, persuasion, or effort of will. | ||
| d. large, lavish, or splendid, esp. when created at great cost. |
| ______ | 22. | substantiate |
| a. inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. | ||
| b. (cap.) of or pertaining to the philosophy of the Stoics. | ||
| c. to make stronger; affirm. | ||
| d. lower in rank or importance; inferior or secondary. |
| ______ | 23. | subjective |
| a. free from ambiguity; clear; direct. | ||
| b. pertaining to the individual; personal. | ||
| c. a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy. |
| ______ | 24. | sumptuous |
| a. entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly | ||
| b. marked by or indicating submission | ||
| c. to give substance to; actualize. |
| ______ | 25. | succumb |
| a. to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. | ||
| b. being more than is proper or normal; exaggerated in language or style. | ||
| c. to overthrow (something established or existing). | ||
| d. to conquer and bring into subjection |