| Name _____________________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Multiple Choice |
| ______ | 1. | synthesis |
| a. the status or fact of being employed on a permanent basis in a position. | ||
| b. of or pertaining to land as distinct from water. | ||
| c. Chem. the forming or building of a more complex substance or compound from elements or simpler compounds. | ||
| d. wearing threadbare clothes; shabby or poor |
| ______ | 2. | tempered |
| a. adjusted or moderated by the addition of another substance or factor. | ||
| b. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary | ||
| c. an indication or sign of something. |
| ______ | 3. | thesis |
| a. to grow vigorously or stay healthy. | ||
| b. capable of being comprehended or realized; clear and definite. | ||
| c. an essay or dissertation, esp. one based on research or critical study, submitted as a requirement for an advanced academic degree. |
| ______ | 4. | tawdry |
| a. falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. | ||
| b. pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly | ||
| c. the specialized vocabulary and expressions used in a particular field or subject; nomenclature. |
| ______ | 5. | swindle |
| a. especially likely to be afflicted or suffer (usu. fol. by to). | ||
| b. to obtain by using deceit or fraud. | ||
| c. any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or esp. an organization holds as being true. | ||
| d. wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, as a speaker or writer; prolix. |
| ______ | 6. | threadbare |
| a. to grow vigorously or stay healthy. | ||
| b. a sign or indication of something. | ||
| c. meager, scanty, or poor | ||
| d. to support. |
| ______ | 7. | systematic |
| a. characterized by order and organization; methodical. | ||
| b. not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. | ||
| c. not excessive in degree, as things, qualities, etc. |
| ______ | 8. | temperate |
| a. in films, television transmissions, or the like, to transmit (sound and picture) at the same time. | ||
| b. characterized by moderation or self-control; restrained. | ||
| c. easily influenced or impressed (usu. fol. by to). | ||
| d. of, relating to, or composed of land rather than water or air. |
| ______ | 9. | susceptible |
| a. of fabric, so worn that the individual threads can be seen. | ||
| b. accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, agency, etc. | ||
| c. falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. | ||
| d. a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree. |
| ______ | 10. | tangible |
| a. to get over or past; overcome; conquer. | ||
| b. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary | ||
| c. an abnormal phenomenon caused by and indicating a disease or disorder. | ||
| d. the status or fact of being employed on a permanent basis in a position. |
| ______ | 11. | symptom |
| a. a sign or indication of something. | ||
| b. having a specified kind of temper (usu. used in combination). | ||
| c. holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes fol. by of). | ||
| d. to be beyond the range or capacity of; transcend |
| ______ | 12. | tenet |
| a. pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate. | ||
| b. any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., esp. one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement. | ||
| c. long and boring; dull; wearisome. | ||
| d. unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant |
| ______ | 13. | tenure |
| a. any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and serving as evidence of it. | ||
| b. the status or fact of being employed on a permanent basis in a position. | ||
| c. falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. | ||
| d. a complex whole formed by combining. |
| ______ | 14. | surmount |
| a. of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. | ||
| b. to climb to the top of. | ||
| c. a sign or indication of something. |
| ______ | 15. | tentative |
| a. of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental | ||
| b. holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes fol. by of). | ||
| c. the period or term of holding something. | ||
| d. marked by tedium; long and tiresome |
| ______ | 16. | synchronize |
| a. capable of being comprehended or realized; clear and definite. | ||
| b. to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets. | ||
| c. to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another | ||
| d. the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. (Cf. analysis.) |
| ______ | 17. | terrestrial |
| a. to be beyond the reach, powers, or capacity of; transcend. | ||
| b. of, relating to, or composed of land rather than water or air. | ||
| c. characterized by order and organization; methodical. | ||
| d. in films, television transmissions, or the like, to transmit (sound and picture) at the same time. |
| ______ | 18. | tenacious |
| a. the holding or possessing of anything | ||
| b. given to or using a system or method; methodical | ||
| c. pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate. | ||
| d. easily influenced or impressed (usu. fol. by to). |
| ______ | 19. | terminology |
| a. the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature | ||
| b. meager, scanty, or poor | ||
| c. enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal). |
| ______ | 20. | tedious |
| a. long and boring; dull; wearisome. | ||
| b. having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc. | ||
| c. a statement or proposition put forward and supported by proof or argument. |
| ______ | 21. | thrive |
| a. mundane in character or scope; not spiritual or elevated; worldly. | ||
| b. to grow vigorously or stay healthy. | ||
| c. made less intense or violent, esp. by the influence of something good or benign | ||
| d. the period of holding or possessing something. |
| ______ | 22. | sustain |
| a. any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., esp. one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement. | ||
| b. a process of reasoning by deduction from given propositions and principles. | ||
| c. to provide with the basic necessities of life. | ||
| d. the status or fact of being employed on a permanent basis in a position. |
| ______ | 23. | surpass |
| a. long and boring; dull; wearisome. | ||
| b. tending to cling to another substance or surface; adhesive; sticky. | ||
| c. to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed. | ||
| d. moderate as regards indulgence of appetite or passion, esp. in the use of alcoholic liquors. |
| ______ | 24. | temporal |
| a. enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal). | ||
| b. to obtain by fraud or deceit. | ||
| c. easily influenced or impressed (usu. fol. by to). |
| ______ | 25. | therapeutic |
| a. capable of being touched or perceived by touch. | ||
| b. marked by tedium; long and tiresome | ||
| c. of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |