| Name _____________________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Multiple Choice |
| ______ | 1. | unfit |
| a. unqualified or incompetent. | ||
| b. having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen. | ||
| c. haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression. | ||
| d. (l.c.) stoical. |
| ______ | 2. | transpose |
| a. to reproduce (music) in a higher or lower key than that in which it was written. | ||
| b. any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention, or the like | ||
| c. a subject for a composition or essay. | ||
| d. a quarrel, struggle, or clash |
| ______ | 3. | undermine |
| a. not intentional; innocent; inadvertent. | ||
| b. the business or tasks of an undertaker or mortician. | ||
| c. to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means; attempt to subvert by stealth. | ||
| d. of, relating to, or composed of land rather than water or air. |
| ______ | 4. | synchronize |
| a. to cause to go on, move, operate, work, etc., at the same rate and exactly together | ||
| b. showing or resulting from excessive preoccupation with one's appearance. | ||
| c. sumptuous; rich; grand |
| ______ | 5. | vapid |
| a. without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious | ||
| b. a quiver or vibration. | ||
| c. pertaining to or characteristic of an individual; personal; individual | ||
| d. not knowing; unaware; ignorant; oblivious; unconscious |
| ______ | 6. | truism |
| a. a self-evident statement; platitude. | ||
| b. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary | ||
| c. to travel as a member of a theatrical company; barnstorm. |
| ______ | 7. | temporal |
| a. so sheer as to permit light to pass through; diaphanous. | ||
| b. pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly | ||
| c. free from crookedness or deceit; honest |
| ______ | 8. | trajectory |
| a. Geom. a curve or surface that cuts all the curves or surfaces of a given system at a constant angle. | ||
| b. inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. | ||
| c. a quarrel, struggle, or clash |
| ______ | 9. | upshot |
| a. the gist, as of an argument or thesis. | ||
| b. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.). | ||
| c. showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive. |
| ______ | 10. | tempered |
| a. having a specified kind of temper (usu. used in combination). | ||
| b. of, pertaining to, or resembling Utopia. | ||
| c. to grow or develop vigorously; flourish | ||
| d. refined in manner; polished; elegant. |
| ______ | 11. | subdue |
| a. modest; unpretentious. | ||
| b. wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, as a speaker or writer; prolix. | ||
| c. to conquer and bring into subjection | ||
| d. superlative or supreme. |
| ______ | 12. | trepidation |
| a. 1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.Supp. Note: syn . imagine, suppose, suspect. See"guess." | ||
| b. luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid | ||
| c. a medicine that invigorates or strengthens | ||
| d. trembling or quivering movement; tremor. |
| ______ | 13. | utensil |
| a. (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap. | ||
| b. not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial. | ||
| c. a device, instrument, or container, esp. one used in a kitchen. |
| ______ | 14. | tonic |
| a. likely to change; not constant. | ||
| b. See quinine water. | ||
| c. long and boring; dull; wearisome. | ||
| d. to put to a particular use; use. |
| ______ | 15. | subterranean |
| a. a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. | ||
| b. lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. | ||
| c. existing or operating out of sight or secretly; hidden or secret. |
| ______ | 16. | urbane |
| a. ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. | ||
| b. refined in manner; polished; elegant. | ||
| c. admitting the passage of light through interstices. | ||
| d. to criticize or reproach severely; reprimand. |
| ______ | 17. | vendetta |
| a. not excessive in degree, as things, qualities, etc. | ||
| b. not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc. | ||
| c. (usually l.c.) given to impractical or unrealistic schemes of such perfection. | ||
| d. a private feud in which the members of the family of a murdered person seek to avenge the murder by killing the slayer or one of the slayer's relatives, esp. such vengeance as once practiced in Corsica and parts of Italy. |
| ______ | 18. | superb |
| a. awe-inspiring or imposing in appearance; magnificent. | ||
| b. to climb to the top of. | ||
| c. a volume forming a part of a larger work. |
| ______ | 19. | substantiate |
| a. arranged in or comprising an ordered system | ||
| b. to give substantial existence to | ||
| c. one who has gone from a humble beginning to a position of power, wealth, or importance, esp. one who is now presumptuous and excessively proud. | ||
| d. not intentional; innocent; inadvertent. |
| ______ | 20. | threadbare |
| a. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. | ||
| b. cheap, gaudy apparel. | ||
| c. to give substance to; actualize. | ||
| d. trite and not persuasive or interesting. |
| ______ | 21. | variable |
| a. likely to change; not constant. | ||
| b. a quarrel, struggle, or clash | ||
| c. a medicine that invigorates or strengthens |
| ______ | 22. | unprecedented |
| a. without bias, prejudice, or partiality. | ||
| b. to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure. | ||
| c. going or directed straight ahead | ||
| d. without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled |
| ______ | 23. | strife |
| a. vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism | ||
| b. (usually l.c.) given to impractical or unrealistic schemes of such perfection. | ||
| c. not hesitating or drawing back; resolute; steadfast. |
| ______ | 24. | unwitting |
| a. not aware; unknowing. | ||
| b. the holding of property, esp. real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered. | ||
| c. having no precedent; never before observed or experienced. | ||
| d. rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe |
| ______ | 25. | succumb |
| a. a task or project that is undertaken. | ||
| b. to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die. | ||
| c. any tremulous or vibratory movement; vibration |