| Name _____________________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Multiple Choice |
| ______ | 1. | unseemly |
| a. one who has an exaggerated esteem of himself or herself. | ||
| b. to put to a particular use; use. | ||
| c. not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |
| ______ | 2. | unfit |
| a. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. | ||
| b. in poor physical or mental condition. | ||
| c. indefinite or indistinct in nature or character, as ideas or feelings |
| ______ | 3. | valiant |
| a. a blade, plate, sail, etc., in the wheel of a windmill, to be moved by the air. | ||
| b. showing or characterized by courage in both spirit and action; brave; heroic. | ||
| c. willing to sell one's influence, esp. in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary | ||
| d. to find fault with or reproach severely; censure |
| ______ | 4. | upbraid |
| a. not hesitating or drawing back; resolute; steadfast. | ||
| b. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. | ||
| c. not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune. | ||
| d. a planar surface on the outside tail of a rocket, missile, arrow, or the like, that helps to provide directional control and stability in flight. |
| ______ | 5. | urbane |
| a. reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., esp. in expression | ||
| b. the gist, as of an argument or thesis. | ||
| c. showing or characterized by courage in both spirit and action; brave; heroic. | ||
| d. not hesitating or drawing back; resolute; steadfast. |
| ______ | 6. | unwitting |
| a. not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable | ||
| b. not knowing; unaware; ignorant; oblivious; unconscious | ||
| c. strongly emotional; intense or passionate |
| ______ | 7. | vendetta |
| a. not intentional; innocent; inadvertent. | ||
| b. any long, fierce, or bitter feud or rivalry. | ||
| c. to shrivel; fade; decay |
| ______ | 8. | utilize |
| a. the most important issue, result, or conclusion. | ||
| b. inadvertent; unintentional; accidental | ||
| c. to put to a particular use; use. |
| ______ | 9. | vane |
| a. without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious | ||
| b. not hesitating or drawing back; resolute; steadfast. | ||
| c. in an awkward manner. | ||
| d. a blade, plate, sail, etc., in the wheel of a windmill, to be moved by the air. |
| ______ | 10. | vain |
| a. proceeding from or showing personal vanity | ||
| b. refined in manner; polished; elegant. | ||
| c. equitable; just. | ||
| d. a device, instrument, or container, esp. one used in a kitchen. |
| ______ | 11. | unwary |
| a. willing to sell one's influence, esp. in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary | ||
| b. not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune. | ||
| c. a feud between two families, involving murder and revenge; blood feud. |
| ______ | 12. | vapid |
| a. the most important issue, result, or conclusion. | ||
| b. capable of changing or being changed; alterable; flexible. | ||
| c. lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |
| ______ | 13. | utensil |
| a. any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc. | ||
| b. excessively admiring of oneself, esp. of one's appearance; conceited. | ||
| c. equitable; just. |
| ______ | 14. | vehement |
| a. to shrivel; fade; decay | ||
| b. extremely forceful, vigorous, or energetic; very strong. | ||
| c. a feud between two families, involving murder and revenge; blood feud. |
| ______ | 15. | valid |
| a. refined in manner; polished; elegant. | ||
| b. not aware; unknowing. | ||
| c. based on truth, fact, or logic. | ||
| d. not clear or distinct to the sight or any other sense; perceptible or recognizable only in an indefinite way |
| ______ | 16. | vague |
| a. not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed | ||
| b. able to be obtained with a bribe or other corrupt means. | ||
| c. inconstant; fickle |
| ______ | 17. | wither |
| a. determined or praiseworthy. | ||
| b. to shrivel; fade; decay | ||
| c. not hesitating or drawing back; resolute; steadfast. | ||
| d. not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune. |
| ______ | 18. | utopian |
| a. See"weather vane." | ||
| b. (usually l.c.) given to impractical or unrealistic schemes of such perfection. | ||
| c. excessively admiring of oneself, esp. of one's appearance; conceited. |
| ______ | 19. | venal |
| a. not suitable or appropriate for some purpose. | ||
| b. determined or praiseworthy. | ||
| c. lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. | ||
| d. associated with or characterized by bribery |
| ______ | 20. | upshot |
| a. refined in manner; polished; elegant. | ||
| b. having no precedent; never before observed or experienced. | ||
| 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. the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |
| ______ | 21. | unprecedented |
| a. any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention, or the like | ||
| b. to put to use; turn to profitable account | ||
| c. without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled | ||
| d. unclear in conveying; uncertain. |
| ______ | 22. | variable |
| a. inconstant; fickle | ||
| b. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. | ||
| c. zealous; ardent; impassioned |
| ______ | 23. | unflinching |
| a. (usually l.c.) given to impractical or unrealistic schemes of such perfection. | ||
| b. not flinching; unshrinking | ||
| c. not intentional; innocent; inadvertent. | ||
| d. to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often fol. by away). |
| ______ | 24. | upstart |
| a. (usually l.c.) given to impractical or unrealistic schemes of such perfection. | ||
| b. being, resembling, or characteristic of an upstart. | ||
| c. strongly emotional; intense or passionate |
| ______ | 25. | ungainly |
| a. lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. | ||
| b. to criticize or reproach severely; reprimand. | ||
| c. to put to a particular use; use. | ||
| d. one who has an exaggerated esteem of himself or herself. |