8th - Vocab Review S2

Which of the following is the definition for neurotic?

• likely to give way; not stable

• afflicted by mental, emotional, or physical 

       reactions that are drastic and irrational

• prone to psychiatric problems or sudden changes of mood

• behaving wildly and irrationally on account of anger, distress, or excitement

Which of the following is the correct definition for nullify

• not valid or legally binding

• declare invalid an official agreement, decision, or result

• make legally null and void; 

  invalidate   

• completely empty

Which of the following is the correct definition for obscure?

• not discovered or known about; uncertain

• feeling uncertain about something

• not established as genuine or acceptable

• not certain or fixed; provisional

Which of the following is the correct definition for overt?

• seeming real or true, but not necessarily so

• clearly visible or understood

• done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden

• not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary in character

Which of the following is the correct definition for paradox?

• a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true

• a combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another

• the fact or state of being inconsistent

• a confusing and difficult problem or question

Which of the following is the correct definition for passe?

• of an early period of art or culture

• no longer fashionable; out of date

• belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence

• old-fashioned, amateurish, or shoddy

Which of the following is the correct definition for pensive?

• showing deep unhappiness of thought

• engrossed in thought; distracted

• involving or given to deep silent prayer or religious meditation

• engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

Which of the following is the correct definition for persevere?

• persist in an activity or process

• continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success

• be utterly ruthless or determined in one's attempt to achieve something

• refuse to compromise or change, despite criticism

Which of the following is the correct definition for pertinent?

• giving or ready to give help

• a particular kind of matter with uniform properties

• the matter from which a thing is or can be made

• relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite

Which of the following is the correct definition for pinnacle?

• the most successful point; the culmination

• the most intense, exciting, or important point of something

• pick out and emphasize

• the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful