Vocabulary Unit 10 Test, Level C

There are a great many ways to record and preseve data. When the digital method of storage was devised, people believed that there documents and memories would be preserved permanently. The problem is real, and no one should scoff at dire predictions of data loss.

What is the meaning of devised as it is used in the above paragraph?

• spoiled

• invented

• changed

• rejected

There are a great many ways to record and preseve data. When the digital method of storage was devised, people believed that there documents and memories would be preserved permanently. The problem is real, and no one should scoff at dire predictions of data loss.

What does scoff most likely mean as it is used in the paragraph above?

• shrug

• scold

• sneer

• praise

In a technology lab at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., out-of-date recording machines of all types are preserved in working order. Technicians labor to transfer priceless information from old formats to more stable ones. However, despite great care, the transition from one format to another is not always perfect. Errors may creepin, making the original information unintelligible or unreliable. Long-term solutions have not yet been found.

What is the meaning of transition as it is used in the paragraph above?

• diversion

• conversion

• repetition

• complication

This possibility of the impending loss of data vexes all those who want to preserve memories and information. One current solution: signin up for a cloud, or, online, and other limitations to the cloud, it's one simple way to help preserve and protect your valuable data.

Which word means the opposite of vexes in the paragraph above?

• soothes

• bores

• interests

• distresses

This possibility of the impending loss of data vexes all those who want to preserve memories and information. One current solution: signin up for a cloud, or, online, and other limitations to the cloud, it's one simple way to help preserve and protect your valuable data.

Impending comes from the Latin word impendere. Impendere most likely means

• to confuse

• to impress

• to suggest

• to overhang

Match the following

• upbraid

• true, actual, real

• vitality

• agreement; to bestow

• accord

• strength; livliness

• veritable

• to blame, scold, find fault with

SYNONYMS: Choose the word that means the SAME as the underlined word.

engrossed in a book

• encountered

• hidden

• immersed

• written

SYNONYMS: Choose the word that means the SAME as the underlined word.

habituated to a new job

• offended by

• advanced to

• repelled by

• acclimated to

SYNONYMS: Choose the word that means the SAME as the underlined word.

bartered for the eggs

• settled

• traded

• searched

• hankered

SYNONYMS: Choose the word that means the SAME as the underlined word.

a whimsical story

• long-winded

• fanciful

• incredible

• fictional