[IE I] Quiz 14.05

Which of the following phrases means

to make something less personal so that it does not seem as if humans with feelings and personality are involved

• depersonalize

• compass

• choleric

• calibrate

Which of the following phrases means

an instrument for finding direction, with a needle that always points to the north

• depersonalize

• compass

• choleric

• calibrate

He was a ________, self-important little man.

(easily made angry)

• depersonalize

• compass

• choleric

• calibrate

Which of the following phrases means

to mark units of measurement on an instrument such as a thermometer so that it can be used for measuring something accurately

• depersonalize

• compass

• choleric

• calibrate

Too many tests are a _________ to good education.

(the act of causing harm or damage; something that causes harm or damage)

• detriment

• equatorial

• evident

• hemisphere

Which of the following phrases means

near the equator or typical of a country that is near the equator

• detriment

• equatorial

• evident

• hemisphere

It has now become _____ to us that a mistake has been made.

(clear; easily seen)

• detriment

• equatorial

• evident

• hemisphere

In the northern __________, December is a winter month.

(one half of the earth, especially the half above or below the equator)

• detriment

• equatorial

• evident

• hemisphere

The new system offers a much greater degree of ________ in the way work is organized. (FLEXIBLE)

(the ability to change to suit new conditions or situations)

___________ (adj) means having or expressing the feeling of being very sad, especially for a long time and in a way that cannot be explained. (MELANCOLY)