[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 (a)   in the way work is organized. (FLEXIBLE)

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

(a)   (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)