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Name
Class
Date
1.
repugnant hateful; detestable
a)
Abominable
b)
Crucial
c)
Regress
d)
Inoculation
e)
Covet
2.
to gather or collect; to form a steadily increasing quantitiy
a)
Accumulating
b)
Deficit
c)
Speculator
d)
Insatiable
e)
Critical
3.
to decorate or make more attractive by adding to
a)
Adorned
b)
Definitive
c)
Subjective
d)
Interminable
e)
Crucial
4.
the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime
a)
Aesthetics
b)
Derive
c)
Subterranean
d)
Intrinsic
e)
Debacle
5.
to distress with mental or bolity pain; to trouble greatly or grieviously
a)
Afflicted
b)
Detriment
c)
Sufficient
d)
Laden
e)
Deficit
6.
an amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture.
a)
Ante
b)
Distinctive
c)
Sustain
d)
Mere
e)
Definitive
7.
inclined toward a position; likely; disposed toward
a)
Apt
b)
Entail
c)
Synthesize
d)
Narcissistic
e)
Deontological
8.
the act of reaching or achieiving a goal
a)
Attainment
b)
Futile
c)
Tangible
d)
Niggardly
e)
Depleting
9.
boldness and daring or shameless boldness and insolence
a)
Audacity
b)
Intrinsic
c)
Teleological
d)
Objective
e)
Derive
10.
independence or freedom or the right of self-government
a)
Autonomy
b)
Perpetual
c)
Temperament
d)
Obliged
e)
Detriment
11.
characterized by greed and covetousness
a)
Avaricious
b)
Regress
c)
Thwart
d)
Obscene
e)
Disbursing
12.
a cow shed
a)
Byre
b)
Sufficient
c)
Till
d)
Perpetual
e)
Distinction
13.
a hiding place for annunition, food, or treasures
a)
Cache
b)
Sustain
c)
Woe
d)
Phenomena
e)
Distinctive
14.
to stop; to come to an end
a)
Cease
b)
Tangible
c)
Apt
d)
Pre-eminent
e)
Dopamine
15.
to form a notion or idea; to hold as an opinion
a)
Conceived
b)
Abominable
c)
Profound
d)
Presumption
e)
Empiricism
16.
not absolute; subject to certain situations or variables
a)
Conditional
b)
Accumulating
c)
Contrived
d)
Prior
e)
Entail
17.
personal behavior; a way of acting
a)
Conduct
b)
Adorned
c)
Critical
d)
Prompt
e)
Epistemology
18.
action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
a)
Conformity
b)
Aesthetics
c)
Crucial
d)
Proposed
e)
Facilitate
19.
a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts,
a)
Connoisseurs
b)
Afflicted
c)
Deficit
d)
Prospects
e)
Fiscal
20.
to compose or form; to establish
a)
Constitute
b)
Ante
c)
Definitive
d)
Prosperity
e)
Foremost
21.
obviously or awkwardly planned; forced; strained
a)
Contrived
b)
Apt
c)
Derive
d)
Qualification
e)
Furrow
22.
a procession such as a line of cars or horses during a ceremonial event
a)
Cortege
b)
Attainment
c)
Detriment
d)
Reap
e)
Futile
23.
to wrongly desire what another has, to wish for
a)
Covet
b)
Audacity
c)
Distinctive
d)
Rectify
e)
Glut
24.
inclined to find fault or being of decisive importance and crucial to an outcome
a)
Critical
b)
Autonomy
c)
Entail
d)
Regress
e)
Gratification
25.
involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive or critical
a)
Crucial
b)
Avaricious
c)
Futile
d)
Speculator
e)
Gross
26.
a complete collapse or failure, a sudden downfall
a)
Debacle
b)
Byre
c)
Intrinsic
d)
Subjective
e)
Harbor
27.
a shortage, disadvantage or loss; the amount of money that falls short of some requirement
a)
Deficit
b)
Cache
c)
Perpetual
d)
Subterranean
e)
Hypothetical
28.
the most reliable or complete version; a final answer
a)
Definitive
b)
Cease
c)
Regress
d)
Sufficient
e)
Impartial
29.
philosophy focused on deriving truth from reasoning and seeking specific rules of conduct
a)
Deontological
b)
Conceived
c)
Sufficient
d)
Sustain
e)
Imperative
30.
to exhaust the supply, to run out
a)
Depleting
b)
Conditional
c)
Sustain
d)
Synthesize
e)
Inclination
31.
to obtain from a specific source (usually followed by from); to obtain by reasoning
a)
Derive
b)
Conduct
c)
Tangible
d)
Tangible
e)
Inoculation
32.
a cause of loss or damage; disadvantage
a)
Detriment
b)
Conformity
c)
Abominable
d)
Teleological
e)
Insatiable
33.
to pay out for expenses; to distribute or scatter
a)
Disbursing
b)
Connoisseurs
c)
Accumulating
d)
Temperament
e)
Interminable
34.
marking as different, noting differences
a)
Distinction
b)
Constitute
c)
Adorned
d)
Thwart
e)
Intrinsic
35.
a neurotransmitter that helps regulate movement and emotion
a)
Dopamine
b)
Cortege
c)
Afflicted
d)
Woe
e)
Mere
36.
the belief that all knowledge is derived from experiencing the world through the senses
a)
Empiricism
b)
Covet
c)
Ante
d)
Apt
e)
Narcissistic
37.
to impose as a necessary accompaniment or result
a)
Entail
b)
Critical
c)
Apt
d)
Conceived
e)
Niggardly
38.
the philosophical study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge.
a)
Epistemology
b)
Crucial
c)
Attainment
d)
Contrived
e)
Objective
39.
make (an action or process) easy or easier.
a)
Facilitate
b)
Debacle
c)
Audacity
d)
Critical
e)
Obliged
40.
relating to financial matters
a)
Fiscal
b)
Deficit
c)
Autonomy
d)
Crucial
e)
Obscene
41.
most prominent in rank, importance, or position
a)
Foremost
b)
Definitive
c)
Avaricious
d)
Deficit
e)
Perpetual
42.
a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds
a)
Furrow
b)
Deontological
c)
Byre
d)
Definitive
e)
Phenomena
43.
incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
a)
Futile
b)
Depleting
c)
Cache
d)
Derive
e)
Pre-eminent
44.
to fill to satiety; to flood the market with goods until supply exceeds demand
a)
Glut
b)
Derive
c)
Cease
d)
Detriment
e)
Presumption
45.
a source of satisfaction or pleasure
a)
Gratification
b)
Detriment
c)
Conceived
d)
Distinctive
e)
Prior
46.
flagrant and extreme or concerning only the broadest and more general considerations
a)
Gross
b)
Disbursing
c)
Conditional
d)
Entail
e)
Prompt
47.
to give shelter to; offer refuge to or to conceal
a)
Harbor
b)
Distinction
c)
Conduct
d)
Futile
e)
Proposed
48.
based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones
a)
Hypothetical
b)
Distinctive
c)
Conformity
d)
Intrinsic
e)
Prospects
49.
treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just
a)
Impartial
b)
Dopamine
c)
Connoisseurs
d)
Perpetual
e)
Prosperity
50.
of vital importance; crucial
a)
Imperative
b)
Empiricism
c)
Constitute
d)
Regress
e)
Qualification
51.
a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way
a)
Inclination
b)
Entail
c)
Contrived
d)
Sufficient
e)
Reap
52.
the act or process or an instance of protecting by introducing a negative stimulus
a)
Inoculation
b)
Epistemology
c)
Cortege
d)
Sustain
e)
Rectify
53.
(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy
a)
Insatiable
b)
Facilitate
c)
Covet
d)
Tangible
e)
Regress
54.
endless (often used hyperbolically)
a)
Interminable
b)
Fiscal
c)
Critical
d)
Abominable
e)
Speculator
55.
belonging naturally; essential
a)
Intrinsic
b)
Foremost
c)
Crucial
d)
Accumulating
e)
Subjective
56.
carrying a load or burden;
a)
Laden
b)
Furrow
c)
Debacle
d)
Adorned
e)
Subterranean
57.
being nothing more than
a)
Mere
b)
Futile
c)
Deficit
d)
Aesthetics
e)
Sufficient
58.
extremely self-centered with an exaggerated sense of self-importance
a)
Narcissistic
b)
Glut
c)
Definitive
d)
Afflicted
e)
Sustain
59.
grudgingly mean about spending; cheap, provided in limited supply
a)
Niggardly
b)
Gratification
c)
Deontological
d)
Ante
e)
Synthesize
60.
expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
a)
Objective
b)
Gross
c)
Depleting
d)
Apt
e)
Tangible
61.
legally or morally bound to an action or course of action; to be indebted or grateful
a)
Obliged
b)
Harbor
c)
Derive
d)
Attainment
e)
Teleological
62.
offensive or disgusting by accepted standards; repugnant
a)
Obscene
b)
Hypothetical
c)
Detriment
d)
Audacity
e)
Temperament
63.
never ending or changing; occurring repeatedly
a)
Perpetual
b)
Impartial
c)
Disbursing
d)
Autonomy
e)
Thwart
64.
a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question
a)
Phenomena
b)
Imperative
c)
Distinction
d)
Avaricious
e)
Till
65.
surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way
a)
Pre-eminent
b)
Inclination
c)
Distinctive
d)
Byre
e)
Woe
66.
an idea that is taken to be true, and often used as the basis for other ideas, although it is not known for certain
a)
Presumption
b)
Inoculation
c)
Dopamine
d)
Cache
e)
Apt
67.
existing or coming before in time, order, or importance
a)
Prior
b)
Insatiable
c)
Empiricism
d)
Cease
e)
Conceived
68.
to cause or bring about (an action or feeling); done without delay
a)
Prompt
b)
Interminable
c)
Entail
d)
Conceived
e)
Contrived
69.
put forward (an idea or plan) for consideration or discussion by others
a)
Proposed
b)
Intrinsic
c)
Epistemology
d)
Conditional
e)
Critical
70.
the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring
a)
Prospects
b)
Laden
c)
Facilitate
d)
Conduct
e)
Crucial
71.
having good fortune; the condition of succeeding
a)
Prosperity
b)
Mere
c)
Fiscal
d)
Conformity
e)
Deficit
72.
an accomplishment that makes someone suitable for a particular job or activity
a)
Qualification
b)
Narcissistic
c)
Foremost
d)
Connoisseurs
e)
Definitive
73.
receive (a reward or benefit) as a consequence of one's own or other people's actions
a)
Reap
b)
Niggardly
c)
Furrow
d)
Constitute
e)
Derive
74.
to put right; to correct or refine
a)
Rectify
b)
Objective
c)
Futile
d)
Contrived
e)
Detriment
75.
to move backward, to revert to a less advanced state
a)
Regress
b)
Obliged
c)
Glut
d)
Cortege
e)
Distinctive
76.
a person who engages in financial transations that involve considerable risk
a)
Speculator
b)
Obscene
c)
Gratification
d)
Covet
e)
Entail
77.
existing in the mind; personal; placing emphasis on moods or attitudes
a)
Subjective
b)
Perpetual
c)
Gross
d)
Critical
e)
Futile
78.
existing under the surface of the earth or existing out of sight; hidden
a)
Subterranean
b)
Phenomena
c)
Harbor
d)
Crucial
e)
Intrinsic
79.
adequate for the purpose; enough
a)
Sufficient
b)
Pre-eminent
c)
Hypothetical
d)
Debacle
e)
Perpetual
80.
to support the weight of something or to endure without yielding
a)
Sustain
b)
Presumption
c)
Impartial
d)
Deficit
e)
Regress
81.
to combine elements into a single unit; to form by combining parts
a)
Synthesize
b)
Prior
c)
Imperative
d)
Definitive
e)
Sufficient
82.
capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
a)
Tangible
b)
Prompt
c)
Inclination
d)
Deontological
e)
Sustain
83.
relating to the study of the evidences of design or purpose in nature.
a)
Teleological
b)
Proposed
c)
Inoculation
d)
Depleting
e)
Tangible
84.
the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person; natural predisposition.
a)
Temperament
b)
Prospects
c)
Insatiable
d)
Derive
e)
Abominable
85.
to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
a)
Thwart
b)
Prosperity
c)
Interminable
d)
Detriment
e)
Accumulating
86.
to labor, as by plowing or harrowing, upon (land) for the raising of crops
a)
Till
b)
Qualification
c)
Intrinsic
d)
Disbursing
e)
Adorned
87.
Distress, grief or an expression of those emotions
a)
Woe
b)
Reap
c)
Laden
d)
Distinction
e)
Aesthetics
88.
The boots are ____ to slip because they are too large
a)
Apt
b)
Rectify
c)
Mere
d)
Distinctive
e)
Afflicted
89.
He could not ____ of any circumstances under which he would ever forgive his cheating ex.
a)
Conceived
b)
Regress
c)
Narcissistic
d)
Dopamine
e)
Ante
90.
Women ____ only a tiny portion of the Congress despite being half the population
a)
Constitute
b)
Critical
c)
Crucial
d)
Distinctive
e)
Intrinsic
91.
The prisoners of war ____ a way to escape using stolen blueprints
a)
Contrived
b)
Speculated
c)
Niggardly
d)
Distinct
e)
Adorned
92.
There was a ____ failure that led to the nuclear plant exploding
a)
Critical
b)
Subjective
c)
Objective
d)
Entailing
e)
Attainment
93.
The most ____ data was missing, which prevented them from reaching any conclusions at all
a)
Crucial
b)
Subterranean
c)
Obliged
d)
Epistemologic
e)
Audacity
94.
A moral ____ led the man to cheat, lie, and manipulate everyone in his life.
a)
Deficit
b)
Sufficient
c)
Obscenity
d)
Facilitate
e)
Autonomy
95.
The scientist could not give a ____ answer because only a few of the studies had been completed yet.
a)
Definitive
b)
Sustain
c)
Perpetual
d)
Fiscal
e)
Avaricious
96.
The name is ____ from the Native word for "flat plains."
a)
Derived
b)
Synthesized
c)
Obliged
d)
Ceased
e)
Byred
97.
He was obsessed with salty foods to the ____ of his health.
a)
Detriment
b)
Tangible
c)
Pre-eminent
d)
Furrow
e)
Cache
98.
The most ____ markings can be used to identify individuals within the baboon troope
a)
Distinctive
b)
Teleological
c)
Presumption
d)
Futile
e)
Cease
99.
Can you explain what it will ___ if I decide to move all my money into a 529 account?
a)
Entail
b)
Constitute
c)
Regress
d)
Glut
e)
Conceive
100.
All my efforts to lose weight proved ___ when I got pregnant.
a)
Futile
b)
Thwart
c)
Prompt
d)
Gratification
e)
Conditional
101.
Some people have an ____ honesty that will prevent them from cheating even if no one is looking.
a)
Intrinsic
b)
Till
c)
Proposed
d)
Gross
e)
Conduct
102.
Sun City was given a ____ exemption from any taxes in return for giving up their right to vote on school issues.
a)
Perpetual
b)
Tangible
c)
Prospects
d)
Gratified
e)
Conforming
103.
When the A student suddenly had her skills ___ to the point that she couldn't pass a test, we worried.
a)
Regress
b)
Apt
c)
Perpetual
d)
Hypothetical
e)
Crucial
104.
There was ____ proof to decide the case although the lawywer hoped to find even more.
a)
Sufficient
b)
Conceived
c)
Qualification
d)
Impartial
e)
Constitute
105.
The couple was unable to ___ a conversation because they were both too tired to care.
a)
Sustain
b)
Contrive
c)
Reap
d)
Crucial
e)
Regress
106.
The police had no ____ grounds for searching the vehicle although the lead officer had a feeling he would find drugs.
a)
Tangible
b)
Critical
c)
Rectify
d)
Inclination
e)
Cortege
107.
Building this house is going to ____ considerable expenses.
a)
Entail
b)
Regress
c)
Sustain
d)
Rectify
e)
Audacity
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