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Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ardent

a)

very enthusiastic

b)

an area of an interest

c)

consideration of a large

d)

a certain amount

2.

sphere

a)

very enthusiastic

b)

an area of an interest

c)

consideration of a large

d)

a certain amount

3.

lateral thinking

a)

very enthusiastic

b)

an area of an interest

c)

consideration of a large

d)

a certain amount

4.

allocation

a)

very enthusiastic

b)

an area of an interest

c)

consideration of a large

d)

a certain amount

5.

concede

a)

give up

b)

a small bus

c)

as a large group

d)

related to the story of a person’s life

6.

minivan

a)

give up

b)

a small bus

c)

as a large group

d)

related to the story of a person’s life

7.

en masse

a)

give up

b)

a small bus

c)

as a large group

d)

related to the story of a person’s life

8.

autobiographical

a)

give up

b)

a small bus

c)

as a large group

d)

related to the story of a person’s life

9.

episodic

a)

occurring as a series of separate events, not continuous

b)

showing characteristics common to a large group

c)

related to

d)

shifting and changing over time

10.

generic

a)

occurring as a series of separate events, not continuous

b)

showing characteristics common to a large group

c)

related to

d)

shifting and changing over time

11.

in terms of

a)

occurring as a series of separate events, not continuous

b)

showing characteristics common to a large group

c)

related to

d)

shifting and changing over time

12.

fluid

a)

occurring as a series of separate events, not continuous

b)

showing characteristics common to a large group

c)

related to

d)

shifting and changing over time

13.

buoy

a)

to support or raise something (such as profits, prices, someone's mood)

b)

a formal or religious song

c)

to help to develop a skill, feeling, ideal, etc., over a period.

d)

the act of making something stronger

14.

anthem

a)

to support or raise something (such as profits, prices, someone's mood)

b)

a formal or religious song

c)

to help to develop a skill, feeling, ideal, etc., over a period.

d)

the act of making something stronger

15.

foster

a)

to support or raise something (such as profits, prices, someone's mood)

b)

a formal or religious song

c)

to help to develop a skill, feeling, ideal, etc., over a period.

d)

the act of making something stronger

16.

reinforcement

a)

to support or raise something (such as profits, prices, someone's mood)

b)

a formal or religious song

c)

to help to develop a skill, feeling, ideal, etc., over a period.

d)

the act of making something stronger

17.

disparate

a)

very different or not related to each other

b)

to fill someone or something with a particular feeling or quality

c)

put X into the culture

d)

old times

18.

infuse

a)

very different or not related to each other

b)

to fill someone or something with a particular feeling or quality

c)

put X into the culture

d)

old times

19.

 imbue [the culture] with X

a)

very different or not related to each other

b)

to fill someone or something with a particular feeling or quality

c)

put X into the culture

d)

old times

20.

antiquity

a)

very different or not related to each other

b)

to fill someone or something with a particular feeling or quality

c)

put X into the culture

d)

old times

21.

the cradles of [Western civilization]

a)

the places where [the Western civilization] began.

b)

similar to [modern brass knuckles]

c)

teamwork

d)

for the most part

22.

á la [modern brass knuckles]

a)

the places where [the Western civilization] began.

b)

similar to [modern brass knuckles]

c)

teamwork

d)

for the most part

23.

corporate activity

a)

the places where [the Western civilization] began.

b)

similar to [modern brass knuckles]

c)

teamwork

d)

for the most part

24.

by and large

a)

the places where [the Western civilization] began.

b)

similar to [modern brass knuckles]

c)

teamwork

d)

for the most part

25.

exposition

a)

a clear and full explanation of an idea or theory

b)

to deal with (a complicated or difficult task)

c)

a small but important detail

d)

hard to believe because it seems to be illogical

26.

tackle

a)

a clear and full explanation of an idea or theory

b)

to deal with (a complicated or difficult task)

c)

a small but important detail

d)

hard to believe because it seems to be illogical

27.

subtlety

a)

a clear and full explanation of an idea or theory

b)

to deal with (a complicated or difficult task)

c)

a small but important detail

d)

hard to believe because it seems to be illogical

28.

counterintuitive

a)

a clear and full explanation of an idea or theory

b)

to deal with (a complicated or difficult task)

c)

a small but important detail

d)

hard to believe because it seems to be illogical

29.

prove useful

a)

to eventually be important in accomplishing a task

b)

involving thinking of someone or something as better than that person or thing really is

c)

to use something to one’s advantage

d)

to get better, to comeback to a good position after hard times

30.

idealized

a)

to eventually be important in accomplishing a task

b)

involving thinking of someone or something as better than that person or thing really is

c)

to use something to one’s advantage

d)

to get better, to comeback to a good position after hard times

31.

exploit

a)

to eventually be important in accomplishing a task

b)

involving thinking of someone or something as better than that person or thing really is

c)

to use something to one’s advantage

d)

to get better, to comeback to a good position after hard times

32.

rebound

a)

to eventually be important in accomplishing a task

b)

involving thinking of someone or something as better than that person or thing really is

c)

to use something to one’s advantage

d)

to get better, to comeback to a good position after hard times

33.

go awry

a)

to turn out worse than was planned

b)

to hope very much that something or someone will help you to achieve what you want

c)

together with

d)

to start, to put in motion

34.

pin hopes on

a)

to turn out worse than was planned

b)

to hope very much that something or someone will help you to achieve what you want

c)

together with

d)

to start, to put in motion

35.

coupled with

a)

to turn out worse than was planned

b)

to hope very much that something or someone will help you to achieve what you want

c)

together with

d)

to start, to put in motion

36.

set off

a)

to turn out worse than was planned

b)

to hope very much that something or someone will help you to achieve what you want

c)

together with

d)

to start, to put in motion

37.

unprecedented

a)

never having happened or existed in the past:

b)

normal, accepted or used by many people

c)

strongly and without stopping

d)

done against someone because he or she has harmed you

38.

mainstream

a)

never having happened or existed in the past:

b)

normal, accepted or used by many people

c)

strongly and without stopping

d)

done against someone because he or she has harmed you

39.

steadfastly

a)

never having happened or existed in the past:

b)

normal, accepted or used by many people

c)

strongly and without stopping

d)

done against someone because he or she has harmed you

40.

retaliatory

a)

never having happened or existed in the past:

b)

normal, accepted or used by many people

c)

strongly and without stopping

d)

done against someone because he or she has harmed you

41.

rally

a)

to come together or bring people together to support an idea

b)

to experience something bad as a result of actions you have taken

c)

to be unusual in a good way

d)

to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed

42.

incur

a)

to come together or bring people together to support an idea

b)

to experience something bad as a result of actions you have taken

c)

to be unusual in a good way

d)

to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed

43.

stand above the crowd

a)

to come together or bring people together to support an idea

b)

to experience something bad as a result of actions you have taken

c)

to be unusual in a good way

d)

to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed

44.

postulate

a)

to come together or bring people together to support an idea

b)

to experience something bad as a result of actions you have taken

c)

to be unusual in a good way

d)

to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed

45.

calculus

a)

a way of calculating, judging, or deciding something in a complicated situation

b)

producing good results

c)

very good

d)

having or showing practical knowledge and experience

46.

fruitful

a)

a way of calculating, judging, or deciding something in a complicated situation

b)

producing good results

c)

very good

d)

having or showing practical knowledge and experience

47.

not bad

a)

a way of calculating, judging, or deciding something in a complicated situation

b)

producing good results

c)

very good

d)

having or showing practical knowledge and experience

48.

savvy

a)

a way of calculating, judging, or deciding something in a complicated situation

b)

producing good results

c)

very good

d)

having or showing practical knowledge and experience

49.

better suited

a)

more suitable

b)

to act like; imitate

c)

many types of

d)

to practice

50.

mimic

a)

more suitable

b)

to act like; imitate

c)

many types of

d)

to practice

51.

a wide array of

a)

more suitable

b)

to act like; imitate

c)

many types of

d)

to practice

52.

run through

a)

more suitable

b)

to act like; imitate

c)

many types of

d)

to practice

53.

bona fide

a)

actual

b)

when you get to the basic nature of something

c)

to keep away

d)

to protect something from harm or damage

54.

in effect

a)

actual

b)

when you get to the basic nature of something

c)

to keep away

d)

to protect something from harm or damage

55.

ward off

a)

actual

b)

when you get to the basic nature of something

c)

to keep away

d)

to protect something from harm or damage

56.

safeguard

a)

actual

b)

when you get to the basic nature of something

c)

to keep away

d)

to protect something from harm or damage

57.

inoculate

a)

to protect something from harm or damage

b)

to cause someone or something to be in a particular condition

c)

to give (as a property or characteristic) to someone or something

d)

powerful and effective

58.

render

a)

to protect something from harm or damage

b)

to cause someone or something to be in a particular condition

c)

to give (as a property or characteristic) to someone or something

d)

powerful and effective

59.

confer

a)

to protect something from harm or damage

b)

to cause someone or something to be in a particular condition

c)

to give (as a property or characteristic) to someone or something

d)

powerful and effective

60.

potent

a)

to protect something from harm or damage

b)

to cause someone or something to be in a particular condition

c)

to give (as a property or characteristic) to someone or something

d)

powerful and effective

61.

nonpathogenic

a)

not capable of inducing disease

b)

increasing number

c)

diagonal

d)

long and hollow

62.

rising tide

a)

not capable of inducing disease

b)

increasing number

c)

diagonal

d)

long and hollow

63.

slanted

a)

not capable of inducing disease

b)

increasing number

c)

diagonal

d)

long and hollow

64.

tubular

a)

not capable of inducing disease

b)

increasing number

c)

diagonal

d)

long and hollow

65.

hold still

a)

not move

b)

sudden injury

c)

decreasing

d)

the body system involving the stomach and intestines to digest food

66.

trauma

a)

not move

b)

sudden injury

c)

decreasing

d)

the body system involving the stomach and intestines to digest food

67.

flagging

a)

not move

b)

sudden injury

c)

decreasing

d)

the body system involving the stomach and intestines to digest food

68.

gastrointestinal tract

a)

not move

b)

sudden injury

c)

decreasing

d)

the body system involving the stomach and intestines to digest food

69.

endemic

a)

present in a particular place or among a particular group of people

b)

the loss of ability to move all or part of your body

c)

attempts to completely get rid of or destroy something

d)

the thin surface that covers some inner parts of the body, such as the inside of the nose, and produces mucus

70.

paralysis

a)

present in a particular place or among a particular group of people

b)

the loss of ability to move all or part of your body

c)

attempts to completely get rid of or destroy something

d)

the thin surface that covers some inner parts of the body, such as the inside of the nose, and produces mucus

71.

eradication efforts

a)

present in a particular place or among a particular group of people

b)

the loss of ability to move all or part of your body

c)

attempts to completely get rid of or destroy something

d)

the thin surface that covers some inner parts of the body, such as the inside of the nose, and produces mucus

72.

mucous membrane

a)

present in a particular place or among a particular group of people

b)

the loss of ability to move all or part of your body

c)

attempts to completely get rid of or destroy something

d)

the thin surface that covers some inner parts of the body, such as the inside of the nose, and produces mucus

73.

infiltrate

a)

to secretly enter a place or organization to find out information or do harm

b)

closely

c)

taken apart for analysis

d)

to sharpen

74.

proximately

a)

to secretly enter a place or organization to find out information or do harm

b)

closely

c)

taken apart for analysis

d)

to sharpen

75.

dissected

a)

to secretly enter a place or organization to find out information or do harm

b)

closely

c)

taken apart for analysis

d)

to sharpen

76.

hone

a)

to secretly enter a place or organization to find out information or do harm

b)

closely

c)

taken apart for analysis

d)

to sharpen

77.

avenues

a)

pathways

b)

less and less important

c)

to take place

d)

the guidance provided by a mentor, especially an experienced person in a company or educational institution

78.

of increasingly less consequence

a)

pathways

b)

less and less important

c)

to take place

d)

the guidance provided by a mentor, especially an experienced person in a company or educational institution

79.

play out

a)

pathways

b)

less and less important

c)

to take place

d)

the guidance provided by a mentor, especially an experienced person in a company or educational institution

80.

mentorship

a)

pathways

b)

less and less important

c)

to take place

d)

the guidance provided by a mentor, especially an experienced person in a company or educational institution

81.

usher in

a)

to cause or mark a start of something new

b)

excessively proud or self-confident

c)

still existing in spite of being very old

d)

in an open and unashamed manner

82.

hubristic

a)

to cause or mark a start of something new

b)

excessively proud or self-confident

c)

still existing in spite of being very old

d)

in an open and unashamed manner

83.

extant

a)

to cause or mark a start of something new

b)

excessively proud or self-confident

c)

still existing in spite of being very old

d)

in an open and unashamed manner

84.

blatantly

a)

to cause or mark a start of something new

b)

excessively proud or self-confident

c)

still existing in spite of being very old

d)

in an open and unashamed manner

85.

ethnocentric

a)

thinking about things in a way that is based only on your old culture and race, and not considering or concluding the culture, traditions, etc., of other groups

b)

related to worldly matters, not religious

c)

the study of things beyond observable reality

d)

to reveal

86.

secular

a)

thinking about things in a way that is based only on your old culture and race, and not considering or concluding the culture, traditions, etc., of other groups

b)

related to worldly matters, not religious

c)

the study of things beyond observable reality

d)

to reveal

87.

metaphysics

a)

thinking about things in a way that is based only on your old culture and race, and not considering or concluding the culture, traditions, etc., of other groups

b)

related to worldly matters, not religious

c)

the study of things beyond observable reality

d)

to reveal

88.

make manifest

a)

thinking about things in a way that is based only on your old culture and race, and not considering or concluding the culture, traditions, etc., of other groups

b)

related to worldly matters, not religious

c)

the study of things beyond observable reality

d)

to reveal

89.

intelligible

a)

understandable

b)

a clever or unusual use of words related to

c)

a consistent theme or recurring idea

d)

being mentioned in the title

90.

a play on

a)

understandable

b)

a clever or unusual use of words related to

c)

a consistent theme or recurring idea

d)

being mentioned in the title

91.

thread

a)

understandable

b)

a clever or unusual use of words related to

c)

a consistent theme or recurring idea

d)

being mentioned in the title

92.

eponymous

a)

understandable

b)

a clever or unusual use of words related to

c)

a consistent theme or recurring idea

d)

being mentioned in the title

93.

film buff

a)

a person who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about cinema

b)

to experience an unfortunate situation

c)

a way of achieving, producing, or expressing something

d)

to express a situation where a particular word, phrase, or concept evokes negative feelings, perceptions, or attitudes

94.

have a misfortune of

a)

a person who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about cinema

b)

to experience an unfortunate situation

c)

a way of achieving, producing, or expressing something

d)

to express a situation where a particular word, phrase, or concept evokes negative feelings, perceptions, or attitudes

95.

vehicle

a)

a person who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about cinema

b)

to experience an unfortunate situation

c)

a way of achieving, producing, or expressing something

d)

to express a situation where a particular word, phrase, or concept evokes negative feelings, perceptions, or attitudes

96.

carry a negative connotation

a)

a person who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about cinema

b)

to experience an unfortunate situation

c)

a way of achieving, producing, or expressing something

d)

to express a situation where a particular word, phrase, or concept evokes negative feelings, perceptions, or attitudes

97.

evil twin

a)

a pair of characters with opposite moral alignment

b)

used to say that something has been done with a significant and positive result

c)

Over and over again through the course of time

d)

To come to rest after travelling through air or over water

98.

to great effect

a)

a pair of characters with opposite moral alignment

b)

used to say that something has been done with a significant and positive result

c)

Over and over again through the course of time

d)

To come to rest after travelling through air or over water

99.

continually

a)

a pair of characters with opposite moral alignment

b)

used to say that something has been done with a significant and positive result

c)

Over and over again through the course of time

d)

To come to rest after travelling through air or over water

100.

land

a)

a pair of characters with opposite moral alignment

b)

used to say that something has been done with a significant and positive result

c)

Over and over again through the course of time

d)

To come to rest after travelling through air or over water

101.

impaction

a)

The process of striking a surface and becoming stuck in it

b)

A gray mineral composed mostly of silicon formed into long, threadlike crystals

c)

The formation of layers as material comes to rest on a surface

d)

The characteristic of being able to float

102.

asbestos

a)

The process of striking a surface and becoming stuck in it

b)

A gray mineral composed mostly of silicon formed into long, threadlike crystals

c)

The formation of layers as material comes to rest on a surface

d)

The characteristic of being able to float

103.

sedimentation

a)

The process of striking a surface and becoming stuck in it

b)

A gray mineral composed mostly of silicon formed into long, threadlike crystals

c)

The formation of layers as material comes to rest on a surface

d)

The characteristic of being able to float

104.

buoyancy

a)

The process of striking a surface and becoming stuck in it

b)

A gray mineral composed mostly of silicon formed into long, threadlike crystals

c)

The formation of layers as material comes to rest on a surface

d)

The characteristic of being able to float