9+ quiz26

socialize means to:

come to terms with

interact with others

feel unwell or uncomfortable

take part in a protest

invalid means :

no longer legally acceptable

having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience

under a moral obligation to do something

deserving of the highest esteem

premium means :

conscious

superior

expeditious

distressed

inseparable means :

not aligning with other facts

being essentially equal to something

characterized by resoluteness and firmness

not capable of being split

People with ________ may have one or more sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep, trouble staying asleep and difficulty getting back to sleep after waking in the night.

disarray

imbalance

impasse

insomnia

artery means :

part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth

a second-year undergraduate

any closely ranked crowd of people

a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

deform means to:

dangle

distort

donate

digest

As part of a wider fight against radical forms of Islam, French authorities are considering adopting a law banning the burqa, the head-to-toe garment that is worn by some Muslim women and that conceals their faces, saying it isn't a religious symbol but "a sign of enslavement and debasement" of women. In this sentence, garment means:

a decorative or artistic work

a system of intersecting lines or channels

an article of clothing

an instrumentality needed for an undertaking

Which of the following would a courier most likely deliver?

a compliment

an advanced degree

a message

an insult

Jerome Charyn likes to unsettle readers. In this sentence, unsettle means to:

unmask

unnerve

understand

unleash

etiquette means :

the rules governing socially acceptable behavior

an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation

a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure

the union of different systems of thought or belief

congested means :

engorged

shattered

addled

blinded

intuitive means :

tending to move apart in different directions

obtained through instinctive knowledge

of or relating to or advocating equal rights for women

forage means to:

make a strident sound

collect or look around for

live in or as if in a tent

crouch or curl up

I let my anger propel me into my greatest demand. In this sentence, propel means to:

distract

question

trick

incite

Which of the following would most likely be considered going overboard?

practicing for half an hour instead of fifteen minutes

discarding a cracked mug instead of fixing it

arriving somewhat late instead of early

sending ten bouquets instead of one

The mainstream customer had the satisfaction of wearing the same brand as the cool kids. In this sentence, mainstream means:

reasonable

mature

wealthy

conventional

But streetcars—sometimes known as trolleys or ________—are making a comeback.

struts

trams

gables

cranes

"This is a violation of the first amendment and journalistic privilege," Berlinger said in a telephone interview. In this sentence, privilege means:

the right to refuse to divulge confidential information

the state of being under the control of others

the feeling aroused by something strange or surprising

the quality of being changeable and variable

The words “Rise the Dark” were written in Lauren’s notebook prior to her death, and the cryptic message has been elusive. In this sentence, elusive means:

relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

said or done without having been planned in advance

deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain

impede means to:

pervade

annex

censor

hinder

About fifty per cent of the live weight was dressed beef—balance non-edible—so double freight was paid on the edible portion. In this sentence, freight means:

official permission or approval

the charge for transporting something by common carrier

money demanded for the return of a captured person

part of a meal served at one time

Rather than reward a journalist with an exclusive, Rose opted for a surprise Q&A while in London with AC/DC. In this sentence, exclusive means:

news that is reported first by one news organization

a sum of money that is larger than needed or expected

a short lively tune played on brass instruments

praise of a person or thing as worthy or desirable

You want her or him to absorb the lesson that one should be grateful for one’s good fortune and not obsess over superficial things. In this sentence, obsess means to:

argue

worry

traipse

avoid

suppress means to:

induce

inhibit

repeal

adjust

Every trifling omission may be magnified into a grave offense. In this sentence, magnified means:

overstated

analyzed

summarized

propelled

induce means to:

decrease in size or extent

submerge in water

reason from detailed facts to general principles

express astonishment or surprise about something

warp means to:

buckle

shout

conceal

grow

liable means :

timely

musty

implacable

likely

In the progress of disease or exhaustion one may see in different patients every outward manifestation of mental ________, manifestations which, in a person who does not show any other sign of physical disease, mark him as insane.

pneumonia

deterioration

armistice

mania

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