Etymology Lessons 7 and 8 Test

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magnate

"big shot"

pedigree

"foot of a crane", a synonym for lineage

accomplice

partner in crime

circumference

perimeter

perennials, annuals

plants that live from year to year are called ____________; plants that live for one year only are called _______________.

collate

to assemble pages of a document in their proper order

unanimous

to be of one mind

correlate

to bring into mutual relation

assemble

to bring together

translate

to carry over into another language

incorporate

to combine into one body

embellish

to enhance with ornamental details

animate

to enliven

elate

to fill with joy

multiply

to many many or manifold

perplex

to puzzle; to bewilder

accentuate

to stress; to emphasize

proctor

to supervise an examination

relate

to tell

exploit

to use selfishly; to take advantage of

erect

upright in position

duplicate

A synonym for "to copy" which etymologically means to "fold twice"

benign, malignant

Tumors generally are classified as either ______________ or ________________. The one is "kindly", the other is cancerous.

circumspect

a cautious person who "looks all around" before acting is described as ______________.

exclusive

a club that is_____- shuts out certain people

replica

a copy; reproduction

pleat

a fold in clothing

extension

a granting of extra time to complete a project

sinecure

a job requiring little or no work

conference

a meeting for consultation

reference

a mention; footnote

proxy

a person authorized to act for another

multilingual

a person who can write or speak many languages

employer

a person who hires for wages

benevolent, malevolent

a person wishing others well or good might be described as ___________________; a person wishing others evil, on the other hand, might be described as ________________.

secure

a person without care

infirmary

a place where sick or weak people are cared for

perplexing

a problem so "thoroughly folded or tangled" that it is baffling can be described as ___________

multiculturalism

a social theory that encourages interest in many cultures

universe

a synonym for world, which etymologically means a "turning as one".

abstention

a vote neither for nor against

indifference

absence of interest

beneficial

advantageous

entertainment

amusement; hospitality

animalcule

an amoeba, for example

expletive

an exclamatory, obscene word that "fills out" a person's vocabulary

directive

an order

triplet

any combination of three

equilibrium

balance

magniloquence

bombastic speech

sufferance

capacity to endure hardship

contention

competition; conflict

regular

customary

illusive

deceptive

difference

dissimilarity

deception

duplicity

pliable

easily bent; flexible

elusive

evasive

accuracy

exactness

aliens

extraterrestrials are also called _________ because it is assumed that they will be strange of different from earthlings.

pretense

false allegation or justification

sustenance

food, nourishment

detention

holding students after school as punishment

inexplicable

imply

perjury

in a court of law, a person who lies under oath is guilty of __________

allusive

indirectly referred to

distemper

infection viral disease of animals

corpus

large collection of writings

inference

logical conclusion from evidence

maintenance

means of support or subsistence

magnanimous

means possessing a noble (great) spirit

retention

memory

simultaneous

occurring at the same time

portent

omen

versatile

one who is ________ is multi-talented; such a person is "capable of being turned" in many ways.

malingerer

pretends to be sick in order to avoid work or other commitments.

intention

purpose

insurrection

rebellion

annuities

refers to yearly payments of income

pertinence

relevance

transference

removal from one place to another

distention

the state of being expanded; dilation

anniversary

the turning of a year

gregarious

this adjective applies to sociable persons who like to be part of a "flock" of people.

reply

to answer

introvert; extrovert

social scientists describe a person who is "turned inward" as an ____________ and one is "turned outward" as an ______________.

malicious

spiteful

deference

submission to opinion of another

adequate

sufficient

complex

tangled; involved

attendance

the act of being present

superintendence

the act of supervising

pedestrian

the adjective _______- can refer to someone traveling on foot as well as to something ordinary or commonplace.

complexion

the appearance and color of a person's skin, especially the face

preference

the favoring of one over another

inanimate

without life or lifeless

temporal

worldly


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