1. Unit 8
unnecessary or unwanted
A. docile
B. placid
C. intemperate
D. gratuitous
E. complacent
D. gratuitous
one who is not properly thankful
A. factotum
B. ingrate
C. placebo
D. emissary
E. sycophant
B. ingrate
lacking moderation; severe or extreme
A. complacent
B. gratuitous
C. intemperate
D. docile
E. placid
C. intemperate
having no money; poor
A. facile
B. remiss
C. incoherent
D. dejected
E. destitute
E. destitute
Instead of studying. Jack foolishly tried to improve his grades with compliments and other ____ remarks to the professor.
A. insoluble
B. placid
C. docile
D. gratuitous
E. complacent
gratuitous
easily taught; submissive to instruction
A. placid
B. docile
C. gratuitous
D. intemperate
E. complacent
B. docile
satisfied with a situation
A. complacent
B. gratuitous
C. placid
D. docile
E. intemperate
complacent
something that has a positive mental effect but no physical effect
A. ingrate
B. doctrine
C. placebo
D. adherent
E. temperance
C. placebo
to explain or discuss in detail
A. expound
B. excise
C. compel
D. construe
E. defer
A. expound
Despite the upcoming storm, the lake still looked ____ and nonthreatening.
A. docile
B. placid
C. gratuitous
D. facile
E. intemperate
B. placid
that which is taught; a body of beliefs
or ideas
A. doctrine
B. tome
C. placebo
D. temperance
E. ingrate
A. doctrine
restraint or moderation
A. doctrine
B. temperance
C. comportment
D. placebo
E. stature
B. temperance
payment for an injury; compensation
A. sacrilege
B. stature
C. restitution
D. epiphany
E. aspect
restitution
The country's Minister of Economics stood on the balcony and tried to ____ the anger of the crowd below.
A. ingratiate
B. indoctrinate
C. temper
D. envisage
E. expound
C. temper
to decrease the strength of
A. construe
B. ingratiate
C. indoctrinate
D. expound
E. temper
E. temper
to teach a certain point of view to
A. obviate
B. ingratiate
C. expound
D. temper
E. indoctrinate
E. indoctrinate
wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
A. inherent
B. perspicacious
C. introspective
D. diligent
E. retrospective
B. perspicacious
Maxwell administered a(n) _____ to one test subject in order to compare the test results with the other patients who received actual medication.
A. restitution
B. placebo
C. ingrate
D. doctrine
E. adherent
B. placebo
calm; undisturbed
A. gratuitous
B. placid
C. intemperate
D. docile
E. complacent
B. placid
to gain another's favor by flattery or false
friendliness
A. ingratiate
B. expound
C. indoctrinate
D. temper
E. construe
ingratiate
too simplistic or easy
A. proficient
B. remiss
C. destitute
D. facile
E. resolute
D. facile
Leaders of the Communist Revolution felt the need to _____ the masses of Russian peasants with Marxist beliefs; however, most of the poor were rather _____ about politics in general.
A. indoctrinate; complacent
B. indoctrinate: gratuitous
C. ingratiate; docile
D. ingratiate; intemperate
E. temper; placid
A. indoctrinate; complacent