Unit 4
floating debris
Flotsam
market by evil and corruption
depraved
a hypothetical law case argued by students; open to debate or discussion
moot
Since the defendants were considered too dangerous to be released on bail, they remained ________ in the local pokey throughout their trial.
a. incarcerated
b. gleaned
c. disarrayed
d. nettled
a. incarcerated
disorder, confusion; throw into disorder
disarray
earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs
mundane
a new convert, beginner, novice
neophyte
During the mid-nineteenth century, many European and American artists and writers adopted the style of Realism, through which they sought to portray the _______ circumstances of everyday life.
a. mundane
b. fecund
c. esoteric
d. sumptuous
a. mundane
a fortified place, stronghold
bastion
a fabrication of the mind
figment
involvement in wrongdoing
complicity
Restless movement seems to be a _______ of modern American life.
a. moot
b. motif
c. surveillance
d. nephyte
b. motif
frenzied, highly agitated
frenetic
to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail
delineate
a state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; something that is fair.
equity
Good chess players employ ingenious ______ to launch an assault on their opponents' pieces as well as to defend their own.
a. stratagems
b. incumbents
c. nettles
d. bastions
a. stratagems
scheme to outwit or deceive your opponent
stratagem
a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
idiosyncrasy
keenness in observing and understanding
perspicacity
It takes years of study to understand the subtle _____ of meaning in a foreign language. `
a. penchants
b. idiosyncrasies
c. nuances
d. sophistries
c. nuances
contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
pusillanimous
to set apart as holy or sacred
hallow
pertaining to or characteristic of forests.
sylvan
During the Great Depression, President Frankling Delano Roosevelt declared a bank holiday in order to avoid a _______ rush of people attempting to withdraw all of their money.
a. recumbent
b. pusillanimous
c. mordant
d. frenetic
d. frenetic
absurd
ludicrous
a subtle or slight variation
nuance
one who believes that nothing can be known about God
agnostic
The grand jury handed down felony _______ against several of the officials involved in the scandal.
a. motifs
b. indictments
c. surveillance
d. equities
b. indictments
to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger.
nettle
a strong attraction or inclination
penchant
stopping and beginning again
intermittent
Because the committee memebers had such difficulty in reaching a consensus, they voted to return the issue for consideration at a(n) _____ meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
a. plenary
b. moot
c. intermitent
d. abject
a. plenary
consisting of or measured in money
pecuniary
fruitful in offspring or vegetation
fecund
a crude image of a despised person
effigy
Pediatricians emphasize that _______ infants breathe best when placed on their backs.
a. consummate
b. mordant
c. recumbent
d. jocular
c. recumbent
a type of game bird
grouse
present or existing everywhere
ubiquitous
a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
diatribe
It was certainly not some passing sense of shame and regret that the once-proud master of a vibrant nation endured the ________ of being shackled hand and foot like some common criminal.
a. acuity
b. ignominy
c. sophistries
d. fiat
b. ignominy