Read 180 - 11 Midterm

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This test will evaluate your progress in the READ 180 (1st semester) course. Take your time, read EVERY part of the question and answers BEFORE making a selection. Good Luck! Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

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1.

Surmise
- A.
  
  Infer from incomplete evidence.
- B.
  
  Evil or harmful in nature or influence.
2.

Restive
- A.
  
  Give out.
- B.
  
  Being in a tense state.
3.

Claustrophobia
- A.
  
  A device that controls amount of light admitted.
- B.
  
  A morbid fear of being closed in a confined space.
4.

Confiscate
- A.
  
  A copy that is represented as the original.
- B.
  
  Taken without permission or consent especially by public authority.
5.

Mute
- A.
  
  All of the offspring of a given progenitor.
- B.
  
  A deaf person who is unable to speak.
6.

Status
- A.
  
  The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society.
- B.
  
  An opening in something.
7.

Posterity
- A.
  
  A serious crime punishable by death or incarceration.
- B.
  
  All future generations.
8.

Reticent
- A.
  
  Reluctant to draw attention to yourself.
- B.
  
  Administer or bestow, as in small portions.
9.

Martial
- A.
  
  Suggesting war or military life.
- B.
  
  The property of being extremely abundant.
10.

Dynamic
- A.
  
  The act of deceiving by some fraudulent scheme.
- B.
  
  An efficient incentive.
11.

Swindle
- A.
  
  Speak unfavorably about.
- B.
  
  The act of deceiving by some fraudulent scheme.
12.

Imperative
- A.
  
  Some duty that is essential and urgent.
- B.
  
  Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.
13.

Detriment
- A.
  
  A damage or loss.
- B.
  
  Represent, as of a character on stage.
14.

Pervade
- A.
  
  Spread or diffuse through.
- B.
  
  The act of making a sudden noisy break.
15.

Rupture
- A.
  
  Make brighter and prettier, as of a house.
- B.
  
  State of being torn or burst open.
16.

Profusion
- A.
  
  The property of being extremely abundant.
- B.
  
  Disturbance usually in protest.
17.

Voluminous
- A.
  
  Allow to have.
- B.
  
  Large in volume or bulk.
18.

Enhance
- A.
  
  Make better or more attractive.
- B.
  
  Surrendered as a penalty.
19.

He played the piano so well that he made it look effortless. Which of these words is an antonym for effortless?
- A.
  
  Large
- B.
  
  Old-fashioned
- C.
  
  Careful
- D.
  
  Difficult
20.

I am too sensible to go skydiving or bungee jumping.Which word means the opposite of sensible?
- A.
  
  Lively
- B.
  
  Rare
- C.
  
  Foolish
- D.
  
  Rude