Fill in each blank with the most appropriate word from Lesson 4. Use a word or any of its forms only once.

In a 1991 ______, the Lithuanian people declared their wish to be an independent republic separate from what was the Soviet Union.

Circle the letter of the best SYNONYM for the word(s) in bold-faced type.

her sage advice

a. imaginative

b. sagacious

c. pious

d. sanctimonious

e. needed

Circle the letter of the best answer.

Which word is not derived from gignoskein?

a. agnostic

b. diagnosis

c. prognosis

d. schizophrenia

e. physiognomy

On the line at the left, write the letter of the phrase that best matches the way of thinking or acting.

A. is recognized for wisdom

B. pretends to be virtuous

C. acts in an agitated manner

D. asserts opinions arrogantly

E. decides character by facial features

F. has acute delusions and irrational episodes

G. has discriminating taste

H. finds self-serving reasons for doing something

I. considers God unknowable

J. refuses to join the military on grounds of conscience

______ dogmatist

Circle the letter of the sentence in which the word in bold-faced type is used incorrectly.

a. Until I saw her sculptures, I thought Louise Nevelson's putative genius was overrated.

b. After trying every putative panacea, he found that rest was the best medicine.

c. Our visit to the Ozarks confirmed its putative charm.

d. Others may believe you, but I know you to be a putative liar.

Circle the letter of the best answer.

Which word is not derived from scire?

a. plebiscite

b. conscious

c. science

d. nice

e. connoisseur

Circle the letter of the sentence in which the word in bold-faced type is used incorrectly.

a. She is reputed to be the best chef in New Orleans.

b. At the lower end of town were several saloons and houses of ill repute.

c. Don't repute my authority; do as I say.

d. Until the death of Mao Tse-tung in 1976, Jiang Qing, his fourth wife and the third-ranking leader of the government hierarchy, was reputed to be the most powerful woman in China.

On the line at the left, write the letter of the phrase that best matches the way of thinking or acting.

A. is recognized for wisdom

B. pretends to be virtuous

C. acts in an agitated manner

D. asserts opinions arrogantly

E. decides character by facial features

F. has acute delusions and irrational episodes

G. has discriminating taste

H. finds self-serving reasons for doing something

I. considers God unknowable

J. refuses to join the military on grounds of conscience

______ agnostic

Fill in each blank with the most appropriate word from Lesson 4. Use a word or any of its forms only once.

Portia displays ______ beyond her years when she must decide the case between Shylock, who demands his "pound of flesh," and Antonio, whose life is at stake.

When you describe opinions or actions as heterodox, you are comparing them to what is orthodox in a community or situation. Think of a belief or deed that could be considered heterodox under one set of circumstances and orthodox under another. Describe-the belief or deed and explain the factors that create its heterodoxy or orthodoxy.

Circle the letter of the best SYNONYM for the word(s) in bold-faced type.

cognizant of the situation

a. afraid of

b. foretelling

c. aware of

d. responsible for

e. in recognition of

Replace the word or phrase in italics with a key word (or any of its forms) from Lesson 4.

A(n) (1) supposed authority on infants' (2) ability to perceive, the "professor" sold parents an apparatus by which they could (3) calculate the steady increase of their child's cerebral powers. These powers could, of course, be increased if parents also purchased the charlatan's book, Genius in the Cradle, which describes brain-enlarging exercises to be performed daily. Even when his victims became (4) aware that police had arrested the "professor" as a(n) (5) infamous swindler, many (6) carefully attentive parents continued to perform the exercises and measure their children's skulls.

(3) ______

Under ideal conditions, if a person driving a car slams on the brakes and skids to a stop, the length of the skid marks (in feet) is given by the formula $L(\boldsymbol{w}, \boldsymbol{v})=k \boldsymbol{w} \boldsymbol{v}^{2}$ where k=constant, w=weight of car in pounds, v=speed of car in miles per hour. For k=0.0000133, find L(2,000,40) and L(3,000,60).

What is taxonomy in biology?