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Consider the following sentence: How long has it been since you reviewed the objectives of your benefit and service program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "long" among the following definitions:
1) primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
2) primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
3) of relatively great height; - Sherwood Anderson
4) good at remembering
5) holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
6) (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
7) involving substantial risk
8) planning prudently for the future
9) having or being more than normal or necessary:. | 1) primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified. |
Consider the following sentence: How long has it been since you reviewed the objectives of your benefit and service program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "been" among the following definitions:
1) have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
2) be identical to; be someone or something
3) occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
4) have an existence, be extant
5) happen, occur, take place
6) be identical or equivalent to
7) form or compose
8) work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
9) represent, as of a character on stage
10) spend or use time
11) have life, be alive
12) to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
13) be priced at. | 1) have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun). |
Consider the following sentence: How long has it been since you reviewed the objectives of your benefit and service program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "reviewed" among the following definitions:
1) look at again; examine again
2) appraise critically
3) hold a review (of troops)
4) refresh one's memory
5) look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember. | 1) look at again; examine again. |
Consider the following sentence: How long has it been since you reviewed the objectives of your benefit and service program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "objectives" among the following definitions:
1) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
2) the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed. | 1) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable). |
Consider the following sentence: How long has it been since you reviewed the objectives of your benefit and service program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "benefit" among the following definitions:
1) financial assistance in time of need
2) something that aids or promotes well-being
3) a performance to raise money for a charitable cause. | 1) financial assistance in time of need. |
Consider the following sentence: How long has it been since you reviewed the objectives of your benefit and service program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "service" among the following definitions:
1) work done by one person or group that benefits another
2) an act of help or assistance
3) the act of public worship following prescribed rules
4) a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
5) employment in or work for another
6) a force that is a branch of the armed forces
7) Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1959)
8) a means of serving
9) tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
10) the act of mating by male animals
11) (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
12) (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
13) the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
14) periodic maintenance on a car or machine
15) the performance of duties by a waiter or servant. | 5) employment in or work for another. |
Consider the following sentence: How long has it been since you reviewed the objectives of your benefit and service program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "program" among the following definitions:
1) a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
2) a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
3) a radio or television show
4) a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
5) an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
6) an integrated course of academic studies
7) (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
8) a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation. | 2) a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "permitted" among the following definitions:
1) consent to, give permission
2) make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
3) allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting. | 2) make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "become" among the following definitions:
1) enter or assume a certain state or condition
2) undergo a change or development
3) come into existence
4) enhance the appearance of. | 2) undergo a change or development. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "giveaway" among the following definitions:
1) a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group
2) an unintentional disclosure
3) a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards. | 1) a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "program" among the following definitions:
1) a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
2) a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
3) a radio or television show
4) a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
5) an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
6) an integrated course of academic studies
7) (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
8) a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation. | 2) a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "rather" among the following definitions:
1) on the contrary
2) to some (great or small) extent
3) more readily or willingly
4) to a degree (not used with a negative). | 1) on the contrary. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "has" among the following definitions:
1) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
2) have as a feature
3) go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
4) have ownership or possession of
5) cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
6) serve oneself to, or consume regularly
7) have a personal or business relationship with someone
8) organize or be responsible for
9) have left
10) be confronted with
11) undergo
12) suffer from; be ill with
13) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
14) receive willingly something given or offered
15) get something; come into possession of
16) undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
17) achieve a point or goal
18) cause to be born
19) have sex with; archaic use. | 2) have as a feature. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "goal" among the following definitions:
1) the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
2) the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
3) game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
4) a successful attempt at scoring. | 1) the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "improved" among the following definitions:
1) made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
2) become or made better in quality
3) (of land) made ready for development or agriculture by clearing of trees and brush. | 1) made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "employee" among the following definitions:
1) a worker who is hired to perform a job. | 1) a worker who is hired to perform a job. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "morale" among the following definitions:
1) a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
2) the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed. | 1) a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "consequently" among the following definitions:
1) (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
2) as a consequence. | 1) (sentence connectors) because of the reason given. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "increased" among the following definitions:
1) made greater in size or amount or degree. | 1) made greater in size or amount or degree. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you permitted it to become a giveaway program rather than one that has the goal of improved employee morale and , consequently , increased productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "productivity" among the following definitions:
1) the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
2) (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time. | 1) the quality of being productive or having the power to produce. |
Consider the following sentence: What effort do you make to assess results of your program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "effort" among the following definitions:
1) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
2) use of physical or mental energy; hard work
3) a notable achievement
4) a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end. | 1) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something. |
Consider the following sentence: What effort do you make to assess results of your program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "make" among the following definitions:
1) engage in
2) give certain properties to something
3) make or cause to be or to become
4) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
5) give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
6) create or manufacture a man-made product
7) make, formulate, or derive in the mind
8) compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
9) create by artistic means
10) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
11) create or design, often in a certain way
12) to compose or represent:
13) reach a goal, e.g.,
14) be or be capable of being changed or made into
15) make by shaping or bringing together constituents
16) perform or carry out
17) make by combining materials and parts
18) change from one form into another
19) act in a certain way so as to acquire
20) charge with a function; charge to be
21) achieve a point or goal
22) reach a destination, either real or abstract
23) institute, enact, or establish
24) carry out or commit
25) form by assembling individuals or constituents
26) organize or be responsible for
27) put in order or neaten
28) head into a specified direction
29) have a bowel movement
30) undergo fabrication or creation
31) be suitable for
32) add up to
33) amount to
34) constitute the essence of
35) appear to begin an activity
36) proceed along a path
37) reach in time
38) gather and light the materials for
39) prepare for eating by applying heat
40) induce to have sex
41) assure the success of
42) represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
43) consider as being
44) calculate as being
45) cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
46) favor the development of
47) develop into
48) behave in a certain way
49) eliminate urine. | 1) engage in. |
Consider the following sentence: What effort do you make to assess results of your program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "assess" among the following definitions:
1) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
2) charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
3) set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
4) estimate the value of (property) for taxation. | 1) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of. |
Consider the following sentence: What effort do you make to assess results of your program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "results" among the following definitions:
1) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
2) a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
3) something that results
4) the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause. | 3) something that results. |
Consider the following sentence: What effort do you make to assess results of your program ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "program" among the following definitions:
1) a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
2) a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
3) a radio or television show
4) a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
5) an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
6) an integrated course of academic studies
7) (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
8) a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation. | 2) a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need. |
Consider the following sentence: Do you measure its relation to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "measure" among the following definitions:
1) determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
2) express as a number or measure or quantity
3) have certain dimensions
4) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of. | 4) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of. |
Consider the following sentence: Do you measure its relation to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "reduced" among the following definitions:
1) made less in size or amount or degree
2) well below normal (especially in price). | 1) made less in size or amount or degree. |
Consider the following sentence: Do you measure its relation to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "absenteeism" among the following definitions:
1) habitual absence from work. | 1) habitual absence from work. |
Consider the following sentence: Do you measure its relation to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "turnover" among the following definitions:
1) the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
2) a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
3) the volume measured in dollars
4) the act of upsetting something. | 1) the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers. |
Consider the following sentence: Do you measure its relation to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "accidents" among the following definitions:
1) an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
2) anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause. | 1) an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury. |
Consider the following sentence: Do you measure its relation to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "grievances" among the following definitions:
1) a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
2) an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
3) a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action. | 2) an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice. |
Consider the following sentence: Do you measure its relation to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "improved" among the following definitions:
1) made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
2) become or made better in quality
3) (of land) made ready for development or agriculture by clearing of trees and brush. | 2) become or made better in quality. |
Consider the following sentence: Do you measure its relation to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "quality" among the following definitions:
1) an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; --Shakespeare
2) a degree or grade of excellence or worth
3) a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
4) (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
5) high social status. | 1) an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; --Shakespeare. |
Consider the following sentence: Do you measure its relation to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "output" among the following definitions:
1) final product; the things produced
2) production of a certain amount
3) signal that comes out of an electronic system
4) the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
5) what is produced in a given time period. | 2) production of a certain amount. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you set specific objectives for your employee publication ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "set" among the following definitions:
1) put into a certain place or abstract location
2) fix conclusively or authoritatively
3) decide upon or fix definitely
4) establish as the highest level or best performance
5) put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
6) fix in a border
7) make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
8) set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
9) locate
10) disappear beyond the horizon
11) adapt for performance in a different way
12) put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
13) apply or start
14) become gelatinous
15) set in type
16) put into a position that will restore a normal state
17) insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
18) give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
19) urge to attack someone
20) estimate
21) equip with sails or masts
22) get ready for a particular purpose or event
23) alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
24) bear fruit
25) arrange attractively. | 3) decide upon or fix definitely. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you set specific objectives for your employee publication ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "specific" among the following definitions:
1) (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
2) stated explicitly or in detail
3) relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
4) being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides. | 1) (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you set specific objectives for your employee publication ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "objectives" among the following definitions:
1) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
2) the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed. | 1) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable). |
Consider the following sentence: Have you set specific objectives for your employee publication ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "employee" among the following definitions:
1) a worker who is hired to perform a job. | 1) a worker who is hired to perform a job. |
Consider the following sentence: Have you set specific objectives for your employee publication ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "publication" among the following definitions:
1) a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
2) the act of issuing printed materials
3) the communication of something to the public; making information generally known
4) the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution. | 1) a copy of a printed work offered for distribution. |
Consider the following sentence: Is it reaching these goals ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "reaching" among the following definitions:
1) reach a destination, either real or abstract
2) reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
3) move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
4) be in or establish communication with
5) to gain with effort
6) to extend as far as
7) reach a goal, e.g.,
8) place into the hands or custody of
9) to exert much effort or energy. | 7) reach a goal, e.g.,. |
Consider the following sentence: Is it reaching these goals ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "goals" among the following definitions:
1) the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
2) the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
3) game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
4) a successful attempt at scoring. | 1) the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it. |
Consider the following sentence: Is it larger or fancier than you really need ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "Is" among the following definitions:
1) have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
2) be identical to; be someone or something
3) occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
4) have an existence, be extant
5) happen, occur, take place
6) be identical or equivalent to
7) form or compose
8) work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
9) represent, as of a character on stage
10) spend or use time
11) have life, be alive
12) to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
13) be priced at. | 1) have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun). |
Consider the following sentence: Is it larger or fancier than you really need ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "larger" among the following definitions:
1) large or big relative to something else
2) above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
3) fairly large or important in effect; influential
4) ostentatiously lofty in style
5) generous and understanding and tolerant
6) conspicuous in position or importance
7) having broad power and range and scope
8) in an advanced stage of pregnancy. | 1) large or big relative to something else. |
Consider the following sentence: Is it larger or fancier than you really need ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "fancier" among the following definitions:
1) not plain; decorative or ornamented. | 1) not plain; decorative or ornamented. |
Consider the following sentence: Is it larger or fancier than you really need ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "really" among the following definitions:
1) in accordance with truth or fact or reality
2) in actual fact
3) in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
4) used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal. | 1) in accordance with truth or fact or reality. |
Consider the following sentence: Is it larger or fancier than you really need ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "need" among the following definitions:
1) require as useful, just, or proper
2) have need of
3) have or feel a need for. | 2) have need of. |
Consider the following sentence: Are you using the most economical printing methods , paper , etc. .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "using" among the following definitions:
1) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
2) take or consume (regularly or habitually)
3) use up, consume fully
4) seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
5) avail oneself to
6) habitually do something (use only in the past tense). | 1) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose. |
Consider the following sentence: Are you using the most economical printing methods , paper , etc. .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "most" among the following definitions:
1) used to form the superlative
2) very
3) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but. | 1) used to form the superlative. |
Consider the following sentence: Are you using the most economical printing methods , paper , etc. .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "economical" among the following definitions:
1) using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
2) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
3) avoiding waste. | 1) using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness. |
Consider the following sentence: Are you using the most economical printing methods , paper , etc. .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "printing" among the following definitions:
1) text handwritten in the style of printed matter
2) the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
3) reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
4) all the copies of a work printed at one time. | 2) the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution. |
Consider the following sentence: Are you using the most economical printing methods , paper , etc. .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "methods" among the following definitions:
1) a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
2) an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed. | 1) a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps). |
Consider the following sentence: Are you using the most economical printing methods , paper , etc. .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "paper" among the following definitions:
1) a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
2) an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
3) a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
4) a medium for written communication
5) a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
6) a business firm that publishes newspapers
7) the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher. | 1) a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses. |
Consider the following sentence: Are there other , cheaper communications techniques that could be substituted ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "Are" among the following definitions:
1) have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
2) be identical to; be someone or something
3) occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
4) have an existence, be extant
5) happen, occur, take place
6) be identical or equivalent to
7) form or compose
8) work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
9) represent, as of a character on stage
10) spend or use time
11) have life, be alive
12) to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
13) be priced at. | 4) have an existence, be extant. |
Consider the following sentence: Are there other , cheaper communications techniques that could be substituted ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "other" among the following definitions:
1) not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen
2) recently past
3) belonging to the distant past
4) very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; - Lance Morrow. | 1) not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen. |
Consider the following sentence: Are there other , cheaper communications techniques that could be substituted ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "cheaper" among the following definitions:
1) relatively low in price or charging low prices
2) tastelessly showy
3) of very poor quality; flimsy
4) embarrassingly stingy. | 1) relatively low in price or charging low prices. |
Consider the following sentence: Are there other , cheaper communications techniques that could be substituted ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "communications" among the following definitions:
1) the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
2) something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
3) a connection allowing access between persons or places. | 1) the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information. |
Consider the following sentence: Are there other , cheaper communications techniques that could be substituted ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "techniques" among the following definitions:
1) a practical method or art applied to some particular task
2) skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity. | 1) a practical method or art applied to some particular task. |
Consider the following sentence: Are there other , cheaper communications techniques that could be substituted ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "substituted" among the following definitions:
1) put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
2) be a substitute
3) act as a substitute. | 1) put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items. |
Consider the following sentence: Has your attitude toward employee benefits encouraged an excess of free `` government '' work in your plant ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "attitude" among the following definitions:
1) a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
2) the arrangement of the body and its limbs
3) a theatrical pose created for effect
4) position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion). | 1) a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways. |
Consider the following sentence: Has your attitude toward employee benefits encouraged an excess of free `` government '' work in your plant ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "employee" among the following definitions:
1) a worker who is hired to perform a job. | 1) a worker who is hired to perform a job. |
Consider the following sentence: Has your attitude toward employee benefits encouraged an excess of free `` government '' work in your plant ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "benefits" among the following definitions:
1) financial assistance in time of need
2) something that aids or promotes well-being
3) a performance to raise money for a charitable cause. | 1) financial assistance in time of need. |
Consider the following sentence: Has your attitude toward employee benefits encouraged an excess of free `` government '' work in your plant ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "encouraged" among the following definitions:
1) contribute to the progress or growth of
2) inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
3) spur on. | 1) contribute to the progress or growth of. |
Consider the following sentence: Has your attitude toward employee benefits encouraged an excess of free `` government '' work in your plant ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "excess" among the following definitions:
1) a quantity much larger than is needed
2) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
3) the state of being more than full
4) excessive indulgence. | 1) a quantity much larger than is needed. |
Consider the following sentence: Has your attitude toward employee benefits encouraged an excess of free `` government '' work in your plant ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "free" among the following definitions:
1) able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
2) unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
3) costing nothing
4) not occupied or in use
5) not fixed in position
6) not held in servitude
7) not taken up by scheduled activities
8) completely wanting or lacking
9) not literal. | 3) costing nothing. |
Consider the following sentence: Has your attitude toward employee benefits encouraged an excess of free `` government '' work in your plant ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "government" among the following definitions:
1) the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
2) the act of governing; exercising authority
3) (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
4) the study of government of states and other political units. | 1) the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit. |
Consider the following sentence: Has your attitude toward employee benefits encouraged an excess of free `` government '' work in your plant ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "work" among the following definitions:
1) activity directed toward making or doing something
2) a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
3) the occupation for which you are paid
4) applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
5) (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
6) a place where work is done
7) the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it). | 1) activity directed toward making or doing something. |
Consider the following sentence: Has your attitude toward employee benefits encouraged an excess of free `` government '' work in your plant ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "plant" among the following definitions:
1) buildings for carrying on industrial labor
2) (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
3) an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
4) something planted secretly for discovery by another. | 1) buildings for carrying on industrial labor. |
Consider the following sentence: Is your purchasing agent offering too much free buying service for employees ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "purchasing agent" among the following definitions:
1) an agent who purchases goods or services for another. | 1) an agent who purchases goods or services for another. |
Consider the following sentence: Is your purchasing agent offering too much free buying service for employees ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "offering" among the following definitions:
1) make available or accessible, provide or furnish
2) present for acceptance or rejection
3) agree freely
4) put forward for consideration
5) offer verbally
6) make available for sale
7) propose a payment
8) produce or introduce on the stage
9) present as an act of worship
10) mount or put up
11) make available; provide
12) ask (someone) to marry you
13) threaten to do something. | 1) make available or accessible, provide or furnish. |
Consider the following sentence: Is your purchasing agent offering too much free buying service for employees ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "too much" among the following definitions:
1) more than necessary. | 1) more than necessary. |
Consider the following sentence: Is your purchasing agent offering too much free buying service for employees ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "free" among the following definitions:
1) able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
2) unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
3) costing nothing
4) not occupied or in use
5) not fixed in position
6) not held in servitude
7) not taken up by scheduled activities
8) completely wanting or lacking
9) not literal. | 1) able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint. |
Consider the following sentence: Is your purchasing agent offering too much free buying service for employees ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "buying" among the following definitions:
1) the act of buying. | 1) the act of buying. |
Consider the following sentence: Is your purchasing agent offering too much free buying service for employees ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "service" among the following definitions:
1) work done by one person or group that benefits another
2) an act of help or assistance
3) the act of public worship following prescribed rules
4) a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
5) employment in or work for another
6) a force that is a branch of the armed forces
7) Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1959)
8) a means of serving
9) tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
10) the act of mating by male animals
11) (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
12) (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
13) the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
14) periodic maintenance on a car or machine
15) the performance of duties by a waiter or servant. | 4) a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation. |
Consider the following sentence: Is your purchasing agent offering too much free buying service for employees ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "employees" among the following definitions:
1) a worker who is hired to perform a job. | 1) a worker who is hired to perform a job. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "improvements" among the following definitions:
1) a change for the better; progress in development
2) the act of improving something
3) a condition superior to an earlier condition. | 2) the act of improving something. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "recommended" among the following definitions:
1) push for something
2) express a good opinion of
3) make attractive or acceptable. | 1) push for something. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "working" among the following definitions:
1) actively engaged in paid work
2) adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something
3) adopted as a temporary basis for further work
4) (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
5) serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity. | 1) actively engaged in paid work. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "conditions" among the following definitions:
1) a state at a particular time
2) an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
3) a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
4) information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
5) the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
6) an illness, disease, or other medical problem
7) (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
8) the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition. | 1) a state at a particular time. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "lighting" among the following definitions:
1) having abundant light or illumination
2) apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film
3) the craft of providing artificial light
4) the act of setting something on fire. | 2) apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "rest rooms" among the following definitions:
1) a toilet that is available to the public. | 1) a toilet that is available to the public. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "eating" among the following definitions:
1) the act of consuming food. | 1) the act of consuming food. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "facilities" among the following definitions:
1) a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
2) skillful performance or ability without difficulty
3) a natural effortlessness; ; --Jane Austen
4) something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service
5) a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you. | 1) a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "try" among the following definitions:
1) make an effort or attempt
2) put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
3) put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
4) take a sample of
5) examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
6) give pain or trouble to
7) test the limits of
8) melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
9) put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice. | 1) make an effort or attempt. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "set" among the following definitions:
1) put into a certain place or abstract location
2) fix conclusively or authoritatively
3) decide upon or fix definitely
4) establish as the highest level or best performance
5) put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
6) fix in a border
7) make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
8) set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
9) locate
10) disappear beyond the horizon
11) adapt for performance in a different way
12) put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
13) apply or start
14) become gelatinous
15) set in type
16) put into a position that will restore a normal state
17) insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
18) give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
19) urge to attack someone
20) estimate
21) equip with sails or masts
22) get ready for a particular purpose or event
23) alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
24) bear fruit
25) arrange attractively. | 3) decide upon or fix definitely. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "effectiveness" among the following definitions:
1) power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
2) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects. | 1) power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect. |
Consider the following sentence: When improvements are recommended in working conditions - such as lighting , rest rooms , eating facilities , air-conditioning - do you try to set a measure of their effectiveness on productivity ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "productivity" among the following definitions:
1) the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
2) (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time. | 1) the quality of being productive or having the power to produce. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "negotiating" among the following definitions:
1) discuss the terms of an arrangement
2) succeed in passing through, around, or over. | 1) discuss the terms of an arrangement. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "union" among the following definitions:
1) an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
2) the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
3) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
4) the state of being joined or united or linked
5) the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
6) healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
7) a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
8) a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
9) the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
10) a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
11) the act of making or becoming a single unit. | 1) an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "make" among the following definitions:
1) engage in
2) give certain properties to something
3) make or cause to be or to become
4) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
5) give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
6) create or manufacture a man-made product
7) make, formulate, or derive in the mind
8) compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
9) create by artistic means
10) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
11) create or design, often in a certain way
12) to compose or represent:
13) reach a goal, e.g.,
14) be or be capable of being changed or made into
15) make by shaping or bringing together constituents
16) perform or carry out
17) make by combining materials and parts
18) change from one form into another
19) act in a certain way so as to acquire
20) charge with a function; charge to be
21) achieve a point or goal
22) reach a destination, either real or abstract
23) institute, enact, or establish
24) carry out or commit
25) form by assembling individuals or constituents
26) organize or be responsible for
27) put in order or neaten
28) head into a specified direction
29) have a bowel movement
30) undergo fabrication or creation
31) be suitable for
32) add up to
33) amount to
34) constitute the essence of
35) appear to begin an activity
36) proceed along a path
37) reach in time
38) gather and light the materials for
39) prepare for eating by applying heat
40) induce to have sex
41) assure the success of
42) represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
43) consider as being
44) calculate as being
45) cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
46) favor the development of
47) develop into
48) behave in a certain way
49) eliminate urine. | 2) give certain properties to something. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "sure" among the following definitions:
1) having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
2) exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
3) certain to occur; destined or inevitable; ; ; - Benjamin Franklin
4) physically secure or dependable
5) reliable in operation or effect
6) (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
7) infallible or unfailing
8) certain not to fail
9) impossible to doubt or dispute. | 2) exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "employees" among the following definitions:
1) a worker who is hired to perform a job. | 1) a worker who is hired to perform a job. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "have" among the following definitions:
1) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
2) have as a feature
3) go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
4) have ownership or possession of
5) cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
6) serve oneself to, or consume regularly
7) have a personal or business relationship with someone
8) organize or be responsible for
9) have left
10) be confronted with
11) undergo
12) suffer from; be ill with
13) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
14) receive willingly something given or offered
15) get something; come into possession of
16) undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
17) achieve a point or goal
18) cause to be born
19) have sex with; archaic use. | 1) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "choice" among the following definitions:
1) the person or thing chosen or selected
2) the act of choosing or selecting
3) one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen. | 2) the act of choosing or selecting. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "new" among the following definitions:
1) not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
2) original and of a kind not seen before
3) lacking training or experience
4) having no previous example or precedent or parallel
5) other than the former one(s); different
6) unaffected by use or exposure
7) (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
8) in use after medieval times
9) used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
10) (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
11) unfamiliar. | 1) not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "benefits" among the following definitions:
1) financial assistance in time of need
2) something that aids or promotes well-being
3) a performance to raise money for a charitable cause. | 1) financial assistance in time of need. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "cents" among the following definitions:
1) a fractional monetary unit of several countries
2) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit. | 1) a fractional monetary unit of several countries. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "hour" among the following definitions:
1) a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
2) clock time
3) a special and memorable period
4) distance measured by the time taken to cover it. | 1) a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "cost" among the following definitions:
1) the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
2) the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
3) value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something. | 1) the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor. |
Consider the following sentence: When negotiating with your union , do you make sure employees have a choice between new benefits and their cents per hour cost in wages .
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "wages" among the following definitions:
1) something that remunerates. | 1) something that remunerates. |
Consider the following sentence: Can you consider restricting any additional employee benefits to those paid for by profit-sharing money , such as was done in the union contract recently signed by American Motors Corporation ?
Select the most suitable dictionary definition which identifies the meaning of "consider" among the following definitions:
1) deem to be
2) give careful consideration to
3) take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
4) show consideration for; take into account
5) think about carefully; weigh
6) judge or regard; look upon; judge
7) look at attentively
8) look at carefully; study mentally
9) regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem. | 5) think about carefully; weigh. |
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