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Chapter 7 - Word Smart



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Please choose the correct definition for the bolded word.
 

 1. 

If someone else has been organizing your life for you, that support has actually been antithetical to your personal growth.
a.
instrumental
b.
nourishing
c.
lucky
d.
contrary
 

 2. 

For many of us, our relationship to time is highly ambivalent.
a.
backwards
b.
relaxed
c.
conflicted
d.
unfortunate
 

 3. 

An essential element of logging your daily activities is scrutinizing them to see how you actually spend your time.
a.
examining closely
b.
judging harshly
c.
looking leniently
d.
rewriting
 

 4. 

Some lucky people can abjure organization and still be very successful.
a.
reject
b.
embrace
c.
maintain
d.
pursue
 

 5. 

Very few people lead such unencumbered lives that they can afford to be without a to-do list.
a.
unbalanced
b.
unburdened
c.
unessential
d.
unruly
 

 6. 

On a normal day, you should be able to adhere to the schedule you set for yourself.
a.
follow exactly
b.
make do without
c.
rearrange
d.
“wing it”
 

 7. 

We love to trade stories and schmooze with our friends, but this can drain time.
a.
drink alcohol
b.
play sports
c.
talk casually
d.
take roadtrips
 



 
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