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Question 1

incredulous
Prefix- in- into, on, near, towards
Root- Cred- believe 
Suffix- having the quality of 
Synonyms: doubtful, reluctant, disbelief

Answer 1

adjective
1.not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
He lunged out of the chair and fixed her with an incredulous stare.
He was at first incredulous, but eventually learned the truth.

Question 2

indignant
Prefix- in: not
Root- dign: suitable 
Suffix- ant: indication
angry, choleric, mad.

Answer 2

adjective
feeling or expressing anger or scorn, esp. at unjust, mean, or ungrateful action or treatment
If I’m indignant, it’s because you threw that book at me!
The woman was indignant about the way she had been treated by the rude clerk.

Question 3

vengeance
Root word- venge- protect avenge punish
Suffix- ance- State or quality
1. requital, retaliation. Violence

Answer 3

noun
1.infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge
He wanted vengeance after his bike was stolen.
He attacked the job with a vengeance.

Question 4

adamant
Prefix- ad: toward, near, in addition to, by
Root- am: love, like
Suffix- ant: indication 
Inflexible, rigid, uncompromising

Answer 4

adjective
1.utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
2.too hard to cut, break, or pierce.
You seemed adamant about not being fired a few minutes ago.
He became adamant on this point.

Question 5

evasive
Prefix- ev: time,age
Suffix- ive: having the quality of
Lying indirect fugitive

Answer 5

adjective
1.tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion
He was very evasive when his wife asked him why he had lipstick on his collar.
He took evasive action as soon as he saw the gun.

Question 6

suspicious
Prefix- sus: instead of
Suffix- ious: having the quality of
1. suspect, dubious, doubtful.

Answer 6

adjective
1.tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable:
The man exhibited suspicious behavior.
Were victims ever suspicious of their attackers beforehand?

Question 7

inept
Prefix- in: not
Root- cept: to take, to seize, to hold
1. unskillful, bungling. 4. stupid, pointless, inane.

Answer 7

adjective
1.without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
He is inept at mechanical tasks.
She is inept at dealing with people.

Question 8

menacing
Root- menace: threat
Suffix- ing: activity
Approaching, looming, dangerous

Answer 8

noun
1.something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
Air pollution is a menace to health.
The menace in his voice made her want to leave even more.

Question 9

avid
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted
Root- avid: eager to

Answer 9

adjective
1.showing great enthusiasm for or interest in
Both of my brothers were avid hunters when I was growing up—they still are.
avid for pleasure; avid of power.

Question 10

begrudge
Prefix-be:on, around
Root- grudge: resentment
Pinch, resent, envy

Answer 10

Verb
1.to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone):
She begrudged her friend the award.
Of all the brothers, he’d always been the one to begrudge Andre’s role as their leader.