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Question 1

Foreboding (N) -
1. I could feel a sinking sense of dread and foreboding
2. She read the note with a sense of foreboding.
S: apprehension
A: calm

Answer 1

Foreboding (N) -
A feeling that something bad will happen

Question 2

Impervious (ADJ) -
1. The rose is impervious to bugs and black spots.
2. He worked, apparently impervious to the heat.
S: impenetrable
A: permeable

Answer 2

Impervious (ADJ) -
Not allowing fluid to pass through

Question 3

Infamy (N) -
1. His name has gone down in global infamy.
2. He never escaped the infamy his crimes had earned him.
S: notoriety
A: honor

Answer 3

Infamy (N) - being known for a bad quality or deed

Question 4

Intercede (V) -
1. Several local people interceded for the victims’ lives.
2. They asked my father to intercede with the king on their behalf.
S: mediate
A: avoid

Answer 4

Intercede (V) -
Intervene on behalf of another