Chap6

Question 0

Demise

Answer 0

Death, end of existence

I pushed snowball off a cliff, leading to his demise.

Question 1

Deleterious

Answer 1

Harmful, dangerous, destructive.

Ex: Acid is deleterious to ones health.

Question 2

Despondent

Answer 2

Feeling downcast or disheartened.

Alex was feeling very despondent after he had lost his baseball game.

Question 3

Debased

Answer 3

Lose of character, quality, or value.

Ray as an individual was very unique, but after he was cloned 4 million times he was debased.

Question 4

Exonerate

Answer 4

Justified as free or innocent.

The defendant was exonerated because the evidence was found as inconclusive.

Question 5

Exorbitant

Answer 5

Unreasonably expensive, or out of orbit.

Colleges are now exorbitant due to the costs of books, living quarters, and professors.

Question 6

Reciprocate

Answer 6

To give or take mutually, to return in kind or degree.

My love for my girlfriend wasn’t reciprocated because I found out she was cheating on me.

Question 7

Resilient

Answer 7

Able to bounce back from hardship.

Steve jobs is resilient because after he was removed from apple he created two new powerful companies.

Question 8

Resurgence

Answer 8

Rising again

After the blacks had been given rights, the white people started a resurgence. Soon blacks were slaves again

Question 9

Revitalize

Answer 9

To restore vitality and life.

I revitalized the dying plant by giving it water and sunlight.

Question 10

Uncouth

Answer 10

Displaying manners that are rude, crude, or boorish.

Question 11

Unfettered

Answer 11

Free from restraint, free&open

Wild animals are unfettered.

Question 12

Uncorroborated

Answer 12

Unsupported by other evidence,
The little boy claimed he didn’t eat the cookie, but he was uncorroborated by actual evidence. There were crumbs all over his face.

Question 13

Unnerved

Answer 13

Filled with apprehension,

I was so confident when I walked into class, but was unnerved at the sight of my bully. He was in my class.

Question 14

Undaunted

Answer 14

Not discouraged nor disheartened.

The sea captain was undaunted by the Bermuda Triangle. He sailed straight through it.

Question 15

Unsavory

Answer 15

Morally offensive; distasteful or disagreeable.

Corrupt politicians began laundering money, many of the towns people saw it as unsavory.

Question 16

Unfailing

Answer 16

The quality of being sure and certain.

I unfailingly understand both Chinese and English.

Question 17

Unaffected

Answer 17

Quality of being emotionally unmoved by by outside events.

Politicians remain unaffected by global warming.

Question 18

Unscrupulous

Answer 18

Lacking standards of what is right&honorable.

Muckrakers exposed the unscrupulous acts of the evil businessmen.

Question 19

Unpretentious

Answer 19

Characterized by a modest and natural manner.

Gabe Betanceur is so unpretentious.

Question 20

Unalloyed

Answer 20

Pure, free of extraneous elements of any kind.

When I’m sailing in the ocean, I feel unalloyed freedom.

Question 21

Unerring

Answer 21

Incapable of error,

God is unerring.

Question 22

Unwarranted

Answer 22

Uncalled for, unjustified.

When she kicked the dog for yawning, it was absolutely unwarranted.

Question 23

Insurmountable

Answer 23

Characterize by a barrier or obstacle that can’t be surmounted or overcome.
Nothing is insurmountable if you are willing to surpass it.

Question 24

Infinite

Answer 24

Having no boundaries in time, space, magnitude, or extent

Space is infinite.

Question 25

Incessant

Answer 25

Never stopping, annoyingly repetitious.

Incessant yapping of snowball is the bane of my existence.

Question 26

Indiscernible

Answer 26

Difficult to see

The fog is indiscernible.

Question 27

Intemperate

Answer 27

Given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites.

Intemperate behaviors tend to be seen as harmful to the human body.

Question 28

Malaise

Answer 28

A feeling of mental, moral, or spiritual unease.

During the Cold War, there was a constant sense of malaise.

Question 29

Malicious

Answer 29

Having or showing a desire to cause harm.

Malicious pranks can be extremely harmful, and result in serious consequences.