Chapter 13

Question 1

without fear; brave

Syn: dauntless, bold, fearless

Answer 1

intrepid

Question 2

having no power to act or move; inactive

Syn: dormant, passive, idle

Answer 2

inert

Question 3

cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting

Syn: adamant, implacable, obdurate

Answer 3

inexorable

Question 4

cannot be easily understood; mysterious

Syn: incomprehensible, enigmatic

Answer 4

inscrutable

Question 5

fashionable, stylish; carefree

Syn: sprightly

Answer 5

jaunty

Question 6

without flavor; tasteless; dull; lifeless

Syn: flat, vapid, unsavory

Answer 6

insipid

Question 7

to throw goods overboard

Syn: discard

Answer 7

jettison

Question 8

extreme patriotism; favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

Answer 8

jingoism

Question 9

joking, humorous

Syn: witty, funny, playful

Answer 9

jocose

Question 10

a terrible destructive or irresistible force

Answer 10

juggernaut

Question 11

tude

suffix

Answer 11

the state of

fortitude, certitude, beautitude

Question 12

present, but not active; hidden

Syn: dormant, inert, potential, quiescent

Answer 12

latent

Question 13

worthy of praise; commendable

Syn: honorable, commendable, admirable

Answer 13

laudable

Question 14

grat

root

Answer 14

please

grateful, gratitude, ingrate

Question 15

lack of energy; drowsiness, disinterest

Syn: torpor, apathy, lassitude

Answer 15

lethargy

Question 16

prejudiced, cynical

Syn: skeptical

Answer 16

jaundiced

Question 17

mot, mov

root

Answer 17

to move

motivate, locomotion, removal

Question 18

fac, fact, fect, fic

root

Answer 18

make, do

manufacture, facilitate, facility

Question 19

easily angered

Syn: choleric, irritable, ill-tempered

Answer 19

irascible