English 9 - Unit 8

Question 1

improvise

Answer 1

v. to compose or perform without preparation
syn - ad-lib, play it by ear, wing it, extemporize
ant. - plan, rehearse, practice, prepare

Question 2

incite

Answer 2

v. to rouse, stir up, urge on
syn. - spur, kindle
ant. - check, curb, impede, restrain, smother

Question 3

influx

Answer 3

n. a coming in, inflow
syn. - increase, inrush, invasion
ant. - outpouring, exodus, departure

Question 4

pallor

Answer 4

n. an extreme or unnatural paleness
syn. - lividness, bloodlessness
ant. - flush, blush, rosiness, bloom

Question 5

pedigree

Answer 5

n. a list of ancestors, family tree, the history or origins of something
syn. - lineage, ancestry, genealogy

Question 6

precipitous

Answer 6

adj. very steep
syn. - sheer, abrupt, sharp
ant. - gradual, shallow, graded, incremental

Question 7

profuse

Answer 7

adj. very abundant; given to flowing freely
syn. - extravagant, lavish, bounteous, plenteous
ant. - sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient

Question 8

reconcile

Answer 8

v. to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)
syn. - unite, conciliate, mend fences
ant. - antagonize, alienate, drive a wedge between

Question 9

shackle

Answer 9

v/n to put into chains (v)
a chain, fetter (n)
syn. - manacle, enslave, handcuffs, bonds, irons
ant. - free, unfetter, emancipate, liberate

Question 10

threadbare

Answer 10

adj. shabby, old and worn
syn. - frayed, seedy, ragged, shopworn, trite
ant. - luxurious, plush, costly, sumptuous