Junior Year Chapter 10-12 Vocab

Question 1

atrophy

Answer 1

(verb) : to waste away; to wither or deteriorate

(noun) : wasting away often due to disease or lack of use

Question 2

debilitate

Answer 2

to sap the strength or the energy of; to weaken

Question 3

livid

Answer 3

1) discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue
2) pale or ashen
3) furious with anger

Question 4

moribund

Answer 4

1) about to die

2) on the verge of becoming obsolete or outdated

Question 5

noxious

Answer 5

1) poisonous or harmful to living things; injurious to health
2) corrupting

Question 6

pestilence

Answer 6

1) a usually fatal epidemic disease; anything regarded as harmful or dangerous

Question 7

prostrate

Answer 7

(verb) : to reduce to extreme weakness; to overcome
(verb) : to lie flat or at full length
(adjective) : reduced to extreme weakness; overcome
(adjective) lying flat, face down, at full length

Question 8

salubrious

Answer 8

1) conducive or favorable to health or well-being

Question 9

scourge

Answer 9

(noun) : a cause of great harm, affliction, or devastation, such as war.
(verb) : to afflict with severe suffering; to ravage

Question 10

unscathed

Answer 10

1) not harmed; uninjured