LA/Lit- Unit 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Closed, blocked, impenetrable
A
Impassible
2
Q
Military, war like, hostile, bellicose
A
Martial
3
Q
Outset, beginning, commencement
A
Onset
4
Q
Frightening, menacing, ominous
A
Sinister
5
Q
Fixed, stationary, unmoving, rooted
A
Immobile
6
Q
A handcuff; to put in chains, fetter
A
Manacle
7
Q
In default, in the red; late, overdue
A
Arrears
8
Q
Subject to decay, short-lived, fleeting
A
Perishable
9
Q
Jolly, merry, cheerful, festive
A
Jovial
10
Q
To recover, regain; to fetch
A
Retrieve
11
Q
A waterfall; to plunge, rush, tumble
A
Cascade
12
Q
A change, modernization; a new wrinkle
A
Innovation
13
Q
Well, prosperity; plenty, abundance
A
Affluence
14
Q
A divider, separation; to subdivide
A
Partition
15
Q
Grouchy, crabby, cranky; eccentric
A
Crotchety
