lesson 11

Question 1

desiccated

Answer 1

(adj) dried up

Question 2

cessation

Answer 2

(n) a stopping; a discontinuance

Question 3

kinetic

Answer 3

(adj) pertaining to motion

Question 4

juxtapose

Answer 4

(v) to place side-by-side for comparison

Question 5

elixir

Answer 5

(n) a supposed remedy for all ailments

Question 6

scintillate

Answer 6

(v) to sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually

Question 7

epitome

Answer 7

(n) a typical example

Question 8

legerdemain

Answer 8

(n) sleight of hand; deception

Question 9

lachrymose

Answer 9

(adj) tearful, weepy

Question 10

garrulous

Answer 10

(adj) talkative

Question 11

fetish

Answer 11

(n) an object that receives respect or devotion

Question 12

fissure

Answer 12

(n) an opening; a groove; a split

Question 13

languid

Answer 13

(adj) sluggish; drooping from weakness

Question 14

defile

Answer 14

(v) to pollute; to corrupt

Question 15

libertine

Answer 15

(n) one who leads an immoral life

Question 16

root ver means

Answer 16

“true”

Question 17

root fic means

Answer 17

“to do” or “to make”

Question 18

root cra means

Answer 18

“to mix”

Question 19

root sacr means

Answer 19

“sacred”

Question 20

root idi means

Answer 20

“peculiar” or “one’s own”

Question 21

prefix e- means

Answer 21

“completely”

Question 22

prefix pro- means

Answer 22

“in front of”

Question 23

suffix -fy means

Answer 23

“to make”

Question 24

prefix suf- means

Answer 24

“under”

Question 25

root syn means

Answer 25

“together”