Unit 1

Question 1

BENE

Answer 1

Latin for “well.”

Question 2

benediction

Answer 2

A prayer that asks for God’s blessing, especially a prayer that concludes a worship service

Question 3

benefactor

Answer 3

Someone who helps another person or group, especially by giving money.

Question 4

beneficiary

Answer 4

A person or organization that benefits or is expected to benefit from something, especially one that receives money or property when someone dies.

Question 5

benevolence

Answer 5

kindness, generosity

Question 6

AM

Answer 6

comes from Latin amare “to love.” The roman god of love was known by two different names, Cupid and Amor.

Question 7

amicable

Answer 7

Friendly, peaceful.

Question 8

Enamored

Answer 8

Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love.

Question 9

amorous

Answer 9

Having or showing strong feelings of attraction or love.

Question 10

paramour

Answer 10

A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom.

Question 11

BELL

Answer 11

Comes from the Latin word meaning “war”.

Question 12

Antebellum

Answer 12

Existing before the war, especially before the American Civil War (1861-1865)

Question 13

Bellicose

Answer 13

Warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome.

Question 14

Belligerence

Answer 14

Aggressiveness, combativeness.

Question 15

PAC

Answer 15

Related to the lesson words “agree” and “peace.”

Question 16

Pacify

Answer 16

(1) To soothe anger or agitation. (2) To subdue with armed action.

Question 17

Pacifist

Answer 17

A person opposed to war or violence, especially someone who refuses to bear arms or fight, on moral or religious grounds.

Question 18

Pace

Answer 18

Contrary to the opinion of.

Question 19

CRIM

Answer 19

Comes from the Latin word for “fault or crime” or “accusation.”

Question 20

Criminology

Answer 20

The study of crime, criminals, law enforcement, and punishment.

Question 21

Decriminalize

Answer 21

To remove or reduce the criminal status of.

Question 22

Incriminate

Answer 22

To show evidence of involvement in a crime or a fault.

Question 23

Recrimination

Answer 23

(1) An accusation in answer to an accusation made against oneself. (2) The making of such an accusation.

Question 24

PROB

Answer 24

Comes from the Latin word for “prove or proof” and “honesty or integrity.”

Question 25

Approbation

Answer 25

A formal or official act of approving; praise, usually given with pleasure or enthusiasm.

Question 26

Probate

Answer 26

The process of proving in court that the will of someone who has died is valid, and of administering the estate of a dead person.

Question 27

Probity

Answer 27

Absolute honesty and uprightness.

Question 28

Reprobate

Answer 28

A person of thoroughly bad character

Question 29

GRAV

Answer 29

Comes from the Latin word meaning “heavy, weighty, serious.”

Question 30

Grave

Answer 30

(1) Requiring serious thought or concern. (2) Serious and formal in appearance or manner

Question 31

Gravitas

Answer 31

Great or very dignified seriousness.

Question 32

Gravitate

Answer 32

To move or be drawn toward something, especially by natural tendency or as if by an invisible force.

Question 33

Aggravate

Answer 33

(1) To make (an injury, problem, etc.) more serious or severe. (2) to annoy or bother.

Question 34

LEV

Answer 34

Comes from the Latin adjective levis meaning “light”, and the verb levare, meaning “to raise or lighten.”

Question 35

Alleviate

Answer 35

To lighten, lessen, or relieve, especially physical or mental suffering.

Question 36

Cantilever

Answer 36

A long piece of wood, metal, etc., that sticks out from a wall to support something above it.

Question 37

Levity

Answer 37

Lack of appropriate seriousness.

Question 38

Cicerone

Answer 38

A guide, especially one who takes tourists to museums, monuments, or architectural site and explains what is being seen.

Question 39

Hector

Answer 39

To bullied or harassed by bluster or personal pressure.

Question 40

Hedonism

Answer 40

An attitude or way of life based on the idea that pleasure or happiness should be the chief goal.

Question 41

Nestor

Answer 41

A senior figure or or leader in one’s field.

Question 42

Spartan

Answer 42

Marked by simplicity, avoidance of luxury, and often strict self-discipline or self-denial.

Question 43

Stentorian

Answer 43

Extremely loud, often with especially deep richness of sound.

Question 44

Stoic

Answer 44

Seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain.

Question 45

Sybaritic

Answer 45

Marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life.