Unit 1

Question 1

Part of Speech:

inept

Answer 1

adjective

Question 2

Part of Speech:

irk

Answer 2

verb

Question 3

Part of Speech:

oaf

Answer 3

noun

Question 4

totally without skill or appropriateness

Answer 4

inept

Question 5

to plunge into a liquid; to put out quickly

Answer 5

douse

Question 6

a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainity

Answer 6

misgiving

Question 7

a statement that harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made

Answer 7

libel

Question 8

Synonym:

forsake

Answer 8

abandon

Question 9

Synonym:

famished

Answer 9

starving

Question 10

Synonym:

besiege

Answer 10

attack

Question 11

Synonym:

apparel

Answer 11

clothing

Question 12

Antonym:

immense

Answer 12

small

Question 13

Antonym:

instantaneous

Answer 13

delayed

Question 14

Antonym:

recede

Answer 14

advance

Question 15

Antonym:

compress

Answer 15

expand

Question 16

The friends got together to enjoy the holiday __________.

Answer 16

repast

Question 17

The captain of the army ___________ a soldier to the king with a report of the front lines.

Answer 17

dispatched

Question 18

Sherlock’s plan to catch the thief red-handed was ____________.

Answer 18

ingenious

Question 19

Misspelled?

denounse compress repast

Answer 19

denounce

Question 20

Misspelled?

ganeful forsake immense

Answer 20

gainful

Question 21

Misspelled?

dispatch ingenious exspressly

Answer 21

expressly