Unit 12

Question 1

to be plentiful, be filled

Answer 1

abound

Question 2

a boaster

Answer 2

braggart

Question 3

boastful in a loud, annoying way

Answer 3

braggart

Question 4

a hiding place; something hidden or stored

Answer 4

cache

Question 5

the act of making clear or understandable, an explanation

Answer 5

clarification

Question 6

sad, without hope, discouraged

Answer 6

despondent

Question 7

to steal property entrusted to one’s care

Answer 7

embezzle

Question 8

causing mental pain or grief

Answer 8

heartrending

Question 9

unhurried, taking plenty of time; in an easygoing or unhurried way

Answer 9

leisurely

Question 10

unnaturally sleepy; dull, slow moving; indifferent

Answer 10

lethargic

Question 11

a sickness, illness, disease, disorder

Answer 11

malady

Question 12

ripe, well-matured; soft, sweet, and rich; gentle, pleasant

Answer 12

mellow

Question 13

to become gentle and sweet

Answer 13

mellow

Question 14

wandering, moving about from place to place

Answer 14

nomadic

Question 15

one piece at a time; gradually

Answer 15

piecemeal

Question 16

a search, hunt

Answer 16

quest

Question 17

to search, seek, ask

Answer 17

quest

Question 18

by chance, not planned or prearranged; irregular

Answer 18

random

Question 19

to speak wildly and noisily

Answer 19

rant

Question 20

a loud, violent talk

Answer 20

rant

Question 21

to make stronger with new materials or support

Answer 21

reinforce

Question 22

isolation from others, solitude

Answer 22

seclusion

Question 23

a person’s condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing, especially in society; prestige

Answer 23

status

Question 24

a state of great confusion or disorder; mental strain or agitation

Answer 24

turmoil

Question 25

s for abound

Answer 25

burst with, overflow with, teem with

Question 26

s for braggart

Answer 26

bigmouth, blowhard

Question 27

s for cache

Answer 27

stockpile, hoard, store

Question 28

s for clarification

Answer 28

elucidation, explication

Question 29

s for despondent

Answer 29

dejected, depressed, forlorn

Question 30

s for embezzle

Answer 30

swindle, defraud

Question 31

s for heartrending

Answer 31

moving, sad, heartbreaking, poignant

Question 32

s for leisurely

Answer 32

slow, relaxed

Question 33

s for lethargic

Answer 33

lazy, sluggish, listless

Question 34

s for malady

Answer 34

ailment, indisposition

Question 35

s for mellow

Answer 35

dulcet, creamy

Question 36

s for nomadic

Answer 36

roving, roaming, vagrant, migratory, itinerant

Question 37

s for piecemeal

Answer 37

bit by bit

Question 38

s for quest

Answer 38

pursuit, venture

Question 39

s for random

Answer 39

haphazard, arbitrary

Question 40

s for rant

Answer 40

rave, fume, spout, harangue

Question 41

s for reinforce

Answer 41

strengthen, bolster, prop up, support

Question 42

s for seclusion

Answer 42

aloneness, solitariness

Question 43

s for status

Answer 43

situation, recognition

Question 44

s for turmoil

Answer 44

upheaval, tumult, chaos

Question 45

a for abound

Answer 45

lack, want

Question 46

a for despondent

Answer 46

jubilant, elated

Question 47

a for heartrending

Answer 47

amusing, funny, hilarious

Question 48

a for leisurely

Answer 48

hasty, hurried, rushed, hectic

Question 49

a for malady

Answer 49

health, well-being

Question 50

a for mellow

Answer 50

unripe, green, harsh, grating, strident

Question 51

a for nomadic

Answer 51

stationary, settled, rooted, fixed

Question 52

a for piecemeal

Answer 52

all at once

Question 53

a for random

Answer 53

planned, deliberate, systematic

Question 54

a for rant

Answer 54

whisper, mumble

Question 55

a for reinforce

Answer 55

weaken, undermine, sap, impair

Question 56

a for seclusion

Answer 56

the thick of things

Question 57

a for turmoil

Answer 57

peace and quiet, order

Question 58

a for lethargic

Answer 58

wide awake, alert, energetic, dynamic