Unit 12

Question 1

Embezzle

Answer 1

V. To steal property entrusted to one’s cadre

Synonyms: swindle, defraud

Question 2

Lethargic

Answer 2

Adj. unnaturally sleepy, dull, slow moving; indifferent

Synonyms: lazy, sluggish, listless
Antonyms: wide-awake, alert, energetic, dynamic

Question 3

Malady

Answer 3

N. A sickness, illness, disease, disorder

Synonyms: ailment, affliction
Antonyms: health, well-being

Question 4

Nomadic

Answer 4

Adj. wandering, moving about from place to place

Synonyms: roaming, vagrant, migratory, itinerant
Antonyms: stationary, settled, rooted, fixed

Question 5

Quest

Answer 5

N. A search, hunt
V. To search, seek, ask

Synonyms: (n.) pursuit, venture

Question 6

Random

Answer 6

Adj. by chance, not planned or prearranged, irregular

Synonyms: haphazard, accidental
Antonyms: planned, systematic

Question 7

Rant

Answer 7

V. To speak wildly and noisily,
N. Loud violent talk

Synonyms: (v.) rave, fume, spout
Antonyms: (v.) whisper, murmur

Question 8

Reinforce

Answer 8

V. To make stronger with new material or support

Synonyms:strengthen, bolster, prop up,
Antonyms: weaken, undermine, sap, impair

Question 9

Seclusion

Answer 9

N. Isolation form others, solitude

Synonyms: aloneness, solitariness
Antonyms: the thick of things

Question 10

Braggart

Answer 10

N. A boaster, someone who brags
Adj. boastful in a loud, annoying way

Synonyms: (n.) bigmouth, blowhard