Unit 14D

Question 0

cleave

Answer 0

to cut or spilt open, sever; to cling to, adhere

Question 1

annex

Answer 1

to add to, attach; to incorporate, acquire

an attachment

Question 2

cordial

Answer 2

in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery, convivial

a liqueur

Question 3

cornerstone

Answer 3

the starting point of s building; a fundamental principle or element

Question 4

debacle

Answer 4

an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure, calamity

Question 5

devitalize

Answer 5

to make weak or lifeless, enervate

Question 6

embroil

Answer 6

to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion

Question 7

exonerate

Answer 7

to clear from a charge or accusation, absolve

Question 8

glib

Answer 8

ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere; unctuous

Question 9

haphazard

Answer 9

by chance, not planned; lacking order, random

Question 10

improvise

Answer 10

to compose of perform without preparation; to construct from available materials

Question 11

incite

Answer 11

to rouse, stir up, urge on; spur

Question 12

influx

Answer 12

a coming in, in flow; inpouring

Question 13

pallor

Answer 13

an extreme or unnatural paleness; wanness

Question 14

pedigree

Answer 14

a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something, lineage

Question 15

precipitous

Answer 15

very steep

Question 16

profuse

Answer 16

very abundant; given or flowing freely

Question 17

reconcile

Answer 17

to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign

Question 18

shackle

Answer 18

to put into chains, manacle

a chain, fetter; handcuffs, bonds

Question 19

threadbare

Answer 19

shabby, old and worn; frayed, ragged