Unit 16

Question 1

Crux

Answer 1

Latin: Crux “cross”

Excruciating, Crux, Crucial

Question 2

Excruciating

Answer 2

Adj. Extremely painful; agonizing
Root: Crux
Syn: unbearable
Ant: pleasant

Question 3

Crux

Answer 3

N. The most important or decisive point
Root: Crux
Syn: essence
Ant: extra

Question 4

Crucial

Answer 4

Adj. Extremely necessary; essential

Root: Crux

Question 5

Dol

Answer 5

Latin: Dolere “to feel pain, to be grieved”

Indolent, Doleful, Dolorous

Question 6

Indolent

Answer 6

Adj. Lazy; averse to work
Root: Dol
Syn: listless
Ant: robust

Question 7

Doleful

Answer 7

Adj. Sad; mournful
Root: Dol
Syn: depressed
Ant: cheerful

Question 8

Dolorous

Answer 8

Adj. Mournful; gloomy
Root: Dol
Syn: bleak
Ant: uplifting

Question 9

Acri

Answer 9

Latin: Acer “sharp”

Acerbic, Acrid, Acrimonious, Exacerbate

Question 10

Acerbic

Answer 10

Adj. Harsh and biting in tone
Root: Acri
Syn: sharp
Ant: bland

Question 11

Acrid

Answer 11

Adj. Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating

Root: Acri

Question 12

Acrimonious

Answer 12

Adj. Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Root: Acri
Syn: bitter
Ant: civil

Question 13

Exacerbate

Answer 13

V. To make worse or more severe
Root: Acri
Syn: aggravate
Ant: ease

Question 14

Ferv

Answer 14

Latin: Fervere “to boil, be warm”

Fervent, Fervor, Effervescent

Question 15

Fervent

Answer 15

Adj. Passionately excited or enthusiastic
Root: Ferv
Syn: fiery
Ant: indifferent

Question 16

Fervor

Answer 16

N. Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
Root: Ferv
Syn: eagerness
Ant: apathy

Question 17

Effervescent

Answer 17

Adj. Highly spirited; animated
Root: Ferv
Syn: bubbly
Ant: lifeless