Unit 16

Question 1

Crux

Answer 1

Latin: 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: to feel pain, 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: 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: 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