Unit 16

Question 1

Crux

Answer 1

Latin “cross”

Excruciating, crux, crucial

Question 2

Excruciating

Answer 2

Adj. extremely painful, agonizing
Root:Crux
Synonym: unbearable
Antonym: pleasant

Question 3

Crux

Answer 3

N. the most important or decisive point
Root: Crux
Synonym: essence
Antonym: extra

Question 4

Crucial

Answer 4

Adj. extremely necessary

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
Synonym: listless
Antonym: robust

Question 7

Doleful

Answer 7

Adj. sad, mournful
Root: dol
Synonym: depressed
Antonym: cheerful

Question 8

Dolorous

Answer 8

Adj. mournful, gloomy
Root: dol
Synonym: bleak
Antonym: uplifting

Question 9

Acri

Answer 9

Latin Acer “sharp”

Acerbic, acrid, acrinomonius, exacerbate

Question 10

Acerbic

Answer 10

Adj. harsh or biting in tone
Root: acri
Synonym: sharp
Antonym: bland

Question 11

Acrid

Answer 11

Adj. stinging or biting in order

Root: acri

Question 12

Acrimonious

Answer 12

Adj. exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Root: acri
Synonym: bitter
Antonym: civil

Question 13

Exacerbate

Answer 13

V. To make worse or more severe
Root: acri
Synonym: aggravate
Antonym: 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
Synonym: fiery
Antonym: indifferent

Question 16

Fervor

Answer 16

N. emotional excitement, heated enthusiasm
Root: ferv
Synonym: eagerness
Antonym: apathy

Question 17

Effervescent

Answer 17

Adj. highly spirited, animated
Root: ferv
Synonym: bubbly
Antonym: lifeless