Unit 16

Question 1

Crux

Answer 1

Latin means “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 means “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, mourning.
Root: Dol
SYN. Depressed
Ant. Cheerful

Question 8

Dolorous

Answer 8

Adj. Mourning, gloomy.
Root: Dol
SYN. Bleak
Ant. Uplifting

Question 9

Acri

Answer 9

Latin means “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 means “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

Adj. Emotional excited, heated enthusiasm.
Root: Ferv
SYN. Eagerness
Ant. Apathy

Question 17

Effervescent

Answer 17

Adj. Highly spirited, animated.
Root: Ferv
SYN. bubbly
Ant. Lifeless