Unit 16

Question 1

CRUX

Answer 1

Latin “cross”

Excruciating, crux, crucial

Question 2

Excruciating

Answer 2

Adj. Extremely painful; agonizing
Root: crux
S: unbearable
A: pleasant

Question 3

Crux

Answer 3

N. The most important or decisive point
Root: crux
S: essence
A: extra

Question 4

Crucial

Answer 4

Adj. Extremely necessary; essential

Root: crux

Question 5

DOL

Answer 5

Latin “to feel pain, to be grieved”

Indolent, doleful, dolorous

Question 6

Indolent

Answer 6

Adj. lazy; averse to work
Root: dol
S: listless
N: robust

Question 7

Doleful

Answer 7

Adj. Sad; mournful
Root: dol
S: depressed
A: cheerful

Question 8

Dolorous

Answer 8

Adj. Mournful; gloomy
Root: dol
S: bleak
A: 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
S: sharp
A: 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
S: bitter
A: civil

Question 13

Exacerbate

Answer 13

V. To make worse or more severe
Root: acri
S: aggravate
A: 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
S: fiery
A: indifferent

Question 16

Fervor

Answer 16

N. Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
Root: ferv
S: eagerness
A: apathy

Question 17

Effervescent

Answer 17

Adj. Highly spirited; animated
Root: ferv
S: bubbly
A: lifeless