Unit 16

Question 0

EXCRUCIATING

Answer 0

adj. Extremely painful; agonizing
syn: unbearable ant: pleasant
Latin

Question 1

CRUX(root)

Answer 1

Latin CRUX “cross”

Crux,crucial, excruciating

Question 2

CRUX

Answer 2

n. The most important or decisive point
syn: essence ant: extra
Latin

Question 3

CRUCIAL

Answer 3

adj. Extremely necessary; essential

Latin

Question 4

DOL

Answer 4

Latin DOLERE “to feel pain, to be grieved”

Indolent, Dolorous, doleful

Question 5

INDOLENT

Answer 5

adj. Lazy; averse to work
Latin
syn: listless ant: robust

Question 6

DOLEFUL

Answer 6

adj. Sad; mournful
Latin
syn: depressed ant: cheerful

Question 7

DOLOROUS

Answer 7

adj. Mournful; gloomy
Latin
syn: bleak ant: uplifting

Question 8

ACRI

Answer 8

Latin ACER “sharp”

Acerbic, acrid, acrimonious,exacerbate

Question 9

ACERBIC

Answer 9

adj. Harsh and biting in tone
Latin
syn: sharp ant: bland

Question 10

ACRID

Answer 10

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

Latin

Question 11

ACRIMONIOUS

Answer 11

adj. Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Latin
syn: bitter ant: civil

Question 12

EXACERBATE

Answer 12

v. To make worse or more severe
Latin
syn: aggravate ant: ease

Question 13

FERV

Answer 13

Latin FERVERE “to boil, be warm”

Fervor, EFFERVESCENT,fervent

Question 14

FERVENT

Answer 14

adj. Passionately excited or enthusiastic
Latin
syn: fiery ant: indifferent

Question 15

FERVOR

Answer 15

n. Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
Latin
syn: eagerness ant: apathy

Question 16

EFFERVESCENT

Answer 16

adj. Highly spirited; animated
Latin
syn: bubbly ant: lifeless