Unit 16

Question 0

Excruciating

Answer 0

Adj, “extremely painful; agonizing”
Root: CRUX
Syn: unbearable
Ant: plesant

Question 1

CRUX

Answer 1

“cross”

Excruciating, crux, crucial

Question 2

Crux

Answer 2

Noun, “the most important or decisive point”
Root: CRUX
Syn: essence
Ant: extra

Question 3

Crucial

Answer 3

Adj, “extremely necessary; essential”

Root: CRUX

Question 4

DOL

Answer 4

“to feel pain; to be grieved”

Indolent, doleful, dolorous

Question 5

Indolent

Answer 5

Adj, “lazy; averse to work”
Root: DOL
Syn: listless
Ant: robust

Question 6

Doleful

Answer 6

Adj, “sad; mournful”
Root: DOL
Syn: depressed
Ant: cheerful

Question 7

Dolorous

Answer 7

Adj, “mournful; gloomy”
Root: DOL
Syn: bleak
Ant: uplifting

Question 8

ACRI

Answer 8

“sharp”

Acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, exacerbate

Question 9

Acerbic

Answer 9

Adj, “harsh and bitting in tone”
Root: ACRI
Syn: sharp
Ant: bland

Question 10

Acrid

Answer 10

Adj, “stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating”
Root: ACRI

Question 11

Acrimonious

Answer 11

Adj, “exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood”
Root: ACRI
Syn: bitter
Ant: civil

Question 12

Exacerbate

Answer 12

Verb, “to make worse or more severe”
Root: ACRI
Syn: aggravate
Ant: ease

Question 13

FERV

Answer 13

“to boil; be warm”

Fervent, fervor, effervescent

Question 14

Fervent

Answer 14

Adj, “passionately excited or enthusiastic”
Root: FERV
Syn: fiery
Ant: indifferent

Question 15

Fervor

Answer 15

Noun, “emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm”
Root: FERV
Syn: eagerness
Ant: apathy

Question 16

Effervescent

Answer 16

Adj, “highly spirited; animated”
Root: FERV
Syn: bubbly
Ant: lifeless