Unit 16

Question 0

Excrutiating

Answer 0

PoS: adjective
Def.: extremely painful; agonizing
Root: Crux
Syn.: unbearable
Ant.: pleasant

Question 1

Crux

Answer 1

Def.: cross
Root: Latin
Ex.: Excruciating, crux, crucial

Question 2

Crux

Answer 2

PoS: noun
Def.: the most important or decisive point
Root: Crux
Syn.: essence
Ant.: extra

Question 3

Crucial

Answer 3

PoS: adjective
Def.: extremely necessary; essential
Root: Crux
Syn.: none
Ant.: none

Question 4

Dol

Answer 4

Def.: to feel pain; to be grieved
Root: Latin
Ex.: indolent, doleful, dolorious

Question 5

Indolent

Answer 5

PoS: adjective
Def.: lazy; averse to work
Root: Dol
Syn.: listless
Ant.: robust

Question 6

Doleful

Answer 6

PoS: adjective
Def.: sad; mournful
Root: Dol
Syn.: depressed
Ant.: cheerful

Question 7

Dolorious

Answer 7

PoS: adjective
Def.: mournful; gloomy
Root: Dol
Syn.: bleak
Ant.: uplifting

Question 8

Acri

Answer 8

Def.: sharp
Root: Latin
Ex.: Acerbic, Acrid, Acrimonious, exacerbate

Question 9

Acerbic

Answer 9

PoS: adjective
Def.: Harsh and biting in tone
Root: Acri
Syn.: sharp
Ant.: bland

Question 10

Acrid

Answer 10

PoS: adjective
Def.: stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating
Root: Acri
Syn.: none
Ant.: none

Question 11

Acrimonious

Answer 11

PoS: adjective
Def.: Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Root: Acri
Syn.: bitter
Ant.: civil

Question 12

Exacerbate

Answer 12

PoS: verb
Def.: to make worse or more severe
Root: Acri
Syn.: aggravate
Ant.: ease

Question 13

Ferv

Answer 13

Def.: to boil; be warm
Root: Latin
Ex.: Fervent, fervor, effervescent

Question 14

Fervent

Answer 14

PoS: adjective
Def.: passionately excited or enthusiastic
Root: Ferv
Syn.: fiery
Ant.: indifferent

Question 15

Fervor

Answer 15

PoS: noun
Def.: emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
Root: Ferv
Syn.: eagerness
Ant.: apathy

Question 16

Effervescent

Answer 16

PoS: adjective
Def.: highly spirited; animated
Root: Ferv
Syn.: bubbly
Ant.: lifeless