Unit 16

Question 0

Excruciating

Answer 0

adj. Extremely painful; agonizing.
Root: Crux
Syn: Unbearable
Ant: Pleasant

Question 1

CRUX

Answer 1

Latin: Crux means “cross”

Excruciating, Crux, and Crucial

Question 2

Crux

Answer 2

n. 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

Latin: Dolere means to “feel pain, to be grieved”

Indolent, Doleful, Dolorus

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

Latin: Acer means “sharp”

Acerbic, Acrid, Acrimonious, Exacerbate

Question 9

Acerbic

Answer 9

adj. Harsh and biting in tone.
Root: Acri
Syn: Sharp
Ant: Bland

Question 10

Acrid

Answer 10

adj. Stinging or biting in order 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

Excaberate

Answer 12

v. To make worse or more severe
Root: Acri
Syn: Aggravate
Ant: Ease

Question 13

FERV

Answer 13

Latin: Fervere means to “boil, be warm”

Fervent, Fervor, Effervescent

Question 14

Fervent

Answer 14

adj. Passionately excited or enthusiastic.
Root: Ferv
Syn: Fiery
Ant: Indifferernt

Question 15

Fervor

Answer 15

n. 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