Unit 16

Question 0

Excruciating

Answer 0

adj. Extremely painful; agonizing

Root:Crux

Question 1

Crux

Answer 1

Latin CRUX “cross”

excruciating, crucial, crux

Question 2

Crux

Answer 2

n. The most important or decisive point

Root: Crux

Question 3

crucial

Answer 3

adj. Extremely necessary; essential

Root: Crux

Question 4

Dol

Answer 4

Latin DOLERE “to feel pain, to be grieved”

Doleful,Dolorous, Indolent

Question 5

Indolent

Answer 5

adj. Lazy; averse to work

Root:Dol

Question 6

Doleful

Answer 6

adj. Sad; mournful
Root:Dol
syn: depressing

Question 7

Dolorous

Answer 7

adj. Mournful and gloomy
Root: Dol
syn: bleak
ant: uplifting

Question 8

Acri

Answer 8

Latin ACER “sharp”

acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, excerbate.

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 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

excerbate

Answer 12

v. To make worse or more severe
Root: Acri
syn: aggravate

Question 13

Ferv

Answer 13

Latin FERVERE “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

n. Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
Root:ferv
syn: eagerness
ant: sympathy

Question 16

effervescent

Answer 16

adj. Highly spirited; animated
root: Ferv
syn: bubbly
ant: lifeless