Unit 2

Question 1

IM-/IN-/IL-/IR

Answer 1

Not

Question 2

Incompatible

Answer 2

adj. Unable to exist together peacefully; not easy to combine harmoniously
(incompatible “with”)

Question 3

Indiscriminate

Answer 3

adj. Done at random without careful thought; careless

Question 4

AD-

Answer 4

Toward

Question 5

Advent

Answer 5

n. A coming in to view, use or being; an arrival

(Note: this does not mean to arrive from some other location, but rather to come into being: “the advent of spring” NOT “the advent of my Amazon package”)

Question 6

Advocate

Answer 6

v. To recommend publicly; to speak or write in favor of

(to advocate “for” someone or something)

Question 7

ANTI-

Answer 7

Against

Question 8

Antipathy

Answer 8

n. Hatred or disgust
(antipathy “for” or “toward” something)

Question 9

Antithesis

Answer 9

n. A direct opposite

(the antithesis “of” something)

Question 10

-IC

Answer 10

Having to do with

Question 11

Bombastic

Answer 11

adj. Using impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words to try to seem important

Question 12

Apathetic

Answer 12

adj. showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Question 13

-MENT

Answer 13

Condition of

Question 14

Embodiment

Answer 14

n. An example, expression, or model of a quality or idea
(the embodiment “of” something)
ex: a baby is the embodiment of innocence.

Question 15

Enhancement

Answer 15

n. An improvement that makes something more agreeable; a raising of quality

Question 16

NEO-

Answer 16

New

Question 17

Neologism

Answer 17

n. A new word or a new use of an old word

Question 18

Neophyte

Answer 18

n. a beginner or novice

Question 19

POST

Answer 19

After

Question 20

Posterity

Answer 20

n. all future generations of people

Question 21

Posterior

Answer 21

adj. Situated at the rear; Subsequent or following

Question 22

VER

Answer 22

Truth

Question 23

Aver

Answer 23

v. To affirm as true

Question 24

Veracity

Answer 24

n. Truthfulness; complete honesty