Unit 2

Question 1

Clemency

Answer 1

Mercy,forgiveness,compassion,pity

Question 2

Coalesce

Answer 2

To come together,unite, combine, join

Question 3

Decadence

Answer 3

A decline, corruption, debauchery, depravity, dissolution

Question 4

Exemplary

Answer 4

Consummate, ideal, commendable, perfect, excellent

Question 5

Exuberance

Answer 5

Joy, energy, high spirits, excitement

Question 6

Frivolous

Answer 6

Lighthearted, flippant, playful

Question 7

Heist

Answer 7

A burglary, theft, robbery, break-in

Question 8

Incidental

Answer 8

Secondary, subsidiary, supplementary, attendant

Question 9

Insolvent

Answer 9

Penniless, unable to pay bills, broke, bankrupt

Question 10

Lampoon

Answer 10

To make fun of, ridicule, satirize

Question 11

Parsimonious

Answer 11

Thrifty, stingy, prudent, frugal, economical

Question 12

Prodigal

Answer 12

Extravagant, wasteful, dissolute, reckless

Question 13

Querulous

Answer 13

Whining, complaining, petulant, cantankerous, irritable

Question 14

Reproach

Answer 14

An expression of disapproval, criticism, censure, reprimand

Question 15

Respite

Answer 15

Time off, breathing space, interval, lull

Question 16

Surreptitious

Answer 16

Secret, furtive, clandestine, stealthy, covert

Question 17

Torpor

Answer 17

Drowsiness, inertia, indolence, languor

Question 18

Unscathed

Answer 18

Unhurt, untouched, safe, intact

Question 19

Writhe

Answer 19

Squirm, wriggle, struggle, thrash about

Question 20

Brevity

Answer 20

Briefness, Conciseness. Succinctness. Concision