Unit 3

Question 0

INHIBIT

Answer 0

●INHIBIT – to get in the way of; hinder

●Jenny decided she wouldn’t let nervousness inhibit her success in the swim meet.

Question 1

PROHIBIT

Answer 1

●PROHIBIT – to stop one from doing something; prevent

●If the law did not prohibit speeding, there would be far more traffic accidents.

Question 2

SUFFUSE

Answer 2

●SUFFUSE – to fill up from within; to spread throughout

●The light of inner peace seemed to suffuse the monk’s face as he spoke to us.

Question 3

CONFOUND

Answer 3

●CONFOUND – to confuse and frustrate

●Although the twins sometimes confound me with their tricks, we usually get along well.

Question 4

INFUSE

Answer 4

●INFUSE – to inject; to fill something or someone with

●After many losses, the basketball team needed someone to infuse it with pride and determination.

Question 5

SUSTAIN

Answer 5

SUSTAIN – to support for an extended period of time

Question 6

ABSTAIN

Answer 6

ABSTAIN – to not do something; refrain

Question 7

TENACIOUS

Answer 7

TENACIOUS – stubbornly persistent; determined

Question 8

RETINUE

Answer 8

RETINUE – a group that attends an important person

Question 9

REPLETE

Answer 9

●REPLETE – filled up with

●The ship was replete with supplies for the month-long journey.

Question 10

IMPLEMENT

Answer 10

●IMPLEMENT – to put into action; execute

●It took the company several days to implement the new billing system.

Question 11

DEPLETE

Answer 11

●DEPLETE – to use up; waste

●The desert travelers were careful not to deplete their precious supply of water.