Unit 5

Question 1

Acuity

Answer 1

(N.) Sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
Synonym: Acuteness
Antonyms: Dullness, obtuseness

Question 2

Delineate

Answer 2

(V.) To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
Synonyms: Picture, render

Question 3

Depraved

Answer 3

(Adj.) Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
Synonyms: Perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
Antonyms: Moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted

Question 4

Enervate

Answer 4

(V.) To weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
Synonyms: Impair, cripple, paralyze
Antonyms: Invigorate, strengthen, buttress

Question 5

Esoteric

Answer 5

(Adj.) Intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
Synonyms: Cryptic, arcane, recondite
Antonyms: Accessible, comprehensible, intelligible

Question 6

Fecund

Answer 6

(Adj.) Fruitful in offspring; intellectually productive
Synonyms: Fertile, teeming, prolific
Antonyms: Infertile, barren, unproductive

Question 7

Fiat

Answer 7

(N.) An arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
Synonyms: Dictum, ukase

Question 8

Figment

Answer 8

(N.) A fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
Synonyms: Invention, fancy

Question 9

Garner

Answer 9

(V.) To acquire as a result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
Synonyms: Collect, accumulate, accrue
Antonyms: Scatter, squander, waste, dissipate

Question 10

Hallow

Answer 10

(V.) To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
Synonyms: Venerate, bless
Antonyms: Defile, profane