UNIT 5 a/b

Question 1

docile (set a)

Answer 1

(adj.) easily taught, led, or managed; obedient

Question 2

consolidate (set a)

Answer 2

(v.) to combine, unite; to make solid or firm

Question 3

entreat (set a)

Answer 3

(v.) to beg, implore, ask earnestly

Question 4

fickle (set a)

Answer 4

(adj.) liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or

steadiness, inconsistent

Question 5

fugitive (set a)

Answer 5

(n.) one who flees or runs away; (adj.) fleeting, lasting a very short time;

wandering; difficult to grasp

Question 6

iota (set a)

Answer 6

(n.) a very small part or quantity

Question 7

potential (set a)

Answer 7

(adj.) possible, able to happen; (n.) something that can develop or become a reality

Question 8

rural (set a)

Answer 8

(adj.) relating to farm areas and life in the country

Question 9

tamper (set a)

Answer 9

(v.) to interfere with; to handle in a secret and improper way

Question 10

ultimate (set a)

Answer 10

(adj.) last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental

Question 11

anecdote (set b)

Answer 11

(n.) a short account of an incident in someone’s life

Question 12

counterfeit (set b)

Answer 12

(n.) an imitation designed to deceive; (adj.) not genuine, fake; (v.) to make

an illegal copy

Question 13

dominate (set b)

Answer 13

(v.) to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due

to height

Question 14

fallible (set b)

Answer 14

(adj.) capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate

Question 15

grimy (set b)

Answer 15

(adj.) very dirty, covered with dirt or soot

Question 16

maul (set b)

Answer 16

(v.) to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; (n.) a heavy hammer

Question 17

radiant (set b)

Answer 17

(adj.) shining, bright; giving forth light or energy

Question 18

substantial (set b)

Answer 18

(adj.) large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary,

material

Question 19

tactful (set b)

Answer 19

(adj.) skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

Question 20

uncertainty (set b)

Answer 20

(n.) doubt, the state of being unsure