Unit 7

Question 0

ANTEBELLUM

Answer 0

ANTEBELLUM (an t£ bel ́ çm) adj. Occurring before a war
L. ante, “before,” + bellum = before the war
War changed the country in many ways, but some things remained as they were in the antebellum years.

Question 1

BELLICOSE

Answer 1

BELLICOSE (bel ́ i k¶s) adj. Warlike in nature
The bellicose tribe was in the habit of fighting its neighbors.

Question 2

BELLIGERENCE

Answer 2

BELLIGERENCE (bç lij ́ çr çns) n. Warlike mood or attitude
L. bellum + gero, “to wage” = waging war
Despite the belligerence of the opposing team, the Hawks won the game by two points.

Question 3

ENAMORED

Answer 3

ENAMORED (en am ́ çrd) adj. Fond of; feeling love towards
L. in, “in,” + amor = in love
At first I hated the novel, but after reading it again, I became enamored of it.

Question 4

AMIABLE

Answer 4

AMIABLE (¡ ́ m£ ç bçl) adj. Good-natured; cheerful
Bernard greeted me with an amiable smile as I entered the office.

Question 5

AMICABLE

Answer 5

AMICABLE (am ́ i kç bçl) adj. Not bitter or hostile; friendly
There were rumors that Diana and Brynn were fighting, but the two girls insisted they had an amicable relationship.

Question 6

ANTAGONIZE

Answer 6

ANTAGONIZE (an tag ́ ç n∞z) v. To act hostile towards; provoke
G. anti, “against,” + agon = to struggle against
No matter how the bullies antagonize Walter, he never gets angry or upset.

Question 7

PROTAGONIST

Answer 7

PROTAGONIST (pr¶ tag ́ ç nist) n. The central character in a work of literature G. proto, “first,” + agon = first contestant
In the first story Jo wrote, the protagonist was a princess who defeated a wicked emperor.

Question 8

ANTAGONIST

Answer 8

ANTAGONIST (an tag ́ ç nist) n. One who is hostile towards; one who opposes G. anti, “against,” + agon = contestant who is against
Ann sometimes felt like her parents were her antagonists, but at other times they seemed like her best friends.

Question 9

PHILOSOPHICAL

Answer 9

PHILOSOPHICAL (fil ç säf ́ i kçl) adj. Calm and wise; reasonable
G. phile + sophos “wisdom” = love of wisdom
Cheryl’s friends thought she would be humiliated after she lost the contest, but she was philosophical about the whole thing.

Question 10

PHILANTHROPY

Answer 10

PHILANTHROPY (fi lan ́ thrç p£) n. Charitable donation to public causes
G. phile + anthropos, “man” = love of man
The farmer gave his land to the city to turn into a park and was praised for his act of philanthropy.

Question 11

BIBLIOPHILE

Answer 11

BIBLIOPHILE (bib ́ l£ ç f∞l) n. One who loves books
G. biblios, “book,” + phile = love of books
Cameron, a self-described bibliophile, was running out of space for her books.