Unit 8

Question 1

hospital

Answer 1

a place where sick or injured people are given care and where babies are often born

Question 2

hospitable

Answer 2

generous and friendly to guests or visitors

Question 3

homonym

Answer 3

a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning

Question 4

synonym

Answer 4

a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language

Question 5

antonym

Answer 5

a word with a meaning that is opposite to the meaning of another word

Question 6

anonymous

Answer 6

not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown

Question 7

acronym

Answer 7

a name for something that is formed from the first letter of each of the words in a title

Question 8

pseudonym

Answer 8

a name a person uses instead of his or her real name

Question 9

hostile

Answer 9

not friendly; harsh or unpleasant

Question 10

hostage

Answer 10

a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed