unit 8

Question 0

Arrears

Answer 0

Unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty

Question 1

Affluence

Answer 1

Wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance

Question 2

Cascade

Answer 2

A steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity

Question 3

Cringe

Answer 3

To shrink back or hide in fear submissiveness

Question 4

Crotchety

Answer 4

Cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims

Question 5

Immobile

Answer 5

Not movible; not moving

Question 6

Impassible

Answer 6

Blocked so that nothing can go through

Question 7

Innovation

Answer 7

Something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc.

Question 8

Jovial

Answer 8

Good-humored, in high spirits; merry

Question 9

Manacle

Answer 9

A handcuff, anything that chains or confines

Question 10

Martial

Answer 10

Warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life

Question 11

Minimum

Answer 11

The smallest possible amount

Question 12

Nimble

Answer 12

Quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever

Question 13

Onset

Answer 13

The beginning start ,an attack, assault

Question 14

Partition

Answer 14

Something that divides

Question 15

Perishable

Answer 15

Likely to spoil or decay

Question 16

Retrieve

Answer 16

To find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good

Question 17

Sinister

Answer 17

Appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm

Question 18

Taut

Answer 18

Tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order

Question 19

Template

Answer 19

A pattern, typically in the form of metal, wood, or plastic; something that is used as a model to intimate