Unit 8

Question 1

affluence

Answer 1

wealth, riches, prosperity, great un-bounding plenty.

Question 2

Cascade

Answer 2

a steep narrow waterfall, something falling or rushing forth in quantity, to flow downward.

Question 3

cringe

Answer 3

to shrink back or hide in fear, submissiveness

Question 4

crochety

Answer 4

cranky ill tempered, filled with odd whims

Question 5

immoble

Answer 5

not movable; 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

Question 8

jovial

Answer 8

good humored, in high spirits, merry

Question 9

manacle

Answer 9

a hand-cuff, anything that chains or confines.

Question 10

minimum

Answer 10

the smallest possible amount, the lowest possible

Question 11

onset

Answer 11

beginning, start an attack or assault

Question 12

partician

Answer 12

part that divides, the act of dividing something into parts or sections to divide or subdivide into parts or sections

Question 13

parishable

Answer 13

likely to spoil or decay

Question 14

sinister

Answer 14

uppering evil or dangerous threatening evil or harm

Question 15

taught

Answer 15

tightly drawn, tense, neat and in good order