Unit 8

Question 1

Crony

Answer 1

(N.) a very close friend, chum, buddy

Antonyms: adversary, rival

Question 2

Cryptic

Answer 2

(Adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic

Antonyms: crystal clear, unambiguous

Question 3

Divergent

Answer 3

(Adj.) going in difference directions, different from each other, departing from convention, deviant

Synonyms: not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional
Antonyms: merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional

Question 4

Gaunt

Answer 4

(Adj.) thin and bony, starved looking, bare, barren

Synonyms: lean, lanky, all skin and bones
Antonyms: plump, stout, corpulent

Question 5

Nullify

Answer 5

(V.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out

Synonyms: invalidate, annul
Antonyms: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction

Question 6

Plummet

Answer 6

(V.) to plunge straight down
(N.) a weight fastened to a line

Synonyms: (v.) take a nosedive
Antonyms: (v.) soar, skyrocket

Question 7

Rankle

Answer 7

(V.) to cause great anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)

Synonyms: irritate, vex, nettle, irk
Antonyms: please, gratify

Question 8

Attire

Answer 8

(N.) clothes, apparel, garb
(V.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck

Synonyms: clothing

Question 9

Scavenger

Answer 9

(N.) a person who collects or removes useable items from waste materials, an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies

Synonyms: rummager

Question 10

Stint

Answer 10

(V.) to limit, be sparing or frugal
(N.) a limit or restriction, a fixed share of work or duty, a period of activity

Synonyms: (v.) restrict, scrimp, economize
Antonyms: (v.) splurge, squander, lavish