Unit 8 Set A and B

Question 1

cascade

Answer 1

a steep,narrow waterfall;something fall or rushing forth in quantity;to flow downward

Question 1

arrears

Answer 1

unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty

Question 2

crotchety

Question 3

impassable

Question 4

manacle

Answer 4

cranky

Question 5

martial

Answer 5

warlike,fond of fighting, relating to war, army or military life; to taxi a plane

Question 6

partition

Answer 6

something that divides a room

Question 7

perishable

Answer 7

likely to spoil or decay

Question 8

sinister

Answer 8

appearing evil or dangerous;threatening evil or harm

Question 9

taut

Answer 9

tight

Question 10

affluence

Answer 10

wealth, riches, prosperity

Question 11

cringe

Answer 11

to shrink back in fear or submissiveness

Question 12

immobile

Answer 12

not movable, not moving

Question 13

innovation

Answer 13

something new, a change, the act of introducing a new method

Question 14

jovial

Answer 14

good humored or high spirited

Question 15

minimum

Answer 15

the smallest possible amount

Question 16

nimble

Answer 16

quick and skillful in movement

Question 17

onset

Answer 17

the beginning,start(especially of something destructive or violent)

Question 18

retrieve

Answer 18

to find and bring back

Question 19

template

Answer 19

a pattern,typically in the form of metal, wood , or plastic