Unit 9

Question 1

Casual

Answer 1

Adj. happening by chance or on a irregular basis; showing little concern, informal

Synonyms: haphazard, offhand
Antonyms: formal, serious, premeditated

Question 2

Downtrodden

Answer 2

Adj. treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

Synonyms: mistreated, group underfoot
Antonyms: uplifted, liberated

Question 3

Graphic

Answer 3

Adj. lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts

Synonyms: colorful, descriptive
Antonyms: dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless

Question 4

Melancholy

Answer 4

Adj. sad, gloomy, unhappy
N. Sadness, gloominess

Synonyms: (adj) depressed, dejected (n) dejection, depression
Antonyms: (adj) merry, happy, cheerful (n) joy, elation

Question 5

Parch

Answer 5

V. To make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat

Synonyms: dry up, dehydrate
Antonyms: soak, drench, saturate

Question 6

Puny

Answer 6

Adj, of less than normal strength or size, of no importance

Synonyms: undersized, pint-size, small, weak
Antonyms: robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic

Question 7

Ratify

Answer 7

V. To approve, give formal approval to, confirm

Synonyms: endorse, sanction
Antonyms: cancel, annul, veto

Question 8

Regal

Answer 8

Adj. Royal, king like; fit for a king

Synonyms: majestic, stately, princely, August
Antonyms: lowly, humble, abject, servile

Question 9

Vital

Answer 9

Adj. having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial

Synonyms: indispensable, fundamental
Antonyms: nonessential, unnecessary

Question 10

Accelerate

Answer 10

V. To speed up, to cause to move faster, to bring about more quickly

Synonyms: step up, quicken, hasten
Antonyms: slow down, decelerate