Unit 9

Question 1

allure

Answer 1

n.the power to attract or charm

The allure of the treasure was overwhelming.

Question 2

antiquity

Answer 2

n. 1.the ancient world, especially before the middle ages
The author described the character’s past years as antiquity.
2.the quality of great age
A wine’s antiquity is important to it’s taste.
ANTIQUITIES-old stuff

Question 3

appraise

Answer 3

v. 1. to estimate the value of
I appraised the worn purse to be one to two hundred dollars.
2.to form a judgment of, evaluate
I appraised the woman with the worn purse and found her quite unappealing.

Question 4

cleave

Answer 4

v. 1.to cling/be faithful to
I cleave to my religion.
2. to split with force or a sharp instrument
Ronnie cleaved a piece of house off using the ax.

Question 5

depreciate

Answer 5

v. 1. to make/become less in value
The clothes depreciate once they’re considered “last season.”
2.to represent as little value, to belittle
I depreciate the work Fred does.

Question 6

facet

Answer 6

n. 1. any of the small, flat surfaces on a precious stone made by cutting
The jeweler cuts the stone, leaving beautiful facets.
2. one of the many sides or aspects of something
I decided to ignore the fact that there was probably a facet of the situation I wasn’t considering and continued to be angry.

Question 7

facsimile

Answer 7

n.An exact copy

The identical twin was a facsimile of his brother.

Question 8

impervious

Answer 8

adj. 1.incapable of being penetrated
The army base is guaranteed by the president to be impervious.
2. Not affected or disturbed by
I act as though I’m impervious to the insults hurled at me, but really they hit me hard.

Question 9

nondescript

Answer 9

adj.hard to describe because of lack of distinctive qualities or features.
Plain Sally was as she sounds, nondescript.

Question 10

quandary

Answer 10

n.A state of being in doubt about what to do.

I was in a quandary after she bullied my friend.

Question 11

repose

Answer 11

v. 1. to lie at rest
I reposed after Field Day.
2. to place(power, etc.) in some person or group
Luckily, the company reposed all their trust in me.
n. a state of relaxation

Question 12

scintillate

Answer 12

v.to flash or sparkle
The camera scintillated and almost blinded me.
adj. Lively or witty
I have a scintillating personality

Question 13

scrutinize

Answer 13

v.to examine with great care
I scrutinized the diamond closely, it wasn’t as expensive as I wanted.
SCRUTINY-n. close examination

Question 14

synthetic

Answer 14

adj. not naturally produced, made by artificial processes

Synthetic food sounded gross to Becky.

Question 15

transmute

Answer 15

v. To change the form or appearance of

I can transmute the girl into a gorgeous model.