Unit Sixteen

Question 1

Crux

Answer 1

Latin
Cross
Examples: excruciating, crux, crucial.

Question 2

Excruciating

Answer 2

Extremely painful, agonizing.
Synonyms: unbearable
Antonyms: pleasant

Question 3

Crux

Answer 3

Noun
The most important or decisive point.
Synonyms: essence
Antonyms: extra

Question 4

Crucial

Answer 4

Adjective

Extremely necessary, essential.

Question 5

Dol

Answer 5

Latin
Dolere To feel pain, to be grieved

Examples: indolent, doleful, dolorous.

Question 6

Indolent

Answer 6

Adjective
Lazy, averse to work
Synonyms: listless
Antonyms: robust

Question 7

Doleful

Answer 7

Adjective
Sad or mournful
Synonyms: depressed
Antonyms: cheerful

Question 8

Dolorous

Answer 8

Adjective
Mournful, gloomy.
Synonyms: bleak
Antonyms: uplifting

Question 9

Acri

Answer 9

Latin
Acer sharp
Examples: acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, exacerbate.

Question 10

Acerbic

Answer 10

Adjective
Harsh and biting in tone.
Synonyms: sharp
Antonyms: bland

Question 11

Acrid

Answer 11

Adjective

Stinging or biting in odor or taste, harsh, irritating.

Question 12

Acriminous

Answer 12

Adjective
Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood.
Synonyms: bitter
Antonyms: civil

Question 13

Exacerbate

Answer 13

Verb
To make worse or more severe.
Synonyms: aggravate
Antonyms: ease

Question 14

Ferv

Answer 14

Latin Fervere
To boil, be warm
Examples: fervent, fervor, effervescent

Question 15

Fervent

Answer 15

Adjective
Passionately excited or enthusiastic.
Synonyms: fiery
Antonyms: indifferent

Question 16

Fervor

Answer 16

Noun
Emotional excitement, heated enthusiasm.
Synonyms: eagerness
Antonyms: apathy

Question 17

Effervescent

Answer 17

Adjective
Highly spirited, animated
Synonyms: bubbly
Antonyms: lifeless