unit23

Question 1

acerbic

Answer 1

Sharp or biting in temper, mood, or tone.

Question 2

acrid

Answer 2

Unpleasantly sharp and harsh; bitter.

Question 3

acrimony

Answer 3

Harsh or bitter sharpness in words, manner, or temper.

Question 4

exacerbate

Answer 4

To make worse, more violent, or more severe.

Question 5

stricture

Answer 5

(1) A law or rule that limits or controls something; restriction. (2) A strong criticism.

Question 6

restrictive

Answer 6

(1) Serving or likely to keep within bounds. (2) Serving or tending to place under limits as to use.

Question 7

constrict

Answer 7

(1) To draw together or make narrow. (2) To limit.

Question 8

vasoconstrictor

Answer 8

Something such as a nerve fiber or a drug that narrows a blood vessel.

Question 9

deconstruction

Answer 9

Analysis of texts, works of art, and cultural patterns that is intended to expose the assumptions on which they are based, especially by exposing the limitations of language.

Question 10

infrastructure

Answer 10

(1) The underlying foundation or basic framework. (2) A system of public works.

Question 11

construe

Answer 11

(1) To explain the arrangement and meaning of words in a sentence. (2) To understand or explain; interpret.

Question 12

instrumental

Answer 12

(1) Acting as a means, agent, or tool. (2) Relating to an instrument, especially a musical instrument.

Question 13

proprietary

Answer 13

(1) Relating to an owner or proprietor; made or sold by one who has the sole right to do so. (2) Privately owned and run as a profit-making organization.

Question 14

propriety

Answer 14

(1) The state of being proper; appropriateness. (2) Acting according to what is socially acceptable, especially in conduct between the sexes.

Question 15

appropriate

Answer 15

(1) To take exclusive possession of, often without right. (2) To set apart for a particular purpose or use.

Question 16

expropriate

Answer 16

(1) To take away the right of possession or ownership. (2) To transfer to oneself.

Question 17

tort

Answer 17

A wrongful act that does not involve breach of contract and for which the injured party can receive damages in a civil action.

Question 18

extort

Answer 18

To obtain from a person by force, threats, or illegal power.

Question 19

contort

Answer 19

To twist in a violent manner.

Question 20

tortuous

Answer 20

(1) Having many twists, bends, or turns; winding. (2) Crooked or tricky; involved, complex.

Question 21

vivacious

Answer 21

Lively in an attractive way.

Question 22

bon vivant

Answer 22

A sociable person with a love of excellent food and drink.

Question 23

revivify

Answer 23

To give new life to; bring back to life.

Question 24

vivisection

Answer 24

Operation on living animals, often for experimental purposes.

Question 25

serviceable

Answer 25

(1) Helpful or useful. (2) Usable.

Question 26

servile

Answer 26

(1) Suitable to a servant. (2) Humbly submissive.

Question 27

servitude

Answer 27

A state or condition of slavery or bondage to another.

Question 28

subservient

Answer 28

(1) Serving or useful in an inferior situation or capacity. (2) Slavishly obedient.

Question 29

occlusion

Answer 29

An obstruction or blockage; the act of obstructing or closing off.

Question 30

exclusive

Answer 30

(1) Not shared; available to only one person or group, especially those from a high social class. (2) Full and complete.

Question 31

recluse

Answer 31

A person who lives withdrawn from society.

Question 32

seclusion

Answer 32

(1) A screening or hiding from view. (2) A place that is isolated or hidden.