Vocab 9 - List #8

Question 1

improvise

Answer 1

(v) to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials

Question 2

incite

Answer 2

(v) to rouse, stir up, urge on

Question 3

influx

Answer 3

(n) a comin in, inflow

Question 4

pallor

Answer 4

(n) an extreme or unnatural paleness

Question 5

pedigree

Answer 5

(no) a list of ancestors, family tree, the history or origins of something

Question 6

precipitous

Answer 6

(adj) very steep

Question 7

profuse

Answer 7

(adj) very abundant; given or flowing freely

Question 8

reconcile

Answer 8

(v) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign oneself

Question 9

shackle

Answer 9

(adj) threadbare

Question 10

improvise

Answer 10

syn: ad-lib, play by ear, wing it
ant: plan, rehearse, prepare

Question 11

incite

Answer 11

syn: spur, kindle
ant: check, curb, retrain, smother

Question 12

pallor

Answer 12

syn: bloodlessness
ant: flush, blush

Question 13

pedigree

Answer 13

syn: ancestry, genealogy

Question 14

precipitous

Answer 14

syn: sheer, sharp
ant: gradual, shallow

Question 15

reconcile

Answer 15

syn: unite, mend fences
ant: alienate, drive a wedge between

Question 16

shackle

Answer 16

syn: handcuffs, bonds, enslave
ant: free, liberate, emancipte

Question 17

threadbare

Answer 17

syn: frayed, ragged
ant: luxurious, plush, costly