Vocab Unit 18

Question 0

zaftig

Answer 0

(adj.) having a full, shapely figure

Syn: curvaceous

Question 1

genocide

Answer 1

(n.) the deliberate destruction of a group of people

Question 2

predilection

Answer 2

(n.) a preference toward someone or something
Syn: preference; partiality; penchant
Ant: aversion; hatred

Question 3

faux

Answer 3

(adj.) artificial; false; not genuine
Syn: fake; imitation
Ant: authentic; true

Question 4

foray

Answer 4

(n.) a surprise attack

Syn: raid; incursion

Question 5

conjecture

Answer 5

(n.) a judgement or opinion based on little or questionable evidence
Syn: speculation; guesswork
Ant: fact

Question 6

allocate

Answer 6

(v.) to distribute, allot, or designate

Syn: apportion; assign

Question 7

gratis

Answer 7

(adj.) free; without charge

Question 8

materialistic

Answer 8

(adj.) wanting material possessions

Ant: altruistic

Question 9

belabor

Answer 9

(v.) to work at something beyond practicality; to overstress
Syn: stress; overdo
Ant: disregard; ignore

Question 10

progeny

Answer 10

(n.) offspring; children
Syn: descendants; young
Ant: ancestors

Question 11

quintessential

Answer 11

(adj.) the most typical; ideal

Syn: model; standard

Question 12

rudimentary

Answer 12

(adj.) basic; not refined or well developed
Syn: elementary; undeveloped
Ant: refined; sophisticated

Question 13

monolithic

Answer 13

(adj.) massive, uniform, and solid

Question 15

manifesto

Answer 15

(n.) a public declaration of policies or intentions

Syn: proclamation

Question 16

roots ped and pod

Answer 16

foot

Question 17

root phob

Answer 17

fear

Question 18

root port

Answer 18

to carry, bring