Vocab Unit 8

Question 0

educe

Answer 0

(v.) to draw or bring out Syn: elicit Ant: suppress

Question 1

beget

Answer 1

(v.) to produce; to make happen Syn: generate Ant: prevent

Question 2

glean

Answer 2

(v.) to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor Syn: garner Ant: disperse

Question 3

chafe

Answer 3

(v.) to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction

Question 4

effrontery

Answer 4

(n.) shameless boldness Syn: impudence; nerve; audacity Ant: timidity

Question 5

imbibe

Answer 5

(v.) to drink (especially alcohol)

Question 6

feign

Answer 6

(v.) to pretend Syn: simulate; fake

Question 7

desist

Answer 7

(v.) to stop; to discontinue Syn: cease; end Ant: begin; start

Question 8

allude

Answer 8

(v.) to hint at; to refer to indirectly Syn: suggest; imply Ant: expose

Question 9

elite

Answer 9

(n.) the choice members or best of a group Syn: leaders Ant: common; multitude

Question 10

(v.) to produce; to make happen Syn: generate Ant: prevent

Answer 10

beget

Question 11

(v.) to draw or bring out Syn: elicit Ant: suppress

Answer 11

educe

Question 12

(v.) to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor Syn: garner Ant: disperse

Answer 12

glean

Question 13

(v.) to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction

Answer 13

chafe

Question 14

(n.) shameless boldness Syn: impudence; nerve; audacity Ant: timidity

Answer 14

effrontery

Question 15

(v.) to drink (especially alcohol)

Answer 15

imbibe

Question 16

(v.) to pretend Syn: simulate; fake

Answer 16

feign

Question 17

(v.) to stop; to discontinue Syn: cease; end Ant: begin; start

Answer 17

desist

Question 18

(v.) to hint at; to refer to indirectly Syn: suggest; imply Ant: expose

Answer 18

allude

Question 19

(n.) the choice members or best of a group Syn: leaders Ant: common; multitude

Answer 19

elite

Question 20

root termin

Answer 20

end or boundary

Question 21

root ver

Answer 21

true

Question 22

roots dem and demos

Answer 22

people

Question 23

end or boundary

Answer 23

root termin

Question 24

true

Answer 24

root ver

Question 25

people

Answer 25

roots dem and demos