Vocab Unit 8

Question 1

affluence

Answer 1

(n.) wealth, riches, prosperity, and great abundance

Question 2

arrears

Answer 2

(n.) unpaid and overdue debts

Question 3

cascade

Answer 3

(n.) a steep, narrow waterfall
(v.) to flow downward

Question 4

cringe

Answer 4

(v.) to shrink back in fear

Question 5

crotchety

Answer 5

(adj.) cranky & ill-tempered

Question 6

format

Answer 6

(n.) the size, shape, or arrangement of something

Question 7

immobile

Answer 7

(adj.) not movable or not moving

Question 8

impassable

Answer 8

(adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through

Question 9

innovation

Answer 9

(n.) something new or a change

Question 10

jovial

Answer 10

(adj.) good-humoured and in high spirits

Question 11

manacle

Answer 11

(n.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines
(v.) to chain or restrain

Question 12

martial

Answer 12

(adj.) warlike, fond of fighting, relating to war

Question 13

minimum

Answer 13

(n.) the smallest possible amount
(adj.) the lowest possible

Question 14

nimble

Answer 14

(adj.) quick, skilful, and agile/Careful

Question 15

onset

Answer 15

(n.) the start of an attack or assault

Question 16

partition

Answer 16

(n.) something that divides (like a wall)
(v.) to divide into parts

Question 17

perishable

Answer 17

(adj.) likely to spoil or decay

Question 18

retrieve

Answer 18

(v.) to find and bring back or to make good

Question 19

sinister

Answer 19

(adj.) appearing evil or dangerous

Question 20

taut

Answer 20

(adj.) tightly drawn, tense, and neat