Vocab Unit 9

Question 1

bilk

Answer 1

v. to cheat or swindle; to thwart Syn: defraud; con

Question 2

homily

Answer 2

n. a sermon Syn: lecture; speech

Question 3

demise

Answer 3

n. death; a ceasing to exist Syn: termination; conclusion

Question 4

emit

Answer 4

v. to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light Syn: produce; discharge; release

Question 5

decadence

Answer 5

n. moral deterioration Syn: decay; corruption; debauchery Ant: decency

Question 6

aghast

Answer 6

adj. feeling great dismay or horror Syn: terrified; horrified; shocked

Question 7

granary

Answer 7

n. a storehouse for grain

Question 8

choleric

Answer 8

adj. easily angered Syn: irascible; cantankerous Ant: apathetic; impassive

Question 9

impede

Answer 9

v. to hinder; to obstruct Syn: delay; retard Ant: aid; encourage

Question 10

qualm

Answer 10

n. a feeling of uneasiness Syn: misgiving Ant: ease

Question 11

lampoon

Answer 11

n. a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone Syn: parody; caricature

Question 12

narcissistic

Answer 12

adj. conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration Syn: vain; egotistic Ant: humble; modest

Question 13

eradicate

Answer 13

v. to wipe out; to destroy Syn: eliminate Ant: add; create

Question 14

fabricate

Answer 14

v. to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive Syn: forge; fake

Question 15

ghastly

Answer 15

adj. horrible; frightful Syn: dreadful; hideous Ant: lovely; attractive

Question 16

root multi

Answer 16

many

Question 17

roots naut and naus

Answer 17

sailor or ship

Question 18

roots nov and neo

Answer 18

new

Question 19

v. to cheat or swindle; to thwart Syn: defraud; con

Answer 19

bilk

Question 20

n. a sermon Syn: lecture; speech

Answer 20

homily

Question 21

n. death; a ceasing to exist Syn: termination; conclusion

Answer 21

demise

Question 22

v. to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light Syn: produce; discharge; release

Answer 22

emit

Question 23

n. moral deterioration Syn: decay; corruption; debauchery Ant: decency

Answer 23

decadence

Question 24

adj. feeling great dismay or horror Syn: terrified; horrified; shocked

Answer 24

aghast

Question 25

n. a storehouse for grain

Answer 25

granary

Question 26

adj. easily angered Syn: irascible; cantankerous Ant: apathetic; impassive

Answer 26

choleric

Question 27

v. to hinder; to obstruct Syn: delay; retard Ant: aid; encourage

Answer 27

impede

Question 28

n. a feeling of uneasiness Syn: misgiving Ant: ease

Answer 28

qualm

Question 29

n. a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone Syn: parody; caricature

Answer 29

lampoon

Question 30

adj. conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration Syn: vain; egotistic Ant: humble; modest

Answer 30

narcissistic

Question 31

v. to wipe out; to destroy Syn: eliminate Ant: add; create

Answer 31

eradicate

Question 32

v. to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive Syn: forge; fake

Answer 32

fabricate

Question 33

adj. horrible; frightful Syn: dreadful; hideous Ant: lovely; attractive

Answer 33

ghastly

Question 34

many

Answer 34

root multi

Question 35

sailor or ship

Answer 35

roots naut and naus

Question 36

new

Answer 36

roots nov and neo