VW unit 5

Question 1

addendum

Answer 1

(n) a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document
S: attachment, rider, extension
A: NONE

Question 2

aghast

Answer 2

(adj) filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
S: shocked, horrified, stupefied
A: delighted, overjoyed, unmoved

Question 3

cower

Answer 3

(v) to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame
S: wince, flinch
A: stand up to

Question 4

epitaph

Answer 4

(n) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
S: tombstone inscription
A: NONE

Question 5

ethical

Answer 5

(adj) having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase.
S: upright, virtuous, honorable
A: immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest.

Question 6

inaudible

Answer 6

(adj) not able to be heard
S: faint, indistinct
A: audible, perceptible

Question 7

intrigue

Answer 7

(n) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting
(v) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity.
S: scheme, plot, conspiracy
A: fair play

Question 8

plausible

Answer 8

(adj) appearing true, reasonable, or fair
S: believable, probable
A: improbable, unbelievable, unlikely

Question 9

prodigal

Answer 9

(adj) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant.
(n) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent
S: spendthrift, wastrel, improvident
A: frugal, economical, stingy, miserly

Question 10

volatile

Answer 10

(adj) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
S: unstable, erratic
A: stable, steady, static, inert, dormant

Question 11

ample

Answer 11

(adj) more than enough, large, spacious
S: sufficient, adequate, considerable
A: insufficient, inadequate

Question 12

apparition

Answer 12

(n) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
S: phantom, specter
A: NONE

Question 13

assert

Answer 13

(v) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
S: affirm, avow
A: NONE

Question 14

disdain

Answer 14

(v) to look upon with scorn, to refuse scornfully
(n) a feeling of contempt
S: spurn, reject
A: revere, venerate, esteem, respect

Question 15

facetious

Answer 15

(adj) humorous, not meant seriously
S: comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek
A: serious, humorless

Question 16

indiscriminate

Answer 16

(adj) without restraint or control; unselective
S: haphazard, random, uncritical
A: selective, discriminating, judicious

Question 17

jurisdiction

Answer 17

(n) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
S: purview, supervision
A: NONE

Question 18

plebeian

Answer 18

(n) a common person, member of the lower class
(adj) common, vulgar, belonging to the lower class
S: lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined
A: aristocratic, refined, cultivated

Question 19

proximity

Answer 19

(n) nearness, closeness
S: NONE
A: distance, remoteness

Question 20

pulverize

Answer 20

(v) to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)
S: compress, demolish
A: NONE