Words to Go- Lesson 18

Question 1

adamant

Answer 1

not giving in; unyielding

antonym: flexible, yielding

Question 2

additive

Answer 2

something added in small quantities to change or improve something else

Question 3

adjoin

Answer 3

to be next to or close to

antonym: detached; separate

Question 4

beastly

Answer 4

disagreeable; unpleasant; disgusting

antonym: agreeable, pleasant

Question 5

brood

Answer 5

all of the children in a family

to keep thinking about something in a sad or troubled way

Question 6

commerce

Answer 6

the buying and selling of goods; trade

Question 7

confiscate

Answer 7

to seize something that one has the authority to take away

antonym: give back; return

Question 8

desolate

Answer 8

lonely; miserable and cheerless

ruined; destroyed

Question 9

excavate

Answer 9

to uncover or remove by digging; to unearth

antonym: to cover; to bury

Question 10

habitual

Answer 10

being, doing, or acting in a certain way by habit; steady; customary

antonym: occasionally; occasional

Question 11

pact

Answer 11

an agreement between two or more people or groups about what they will do; a treaty

antonym: disagreement; argument

Question 12

skirmish

Answer 12

a brief fight between small forces; any brief or unimportant conflict

Question 13

velocity

Answer 13

rapidity of motion; speed

Question 14

wistful

Answer 14

mildly sad because of an unfulfilled wish or desire; sadly thoughtful or wishful

Question 15

wrath

Answer 15

very great anger

antonym: happiness; forgiveness