5B

Question 1

Salutary

Answer 1

Adj) producing good effects; beneficial health-giving

Question 2

Scathing

Answer 2

Adj) witheringly scornful; severely critical

Question 3

Scourge

Answer 3

V) to whip or cause great suffering

N) a whip used as a form of punishment; someone who causes great suffering

Question 4

Sepulchral

Answer 4

Adj) of or relating to a tomb or interment; gloomy and dismal

Question 5

Soporific

Answer 5

Adj) tending to cause drowsiness or sleep

N) a drug that induces sleep

Question 6

Straitlaced

Answer 6

Adj) excessively strict in conduct or morality

-tight laced, as bodice

Question 7

Transient

Answer 7

Adj) lasting for a short time
N) a person who is staying or working in a place for a short time
- a momentary variation in current voltage or frequently

Question 8

Unwieldy

Answer 8

Adj) difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight

Question 9

Vapid

Answer 9

Adj) offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

Question 10

Precept

Answer 10

N) q general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought