Ch. 30 Derivatives

Question 1

delectable

Answer 1

extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

Question 2

delectation

Answer 2

a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

Question 3

delicious

Answer 3

highly pleasant to the taste

Question 4

suppliant

Answer 4

humbly pleading

Question 5

supplicate

Answer 5

ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

Question 6

nubile

Answer 6

(of young women) attractive and eligible to marry

Question 7

nuptial

Answer 7

of or relating to a wedding

Question 8

prenuptial

Answer 8

occurring before a marriage

Question 9

extol

Answer 9

praise, glorify, or honor

Question 10

perish

Answer 10

pass from physical life

Question 11

perishable

Answer 11

subject to destruction, death, or decay

Question 12

assent

Answer 12

agree or express agreement

Question 13

consent

Answer 13

permission to do something

Question 14

dissent

Answer 14

a difference of opinion

Question 15

resent

Answer 15

feel bitter about

Question 16

sensation

Answer 16

an awareness of some type of stimulation

Question 17

sensibility

Answer 17

mental responsiveness and awareness

Question 18

sensible

Answer 18

able to feel or perceive

Question 19

sensitive

Answer 19

being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others

Question 20

choral

Answer 20

related to, written for, or performed by a chorus or choir

Question 21

donation

Answer 21

a voluntary gift made to some worthwhile cause

Question 22

donor

Answer 22

a person who makes a gift of property

Question 23

eliminate

Answer 23

terminate, end, or take out

Question 24

limen

Answer 24

the smallest detectable sensation

Question 25

illuminate

Answer 25

maker lighter or brighter

Question 26

lumen

Answer 26

a cavity or passage in a tubular organ

Question 27

luminary

Answer 27

a person who is an inspiration to others

Question 28

luminescent

Answer 28

emitting light not caused by heat

Question 29

amoral

Answer 29

lacking principles of right or wrong

Question 30

immoral

Answer 30

deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

Question 31

morality

Answer 31

motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

Question 32

mores

Answer 32

the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community

Question 33

solar

Answer 33

of or relating to the sun

Question 34

solarium

Answer 34

a room enclosed largely with glass to allow sunlight in

Question 35

adequate

Answer 35

sufficient for the purpose

Question 36

equable

Answer 36

not varying

Question 37

equanimity

Answer 37

steadiness of mind under stress

Question 38

equation

Answer 38

a math statement that two expressions are equal

Question 39

equinox

Answer 39

a time of year when day and night are of equal length

Question 40

equivocal

Answer 40

open to two or more interpretations

Question 41

inequity

Answer 41

lack of fairness or justice

Question 42

iniquity

Answer 42

absence of moral/spiritual values

Question 43

antiquarian

Answer 43

relating to objects of the past

Question 44

antiquated

Answer 44

so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

Question 45

antique

Answer 45

typical of earlier times and valued for its age

Question 46

antiquity

Answer 46

the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

Question 47

dubious

Answer 47

fraught with uncertainty/doubt

Question 48

Dives

Answer 48

used to refer to a typical or hypothetical rich man

Question 49

plenipotentiary

Answer 49

a diplomat w/ full powers to take action or make decisions

Question 50

potent

Answer 50

having force/authority

Question 51

potentate

Answer 51

a powerful ruler, especially unconstrained by law

Question 52

potential

Answer 52

existing in possibility