Chapter 1 Unit 8

Question 1

affluence

Answer 1

Wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty

Question 2

arrears

Answer 2

unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished, scarcity

Question 3

cascade

Answer 3

a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; (v) to flow downward (like a waterfall)

Question 4

cringe

Answer 4

to shrink back or hide in fear or submissive

Question 5

crotchety

Answer 5

cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims

Question 6

format

Answer 6

the size, shape, or arrangement of something

Question 7

immobile

Answer 7

not movable; not moving

Question 8

impassable

Answer 8

blocked so that nothing can go through

Question 9

innovation

Answer 9

something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc

Question 10

jovial (jō’ vē el)

Answer 10

good-humored, in high spirits; merry

Question 11

manacle

Answer 11

(n., usually pl.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v.) to chain or restrain (as with handcuff)

Question 12

martial

Answer 12

warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life

Question 13

minimum

Answer 13

the smallest possible amount; (adj.) the lowest permissible or possible

Question 14

nimble

Answer 14

quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever

Question 15

onset

Answer 15

the beginning, start( especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault

Question 16

partition

Answer 16

something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; (v.) to divide or subdivide into parts or shares

Question 17

perishable

Answer 17

likely to spoil or decay

Question 18

retrieve

Answer 18

to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good

Question 19

sinister

Answer 19

appearing evil or dangerous; to put right, make good

Question 20

taut

Answer 20

tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order