midterms vocab

Question 1

insolence

Answer 1

1 - adjective
2 - def - exhibiting boldness or effrontery; impudent
3 - synonyms - bold, brazen, audacious, disrespectful
4 - antonyms - timid, humble, politeness, proper
5 - parts of speech - in (prefix), solens (root), ent (suffix)

Question 2

Chaff

Answer 2

1 - noun
2 - def - the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
3 - synonyms - debris, trash, rubble
4 - antonyms - prize, treasure, gem, jewel
5 - parts of speech - chaff (root)

Question 3

parched

Answer 3

1 - adjective
2 - def - deprived of natural moisture
3 - synonyms - dehydrated, shriveled, withered
4 - antonyms - moist, wet, soaking
5 - parts of speech - parch (root), ed (suffix)

Question 4

ravage

Answer 4

1 - noun OR verb
2 - def(s) - act or practice of raving/damage resulting from ravaging OR to wreak havoc on
3 - synonyms - destroy, devastate, ruin
4 - synonyms - recover, restore, repair
5 - parts of speech - rav (root), age (suffix)

Question 5

brazen

Answer 5

1. • adjective
2. • def - marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness
3. • synonyms - audacious, brash, cocky, bold
4. • antonyms - timid, meek, shy, polite
5. • parts of speech - braz (root) en (suffix)

Question 6

impalpable

Answer 6

1 - adjective
2 - not capable of being perceived by the sense of touch
3 - synonyms - Intangible, Immaterial, Incorporeal, Insubstantial
4 - antonyms - Tangible, Palpable
Physical, Touchable
5 - im (prefix), palpabilis (root), able (suffix)

Question 7

promontory

Answer 7

1 - noun
2 - def - a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water or a prominent mass of land projecting into a lowland
3 - synonyms - peninsula, cape, cliff, bluff, precipice
4 - antonyms - hollow, cavity, groove
5 - pro (prefix), mont (root), ory (suffix)

Question 8

ferocity

Answer 8

1 - noun
2 - The quality or state of being ferocious
3 - synonyms - Bloodthirstiness, Brutality, Cruelty, violence
4 - antonyms - gentleness, mild, warmth
5 - ferus (root), ity (suffix)

Question 9

realm

Answer 9

1 - noun
2 - def - kingdom, sphere or domain, division of the earth’s surface
3 - synonyms - field, area, territory
4 - N/A
5 - realm (root)

Question 10

taut

Answer 10

1 - adjective
2 - def - -having no give or slack : tightly drawn a taut rope, high-strung, tense
3 - synonyms - tight, tense, rigid
4 - antonyms - loose, floppy, hanging
5 - taut (root)

Question 11

contention

Answer 11

1 - noun
2 - def - an act or instance of contending
3 - synonyms - dispute, conflict, struggle, rivalry
4 - antonyms - agreement, harmony, peace, cooperation
5 - con (prefix), ten (root), tion (suffix)

Question 12

smote

Answer 12

1 - N/A
2 - def - past tense of smite
3 - synonyms - struck, hit, pounded, battered
4 - antonyms - healed, protected, comforted
5 - smote (root)