sadlier unit 9

Question 1

avenge

Answer 1

to get revenge for- get even for , settle a score

Question 2

cede

Answer 2

to give up - surrender- to hand over to another

Question 3

deluge

Answer 3

a great flood, a heavy flood of rain, anything that comes in a vast quantity

Question 4

discretion

Answer 4

good judgement, care in speech and action

Question 5

giddy

Answer 5

dizzy, lightheaded- lacking seriousness

Question 6

impact

Answer 6

the stricking of one object against another- the shock caused by collision

Question 7

logical

Answer 7

reasonable, making use of reason and good sense

Question 8

intimidate

Answer 8

to make timid or frighten by threats - to use fear to get someone to do something

Question 9

liberate

Answer 9

to free from bondage or domination, to realease

Question 10

misrepresent

Answer 10

to give a false idea or untrue idea

Question 11

optional

Answer 11

left to ones own choice, not required

Question 12

outright

Answer 12

complete, instantaneous, without reservation

Question 12

rendezvous

Answer 12

to meet accordance with a plan - a meeting by agreement

Question 13

rotund

Answer 13

rounded and plump

Question 14

saunter

Answer 14

to stroll, walk in an easy, leisurely way

Question 15

sluggish

Answer 15

lazy, slow-moving, not active

Question 15

subordinate

Answer 15

lower in rank or postion

Question 16

tint

Answer 16

a delicate color or hue, a slight trace of something

Question 17

variable

Answer 17

likely to undergo change, changeable

Question 18

verge

Answer 18

the point at which something begins or happens