Unit 13

Question 1

(v.) to declare to be true, state positively; to confirm

Answer 1

affirm

Question 2

(v.) to discourage, scare off, or prevent through fear or doubt

Answer 2

deter

Question 3

(v.) to give power or authority to; to enable; to permit

Answer 3

empower

Question 4

(adj.) speaking or writing easily and smoothly, flowing gracefully

Answer 4

fluent

Question 5

(v.) to injure very seriously by cutting, tearing, crushing, etc.; to bring to ruin

Answer 5

mangle

Question 6

(n.) a wrong idea, misunderstanding

Answer 6

misapprehension

Question 7

(n.) a reading in public of something that is memorized; a memorized poem or piece of prose that is read aloud

Answer 7

recitation

Question 8

(n.) something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack; a section added to a book or document; (v.) to provide such an addition or completion

Answer 8

supplement

Question 9

(v.) to have a heavy, violent, swelling motion (like waves); (n.) a powerful forward rush

Answer 9

surge

Question 10

(adj.) dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles

Answer 10

unscrupulous