Unit 15

Question 1

official, coming from a source that calls for obedience or belief

Answer 1

authoritative

Question 2

dictatorial

Answer 2

authoritative

Question 3

in a state of financial ruin

Answer 3

bankrupt

Question 4

to ruin financially

Answer 4

bankrupt

Question 5

one who has been financially ruined

Answer 5

bankrupt

Question 6

a public outcry

Answer 6

clamor

Question 7

any loud and continued noise

Answer 7

clamor

Question 8

to call for by long, continued cries

Answer 8

clamor

Question 9

to be in full agreement

Answer 9

coincide

Question 10

to be the same in nature, character, or function

Answer 10

coincide

Question 11

to happen at the same time

Answer 11

coincide

Question 12

inclined to believe the worst of people

Answer 12

cynical

Question 13

bitterly mocking or sneering

Answer 13

cynical

Question 14

a ruler who oppresses his or her subjects, a tyrant

Answer 14

despot

Question 15

a bitter, long term quarrel

Answer 15

feud

Question 16

to fight or quarrel with

Answer 16

feud

Question 17

to argue in a petty way, especially about a price

Answer 17

haggle

Question 18

able to bear up under difficult conditions or harsh treatment

Answer 18

hardy

Question 19

brave and tough

Answer 19

hardy

Question 20

able to get along together well

Answer 20

harmonious

Question 21

combining different elements that blend pleasingly

Answer 21

harmonious

Question 22

melodious

Answer 22

harmonious

Question 23

to store up, save

Answer 23

hoard

Question 24

a hidden store or supply

Answer 24

hoard

Question 25

slightly ill

Answer 25

indisposed

Question 26

disinclined to do something

Answer 26

indisposed

Question 27

an inheritance

Answer 27

legacy

Question 28

something handed down from an ancestor or from the past

Answer 28

legacy

Question 29

lawful, rightful

Answer 29

legitimate

Question 30

reasonable, justifiable

Answer 30

legitimate

Question 31

merry fun, gaiety

Answer 31

mirth

Question 32

laughter

Answer 32

mirth

Question 33

to perform the duties of an office

Answer 33

officiate

Question 34

to conduct a religious ceremony

Answer 34

officiate

Question 35

to referee

Answer 35

officiate

Question 36

not complete

Answer 36

partial

Question 37

favoring one side over another

Answer 37

partial

Question 38

showing a strong liking for someone or something

Answer 38

partial

Question 39

to give one's business to regularly as a customer

Answer 39

patronize

Question 40

to support, provide financial help

Answer 40

patronize

Question 41

to treat someone as an inferior while making a show of being kind or gracious

Answer 41

patronize

Question 42

a ceremony

Answer 42

rite

Question 43

the customary form of a ceremony

Answer 43

rite

Question 44

any formal custom or practice

Answer 44

rite

Question 45

shrewd

Answer 45

sagacious

Question 46

wise in a keen, practical way

Answer 46

sagacious

Question 47

s for authoritative

Answer 47

reliable, authoritarian

Question 48

s for bankrupt

Answer 48

flat broke, insolvent

Question 49

s for clamor

Answer 49

uproar, din, racket, cry out for

Question 50

s for coincide

Answer 50

agree, concur, match

Question 51

s for cynical

Answer 51

skeptical, sarcastic, contemptuous

Question 52

s for despot

Answer 52

dictator, autocrat, strongman

Question 53

s for feud

Answer 53

dispute, vendetta

Question 54

s for haggle

Answer 54

bargain with, dicker with, wrangle

Question 55

s for hardy

Answer 55

rugged, sturdy, resolute, stalwart

Question 56

s for harmonious

Answer 56

agreeable, compatible, tuneful

Question 57

s for hoard

Answer 57

amass, stockpile, cache

Question 58

s for indisposed

Answer 58

ailing, unwell, reluctant

Question 59

s for legacy

Answer 59

bequest, heritage

Question 60

s for legitimate

Answer 60

legal, right, proper, genuine

Question 61

s for mirth

Answer 61

merriment, glee

Question 62

s for officiate

Answer 62

chair, preside, emcee, moderate

Question 63

s for partial

Answer 63

incomplete, biased, prejudiced, fond of

Question 64

s for patronize

Answer 64

do business with, deal with, trade with

Question 65

s for rite

Answer 65

observance, ritual, liturgy

Question 66

s for sagacious

Answer 66

smart, clever, astute

Question 67

a for authoritative

Answer 67

unofficial, unreliable

Question 68

a for bankrupt

Answer 68

financially sound, solvent

Question 69

a for cynical

Answer 69

hopeful, optimistic

Question 70

a for feud

Answer 70

pact, agreement, harmony, concord

Question 71

a for hardy

Answer 71

frail, feeble, weak

Question 72

a for harmonious

Answer 72

harsh, grating, discordant

Question 73

a for hoard

Answer 73

waste, throw away, squander

Question 74

a for indisposed

Answer 74

healthy, willing, eager

Question 75

a for legitimate

Answer 75

unlawful, illegal, improper, unauthorized

Question 76

a for mirth

Answer 76

gloom, sadness, sorrow

Question 77

a for partial

Answer 77

complete, fair, just, unbiased

Question 78

a for patronize

Answer 78

boycott, refuse to deal with

Question 79

a for sagacious

Answer 79

silly, foolish, ill advised, dopey