Unit 16

Question 1

Crux

Answer 1

Latin: means “cross”

Excruciating, Crux, and Crucial.

Question 2

Excruciating

Answer 2

Adj.- Extremely painful; agonizing.
Root- Crux
Syn.- Unbearable
Ant.- Pleasant

Question 3

Crux

Answer 3

N.- The most important or decisive point.
Root- Crux
Syn.- Essence
Ant.- Extra

Question 4

Crucial

Answer 4

Adj.- Extremely necessary; essential.

Root- Crux

Question 5

Dol

Answer 5

Latin: means “to feel pain, to be grieved”

Indolent, Doleful, and Dolorous.

Question 6

Indolent

Answer 6

Adj.- Lazy; averse to work.
Root- Dol
Syn.- Listless
Ant.- Robust

Question 7

Doleful

Answer 7

Adj.- Sad; mournful.
Root- Dol
Syn.- Depressed
Ant.- Cheerful

Question 8

Dolorous

Answer 8

Adj.- Mournful; gloomy.
Root- Dol
Syn.- Bleak
Ant.- Uplifting

Question 9

Acri

Answer 9

Latin: means “sharp”

Acerbic, Acrid, Acrimonious, and Exacerbate.

Question 10

Acerbic

Answer 10

Adj.- Harsh and biting in tone.
Root- Acri
Syn.- Sharp
Ant.- Bland

Question 11

Acrid

Answer 11

Adj.- Stinging or biting in order or taste; harsh; irritating.
Root- Acri

Question 12

Acrimonious

Answer 12

Adj.- Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood.
Root- Acri
Syn.- Biter
Ant.- Civil

Question 13

Exacerbate

Answer 13

V.- To make worse or more severe.
Root- Acri
Syn.- Aggravate
Ant.- Ease

Question 14

Ferv

Answer 14

Latin: means “to boil, be warm”

Fervent, Fervor, and Effervescent.

Question 15

Fervent

Answer 15

Adj.- Passionately excited or enthusiastic.
Root- Ferv
Syn.- Fiery
Ant.- Indifferent

Question 16

Fervor

Answer 16

N.- Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm.
Root- Ferv
Syn.- Eagerness
Ant.- Apathy

Question 17

Effervescent

Answer 17

Adj.- Highly spirited; animated.
Root- Ferv
Syn.- Bubbly
Ant.- Lifeless