Unit 16

Question 1

Crux

Answer 1

Latin: cross

Excruciating, crux, 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
Any: extra

Question 4

Crucial

Answer 4

Adj: extremely necessary; essential
Root: crux

Question 5

Dol

Answer 5

Latin: to feel pain; to be grieved

Indolent, doleful, Dolorous

Question 6

Indolent

Answer 6

Adj: hazy, 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: sharp

Acerbic, acid, acrimonious, exacerbate

Question 10

Acerbic

Answer 10

Adj: harsh and biting in tone
Root: acri
Syn: sharp
Ant: bland

Question 11

Acid

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: bitter
Ant: civil

Question 13

Exacerbate

Answer 13

V: to make worse or more sense
Root: acri
Syn: aggravate
Ant: pass

Question 14

Free

Answer 14

Latin: to boil, be warm

Fervent, fervor, effervescent

Question 15

Fervent

Answer 15

Adj: passionately excited or enthusiastic
Root: ferv
Syn: eagerness
Ant: indifferent

Question 16

Fervor

Answer 16

N: emotions excitement; heated enthusiasm
Root: ferv
Syn: eagerness
Any: adeptly

Question 17

Effervescent

Answer 17

Adj: highly spirited; animated
Root: ferv
Syn: Bubbly
Ant: lifeless