Unit 9 set A

Question 1

to get revenge for, get even for, settle a score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury

Answer 1

avenge

Question 2

a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in a vast quantity (like a flood); (v) to flood

Answer 2

deluge

Question 3

dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness

Answer 3

giddy

Question 4

the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; (v) to affect, especially forcefully

Answer 4

impact

Question 5

to free from bondage or domination; to release

Answer 5

liberate

Question 6

left to one’s own choice; not required

Answer 6

optional

Question 7

rounded and plump; full or rich in sound

Answer 7

rotund

Question 8

to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; a stroll

Answer 8

saunter

Question 9

(adj) lower in rank or position, secondary; (n) one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; (v) to put in a lower or secondary position

Answer 9

subordinate

Question 10

the point at which something begins or happens; a border; (v) to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in a process of becoming something else

Answer 10

verge