Units 13-14

Question 1

ERR

Answer 1

to wander

Question 2

Aberrant

Answer 2

Adjective - deviating from a pattern or rule

Syn. - abnormal
Ant. - typical

Question 3

Erroneous

Answer 3

Adjective - wrong or innacurate

Syn. - mistaken
Ant. - correct

Question 4

Errant

Answer 4

Adjective - wandering or straying

Syn. - wayward
Ant. - on course

Question 5

GRAD/GRESS

Answer 5

to go forth, to proceed

Question 6

Degrade

Answer 6

Verb - to lower in dignity or esteem; insult

Syn. - belittle
Ant. - honor

Question 7

Congress

Answer 7

Noun - a coming together

Question 8

Egress

Answer 8

Noun - act of going out; exit

Question 9

VEN/VENT

Answer 9

to come

Question 10

Convene

Answer 10

Verb - to call together, to assemble

Syn. - gather
Ant. - adjourn

Question 11

Covenant

Answer 11

Noun - a mutual or legal agreement

Syn. - contract
Ant. - break off

Question 12

Circumvent

Answer 12

Verb - to avoid by going around; bypass

Syn. - sidestep
Ant. - confront

Question 13

CUR/CURS

Answer 13

to run

Question 14

Cursory

Answer 14

Adjective - hasty and superficial

Syn. - casual
Ant. - comprehensive

Question 15

Precursor

Answer 15

Noun - that which comes before; forerunner

Syn. - harbinger

Question 16

Recourse

Answer 16

Noun - help for a problem; solution

Syn. - resource

Question 17

Incursion

Answer 17

Noun - an attack on another’s territory

Syn. - invasion

Question 18

VIR

Answer 18

man

Question 19

Virile

Answer 19

Adjective - masculine; manly

Question 20

Virtue

Answer 20

Noun - right action; moral goodness

Question 21

Virtuoso

Answer 21

Noun - someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art

Question 22

DEM

Answer 22

people

Question 23

Demagogue

Answer 23

Noun - a leader who appeals to someone’s emotions to gain power

Question 24

Demographic

Answer 24

Adjective - having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender

Question 25

Pandemic

Answer 25

Adjective - having an effect on a large area or region Syn. - rampant Ant. - confined

Question 26

POLIT

Answer 26

city

Question 27

Cosmopolitan

Answer 27

Adjective - worldly or sophisticated Syn. - cultured Ant. - unpolished

Question 28

Politicize

Answer 28

Verb - to give a political character to something

Question 29

Apolitical

Answer 29

Adjective - having no interest in politics; not political

Question 30

CIVIS

Answer 30

citizen

Question 31

Civility

Answer 31

Noun - politeness; courteousness Syn. - decorum Ant. - rudeness

Question 32

Civic

Answer 32

Adjective - having to do with the business of a town or city

Question 33

Civilize

Answer 33

Verb - to make more cultured or refined Syn. - polish