Units 15-16

Question 1

DIC/DICT

Answer 1

to say, to order

Question 2

Dictate

Answer 2

Verb - to speak aloud in order that one’s words may be copied or recorded

Question 3

Malediction

Answer 3

Noun - a recital of words intended to harm; a curse

Question 4

Benediciton

Answer 4

Noun - a blessing

Question 5

LOC/LOQU

Answer 5

to speak

Question 6

Locution

Answer 6

Noun - style or action of speaking

Question 7

Eloquent

Answer 7

Adjective - powerful and expressive

Ant. - unclear

Question 8

Colloquial

Answer 8

Adjective - of or related to informal speech; conversational

Question 9

VOCA

Answer 9

to call

Question 10

Evocative

Answer 10

Adjective - calling forth a vivid image or impression

Question 11

Equivocate

Answer 11

Verb - to use misleading or confusing language

Question 12

Advocate

Answer 12

Verb - to argue in favor of

Ant. - oppose

Question 13

CLAM/CLAIM

Answer 13

to shout or call

Question 14

Exclamatory

Answer 14

Adjective - having a forceful, exited, or emotional tone.

Question 15

Declaim

Answer 15

Verb - to speak loudly and with feeling

Question 16

Clamorous

Answer 16

Adjective - characterized by a loud noise or outcry

Ant. - quiet

Question 17

CRUX

Answer 17

cross

Question 18

Excruciating

Answer 18

Adjective - extremely painful; agonizing

Ant. - pleasant

Question 19

Crux

Answer 19

Noun - the most important or decisive point’

Ant. - extra

Question 20

Crucial

Answer 20

Adjective - extremely necessary; essential

Question 21

DOL

Answer 21

to feel pain, to be grieved

Question 22

Indolent

Answer 22

Adjective - lazy; averse to work

Ant. - robust

Question 23

Doleful

Answer 23

Adjective - sad; mournful

Ant. - cheerful

Question 24

Dolorous

Answer 24

Adjective - mournful; gloomy

Ant. - uplifting

Question 25

ACRI

Answer 25

sharp

Question 26

Acerbic

Answer 26

Adjective - harsh and biting in tone Ant. - bland

Question 27

Acrid

Answer 27

Adjective - stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating

Question 28

Acrimonious

Answer 28

Adjective - exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood Ant. - civil

Question 29

Exacerbate

Answer 29

Verb - to make worse or more severe Ant. - ease

Question 30

FERV

Answer 30

to boil, be warm

Question 31

Fervent

Answer 31

Adjective - passionately excited or enthusiastic Ant. - indifferent

Question 32

Fervor

Answer 32

Noun - emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm Ant. - apathy

Question 33

Effervescent

Answer 33

Adjective - highly spirited; animated Ant. - lifeless