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Unit 8 B5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.affluence | (n)wealth,riches,prosperity;great abundance,plenty S:opulence A:poverty,want,destitution,scarcity |
| 2.arrears | (n,pl)unpaid or overdue debts;an unfinished duty S:in default,in the red,late,overdue |
| 3.cascade | (n)a sttep,narrow waterfall;something falling or rusing forth in quantity;(v)to flow downward(like a waterfall) S:(v)plunge,rush,tumble A:(n)drip,drop;(v)trickle,ooze |
| 4.cringe | (v)to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness S:fliinch,duck,cower,fawn A:strut,swagger |
| 5.crotchety | (adj)cranky,ill-tempered;full of odd whims S:grumpy,grouchy,crabby,disagreeable A:sociable,friendly,agreeable,amiable |
| 6.format | (n)the size,shape,or arrangement of something S:layout,design |
| 7.immobile | (adj)not movable;not moving S:fixed,stationary,unmoving,rooted A:movable,portable,nimble,agile |
| 8.impassable | (adj)blocked so that nothing can go through S:closed,impenetrable A:unblocked,clear,open,fit for travel |
| 9.innovation | (n)something new,a change;the act of introducing a new method,idea,device,ect. S:novelty,modernization,new wrinkle |
| 10.jovial | (adj)good humored, in high spirits;merry S:jolly,cheerful,festive A:gloomy,morose,melancholy,cheerless |
| 11.manacle | (n,usually pl)a handcuff,anything that chains or confines;(v)to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs)S:(v)put in chains,fetter A:(v)unchain,set free,emancipate,release |
| 12.martial | (adj)warlike,fond of fighting;relating to war,the army,or militarylife S:military,hostile,bellicose A:peace loving,peaceable,pacific,unwarlike |
| 13.minimum | (n)the smallest possible amount;(adj)the lowest permissible or possible S:(adj)least A:(n)maximum;(adj)highest,most |
| 14.nimble | (adj)quick and skillful in movement,agile;clever S:lively,keen,flexible A:awkward,clumsy,stiff,inflexible |
| 15.onset | (n)the beginning,start(especially of something violent and destructive);an attack,assault S:outset,commencement A:conclusion,close,end |
| 16.partition | (n)something that divides(such as a wall);the act of dividing something into parts or sections;(v)to divide or subdivide into parts or shares S:(n)divider,separation A:(v)join,combine,consolidate,merge |
| 17.perishable | (adj)likely to spoil or decay S:short-lived,fleeting A:long-lasting,durable,undying,permanent |
| 18.retrieve | (v)to find and bring back,get back;to put right,make good S:recover,regain,fetch,remedy,rectify |
| 19.sinister | (adj)appearing evil or dangerous;threatening evil or harm S:frightening,menacing,ominous A:cheering,encouraging,reassuring,benign |
| 20.taut | (adj)tightly drawn,tense;neat,in good order S:tight,strained,orderly,shipshape A:loose,slack,drooping,messy,sloppy |
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