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Eng. 031 Ch. 6, 7, 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pay | compensate |
| to create, form, begin | conceive |
| to receive or trace from a source, origin or beginning | derive |
| a state of being different; variety | diversity |
| to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check | inhibit |
| to keep within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme or excessive; calm; fair | moderate |
| to complete, add to or extend; to supply | suppliment |
| to go beyond in amount, extent or degree; to be greater than; to go beyond in excellence or achievement | surpass |
| unsure, uncertain, experimental | tentative |
| to prove the truth of; to confirm; to state to be true | verify |
| sharp or severe in effect; extremely great or serious | acute |
| of an unknown origin, person, or beginning | anonymous |
| uneasy, fearful about something that may happen | apprehensive |
| very proud; making claims of superior importance or rights | arrogant |
| to present as a gift; give; confer | bestow |
| a person who gives or donates | donor |
| an irrational and debilitating fear | phobia |
| standing out, easily noticeable, well-known | prominent |
| wise, discreet, careful | prudent |
| a person who thing that receives | recipient |
| easy to get to | accessible |
| an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration or fear of something extremely powerful | awe |
| to quote, call to mind, or summon | cite |
| capable of existing or living together in harmony | compatible |
| released from, or not subject to, an obligation, liability, law or rule | exempt |
| to be widespread; to appear or occur frequently; to be superior in strength, power or influence | prevail |
| to drive or cause to move forward and onward | propel |
| logical, sensible, reasonable | rational |
| to reply to in a sharp way; a "come back" (in slang terms) | retort |
| to recover, regain, bring back, reel in, rescue/save | retrieve |