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Unit 3- ENG 12th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vehement | Strongly emotional; fierce and passionate |
| Inveigh | To attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly |
| Surmise | To draw a conclusion based on little or no information |
| Demise | The end of existence; death |
| Remit | To make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon |
| Emblematic | Standing for another thing |
| Diabolical | Of or like a devil; very wicked or cruel |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration for effect |
| Episodic | Happening in parts or segments |
| Methodical | Orderly and regular |
| Synod | A council; especially of churches or church officials |
| Root -VEH- | "To drag, to carry" |
| Root -MIS- | "To send, to put" |
| Root -BOL, BLEM- | "To throw, to cast" |
| Root -OD- | "Road, way, coming" |
| Synonym of vehement | Intense |
| Synonym of inveigh | Condemn |
| Antonym of vehement | Indifferent |
| Antonym of inveigh | Praise |
| Synonym of surmise | Hypothesize |
| Antonym of surmise | Prove |
| Synonym of emblematic | Symbolic |
| Synonym of diabolical | Fiendish |
| Antonym of emblematic | Unlike |
| Antonym of diabolical | Admirable |