Unit 7 Word of the Day Vocabulary

Cadaverous has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• robust
• corpse-like
• skeletal

• emaciated

Cadaverous means:

• of or relating to or arranged by topics

• having the capacity to hold something

• being or suggesting a cave

• of or relating to a corpse

"He frowned as soon as he had passed the door when he saw the cadaverous face of Emma stretched on her back with her mouth open."

In this sentence, cadaverous means:

• characterized by great caution

• of or relating to or arranged by topics

• very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold

• lacking conviction

"I often was daunted by the dusty quantities of artwork and looming questions of conservation and preservation around me," she wrote in the monograph.

In the sentence above, daunted has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• intimidated
• relaxed
• encouraged
• fearless

A single mother with a son on the cusp of high school, she was daunted by the upheaval of moving to a new city.

In the sentence above, daunted has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• frightened

• invigorated

• determined

• possessed

Daunt means:

• To encourage or support
• To intimidate or frighten

• To inspire or motivate
• To enlighten or educate

Despot has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• dictator

• democracy
• dean

• monarch

Hitler was a despot who was responsible for the death of millions of people.

In the sentence above, despot means:

• A ruler who holds absolute power and exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way
• A ruler who promotes democracy and freedom
• A ruler who is loved and respected by all
• A ruler who holds limited power and exercises it in a fair way

Which of the following would be best described as a despot?

• a cleaning fluid

• a bus driver

• a tyrannical ruler

• a huge pot for boiling water

The airplane had multiple forms of egress in case of emergency.

In the sentence above, egress has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• ingress
• access
• entrance
• exit