Chains Vocab CH 24-35

Question 1

pestilent adj.

Answer 1

• tending to produce infectious, contagious, & often epidemic, disease.

Question 2

sabotage noun or verb

Answer 2

• any underhanded interference with production, work, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute; an undermining of a cause.

Question 3

thrash verb

Answer 3

• to beat soundly in punishment OR to defeat thoroughly.

Question 4

noxious adj. -

Answer 4

harmful to health or physical well-being OR morally harmful; corrupting.

Question 5

commotion noun -

Answer 5

violent motion; agitation; disturbance OR political or social disturbance or upheaval.

Question 6

ajar adj. or adv.

Answer 6

neither entirely open nor entirely shut; partly open.

Question 7

impertinent adj.

Answer 7

• intrusive or presumptuous; insolently rude; uncivil OR not relevant.

Question 8

quaint adj.

Answer 8

• having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm

Question 9

inferno noun

Answer 9

a place or region that resembles hell OR an intense fire.

Question 10

haze noun

Answer 10

confused/vague thoughts, feelings; vagueness/cloudiness, as of the mind or air.

Question 11

garbled adj./verb

Answer 11

• jumbled or unclear; OR to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble.

Question 12

arsonist noun

Answer 12

• a person who commits arson (the burning of another’s house/property).

Question 13

scarce adj.

Answer 13

• insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant; uncommon.

Question 14

blunder noun/verb

Answer 14

• a gross, stupid, or careless mistake OR to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance; to make a gross or stupid mistake, especially through carelessness.

Question 15

confiscated verb/adj.

Answer 15

• to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily OR seized or appropriated, as for public use.