Chasing Lincoln's Killer Vocabulary Chapters 4-6

Question 1

Vengeance

Answer 1

Infliction of injury, harm, or humiliation. The desire for revenge. Hurt.

Question 2

Coagulated

Answer 2

Being clotted or congealed. To change from a fluid into a thickened mass

Question 3

Accomplice

Answer 3

Someone who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing. Often a subordinate.

Question 4

Bewildered

Answer 4

Being puzzled or confused; perplexed.

Question 5

Regiment

Answer 5

A unit of ground forces with two battle groups, a headquarters unit, and supporting units.

Question 6

Cavalry

Answer 6

The part of military troops on horsebacks.

Question 7

Epidemic

Answer 7

The temporary prevalence of a disease. A rapid spread of something.

Question 8

Mayhem

Answer 8

Random or deliberate damage. Its also a state of rowdy disorder.

Question 9

Catastrophic

Answer 9

of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous. A disaster.

Question 10

Eluded

Answer 10

To avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, etc. It also means to escape the understanding of.