Lesson 11 Vocab

Question 1

To surrender

Answer 1

Capitulate

Question 2

A substance that alters the rate at which physical or chemical reaction takes place, usually by making it go faster

Answer 2

Catalyst

Question 3

Able to burn, eat away, or destroy by chemical action; sarcastic or cutting in speech; corrosive

Answer 3

Caustic

Question 4

A group of persons arranged in order of rank

Answer 4

Hierarchy

Question 5

Having or consisting of the same parts; similar

Answer 5

Homogeneous

Question 6

Insincere, false; pretense of being better than one is

Answer 6

Hypocritical

Question 7

A person who attacks and seeks to overthrow popular ideas

Answer 7

Iconoclast

Question 8

A pious act or thought; devotion to religious duties or practices

Syn: piousness, reverence
Ant:blasphemy; irreverence

Answer 8

Piety

Question 9

Calm; peaceful

Syn: tranquil, serene
Ant: turbulent

Answer 9

Placid

Question 10

Acting with an air of great dignity; full of high sounding words or phrases; pretentious; self important

Answer 10

Pompous

Question 11

Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense

Syn: luxurious, grand
Ant: plain, ordinary

Answer 11

Sumptuous

Question 12

To reach a conclusion on slight evidence; to guess, presume

Answer 12

Surmise

Question 13

Acting in a secret way; stealthy

Answer 13

Surreptitious

Question 14

Easily influenced or affected by; disposed to

Answer 14

Susceptible

Question 15

To confirm or support; to verify; to make official

Answer 15

Validate