Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 5

Question 1

accomplice

Answer 1

a person who takes part in a crime

Question 2

facilitate

Answer 2

to make easier; to assist

Question 3

exodus

Answer 3

a large-scale departure or flight

Question 4

annihilate

Answer 4

to destroy completely

Question 5

catalyst

Answer 5

a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

Question 6

arbitrary

Answer 6

unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Question 7

brazen

Answer 7

shameless, impudent; made of brass

Question 8

incorrigible

Answer 8

not able to be corrected; beyond control

Question 9

prattle (verb)

Answer 9

to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble

Question 10

latent

Answer 10

hidden, present but not realized

Question 11

rebut

Answer 11

to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute

Question 12

militant (adjective)

Answer 12

given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause

Question 13

reprimand (verb)

Answer 13

to scold; find fault with

Question 14

morose

Answer 14

having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Question 15

servitude

Answer 15

slavery, forced labor

Question 16

opaque

Answer 16

not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid

Question 17

slapdash

Answer 17

careless and hasty

Question 18

paramount

Answer 18

chief in importance, above all others

Question 19

stagnant

Answer 19

not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull

Question 20

succumb

Answer 20

to give way to superior force, yield

Question 21

prattle (noun)

Answer 21

baby talk; babble

Question 22

militant (noun)

Answer 22

an activist

Question 23

reprimand (noun)

Answer 23

a rebuke

Question 24

to make easier; to assist

Answer 24

facilitate

Question 25

a person who takes part in a crime

Answer 25

accomplice

Question 26

a large-scale departure or flight

Answer 26

exodus

Question 27

to destroy completely

Answer 27

annihilate

Question 28

a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

Answer 28

catalyst

Question 29

unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Answer 29

arbitrary

Question 30

shameless, impudent; made of brass

Answer 30

brazen

Question 31

to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; baby talk; babble

Answer 31

prattle

Question 32

to give way to superior force, yield

Answer 32

succumb

Question 33

not able to be corrected; beyond control

Answer 33

incorrigible

Question 34

chief in importance, above all others

Answer 34

paramount

Question 35

hidden, present but not realized

Answer 35

latent

Question 36

not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid

Answer 36

opaque

Question 37

to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts and assertion; to refute

Answer 37

rebut

Question 38

not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull

Answer 38

stagnant

Question 39

to scole; find fault with; a rebuke

Answer 39

reprimand

Question 40

careless and hasty

Answer 40

slapdash

Question 41

given to fighting; active and aggresive in support of a cause; an activist

Answer 41

militant

Question 42

having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Answer 42

morose

Question 43

slavery, forced labor

Answer 43

servitude