Test #10 Section 4

Question 1

disclose

Answer 1

make secret or new information known

Question 2

lackadaisical

Answer 2

lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy

Question 3

distension

Answer 3

swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside

Question 4

altruism

Answer 4

the belief in disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others

Question 5

obsequious

Answer 5

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Question 6

husbandry

Answer 6

cultivation of crops and animals; proper management of affairs

Question 7

extirpation

Answer 7

root out and destroy completely

Question 8

insipid

Answer 8

lacking vigor or interest

Question 9

soporific

Answer 9

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

Question 10

ignominy

Answer 10

public shame or disgrace

Question 11

arbitrary

Answer 11

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

Question 12

invoke

Answer 12

to call on (as authority)

Question 13

prospectus

Answer 13

a printed document that advertises to attract clients

Question 14

manifesto

Answer 14

a public declaration of policy and aims

Question 15

mandate

Answer 15

an official order or commission to do something