unit 17

Question 1

mea culpa

Answer 1

noun
a formal acknowledgment of personal fault or error

Question 2

arbitrary

Answer 2

adjective
depending on individual discretion and not fixed by law

Question 3

cabal

Answer 3

noun
a small group of secret plotters

Question 4

contraband

Answer 4

noun
smuggled goods that cannot be legally traded or sold

Question 5

corroborate

Answer 5

verb
to help prove a statement, theory, etc. by providing information or evidence

Question 6

culpable

Answer 6

adjective
deserving of blame

Question 7

exort

Answer 7

verb
to take something(especially money) from a person through violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority

Question 8

hornswoggle

Answer 8

verb
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax

Question 9

ilk

Answer 9

noun
a class, kind, or group (in a negative way)

Question 10

incorrigible

Answer 10

adjective
incapable of being corrected or reformed

Question 11

indict

Answer 11

verb
to formally charge with a fault or offense

Question 12

machinations

Answer 12

noun
secret plots or schemes, especially those done with evil intent

Question 13

mendacity

Answer 13

noun
untruthfulness; tendency to lie

Question 14

nepotism

Answer 14

noun
favoritism on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics

Question 15

perjury

Answer 15

noun
the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation (used with the verb “to commit”)

Question 16

pilfer

Answer 16

verb
to steal, especially in small quantities

Question 17

scofflaw

Answer 17

noun
a person who rejects rules, conventions, or accepted practices

Question 18

sycophant

Answer 18

noun
a servile, self-seeking flatterer

Question 19

voyeur

Answer 19

noun
a person observes people in private moments without their knowledge, especially from a secret vantage point

Question 20

megalomania

Answer 20

noun
an obsession with doing extravagant or grand things; delusions of grandeur