Unit 4 Vocab Test

Question 1

Arbitrary

Answer 1

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system, or unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.

Question 2

Circumstance

Answer 2

a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

Question 3

Comprehend

Answer 3

grasp mentally; understand.

Question 4

Concentration

Answer 4

the action or power of focusing one’s attention or mental effort.

Question 5

Conform

Answer 5

comply with rules, standards, or laws.

Question 6

Consent

Answer 6

permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

Question 7

Constitute

Answer 7

be (a part) of a whole, or give legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law.

Question 8

Despotism

Answer 8

the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

Question 9

Diffuse

Answer 9

spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.

Question 10

Obligate

Answer 10

bind or compel (someone), especially legally or morally.

Question 11

Posterity

Answer 11

all future generations of people.

Question 12

Precede

Answer 12

come before (something) in time.

Question 13

Proclaim

Answer 13

announce officially or publicly.

Question 14

Prone

Answer 14

likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome.

Question 15

Subdivision

Answer 15

the action of subdividing or being subdivided.

Question 16

Subsequent

Answer 16

coming after something in time; following.

Question 17

Susceptible

Answer 17

likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

Question 18

Tyranny

Answer 18

cruel and oppressive government or rule.

Question 19

Unalterable

Answer 19

not able to be changed.

Question 20

Uniform

Answer 20

not changing in form or character; remaining the same in all cases and at all times.

Question 21

Alien

Answer 21

belonging to a foreign country or nation.

Question 22

Array

Answer 22

an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing, or an ordered arrangement, in particular.

Question 23

Classify

Answer 23

arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Question 24

Diminutive

Answer 24

extremely or unusually small.

Question 25

Enigma

Answer 25

a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

Question 26

Evoke

Answer 26

bring or recall to the conscious mind.

Question 27

Frigid

Answer 27

very cold in temperature.

Question 28

Merge

Answer 28

combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.

Question 29

Mingle

Answer 29

mix or cause to mix together.

Question 30

Parasite

Answer 30

an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host’s expense.

Question 31

Perennial

Answer 31

lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.

Question 32

Sprawl

Answer 32

sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way.

Question 33

Stunted

Answer 33

prevent from growing or developing properly.

Question 34

Tenuous

Answer 34

very weak or slight.

Question 35

Undulate

Answer 35

move with a smooth wavelike motion.