Unit 5

Question 1

(n.) a person who takes part in a crime

Answer 1

accomplice

Question 2

Synonym: partner in crime

Answer 2

accomplice

Question 3

(v.) to destroy completely

Answer 3

annihilate

Question 4

Synonyms: obliterate

Answer 4

annihilate

Question 5

Antonyms: foster, promote, encourage, nurture

Answer 5

annihilate

Question 6

(adj.) unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Answer 6

arbitrary

Question 7

Synonyms: capricious, high-handed, autocratic

Answer 7

arbitrary

Question 8

Antonyms: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable

Answer 8

arbitrary

Question 9

(adj.) shameless, impudent, made of brass

Answer 9

brazen

Question 10

Synonyms: saucy, bold

Answer 10

brazen

Question 11

Antonyms: deferential, respectful, self-effacing

Answer 11

brazen

Question 12

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

Answer 12

catalyst

Question 13

Synonyms: stimulus, spur, instigator

Answer 13

catalyst

Question 14

(n.) a large-scale departure or flight

Answer 14

exodus

Question 15

Synonyms: escape, hegira

Answer 15

exodus

Question 16

Antonyms: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

Answer 16

exodus

Question 17

(v.) to make easier; to assist

Answer 17

facilitate

Question 18

Synonyms: ease, smooth the way, simplify

Answer 18

facilitate

Question 19

Antonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

Answer 19

facilitate

Question 20

(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control

Answer 20

incorrigible

Question 21

Synonyms: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate

Answer 21

incorrigible

Question 22

Antonyms: tractable, docile, curable, reparable

Answer 22

incorrigible

Question 23

(adj.) hidden, present but not realized

Answer 23

latent

Question 24

Synonyms: dormant, inactive, undeveloped

Answer 24

latent

Question 25

Antonyms: exposed, manifest, evident

Answer 25

latent

Question 26

(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause (n.) an activist

Answer 26

militant

Question 27

Synonym: (adj.) truculent

Answer 27

militant

Question 28

Antonyms: (adj.) unassertive, peaceable, passive

Answer 28

militant

Question 29

(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Answer 29

morose

Question 30

Synonym: morbid

Answer 30

morose

Question 31

Antonyms: blithe, jaunty, buoyant

Answer 31

morose

Question 32

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense

Answer 32

opaque

Question 33

Synonyms: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse

Answer 33

opaque

Question 34

Antonyms: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive

Answer 34

opaque

Question 35

(adj.) chief in importance, above all others

Answer 35

paramount

Question 36

Synonyms: supreme, primary, dominant

Answer 36

paramount

Question 37

Antonyms: secondary, subordinate, ancillary

Answer 37

paramount

Question 38

(v.) to talkin an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble (n.) baby talk; babble

Answer 38

prattle

Question 39

Synonyms: (n.) twaddle, gibberish, piffle

Answer 39

prattle

Question 40

(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute

Answer 40

rebut

Question 41

Synonyms: disprove, confute, shoot holes in

Answer 41

rebut

Question 42

Antonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate

Answer 42

rebut

Question 43

(v.) to scold; find fault with (n.) a rebuke

Answer 43

reprimand

Question 44

Synonyms: (v.) reproach; (n.) a rebuke

Answer 44

reprimand

Question 45

Antonym: (v.) pat on the back

Answer 45

reprimand

Question 46

(n.) slavery, forced labor

Answer 46

servitude

Question 47

Synonyms: bondage, thralldom

Answer 47

servitude

Question 48

Antonym: liberty

Answer 48

servitude

Question 49

(adj.) careless and hasty

Answer 49

slapdash

Question 50

Synonyms: cursory, perfunctory, slipshod

Answer 50

slapdash

Question 51

Antonyms: painstaking, thorough, in-depth

Answer 51

slapdash

Question 52

(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive

Answer 52

stagnant

Question 53

Synonyms: still, motionless, inert, sluggish, dull

Answer 53

stagnant

Question 54

Antonyms: flowing, running, fresh, sweet

Answer 54

stagnant

Question 55

(v.) to give way to superior force, yield

Answer 55

succumb

Question 56

Synonyms: submit, die, expire

Answer 56

succumb

Question 57

Antonyms: overcome, master, conquer

Answer 57

succumb