Unit 5

Question 1

Accomplice

Answer 1

a person who takes part in a crime

Question 2

Annihilate

Answer 2

to destroy completely

Question 3

Arbitrary

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Brazen

Answer 4

shameless, imprudent; made of brass

Question 5

Catalyst

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Exodus

Answer 6

a large-scale departure or flight

Question 7

Facilitate

Answer 7

to make easier; to assist

Question 8

Incorrigible

Answer 8

not able to be corrected; beyond
control

Question 9

Latent

Answer 9

Hidden, present but not realized

Question 10

Militant (adj)

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Militant (n)

Answer 11

an activist

Question 12

Morose

Answer 12

having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Question 13

Opaque

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Paramount

Answer 14

chief in importance, above all others

Question 15

Prattle (v)

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Prattle (n)

Answer 16

baby talk; babble

Question 17

Rebut

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Reprimand (v)

Answer 18

to scold; find fault with

Question 19

Reprimand (n)

Answer 19

a rebuke, a scolding

Question 20

Servitude

Answer 20

slaverly, forced labor

Question 21

Slapdash

Answer 21

careless and hasty

Question 22

Stagnant

Answer 22

not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive

Question 23

Succumb

Answer 23

to give way to supperior force, yield