Unit 5

Question 1

accomplice

Answer 1

(n) a person who takes part in a crime

SYNONYM: partner in crime

Question 2

annihilate

Answer 2

(v) to destroy completely
SYNONYMS: obliterate, decimate
ANTONYMS: foster, promote, encourage, nurture

Question 3

arbitrary

Answer 3

(adj) unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
SYNONYMS: capricious, high-handed, autocratic
ANTONYMS: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable

Question 4

brazen

Answer 4

(adj) shameless, impudent; made of brass
SYNONYMS: saucy, bold
ANTONYMS: deferential, respectful, self-effacing

Question 5

catalyst

Answer 5

(n) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
SYNONYMS: stimulus, spur, instigator

Question 6

exodus

Answer 6

(n) a large- scale departure or flight
SYNONYMS: escape, hegira
ANTONYMS: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

Question 7

facilitate

Answer 7

(v) to make easier; to assist
SYNONYMS: ease, smooth the way, simplify
ANTONYMS: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

Question 8

incorrigible

Answer 8

(adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control
SYNONYMS: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate
ANTONYMS: tractable, docile, curable, reparable

Question 9

latent

Answer 9

(adj) hidden, present but not realized
SYNONYMS: dormant, inactive undeveloped
ANTONYMS: exposed, manifest, evident

Question 10

militant

Answer 10

(adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist
SYNONYM: (adj) truculent
ANTONYMS: (adj) unassertive, peaceable, passive

Question 11

morose

Answer 11

(adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
SYNONYM: morbid
ANTONYMS: blithe, jaunty, buoyant

Question 12

opaque

Answer 12

(adj) not letting light through; not clear of lucid; dense, stupid
SYNONYMS: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse
ANTONYMS: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive

Question 13

paramount

Answer 13

(adj) chief in importance, above all others
SYNONYMS: supreme, primary, dominant
ANTONYMS: secondary, subordinate, ancillary

Question 14

prattle

Answer 14

(v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n) baby talk, babble
SYNONYMS: (n) twaddle, gibberish, piffle

Question 15

rebut

Answer 15

(v) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute
SYNONYMS: disprove, confute, shoot holes in
ANTONYMS: (v) confirm, corroborate, substanitate

Question 16

reprimand

Answer 16

(v) to scold; find fault with; (n) rebuke
SYNONYMS: (v) reproach; (n) reproof
ANTONYM: (v) pat on the back

Question 17

servitude

Answer 17

(n) slavery, forced labor
SYNONYMS: bondage, thralldom
ANTONYM: liberty

Question 18

slapdash

Answer 18

(adj) careless and hasty
SYNONYMS: cursory,perfunctory, slipshod
ANTONYMS: painstaking, thorough, in-depth

Question 19

stagnant

Answer 19

(adj) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive
SYNONYMS: still, motionless, inert, sluggish, dull
ANTONYMS: flowing, running, fresh, sweet

Question 20

succumb

Answer 20

(v) to give way to superior force, yield
SYNONYMS: submit, die, expire
ANTONYMS: overcome, master, conquer