Unit 5

Question 1

Annihilate

Answer 1

To destroy completely

Question 2

Arbitrary

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Brazen

Answer 3

Shameless, impudent; Made of brass

Question 4

Catalyst

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Exodus

Answer 5

A large – scale departure or flight

Question 6

Facilitate

Answer 6

To make it easier; to assist

Question 7

And corrigible

Answer 7

Not able to be corrected; beyond control

Question 8

Latent

Answer 8

Hidden, present but not realized

Question 9

Militant

Answer 9

Given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; and activist

Question 10

Morose

Answer 10

Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Question 11

Opaque

Answer 11

Not letting light through; not clear and lucid to; dense, stupid

Question 12

Paramount

Answer 12

Chief in importance, above all others

Question 13

Prattle

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Rebut

Answer 14

To offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion or refute

Question 15

Reprimand

Answer 15

To scold; find fault with; a rebuke

Question 16

Servitude

Answer 16

Slavery, forced labor

Question 17

Slapdash

Answer 17

Careless and hasty

Question 18

Stagnant

Answer 18

Not running or flowing; Foul from standing still; inactive

Question 19

Succumb

Answer 19

To give way to superior force, yield

Question 20

Accomplice

Answer 20

A person who takes part in a crime