Unit 5; Definitions

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

Question 4

Brazen

Answer 4

Shameless, impudent; 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

Incorrigibe

Answer 8

Not able to correct; beyond control

Question 9

Latent

Answer 9

Hidden, present but not realized

Question 10

Militant

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Morose

Answer 11

Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or socialable

Question 12

Opaque

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Paramount

Answer 13

Chief in importance, above all others

Question 14

Prattle

Answer 14

To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simply way; to babble

Baby talk; babble

Question 15

Rebut

Answer 15

To offer and arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute

Question 16

Reprimand

Answer 16

To scold; find fault with

A rebuke

Question 17

Servitude

Answer 17

Slavery, forced labor

Question 18

Slapdash

Answer 18

Careless and hasty

Question 19

Stagnant

Answer 19

Not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, dull, sluggish

Question 20

Succumb

Answer 20

To give way to superior force, yield