Unit 5 Definitions

Question 1

A person who takes part in a crime

Answer 1

Accomplice

Question 2

To destroy completely

Answer 2

Annihilate

Question 3

Unreasonable; based on one’s own wishes or whims whitout regard for reason or fairness

Answer 3

Arbitrary

Question 4

Made of brass; shameless, impudent

Answer 4

Brazen

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Catalyst

Question 6

A large-scale departure or flight

Answer 6

Exodus

Question 7

To make easier, assist

Answer 7

Facilitate

Question 8

Not able to be corrected, beyond control

Answer 8

Incorrigible

Question 9

Hidden, present but not realized

Answer 9

Latent

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Militant

Question 11

Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Answer 11

Morose

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Opaque

Question 13

Chief in importance, above all others

Answer 13

Paramount

Question 14

To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simply way

Baby talk

Answer 14

Prattle

Question 15

To offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute

Answer 15

Rebut

Question 16

To scold, find fault with

A rebuke

Answer 16

Reprimand

Question 17

Slavery, forced labor

Answer 17

Servitude

Question 18

Careless and hasty

Answer 18

Slapdash

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Stagnant

Question 20

To give way to superior force, yield

Answer 20

Succumb