Unit 5: (Definitions)

Question 1

accomplice

Answer 1

(n.) a person who takes part in a crime

Question 2

(n.) a person who takes part in a crime

Answer 2

accomplice

Question 3

annihilate

Answer 3

(v.) to destroy completely

Question 4

(v.) to destroy completely

Answer 4

annihilate

Question 5

arbitrary

Answer 5

(adj.) unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard to reason or fairness

Question 6

(adj.) unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard to reason or fairness

Answer 6

arbitrary

Question 7

brazen

Answer 7

(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass

Question 8

(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass

Answer 8

brazen

Question 9

catalyst

Answer 9

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

Question 10

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

Answer 10

catalyst

Question 11

exodus

Answer 11

(n.) a large-scale departure

Question 12

(n.) a large-scale departure

Answer 12

exodus

Question 13

facilitate

Answer 13

(v.) to make easier; to assist

Question 14

(v.) to make easier; to assist

Answer 14

facilitate

Question 15

incorrigible

Answer 15

(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control

Question 16

(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control

Answer 16

incorrigible

Question 17

latent

Answer 17

(adj.) hidden, present but not realized

Question 18

(adj.) hidden, present but not realized

Answer 18

latent

Question 19

militant

Answer 19

(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist

Question 20

(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist

Answer 20

militant

Question 21

morose

Answer 21

(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Question 22

(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Answer 22

morose

Question 23

opaque

Answer 23

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or luck; dense, stupid

Question 24

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or luck; dense, stupid

Answer 24

opaque

Question 25

paramount

Answer 25

(adj.) chief in importance, above all others

Question 26

(adj.) chief in importance, above all others

Answer 26

paramount

Question 27

prattle

Answer 27

(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble

Question 28

(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble

Answer 28

prattle

Question 29

rebut

Answer 29

(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute

Question 30

(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute

Answer 30

rebut

Question 31

reprimand

Answer 31

(v.) to school; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke

Question 32

(v.) to school; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke

Answer 32

reprimand

Question 33

servitude

Answer 33

(n.) slavery, forced labor

Question 34

(n.) slavery, forced labor

Answer 34

servitude

Question 35

slapdash

Answer 35

(adj.) careless and hasty

Question 36

(adj.) careless and hasty

Answer 36

slapdash

Question 37

stagnant

Answer 37

(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive

Question 38

(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive

Answer 38

stagnant

Question 39

succumb

Answer 39

(v.) to give way to superior force, yield

Question 40

(v.) to give way to superior force, yield

Answer 40

succumb