Unit 5 Vocab

Question 1

Accomplice syn. partner in crime, confederate

Answer 1

N. A person who takes part in a crime.

Question 2

Annihilate syn. obliterate, decimate, demolish Ant. foster, promote, encourage, nurture

Answer 2

V. to destroy completely

Question 3

Arbitrary syn. capricious, high-handed, autocratic Ant. reasoned, rational, objective, equitable

Answer 3

Adj. unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness.

Question 4

Brazen syn. saucy, bold Ant. deferential, respectful, self-effacing

Answer 4

Adj. shameless, impudent, made of brass

Question 5

Catalyst syn. stimulus, spur, instigator

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Exodus syn. emigration, escape, hegira Ant. Immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

Answer 6

N. a large-scale departure or flight

Question 7

Facilitate syn. ease, smooth the way, simplify Ant. hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

Answer 7

V. to make easier; to assist

Question 8

Incorrigible syn. unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate Ant. tractable, docile, curable, reparable

Answer 8

Adj. Not able to be corrected; beyond control

Question 9

Latent syn. dormant, inactive, undeveloped Ant. exposed, manifest, evident

Answer 9

Adj. Hidden, present but not realized

Question 10

Militant syn. truculent Ant. unassertive, peaceable, passive

Answer 10

Adj. given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; N. an activist

Question 11

Morose syn. morbid, doleful Ant. cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant

Answer 11

Adj. Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Question 12

Opaque syn. hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse Ant. Transparent, clear, bright, perceptive

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Paramount syn. supreme, foremost, primary, dominant Ant. secondary, subordinate, ancillary

Answer 13

Adj. chief in importance, above all others

Question 14

Prattle syn. chatter, twaddle, gibberish, piffle

Answer 14

V. to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; N. baby talk, babble

Question 15

Rebut syn. disprove, confute, shoot holes in Ant. confirm, corroborate, substantiate

Answer 15

V. to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion, to refute

Question 16

Reprimand syn. reprove, reproach, reproof Ant. praise, pat on the back

Answer 16

V. to scold; find fault with; a rebuke

Question 17

Servitude syn. captivity, bondage, thralldom Ant. freedom, liberty

Answer 17

N. slavery, forced labor

Question 18

Slapdash syn. cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod Ant. painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth

Answer 18

Adj. careless and hasty

Question 19

Stagnant syn. still, motionless, inert, fetid Ant. flowing, running, fresh, sweet

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Succumb syn. submit, die, expire Ant. overcome, master, conquer

Answer 20

V. to give way to superior force, yield