Unit 5D

Question 0

annihilate

Answer 0

to destroy completely

Question 1

accomplice

Answer 1

a person who takes part in a crime

Question 2

arbitrary

Answer 2

unreasonable; based in one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Question 3

brazen

Answer 3

shameless, impudent; made of brass

Question 4

catalyst

Answer 4

a substance that causes of 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 easier; to assist

Question 7

incorrigible

Answer 7

not bale to be corrected; beyond control

Question 8

latent

Answer 8

hidden, present but not realised

Question 9

militant

Answer 9

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

an 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 or lucid; 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 contradict an assertion; to 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