unit 7

Question 1

deus ex machina

Answer 1

noun
any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot.

Question 2

Kaput

Answer 2

adjective
destroyed beyond the point of repair

Question 3

Juggernaut

Answer 3

noun
a massive, unstoppable force, campaign, movement, or object

Question 4

ameliorate

Answer 4

verb
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory

Question 5

auspicious

Answer 5

adjective
suggesting that future success is likely

Question 6

balk

Answer 6

verb
to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed (often use with at)

Question 7

burgeon

Answer 7

verb
to grow or develop quickly (used with into)

Question 8

calibrate

Answer 8

verb
to adjust precisely for a particular function

Question 9

conflate

Answer 9

verb
to combine distinct elements or ideas into a single entity in a way that can lead to their differences being lost

Question 10

death knell

Answer 10

noun
a harbinger of the end or destruction of something

Question 11

erstwhile

Answer 11

adjective
in the past; former

Question 12

impasse

Answer 12

noun
a situation in which no progress is possible

Question 13

labyrinthine

Answer 13

adjective
resembling a maze; highly intricate or complicated

Question 14

motley

Answer 14

adjective
exhibiting great diversity of elements

Question 15

recidivism

Answer 15

noun
a tendency to relapse into previous behavior, especially after criminal behavior

Question 16

saboteur

Answer 16

noun
a person who commits or practices sabotage

Question 17

Sisyphean

Answer 17

adjective
endless and futile (pointless) in regard to a task
(needs to be capitalized)

Question 18

streamline

Answer 18

to make something simpler or more efficient

Question 19

stymie

Answer 19

verb
to present an obstacle; to stand in the way of

Question 20

Planned Obsolesce

Answer 20

noun
a method of stimulating consumer demand by designing products that wear out after being used for a certain period of time.