Vocab List 5 (15/16)

Question 1

charlatan

Answer 1

(noun) a fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge

Question 2

corroborate

Answer 2

(verb) to support; strengthen with further evidence, provide the proof

Question 3

disseminate

Answer 3

(verb) to spread or scatter widely; distribute

Question 4

diverge

Answer 4

(verb) to branch off in different directions from the same point; to become different; to take a different route

Question 5

dormant

Answer 5

(adj) inactive; alive but not actively growing; as if asleep

Question 6

hoist

Answer 6

(verb) to lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable

Question 7

illicit

Answer 7

(adj) illegal; forbidden by laws, rules or custom

Question 8

irrevocable

Answer 8

(adj) not able to be canceled or undone; irreversible

Question 9

precipitate

Answer 9

(verb) to cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected

Question 10

proliferation

Answer 10

(noun) a rapid spread or increase