vocab unit 5

Question 1

accomplice

Answer 1

a person who takes part in a crime

Question 2

annihilate

Answer 2

to destroy completely

Question 3

arbitrary

Answer 3

unreasonable;based on ones wishes without regard for reason or fairness

Question 4

brazen

Answer 4

shameless;impudent- not showing respect to another person;made of brass

Question 5

catalyst

Answer 5

a substance causing a chemical reaction; anything that causes change

Question 6

exodus

Answer 6

A large scale departure flight

Question 7

facilitate

Answer 7

to make easier; to assist

Question 8

incorrigible

Answer 8

not able to be corrected; beyond control

Question 9

latent

Answer 9

hidden, present but not realized

Question 10

militant

Answer 10

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

Question 11

morose

Answer 11

having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Question 12

opaque

Answer 12

not letting light through; not clear/lucid

Question 13

paramount

Answer 13

chief in importance, above all others

Question 14

prattle

Answer 14

to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble/ baby talk

Question 15

rebut

Answer 15

to offer arguments or evidence that contradict a confident statement

Question 16

reprimand

Answer 16

to scold; find fault with

Question 17

servitude

Answer 17

slavery, forced labor

Question 18

slapdash

Answer 18

careless and hasty

Question 19

stagnant

Answer 19

not running or flowing; foul form standing still; inactive

Question 20

succumb

Answer 20

to give way to superior force; yield