Vocab-Unit 5

Question 1

Annihilate

Answer 1

To destroy completely

Question 2

Arbitrary

Answer 2

Unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Question 3

Brazen

Answer 3

Made of brass; shameless

Question 4

Catalyst

Answer 4

A substance that causes or 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 able to be corrected; beyond control

Question 8

Latent

Answer 8

Hidden, present but not realized

Question 9

Militant

Answer 9

Given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause
(n.) 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

Question 12

Paramount

Answer 12

Chief in importance; above all others

Question 13

Prattle

Answer 13

Talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple matter

Question 14

Rebut

Answer 14

To offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion

Question 15

Reprimand

Answer 15

To scold; find fault with

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, sluggish, dull

Question 19

Succumb

Answer 19

To give way to superior force

Question 20

Accomplice

Answer 20

A person who takes part in a crime