Vocab Unit 5D

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 one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Question 4

Brazen

Answer 4

Made of brass; shameless, impudent

Question 5

Catalyst

Answer 5

A substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

Question 6

Exodus

Answer 6

A large-scale departure or 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; an activist

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 or lucid; dense, stupid

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 contradicts an assertion; to refute

Question 16

Reprimand

Answer 16

To scold; find fault with; a rebuke

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 from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull

Question 20

Succumb

Answer 20

To give way to superior force, yield