Week #15

Question 1

Define

Complicity

(kəm plisˊə ti)

Answer 1

Partnership in wrongdoing

Proceeding on the premise that the broker was guilty
of complicity in t

Question 2

Define

Liquidation

(likˊwə dāˊshən)

Answer 2

Disposal of, killing

After the liquidation of the gang leader, a mammoth
conflict arose

Question 3

Define

Accomplice

(ə komˊplis)

Answer 3

An associate in a crime

Although he was judged as a minor accomplice, the
driver had actually p

Question 4

Define

Recant

(ri kantˊ)

Answer 4

Withdraw previous statements

When the cleryman refused to recant, his superiors
were so nettled that

Question 5

Define

Culpable

(kulˊpə bəl)

Answer 5

Deserving blame

Once the incontrovertible evidence was offered, the
servant was held cu

Question 6

Define

Woolgathering

Answer 6

Absentmindness or daydreaming

When the young genius should have been doing his
homework, he was frequ

Question 7

Define

Abrogate

(abā rə gāt)

Answer 7

Abolish

The wealthy uncle decided to abrogate his inane
nephew’s sinecure.

Question 8

Define

Alleged

(ə lejdtā)

Answer 8

Reported, supposed

It is symptomatic of some newspapers that an alleged
criminal is regar

Question 9

Define

Access

(akˊses)

Answer 9

Admittance

Once the druggiest had been duped into opening the
store, the addict ga

Question 10

Define

Invalidate

(in valˊə dāt)

Answer 10

To deprive of legal force, to nullify

The general was sure to invalidate the court-maritial’s
decision once h

Question 11

Define

Preclude

(pri klüdˊ)

Answer 11

Prevent

The manager was distraught when he realized that the
slugger’s sickness

Question 12

Define

To Whitewash

Answer 12

To conceal defects, to give a falsely virtuous
appearance to something

Although a committee was appointed to investigate
the corruption, many

Question 13

Define

Persevere

(pėrˊsə vērˊ)

Answer 13

Persist

If we persevere, we can overcome many of our
inhibitions.

Question 14

Define

Landmark (adj)

(landˊmärkˊ)

Answer 14

Historic, turning point of a period

The Battle of Midway was a landmark victory in he U.S.
campaign for ult

Question 15

Define

Extrinsic

(eks trinˊsik)

Answer 15

Foreign, coming from outside

Collectors avidly sought the rare coin for its extrinsic
value.

Question 16

Define

Declaim

(di klāmˊ)

Answer 16

Speak loudly

I know that my father would declaim against Mother’s
choice of ostentat

Question 17

Define

Fetter (v)

(fetˊər)

Answer 17

To hamper

The senator inveighed against the policy because he
felt it would fette

Question 18

Define

To Break the Ice

Answer 18

To make a start by overcoming initial
difficulties

The auto salesman had a poor week, but he finally
broke the ice by sell

Question 19

Define

Paragon

(parˊə gon)

Answer 19

Model of excellence

The town planners looked upon their utopia as a paragon for
other com

Question 20

Define

Paragon

(parˊə gon)

Answer 20

Model of excellence

The town planners looked upon their utopia as a paragon for
other com

Question 21

Define

Nomadic

(nō madˊik)

Answer 21

Wandering

In the desert, nomadic tribes wander back and forth, enduring
much priv

Question 22

Define

Asperity

(as perˊə ti)

Answer 22

Harshness of temper

We were amazed at the display of asperity from our normally
phlegmatic

Question 23

Define

Epithet

(epˊə thet)

Answer 23

Descriptive name

A bitter quarrel was precipitated when both politicians hurled
vile epi

Question 24

Define

Controversial

(konˊtrə verˊshəl)

Answer 24

Debatable

Some school principles attempt to repress the publication of
controvers

Question 25

Define

The Grapevine

Answer 25

A secret means of spreading information

The grapevine has it that Ernie will be elected president of the
school