WK5

Question 1

repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Answer 1

Abrogate

Question 2

evade (a responsibility or duty).

Answer 2

Abrogate

Question 3

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

Answer 3

Churlish

Question 4

sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world).

Answer 4

Circumnavigate

Question 5

go around or avoid (an obstacle).

Answer 5

Circumnavigate

Question 6

avoid dealing with (something difficult or unpleasant).

Answer 6

Circumnavigate

Question 7

a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.

Answer 7

Paradigm

Question 8

a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles.

Answer 8

Paradigm

Question 9

take (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it off as one’s own.

Answer 9

Plagiarize

Question 10

take the work or an idea of (someone) and pass it off as one’s own.

Answer 10

Plagiarize

Question 11

involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

Answer 11

Fiduciary

Question 12

(of a paper currency) depending for its value on securities (as opposed to gold) or the reputation of the issuer.

Answer 12

Fiduciary

Question 13

excessive pride or self-confidence.

Answer 13

Hubris

Question 14

(in Greek tragedy) excessive pride towards or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.

Answer 14

Hubris

Question 15

(especially in the US) charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.

Answer 15

Impeach