Unit 4 Part 1

Question 1

Evocative

Answer 1

to evoke an emotional response

Question 2

Ferreted

Answer 2

an active and persistent searcher

Question 3

Ferment

Answer 3

a situation in which there is much excitement and confusion caused by change

Question 4

Imperious

Answer 4

having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of someone who gives orders and expects other people to obey them

Question 5

Viable

Answer 5

capable of functioning, existing and developing

Question 6

Inherent

Answer 6

involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic risks inherent in the venture

Question 7

Vociferous

Answer 7

expressing feelings or opinions in a very loud or forceful way

Question 8

Fiscal

Answer 8

of or relating to money and especially to the money a government, business,
or organization earns, spends, and owes

Question 9

Sovereignty

Answer 9

a country’s independent authority and the right to govern itself; supreme power especially over a body politic

Question 10

Quorum

Answer 10

the smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting in order for decisions to be made

Question 11

Buoyant

Answer 11

cheerful; capable of maintaining a satisfactorily high level

Question 12

Mired

Answer 12

a troublesome or intractable situation; to be stuck in the mud

Question 13

Insurgents

Answer 13

a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent

Question 14

Impasse

Answer 14

a situation in which no progress seems possible

Question 15

Harbinger

Answer 15

Something that shows what is coming.

Question 16

Recalcitrant

Answer 16

Stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders.

Question 17

Mollify

Answer 17

to make (someone) less angry: to calm (someone) down

Question 18

Dismember

Answer 18

To cut off or disjoin the limbs, members or parts of

Question 19

Urbanity

Answer 19

The quality or state of being polite, confident, fashionable, sophisticated, and elegant

Question 20

Arduous

Answer 20

Hard to accomplish: Difficult

Question 21

Despotism

Answer 21

a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power

Question 22

Posterity

Answer 22

all future generations

Question 23

Agrarian

Answer 23

of, relating to, or characteristic of farmers or their way of life