Unit 5

Question 1

annihilate

Answer 1

to destroy completely

Question 2

arbitrary

Answer 2

unreasonable

based on ones wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Question 3

brazen

Answer 3

shameless, impudent

made of brass

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

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

dense, stupid

Question 12

paramount

Answer 12

chief in importance, above all others

Question 13

prattle

Answer 13

to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way

to babble

baby talk

babble

Question 14

rebut

Answer 14

to offer arguments and evidence that contradict an assertion

to refute

Question 15

reprimand

Answer 15

to scold

find fault with

a rebuke

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

Question 19

succumb

Answer 19

to give way to superior force, yield

Question 20

accomplice

Answer 20

a person who takes part in a crime