Unit 7

Question 1

culprit

Answer 1

a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some kind of misconduct; an offender

Question 2

dawdle

Answer 2

to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something then necessary

Question 3

expend

Answer 3

to pay out, spend; to use up

Question 4

gullible

Answer 4

easily fooled, tricked, or cheated

Question 5

immerse

Answer 5

to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply

Question 6

inflammatory

Answer 6

causing excitement or anger; leading to unrest violence or disorder

Question 7

persevere

Answer 7

to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough

Question 8

quash

Answer 8

to crush, put down completely

Question 9

testimonial

Answer 9

a statement that speaks to a person’s character or the benefits of a product; expressing the value or worth of someone or something

Question 10

writhe

Answer 10

to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle

Question 11

authorize

Answer 11

to approve or permit to give power authority to

Question 12

dissect

Answer 12

to cut apart in preparation for scientific study to analyze with great great care

Question 13

fatality

Answer 13

an event resulting in death an accidental death

Question 14

illicit

Answer 14

not permitted unlawful improper

Question 15

memorandum

Answer 15

a note to aid one’s memory an informal note or report

Question 16

pathetic

Answer 16

marked by strong emotion especially pity and sorrow able to move people emotionally worthy of pity

Question 17

prevaricate

Answer 17

to lie tell an untruth to mislead on propose

Question 18

relish

Answer 18

enjoyment or satisfaction something that adds a pleasing flavor to enjoy greatly

Question 19

reminisce

Answer 19

to recall one’s past thoughts or feeling or experiences

Question 20

scour

Answer 20

to clean or polish by hard rubbing to examine with great care to move about quickly in search of