Vocab List 7

Question 0

Catalyst

Answer 0

Something that creates a change. In chemistry, a catalyst is a substance that accelerates (speeds up) a reaction

Question 1

Atrophy

Answer 1

A wasting away of a organ or body part due to disuse, nerve damage, or disease; can also be used figuratively or in hyperbole

Question 2

Cynical

Answer 2

Distrustful of the motives of others; sneeringly sarcastic or pessimistic; jaded

Question 3

Entrepreneur

Answer 3

A creative person who starts his or her own business

Question 4

Exertion

Answer 4

Strenuous effort; can refer to physical or mental labor

Question 6

Insidious

Answer 6

Treacherous, stealthy, cunning; appearing to be innocent or innocuous, but in reality deadly

Question 7

Obfuscate

Answer 7

To confuse, bewilder, or mystify. To make something obscure, unclear, or indefinite

Question 8

Retail

Answer 8

The sale of goods to individual consumers or families, often in small quantities

Question 9

Vivacious

Answer 9

Full of life and spirit; animated, lively

Question 10

Wholesale

Answer 10

The sale of good from a factory or production company to a store for resale to the public. It can also mean “expansive, broadly indiscriminate” as in “wholesale violence”