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Level D

Level D . Unit 5 Quiz: Friday , January 17 , 2014 Test: Friday, January 24, 2014. 1. Accomplice - Noun. A person who takes part in a crime Syn : partner in crime, confederate Ant: NA. 2. annihilate - Verb. To destroy completely Syn : obliterate, demolish

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Level D

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  1. Level D Unit 5 Quiz: Friday, January 17, 2014 Test: Friday, January 24, 2014

  2. 1. Accomplice - Noun • A person who takes part in a crime • Syn: partner in crime, confederate • Ant: NA

  3. 2. annihilate - Verb • To destroy completely • Syn: obliterate, demolish • Ant: foster, promote, encourage, nurture

  4. 3. Arbitrary - Adj • Unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness • Syn: high-handed • Ant: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable

  5. 4. Brazen - Adjective • Shameless, impudent; made of brass • Syn: saucy, bold • Ant: respectful, self-serving

  6. 5. catalyst - Noun • A substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes changes • Syn: stimulus, spur, instigator • Ant: NA

  7. 6. exodus - Noun • A large-scale departure or flight • Syn: emigration, escape • Ant: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

  8. 7. facilitate - Verb • To make easier; to assist • Syn: ease, smooth the way, simplify • Ant: hamper, hinder, obstruct

  9. 8. Incorrigible - Adj • Not able to be corrected; beyond control • Syn: unruly, incurable • Ant: docile, curable

  10. 9. latent - Adj • Hidden, present but not realized • Syn: dormant, inactive, undeveloped • Ant: exposed, manifest, evident

  11. 10. militant • Adj: given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause • Syn: assertive • Ant: unassertive, passive • Noun: an activist • Syn: NA • Ant: NA

  12. 11. morose - Adj • Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable • Syn: morbid, doleful • Ant: cheerful, jaunty

  13. 12. Opaque - Adj • Not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid • Syn: hazy, cloudy, foggy, dull • Ant: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive

  14. 13. Paramount - Adj • Chief in importance, above all others • Syn: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant • Ant: secondary, subordinate

  15. 14. prattle Noun To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble Syn: chatter Ant: NA Baby talk; babble Syn: gibberish Ant: NA Verb

  16. 15. rebut - Verb • To offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute • Syn: disprove, shoot holes in • Ant: confirm, corroborate, substantiate

  17. 16. reprimand noun To scold, find fault with Syn: reprove, reproach Ant: praise, pat on the back A rebuke Syn: reproof Ant: pat on the back verb

  18. 17. Servitude - Noun • Slavery, forced labor • Syn: captivity, bondage • Ant: freedom, liberty

  19. 18. Slapdash - Adj • Careless and hasty • Syn: cursory, sloppy, slipshod • Ant: painstaking, thorough, in-depth

  20. 19. Stagnant - Adj • Not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull • Syn: still, motionless, inert • Ant: flowing, running, fresh, sweet

  21. 20. Succumb - V • To give way to superior force, yield • Syn: submit, die, dessert • Ant: overcome, master, conquer

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