Sadlier-Oxford Level D vocabulary: Unit 5

Question 1

(v.) to give way to a superior force; yield

Accepted Answer

succumb

Question 2

The sunlight did not pass through my _______ textbook.

Accepted Answer

opaque

Question 3

Although he was eating healthy, it was not difficult to __________ to the delicious desserts.

Accepted Answer

succumb

Question 4

We could not understand the toddler's _______.

Accepted Answer

prattle

Question 5

Although he did not steal anything, the friend tagging along was a(n) _______ of the robbery.

Accepted Answer

accomplice

Question 6

(adj.) chief in importance, above all others

Accepted Answer

paramount

Question 7

(n.) slavery, forced labor

Accepted Answer

servitude

Question 8

His parents gave his sister _________ punishments because she was the favorite child.

Accepted Answer

arbitrary

Question 9

(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke

Accepted Answer

reprimand

Question 10

The _______ disease had not began to show any symptoms.

Accepted Answer

latent

Question 11

(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Accepted Answer

arbitrary

Question 12

We spent the majority of the meeting debating the _________ issue.

Accepted Answer

paramount

Question 13

(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble

Accepted Answer

prattle

Question 14

(v.) to destroy completely

Accepted Answer

annihilate

Question 15

(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull

Accepted Answer

stagnant

Question 16

All of their belongings were _______ in the fire.

Accepted Answer

annihilated

Question 17

Students with ________ homework are less likely to do well on exams.

Accepted Answer

slapdash

Question 18

(adj.) careless and hasty

Accepted Answer

slapdash

Question 19

Her awful grammar seemed ________ to the teacher.

Accepted Answer

incorrigible

Question 20

During an arguement, someone is likely to _______ what you say.

Accepted Answer

rebut

Question 21

(n.) a large-scale departure or flight

Accepted Answer

exodus

Question 22

In the 1960s many people were a ___________ for the Civil Rights Movement.

Accepted Answer

millitant

Question 23

The muddy, shallow stream seemed to be _________.

Accepted Answer

stagnant

Question 24

(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass

Accepted Answer

brazen

Question 25

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes a change

Accepted Answer

catalyst

Question 26

(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Accepted Answer

morose

Question 27

The parents had to _______ their child after he behaved badly.

Accepted Answer

reprimand

Question 28

The students were suspended for their _______ behavior

Accepted Answer

brazen

Question 29

The ________ boy did not look very approachable.

Accepted Answer

morose

Question 30

We used a(n) ______ in our experiment to expedite the process.

Accepted Answer

catalyst

Question 31

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense

Accepted Answer

opaque

Question 32

There may be a large (n) _______ of people leaving a country during war

Accepted Answer

exodus

Question 33

(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control

Accepted Answer

incorrigible

Question 34

(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute

Accepted Answer

rebut

Question 35

(n.) a person who takes part in a crime

Accepted Answer

accomplice

Question 36

(v.) to make easier; to assist

Accepted Answer

facilitate

Question 37

The news helps to _______ the quick travel of information to the public.

Accepted Answer

facilitate

Question 38

(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist

Accepted Answer

militant

Question 39

The children thought doing their chores was ________.

Accepted Answer

servitude

Question 40

(adj.) hidden, present but not realized

Accepted Answer

latent

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