Ch. 3 & 4 Vocabulary Practice

to call or bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

• arraign

• insensible

• resort

• execrate

Answer explanation

The burglar was arraigned in court for a string of robberies.

being enough; a quantity that can fulfill a need without being too abundant or too much

• resort

• sufficient

• maxim

• obdurate

Answer explanation

The librarian provided a set of 25 books sufficient for Ms. Jones's class.

unaware of or indifferent to

• insensible

• obdurate

• sufficient

• maxim

Answer explanation

Jake was insensible of the consequences of procrastinating on his research project.

Maxim

• being enough

• a general truth or principle about life or behavior

• to feel or express great hatred for

• stubborn or hard-hearted

Answer explanation

Lisa got through the grueling track practice by repeating, “No pain, no gain,” in her head, and that maxim helped her win the next race.

to feel or express great hatred for something or someone

• resort

• arragin

• insensible

• execrate

stubborn and hard-hearted

• maxim

• obdurate

• sufficient

• insensible

Answer explanation

The obdurate young man stubbornly refused to give up his seat to the tired old woman.