Question

1. decimate a. an artificial chemical designed to kill plant life

Answer 1

Answer:

1-D

2-A

3-B

4-C

Explanation:

Decimate: to thoroughly destroy something.

It is called decimate the action of causing large numbers of dead, injured or sick in a group of people or animals, especially in a population.

Defoliant: an artificial chemical designed to kill plant life.

A defoliant is any chemical that is fumigated or sprinkled on the plants in a way that induces their leaves to fall off. A classic example of a highly toxic defoliant is the Agent Orange.

Detrimental: having a negative or harmful effect on something.

It is called detrimental to something that causes or may cause harm.

Tentative: to be hesitant or uncertain in an action.

This word means the situation in which a person is not clear about his actions to be carried out.

Answer 2

1. Decimate.    

d. To thoroughly destroy something.

Decimate means to kill, destroy, or eliminate a substantial part of something. Example: Native Americans communities have been decimated.

2. Defoliant.

a. An artificial chemical designed to kill plant life.    

A defoliant is an herbicidal chemical diffused on plants to make their leaves to fall off.

3. Detrimental.    

b. Having a negative or harmful effect on something.    

Detrimental means something has a tendency to cause harm.

4. Tentative.    

c. To be hesitant or uncertain in an action.  

Something tentative is not certain or fixed, as in provisional. Example: This is merely a tentative theory.