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.
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.
