nationalizePronunciation: \ˈnash-nə-ˌlīz, ˈna-shə-nə-ˌlīz\ Function: verb Date: 1800 1 : to give a national character to 2 : to invest control or ownership of in the national government

• obligate• Pronunciation: \ˈä-blə-ˌgāt\ • Function: transitive verb • Etymology: Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare Date: 1533 • 1 : to bind legally or morally : constrain 2 : to commit (as funds) to meet an

obligation

• phobia• Pronunciation: \ˈfō-bē-ə\ • Function: noun • Etymology: -phobia • Date: 1786 • : an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object,

class of objects, or situation

an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange.

• premonition• Pronunciation: \ˌprē-mə-ˈni-shən, ˌpre-\ • Function: noun • Etymology: Middle English premunition, from Anglo-French, from Medieval

Latin premunition-, premunitio, alteration of Late Latin praemonitio, from Latin praemonēre to warn in advance, at mind Date: 15th century

• 1 : previous notice or warning : forewarning 2 : anticipation of an event without conscious reason : presentiment

• smattering• Pronunciation: \ˈsma-tə-riŋ\ • Function: noun Date: 1538 • 1 : superficial piecemeal knowledge <a smattering of carpentry, house

painting, bricklaying — Alva Johnston> 2 : a small scattered number or amount <a smattering of spectators>

• snobbish• Pronunciation: \ˈsnä-bish\ • Function: adjective Date: 1840 • : being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob <a snobbish attitude>

• momentous• Pronunciation: \mō-ˈmen-təs, mə-\ • Function: adjective Date: 1656 • : important, consequential

• precocious• Pronunciation: \pri-ˈkō-shəs\ • Function: adjective • Etymology: Latin praecoc-, praecox early ripening, precocious, from prae-

+ coquere to cook — more at cook Date: 1650 • 1 : exceptionally early in development or occurrence 2 : exhibiting mature

qualities at an unusually early age <a precocious child>

• resuscitate• Pronunciation: \ri-ˈsə-sə-ˌtāt\ • Function: verb • Inflected Form(s): re·sus·ci·tat·ed; re·sus·ci·tat·ing • Etymology: Latin resuscitatus, past participle of resuscitare to

reawaken, from re- + suscitare to rouse, Date: 1532 1: to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness; also : 2 : come to, revive

• scathing• Function: adjective • Date: 1794 • : bitterly severe <a scathing condemnation> synonyms see caustic• — scathingly adverb

1. Nationalize:2. Obligate:3. Phobia:4. Premonition:5. Smattering: 6. Snobbish:7. Momentous:8. Precocious:9. Resuscitate:10. Scathing:A. bitterly severeB. to reviveC. importantD. to bind legally or morallyE. exhibiting mature qualities F. to invest control or ownershipG. befitting a snob H. illogical fearI. notice or warningJ. a small scattered number