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unit 5 vocabulary **
Question | Answer |
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accomplice | a person who takes part in a crime |
annihilate | to destroy completely |
arbitrary | unreasonable;based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
brazen | shameless,impudent;made of brass |
catalyst | a substance that causes or hastenss a chemical reaction any agent that causes change |
exodus | a large-scale departure or flight |
facilitate | to make easier;to assist |
incorrigible | not able to be corrected;beyond control |
latent | hidden,present but not realized |
militant | given to fighting;active and aggressive in support of a cause;an activist |
opaque | not letting light through;not clear or lucid;dense,stupid |
paramount | cheif in importance,above all others |
prattle | to talk in an aimless,foolish,or simple way;to babblt;baby talk |
rebut | to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion;to refute |
reprimand | to scold;find fault with;a rebuke |
servitude | salvery,forced labor |
slapdash | carless and hasty |
stagnant | not running or flowing;foul from standing still;inactive,sluggish,dull |
succumb | to give way to superior force,yield |