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Voc.Unit#5
Vocabulary Unit 5 definitions synonyms and antonyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accomplice | n = a person who takes part in a crime syn = partner in crime, confederate |
| annihilate | v = to destroy completely syn = obliterate, decimate, demolish ant = foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
| arbitrary | adj = unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness syn = capricious, high-handed autocratic ant = reasoned, rational, objective, equitable |
| brazen | adj = shameless, impudent; made of brass syn = saucy, bold ant = deferential, respectful, self-effacing |
| catalyst | n = a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change syn = stimulus, spur, instigator |
| exodus | n = a large-scale departure or flight syn = emigration, escape, hegira ant = immigration, influx, arrival, entrance |
| facilitate | v = to make easier; to assist syn = ease, smooth the way, simplify ant = hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede |
| incorrigible | adj = not able to be corrected; beyond control syn = unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate ant = tractable, docile, curable, reparable |
| latent | adj = hidden, present but not realized syn = dormant, inactive, undeveloped ant = exposed, manifest, evident |
| militant | adj = given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; n = an activist syn = (adj) truculent ant = (adj) unassertive, peaceable, passive |
| morose | adj = having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable syn = morbid, doleful ant = cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
| opaque | adj = not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid syn = hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse ant = transparent, clear, bright, perceptive |
| paramount | adj = chief in importance, above all others syn = supreme, foremost, primary, dominant ant = secondary, subordinate, ancillary |
| prattle | v = to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; n = baby talk; babble syn = (v) chatter; (n) twaddle, gibberish, piffle |
| rebut | v = to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute syn = disprove, confute, shoot holes in ant = confirm, corroborate, substantiate |
| reprimand | v = to scold; find fault with; n = a rebuke syn = (v) reprove, reproach; (n) reproof ant = (v) praise, pat on the back |
| servitude | n = slavery, forced labor syn = captivity, bondage, thralldom ant = freedom, liberty |
| slapdash | adj = careless and hasty syn = cursory, perfunctory, sloppy,slipshod ant = painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth |
| stagnant | adj - not running or flowing; foul from standing; inactive, sluggish, dull syn = still, motionless, inert, fetid ant = flowing, running, fresh, sweet |
| succumb | v = to give way to superior force, yield syn = submit, die, expire ant = overcome, master, conquer |