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vocab list 12
| Question | Answer | flap 3 |
|---|---|---|
| capitulate | verb | to surrender. |
| catalyst | noun | a substance that alters the rate at which a physical or chemical reaction takes place, usually by making it go faster. |
| caustic | adjective | able to burn, eat away, or destroy by chemical action; sarcastic cutting in speech. |
| hierarchy | noun | a group of persons arranged in order rank. |
| homogeneous | adjective | having ot consisting of the same parts; similar. |
| hypocritical | adjective | insincere, false; pretending to be better than one really is. |
| iconoclast | noun | a person who attacks and seeks to overthrow popular ideas. |
| piety | noun | a dutiful act or thought; devotion to religious duties and practices. |
| placid | adjective | calm; peaceful. |
| pompous | adjective | acting with an air of great dignity; ful of high sounding words or phrases; pretentious; self-important. |