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Vocabulary Unit 5 definitions synonyms and antonyms

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accomplice   n = a person who takes part in a crime syn = partner in crime, confederate  
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annihilate   v = to destroy completely syn = obliterate, decimate, demolish ant = foster, promote, encourage, nurture  
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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  
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brazen   adj = shameless, impudent; made of brass syn = saucy, bold ant = deferential, respectful, self-effacing  
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catalyst   n = a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change syn = stimulus, spur, instigator  
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exodus   n = a large-scale departure or flight syn = emigration, escape, hegira ant = immigration, influx, arrival, entrance  
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facilitate   v = to make easier; to assist syn = ease, smooth the way, simplify ant = hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede  
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incorrigible   adj = not able to be corrected; beyond control syn = unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate ant = tractable, docile, curable, reparable  
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latent   adj = hidden, present but not realized syn = dormant, inactive, undeveloped ant = exposed, manifest, evident  
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militant   adj = given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; n = an activist syn = (adj) truculent ant = (adj) unassertive, peaceable, passive  
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morose   adj = having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable syn = morbid, doleful ant = cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant  
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opaque   adj = not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid syn = hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse ant = transparent, clear, bright, perceptive  
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paramount   adj = chief in importance, above all others syn = supreme, foremost, primary, dominant ant = secondary, subordinate, ancillary  
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prattle   v = to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; n = baby talk; babble syn = (v) chatter; (n) twaddle, gibberish, piffle  
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rebut   v = to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute syn = disprove, confute, shoot holes in ant = confirm, corroborate, substantiate  
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reprimand   v = to scold; find fault with; n = a rebuke syn = (v) reprove, reproach; (n) reproof ant = (v) praise, pat on the back  
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servitude   n = slavery, forced labor syn = captivity, bondage, thralldom ant = freedom, liberty  
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slapdash   adj = careless and hasty syn = cursory, perfunctory, sloppy,slipshod ant = painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth  
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stagnant   adj - not running or flowing; foul from standing; inactive, sluggish, dull syn = still, motionless, inert, fetid ant = flowing, running, fresh, sweet  
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succumb   v = to give way to superior force, yield syn = submit, die, expire ant = overcome, master, conquer  
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