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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