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Vocab Unit 5
From accomplice to succumb
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n.) a person who takes part in a crime | accomplice |
| (v.) to destroy completely | annihilate |
| (adj.) unreasonable; based on one's own wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness | arbitrary |
| (adj.) made of brass; shameless, impudent (disrespectful) | brazen |
| (n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change | catalyst |
| (n.) a large-scale departure or flight | exodus |
| (v.) to make easier, assist | facilitate |
| (adj.) not able to be corrected, beyond control | incorrigible |
| (adj.) hidden, present but not realized | latent |
| (adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause | militant |
| (n.) activist | militant |
| (adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable | morose |
| (adjl.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid | opaque |
| (adj.) chief in importance, above all others | paramount |
| (v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way | prattle |
| (n.) baby talk | prattle |
| (v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute | rebut |
| (v.) to scold, find fault with | reprimand |
| (n.) a rebuke | reprimand |
| (n.) slavery, forced labor | servitude |
| (adj.) careless and hasty | slapdash |
| (adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull | stagnant |
| (v.) to give way to superior force, yield | succumb |
| Prefix: again, back | re- |
| Prefix: not, into, in | in- |
| Suffix: noun suffix | -tude |
| Suffix: verb suffix | -ate |