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Vocab
vocabulary unit 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accomplice | (n.) a person who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | (v.) obliterate, decimate, demolish |
| arbitrary | (adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
| brazen | (adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass |
| catalyst | (n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
| exodus | (n.) a large-scale departure or flight, exit |
| facilitate | (v.) to make easier; to assist |
| incorrigible | unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate |
| latent | (adj.) hidden, present but not realized |
| militant | (adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist |
| morose | (adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| opaque | (adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid |
| paramount | (adj.) chief in importance, above all others |
| prattle | (v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble |
| rebut | disprove, confute, shoot holes in |
| reprimand | (v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke |
| servitude | (n.) slavery, forced labor |
| slapdash | (adj.) careless and hasty |
| stagnant | (adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull |
| succumb | (v.) to give way to superior force, yield |