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Unit 5 Vocabulary
Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accomplice | (n.) a person who takes part in a crime |
| Annihilate | (v.) to destroy completely |
| 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 |
| Facilitate | (v.) to make easier; to assist |
| Incorrigible | (adj.) not able to be concerned; beyond control |
| 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 | (v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion to refute |
| 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 |
| Succumb | (v.) to give way to superior force, yield |