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Jantz Eng 1 Unit 5
Vocabulary for freshman English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exodus | leave, especially many people leaving |
| catalyst | thing or person that causes a reaction |
| servitude | forced labor or service, ex. slavery |
| arbitrary | for no clear reason, random |
| slapdash | quickly and carelessly done |
| accomplice | helper in a crime |
| militant | aggressive, ready to use force |
| latent | hidden, hiding |
| prattle | talk a lot without really saying anything |
| annihilate | completely destroy so that there is nothing left |
| paramount | of highest importance |
| succumb | be overcome by, be defeated by |
| facilitate | make easier, help something happen |
| rebut | give arguments against something |
| opaque | solid, can't see through it |
| brazen | bold and shameless |
| stagnant | not moving or progressing |
| reprimand | formally tell someone s/he has done something wrong |
| incorrigible | cannot be made better, refuses to stop doing bad things |
| morose | in a bad mood, gloomy |