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Vocab #5 Level D
Question | Answer |
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accomplice | a person who takes part in a crime |
annihilate | to destroy completely |
arbitrary | unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness SYN: capricious, high-handed, autocratic ANT: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable |
brazen | shameless, impudent |
catalyst | a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
exodus | large-scale departure or flight. |
facilitate | to make easier; to assist. |
incorrigible | not able to be corrected; beyond control. |
latent | hidden, present but not realized. |
militant | given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause |
morose | having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable. |
opaque | not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid |
paramount | chief in importance, above all others |
prattle | to talk in an aimless, foolish or simple way |
rebut | to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion |
reprimand | to scold; find fault with |
servitude | slavery, forced labor |
slapdash | careless and hasty |
stagnant | not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish dull |
succumb | to give way to superior force, yield |
militant | an activist |
prattle | baby talk |