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Unit 5 vocab
Unit 5 vocab (11-11-22)
| definition/term | definition/term |
|---|---|
| accomplice | -person who takes part in a crime -partner in crime |
| annihilate | -destroy completely |
| arbitrary | -unreasonable -without... reason or fairness |
| brazen | -brass -bold -shameless -ant. respect |
| catalyst | -chemical reaction -causes change -instigator= stater |
| -escape, exit, leave -departure -bible -flight | exodus |
| -make easier -assist -simplify | facilitate |
| -unable to be corrected -beyond control | incorrigible |
| -hidden -not realized, but present -dormant, inactive | latent |
| -activist -active and aggressive in support of a cause -Martin Luther King Jr. | militant |
| morose | -gloomy -sullen manner -not friendly; serious, depressed -ant. happy, cheerful, joyful |
| opaque | -not clear -no light through -cloudy, foggy; dense, stupid |
| paramount | -chief in importance -above all others prime, supreme, dominate, key, major, #1 |
| prattle | -talk aimlessly -foolish -babble, gibberish, baby talk |
| rebut | -offer arguments -disprove -lawyers job |
| -find fault -scold, reproach, lecture -earful, criticism | reprimand |
| -slavery -forced labor -ant. freedom | servitude |
| -careless -sloppy, slack -hurried, messy | slapdash |
| -not running or flowing -inactive, still, motionless -sluggish | stagnant |
| -surrender -give away, submit -expire, die | succumb |