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Vocab 5
Vocab 5 and 6
| word | def | pos |
|---|---|---|
| accomplice | a person who takes part in a crime | noun |
| annihilate | to destroy completely | verb |
| arbitrary | unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness | adj |
| brazen | shameless, imprudent; made of brass; bold | adj |
| catalyst | a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes a change | noun |
| exodus | a large-scale departure or flight | noun |
| facilitate | to make easier; to assist | verb |
| incorrigible | not being able to be corrected; beyond control | adj |
| latent | hidden, present but not realized | adj |
| militant | given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist | adj/noun |
| morose | having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable | adj |
| opaque | not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense | adj |
| paramount | chief in importance, above all others | adj |
| prattle | to talk in an aimless, foolish or simple way; to babble; (n) baby talk; babble | verb/noun |
| rebut | to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion to refute | verb |
| reprimand | to scold; find fault with; (n) a rebuke | verb/ noun |
| servitude | slavery, forced labor | noun |
| slapdash | careless and hasty | adj |
| stagnant | not running or flowing; foul form standing; inactive | adj |
| succumb | to give away to superior force, yield | verb |