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vocab unit 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A person who takes part in a crime, often aiding the principal offender. | Accomplice |
| To destroy completely | Annihilate |
| Unreasonable and based on personal whims rather than logic or fairness | Arbitrary |
| Shameless, impudent; made of brass, often used to describe bold behavior | Brazen |
| A substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change | Catalyst |
| A large-scale departure or flight, often used in the context of people leaving a place | Exodus |
| To make easier; to assist in the process of something | Facilitate |
| Not able to be corrected; beyond control, often used to describe a person | Incorrigible |
| Hidden, present but not realized; potential that has not yet manifested | Latent |
| Given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; An activist | Militant |
| Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable. | Morose |
| Chief in importance, above all others; of utmost significance | Paramount |
| To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble | Prattle |
| To offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute | Rebut |
| To scold; find fault with; A rebuke or reprimand | Rebuke |
| Slavery, forced labor; a state of being under the control of another | Servitude |
| Careless and hasty; done in a rushed and sloppy manner | Slapdash |
| Not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive | Stagnant |
| To give way to superior force; to yield or surrender | Succumb |
| Not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense | Opaque |