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1st.OLeonard
Sadlier Vocabulary Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accomplice | A person who takes part in a crime. |
| Annihilate | To destroy completely; to reduce to utter ruin |
| Arbitrary | Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system |
| Brazen | Bold and without shame; made of brass |
| Catalyst | A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction; a person or thing that precipitates an event |
| Exodus | A mass departure of people, especially emigrants. |
| Facilitate | To make an action or process easy or easier. |
| Incorrigible | A person who takes part in a crime. |
| Annihilate | To destroy completely; to reduce to utter ruin |
| Arbitrary | Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. |
| Brazen | Bold and without shame; made of brass. |
| Catalyst | A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction; a person or thing that precipitates an event. |
| Exodus | A mass departure of people, especially emigrants. |
| Facilitate | To make an action or process easy or easier |
| Reprimand | To scold; find fault with; a severe or formal reproof. |
| Servitude | Slavery, forced labor, or lack of freedom. |
| Slapdash | Careless and hasty; done in a "hit or miss" way. |
| Stagnant | Not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive or sluggish. |
| Succumb | To give way to superior force; to yield or give up. |
| Atone | To make up for; to make amends. |
| Bondage | Slavery; any state of being bound or held under the control of another |
| Credible | Believable; convincing. |
| Defray | To pay for; to bear the cost of. |
| Diligent | Hardworking; industrious; not lazy |
| Doleful | Sad; dreary; mournful. |
| Ghastly | Frightful; horrible; deathly pale |
| Hamper | To hold back; to hinder or obstruct. |
| Hew | Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted. |
| Impoverished | Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted. |
| incessant | Complicated; difficult to understand. |
| Lucid | Easy to understand; clear; rational or sane. |
| Posthumous | Occurring or published after death |
| Prim | Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish. |
| Sardonic | Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic. |
| Superfluous | Exceeding what is sufficient or required; extra |
| Supplant | To take the place of, supersede (often by force or strategy). |
| Taunt | o jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark |
| Tenacious | Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent. |
| Adieu | Farewell"; a farewell. |
| Advent | An arrival; a coming into place or view. |
| Apex | The highest point, tip. |
| Assimilate | To absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully. |
| Bogus | False, counterfeit |
| Exorbitant | Unreasonably high; excessive (usually refers to prices). |
| Interim | The time between; temporary. |
| Inundate | To flood or overwhelm (either with water or with tasks). |
| Malign | To speak evil of; evil in nature. |
| Meander | Meander |
| Metropolis | Metropolis |
| Momentous | Very important; of great consequence |
| Obstreperous | Noisy; unruly; disorderly. |
| Pensive | Thoughtful; melancholy; lost in thought |
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