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unit 5
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accomplice | (N) a person who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | (V) to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | (ADJ) unreasonable; based on ones wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
| brazen | (ADJ) shameless, impudent; made of brass |
| catalyst | (N) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
| exodus | (N) a large-scale departureor flight |
| facilitale | (v) to make easier; to assist |
| incorrigible | (ADJ) not able to be correct; beyond control |
| latent | (ADJ) hidden, prestent but not relized |
| militant | (ADJ) givento fighting; active and aggressive in supportof a cause; (N) an activist |
| morose | (ADJ) having a gloomyor sullen manner; not friendly or sociabie |
| opaque | (ADJ) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid |
| paramount | (ADJ) chief in importance, above all others |
| prattle | (N) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simpleway; to babble; (N) baby talk; babble |
| rebut | (V) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refutr |
| reprimand | (V) to scold; find fault with; (N) a rebuke |
| servitude | (N) slavery, forced labor |
| slapdash | (ADJ) careless and hasty |
| stagant | (ADJ) not running or flowering; foulfrom standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull |
| succumd | (V) to give way to superior force, yield |