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section 5 vocab
Section 5 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accomplice | (n.) a person who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | (v.) to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | (adj.) unreasonable; based on one's 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; and agent that causes change. |
| exodus | (n.) a large-scale deparure or flight. |
| facilitate | (v.) to make easier; to assist |
| incorrigible | (adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control |
| latent | (adj.) hidden, present but not realized |
| militant | adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause |
| morose | (adj.) having a gloom or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| opaque | (adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid |
| paramount | (adj.) chief in importance, above all others |
| prattle | (v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble |
| rebut | (v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts and assertion; to refute |
| reprimand | (v.) to scold; find fault with |
| servitude | (n.) slaverym forced labor |
| slapdash | (adj.) careless and hasty |
| stagnant | (adj) not running or flowing; fould from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull |
| succumb | (v.) to give way to a superior force, yield |