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English 9 Vocab U 5

English 9 Vocab Unit 5

QuestionAnswer
accomplice (n) a person who takes part in a crime SYNONYMS: partner in crime, confederate
annihilate (v) to destroy completely SYNONYMS: obliterate, decimate, demolish
arbitrary (adj)unreasonable, based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness SYNONYMS: capricious, high-handed, autocratic
brazen (adj) shameless, impudent; made of brass SYNONYMS: saucy, bold
catalyst (n) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change SYNONYMS: stimulus, spur, instigator
exodus (n) a large-scale departure or flight SYNONYMS: emigration, escape, hegira
facilitate (v) to make easier, to assist SYNONYMS: ease, smooth the way, simplify
incorrigible (adj) not able to be corrected, beyond control SYNONYMS: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate
latent (adj) hidden, present but not realized SYNONYMS: dormant, inactive, undeveloped
militant (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause (n) an activist SYNONYMS: (adj) truculent
morose (adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable SYNONYMS: morbid, doleful ANTONYMS: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant
opaque (adj) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid SYNONYMS: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse
paramount (adj) chief in importance, above all others SYNONYMS: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant
prattle (v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble (n) baby talk, babble SYNONYMS: (v) chatter; (n) twaddle, gibberish, piffle
rebut (v) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute SYNONYMS: disprove, confute, shoot holes in
reprimand (v) to scold, find fault with (n) a rebuke SYNONYMS: (v) reprove, reproach; (n) reproof
servitude (n) slavery, forced labor SYNONYMS: captivity, bondage, thralldom
slapdash (adj) careless and hasty SYNONYMS: cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod
stagnant (adj) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull SYNONYMS: still, motionless, inert, fetid
succumb (v) to give away to superior force, yield SYNONYMS: submit, die, expire
Created by: hannabella16
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