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ElA mid term

English vocab for midterm

QuestionAnswer
catalyst somthing that hastens or causes a chemical reaction
slapdash careless and hasty
paramount chief in importance, above all others
rebut to offer arguments
reprimand to scold
morose having a gloomy of sullen manner
arbitrary unreasonable
succumb to give way to superior force
latent hidden present but not realized
militant given to fight
stagnat not running or flowing
servitude slavery forced labor
incorrigible not able to be corrected
prattle to babble
brazen shameless
annihilate to destroy completly
accomplice a person who takes part in crime
facilitate to make easier/ to assist
exodus a large departure
opaque not able to see through
biased favoring one side
incinerate to burn to ashes
auspicious favorable fortunate
anarchy a lack of government and law
arduous hard to do, requirirng much effort
acess aproach or admittance to places, persons, thing an increase
hoodwink to mislead by a trick
reprive temporary relief
rectify to make right
precipice very steep cliff
intrepid very brave fearless
daunt to overcome with fear
disentangle to free from tangles
pompous overley self important
pliant bending readily easily influenced
larceny theft
abscond to runn off and hide
revile to attack with words call bad names
fated determined in advance by destiny or fortune
inanimate not having life with out energy or spirit
simile a comparison using like or as
metaphor a comparison using unlike things
pun a play on words
oxymoron a contradictory expression
paradox a seemin cotradiction which does make sense
sonnet a 14 line poen usually in an iambic pentanmeter
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