English 9 vocab Ch 5 definitions
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accomplice | n. a person who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | v. to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | adj. unreasonable; based on one's own wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
| brazen | adj.made of brass; shameless, impudent |
| catalyst | n. a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
| exodus | n. a large-scale departure or flight |
| facilitate | v. to make easier, assist |
| latent | adj. hidden, present but not realized |
| militant | adj.given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; n. activist |
| morose | adj. having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| paramount | adj. chief in importance, above all others |
| opaque | adj. not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid |
| prattle | v. to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; n. baby talk |
| rebut | v. to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute |
| reprimand | v. to scold, find fault with; n. a rebuke |
| servitude | n. slavery, forced labor |
| slapdash | adj. careless and hasty |
| stagnant | adj. not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull |
| succumb | v. to give way to superior force, yield |
| incorrigible | adj. not able to be corrected, beyond control |
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