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