| accomplice | n) a person who takes part in crime |
| annihilate | v) to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | adj) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reasons or fairness |
| brazen | adj) shameless, impudent; made of brass |
| catalyst | n) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change; spur, instigator, stimulus |
| exodus | n) a large scale departure or flight |
| facilitate | v) to make easier |
| incorrigible | adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control; unruly |
| latent | adj) hidden, present but not realized |
| militant | adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; n) an activist |
| morose | adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| opaque | adj) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid; hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse |
| paramount | adj) chief in importance, above all others |
| prattle | v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble n) baby talk; babble |
| rebut | v) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts 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; still, motionless |
| succumb | v) to give way to a superior force, yield |