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vocab 5

Terms in this set (20)

accomplice
a person who takes part in a crime
PARTNER IN CRIME, CONFEDERATE
annihilate
to destroy completely
OBLITERATE, DECIMATE, DEMOLISH
arbitrary
unreasonable; based on ones wishes or whims without regard or reason for fairness
CAPRICIOUS, HIGH-HANDED, AUTOCRATIC
brazen
made of brass; shameless, impudent
SAUCY, BOLD
catalyst
a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
STIMULUS, SPUR, INSTIGATOR
exodus
a large-scale departure or flight
EMIGRATION, ESCAPE, HEGIRA
facilitate
to make easier; to assist
EASE, SMOOTH THE WAY, SIMPLIFY
incorrigible
not able to be corrected; beyond control
UNRULY, INTRACTABLE, INCURABLE, INVETERATE
latent
hidden, present but not realized
DORMANT, INACTIVE, UNDEVELOPED
militant
given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause, an activist
TRUCULANT
morose
having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
MORBID, DOLEFUL
opaque
not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
HAZY, CLOUDY, FOGGY, MURKY, DULL, OBTUSE
paramount
chief in importance, above all others
SUPREME, FOREMOST, PRIMARY, DOMINANT
prattle
to talk in aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble, baby talk
CHATTER, TWADDLE, GIBBERISH, PIFFLE
rebut
to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute
DISPROVE, CONFUTE, SHOOT HOLES IN
reprimand
to scold; find fault with; a rebuke
REPROVE, REPROACH, REPROOF
servitude
slavery, forced labor
CAPTIVITY, BONDAGE, THRALLDOM
slapdash
careless and hasty
CURSORY, PERFUNCTORY, SLOPPY, SLIPSHOD
stagnant
not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
STILL, MOTIONLESS, INERT, FETID
succumb
to give way to superior force, yield
SUBMIT, DIE, EXPIRE
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