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Level D Unit 5 12312
Sadlier-Oxford Level D Unit 5 112612
Question | Answer |
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accomplice | (n.) a person who takes part in a crime. |
annihilate | (v.)Destroy completely; wipe out of existence. |
arbitrary | (adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness. |
brazen | (N.) made of brass; shameless impudent; bold; cocky; having an attitude. |
catalyst | (n.) 1. a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change. 2. one that precipitates a process or event; especially without being involved in or changed by the consequences. |
exodus | (n.)1. a large-scale departure or flight 2. A departure or going away from a place; sometimes by a large group. |
facilitate | (v.) to make easier; to assist; to help bring about. |
incorrigible | (adj.)not able to be corrected; beyond control; to firmly fixed to be reformed or changed. |
latent | (adj.) hidden, present but not realized; concealed; not developed; not clearly visible. |
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. |
paramount | (adj.) chief in importance, above all others; superior to all others; all important. |
prattle | (n)baby talk; (v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to 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; a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life. |
slapdash | (Adj.) Careless, hasty or sloppy. |
stagnant | (adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull. |
succumb | (v.) to give way to superior force, yield. |