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Vocbulary 5
vocabulary 5
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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; ative ad aggressive 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, stupid |
paramount | chief in importance, above all others |
prattle | to talk in an aimless, foolish or simple way; to babble |
rebut | to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute |
reprimand | to scold; 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 way to superior force, yield |