Unit
5
Vocabulary
ACCOMPLICE
Definition: (n) a person who takes part in a crime
 Synonyms: partner in crime, confederate
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ANNIHILATE
Definition: (v) to destroy completely
 Synonyms: obliterate, decimate, demolish
 Antonyms: foster, promote, encourage, nurture
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ARBITRARY
Definition: (adj) unreasonable; based on one's own
wishes or whims without regard for reason or
fairness
 Synonyms: capricious, high-handed, autocratic
 Antonyms: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable
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BRAZEN
Definition: (adj) made of brass; shameless, impudent
 Synonyms: saucy, bold
 Antonyms: deferential, respectful, self-effacing
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CATALYST
Definition: (n) a substance that causes or hastens a
chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
 Synonyms: stimulus, spur, instigator
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EXODUS
Definition: (n) a large-scale departure or flight
 Synonyms: emigration, escape, hegira
 Antonyms: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance
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FACILITATE
Definition: (v) to make easier, assist
 Synonyms: ease, smooth the way, simplify
 Antonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede
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INCORRIGIBLE
Definition: (adj) not able to be corrected, beyond
control
 Synonyms: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate
 Antonyms: tractable, docile, curable, reparable
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LATENT
Definition: (adj) hidden, present but not realized
 Synonyms: dormant, inactive, undeveloped
 Antonyms: exposed, manifest, evident
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MILITANT
Definition: (adj) given to fighting; active and
aggressive in support of a cause; (n) activist
 Synonyms: truculent
 Antonyms: unassertive, peaceable, passive
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MOROSE
(MORTE=DEATH)
Definition: (adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not
friendly or sociable
 Synonyms: morbid, doleful
 Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant
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OPAQUE
Definition: (adj) not letting light through; not clear or
lucid; dense, stupid
 Synonyms: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse
 Antonyms: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive
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PARAMOUNT
Definition: (adj) chief in importance, above all others
 Synonyms: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant
 Antonyms: secondary, subordinate, ancillary
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PRATTLE
Definition: (v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple
way; (adj) baby talk, babble
 Synonyms: chatter, gibberish, piffle
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REBUT
Definition: (v) to offer arguments or evidence that
contradict an assertion, to refute
 Synonyms: disprove, confute, shoot holes in
 Antonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate
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REPRIMAND
Definition: (v) to scold, find fault with; (n) a rebuke
 Synonyms: reprove, reproach, reproof
 Antonyms: praise, pat on the back
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SERVITUDE
Definition: (n) slavery, forced labor
 Synonyms: captivity, bondage, thralldom
 Antonyms: freedom, liberty
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SLAPDASH
Definition: (adj) careless and hasty
 Synonyms: cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod
 Antonyms: painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth
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STAGNANT
Definition: (adj) not running or flowing; foul from
standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
 Synonyms: still, motionless, inert, fetid
 Antonyms: flowing, running, fresh, sweet
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SUCCUMB
Definition: (v) to give way to superior force, yield
Synonyms: submit, die, expire
 Antonyms: overcome, master, conquer
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