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RHHS - Vocab D
Unit 5
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9th Grade
10/05/2010

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accomplice
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(n.) a person who takes part in a crime
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annihilate
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(v.) to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without a regard for reason or fairness
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brazen
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(adj.) shamless, impudent; made of brass
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catalyst
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(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
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exodus
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(n.) a large-scale departure or flight
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facilitate
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(v.) to make easier; to assist
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incorrigible
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(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control
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latent
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(adj.) hidden, present but not realized
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militant
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(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause
(n.) an activist
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morose
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(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
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opaque
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(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
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paramount
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(adj.) chief in importance, above all others
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prattle
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(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble
(n.) baby talk; babble
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rebut
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(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute
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reprimand
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(v.) to scold; find fault with
(n.) a rebuke
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servitude
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(n.) slavery, forced labor
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slapdash
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(adj.) careless and hasty
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stagnant
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(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
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succumb
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(v.) to give way to superior force
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