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Sadlier Oxford Level D Lesson 5
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English
9th Grade
08/23/2010

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accomplice
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a person who takes part in a crime
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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based on one's wishes or whims without reason or fairness
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brazen
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made of brass; shameless
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catalyst
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a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction
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exodus
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a large-scale departure or flight
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facilitate
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to make easier; to assist
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incorrigible
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not able to be connected; beyond doubt
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latent
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hidden present but not realized
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militant
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given to fighting; an activist
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morose
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having a gloomy or sullen manner; morbid
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paramount
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cheif in importance; above all others; supreme
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succumb
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to give way to superior force; yield
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stagnant
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not running or flowing; still; motionless
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slapdash
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careless and hasty
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servitude
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slavery, forced labor
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reprimand
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to scold; find fault with; a rebuke
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rebut
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to offer arguments/evidence that contradicts another; to refute
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prattle
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to talk in an aimless, foolish way; to babble; baby talk
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opaque
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 not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense; stupid
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