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Unit 5
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English
9th Grade
01/22/2014

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Term
Accomplice
Definition

(n.) a person who takes part in a crime

Synonyms: partner in crime, confederate

Term
Annihilate
Definition

(v.) to destroy completely

Synonyms: obliterate, decimate, demolish

Antonyms: foster, promote, encourage, nurture

Term
Arbitrary
Definition

(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Synonyms: capricious, high-handed, autocratic

Antonyms: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable

Term
Brazen
Definition

(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass

Synonyms: saucy, bold

Antonyms: deferential, respectful, self-effacing

Term
Catalyst
Definition

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

Synonyms: stimulus, spur, instigator

Term
Exodus
Definition

(n.) a large-scale departure or flight

Synonyms: emigration, escape, hegira

Antonyms: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

Term
Facilitate
Definition

(v.) to make easier, to assist

Synonyms: ease, smooth the way, simplify

Antonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

Term
Incorrigible
Definition

(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control

Synonyms: unruly, intractable, incruable, inveterate

Antonyms: tractable, docile, curable, reparabele

Term
Latent
Definition

(adj.) hidden, present but not relized

Synonyms: dormant, inactive, undeveloped

Antonyms: exposed, manifest, evident

Term
Militant
Definition

(adj.) givent to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist

Synonyms: (adj.) truculent

Antonyms: (adj.) unassertive, peaceable, passive

Term
Morose
Definition

(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable

Synonyms: morbid, doleful

Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant

Term
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

Term
Paramount
Definition

(adj.) chief in importance, above all others

Synonyms: supreme, foremost, primary,dominant

Antonyms: secondary, subordinate, ancillary

Term
Prattle
Definition

(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble

Synonyms: (v.) chatter; (n.) twaddle, gibberish, piffle

Term
Rebut
Definition

(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an asseration; to refute

Synonyms: disprove, confute, shoot holes in

Antonyms: conhfirm, corroboratem,substantiate

Term
Reprimand
Definition

(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke

Synonyms:(v.) reprove, reproach; (n.) reproof

Antonyms: (v.) praise, pat on the back

Term
Servitude
Definition

(n.) slavery, forced labor

Synonyms: captivity, bondage, thralldom

Antonyms: freedom, liberty

Term
Slapdash
Definition

(adj.) careless and hasty

Synonyms: cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod

Antonyms: painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth

Term
Stagnant
Definition

(adj.) not running, or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive sluggish, dull

Synonyms: still, motionless, inert, fetid

Antonyms: flowing, running, fresh, sweet

Term
Succumb
Definition

(v.) to give way to superior force, yield

Synonyms: submit, die, expire

Antonyms: overcome, master, conquer

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