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Vocabulary Workshop D
Unit 5
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English
9th Grade
11/11/2009

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accomplice
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n. someone 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. based on whim rather than reason or fairness
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brazen
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adj. made of brass; harsh & loud or shameless
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catalyst
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n. a substance or 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 or assist
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incorrigible
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adj. not able to be corrected or controlled
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latent
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adj. hidden or present but not realized
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militant
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adj. given to fighting; active in support of a cause n. an activist
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morose
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adj. gloomy or unfriendly
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opaque
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adj. not admitting light; unclear; dense or stupid
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paramount
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adj. chief in importance or superiour to all others
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prattle
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v. to talk in a foolish or simple way; babble

n. baby talk or babbling

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rebut
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v. to contradict or refute

 

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reprimand
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v. to scold or find fault with

n. a rebuke

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servitude
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n. slavery or 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; inactive; dull
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succumb
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v. to give way to superior force

 

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