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Unit 5 Vocab
test on friday
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English
9th Grade
12/12/2011

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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 regard fir reason or fairness
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Brazen
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(adj) made of brass; shameless, bold.
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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) beyond control; not able to be connected.
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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.
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Opague
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(adj) not letting light through; not clear or lucid.
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Paramount
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(adj) chief in importance
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Prattle
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(v) to talk in an aimless, foolish way, to babble
(n) baby talk; babble
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Rebut
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(v) to offer arguments or evidence against something.
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Reprimand
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(v) to scold, to punish
(n) a punishment
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Servitude
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(n) slavery, forced labour
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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 for standing still; inactive sluggish
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Succumb
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(v) to give way to superior force
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