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Vocab unit 5
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9th Grade
12/31/2013

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