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Unit 5 vocab
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Language - English
9th Grade
10/28/2009

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accomplice
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(n) a person who takes part in a crime
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annihalate
Definition
(v) to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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(adj) unreasonable; biased on one's wishes or ideas withought regard for reason or fairness
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brazen
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(adj) shameless, impudent

 

syn: 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

think facil (spanish)
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(v) to make easier; to assist
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incorrigible
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(adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control
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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; not friendly or sociable
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opaque
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(adj) not letting light shine through, not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
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paramount
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(adj) chief in importance, above all others
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prattle
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(v) to talk in an aimless, foolish or simple way; to babble

(n) babby talk, babble

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rebut
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(v) to offer arguments

 

 

 

think court rebuttle

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reprimand
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(v) to scold, find fault with

(n) a rebuke

 

syn: admonish

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servitude
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(n) slavery, 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 or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive sluggish, dull
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succumb
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(v) to give way to superior force, yeild
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