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vocab unit 5
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09/28/2005

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