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Unit 5 Vocabulary

Unit 5 Vocabulary. Accomplice (N.). A person who takes part in a crime Syn. – partner in crime. Brazen (adj.). Shameless, impudent Syn. – bold, saucy. Facilitate (v.). To make easier; assist Syn. – ease, simplify Ant. – obstruct, impede. Militant (adj.).

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Unit 5 Vocabulary

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  1. Unit 5 Vocabulary

  2. Accomplice (N.) • A person who takes part in a crime • Syn. – partner in crime

  3. Brazen (adj.) • Shameless, impudent • Syn. – bold, saucy

  4. Facilitate (v.) • To make easier; assist • Syn. – ease, simplify • Ant. – obstruct, impede

  5. Militant (adj.) • Active and aggressive in support of a cause • Syn. – truculent • Ant. – peaceable, unassertive

  6. Militant (n.) • An activist

  7. Paramount (adj.) • Above all others; chief in importance • Syn. – primary, supreme • Ant. -- secondary

  8. Reprimand (v.) • To scold; to find fault with • Syn. – reproach • Ant. – pat on the back

  9. Stagnant (adj.) • Foul from standing still; not running or flowing • Syn. – still, motionless, sluggish • Ant. – flowing, fresh

  10. Annihilate (v.) • To destroy completely • Syn. – obliterate, decimate • Ant. – foster, nurture

  11. Catalyst (n.) • A substance that causes a change; any agent that causes a change • Syn. – stimulus, spur

  12. Incorrigible (adj.) • Beyond control; not able to be corrected • Syn. – unruly, intractable • Ant. – curable, reparable

  13. Morose (adj.) • Having a gloomy or sullen manner • Syn. – morbid • Ant. – buoyant, lively

  14. Prattle (v.) • To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way

  15. Prattle (n.) • Baby talk; babble • Syn. -- gibberish

  16. Servitude (n.) • Forced labor; slavery • Syn. – bondage • Ant. -- liberty

  17. Succumb (v.) • To give way to superior force; yield • Syn. – submit • Ant. – overcome, master

  18. Arbitrary (n.) • Unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason • Syn. – autocratic • Ant. – rational, objective

  19. Exodus (n.) • A large scale departure or flight • Syn. – escape • Ant. – arrival, immigration

  20. Latent (adj.) • Hidden, present but not realized • Syn. – dormant, inactive • Ant. – exposed, evident

  21. Opaque (adj.) • Not letting light through; dense, stupid • Syn. – hazy, murky, obtuse • Ant. – transparent, clear, bright

  22. Rebut (v.) • To offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion • Syn. – refute, shoot holes in • Ant. – confirm, corroborate

  23. Slapdash (adj.) • Careless and hasty • Syn. – slipshod • Ant. – thorough, in-depth

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