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Vocabulary Workshop

Vocabulary Workshop . Unit 5 Level D. Accomplice. n. a person who takes part in a crime Synonym: partner in crime, confederate. Annihilate. v. to destroy completely Synonym: obliterate, decimate, demolish Antonym: foster, promote, encourage, nurture. Catalyst.

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Vocabulary Workshop

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  1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5 Level D

  2. Accomplice • n. a person who takes part in a crime • Synonym: partner in crime, confederate

  3. Annihilate • v. to destroy completely • Synonym: obliterate, decimate, demolish • Antonym: foster, promote, encourage, nurture

  4. Catalyst • n. a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction • Synonyms: stimulus, spur, instigator

  5. Exodus • n. a large-scale departure or flight • Synonyms: emigration, escape • Antonyms: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

  6. Facilitate • v. to make easier; to assist • Synonyms: ease, smooth the way, simplify • Antonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

  7. Opaque • Adj. not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid • Synonyms: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse • Antonyms: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive opaque translucent transparent

  8. Paramount • adj. chief in importance, above all others • Synonyms: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant • Antonyms: secondary, subordinate, ancillary

  9. Rebut • v. to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute • Synonyms: disprove, shoot holes in • Antonyms: confirm, substantiate, corroborate

  10. Reprimand • v. to scold; find fault with; a rebuke • Synonyms: reproach, admonish • Antonyms praise, pat on the back

  11. Stagnant • adj. not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull • Synonyms: still, motionless, inert, inanimate • Antonyms: flowing, running, fresh, lively

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