Vocabulary Level D Unit 5. (noun) a person who takes part in a crime accomplice

VocabularyVocabularyLevel DLevel DUnit 5Unit 5

• (noun) a person who takes part in a crime

accompliceaccomplice

annihilateannihilate• (verb) to destroy completely

arbitraryarbitrary• (adjective) random,• unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without fairness

brazenbrazen• (adjective) shameless, bold

catalystcatalyst• (noun) substance that causes a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

exodusexodus• (noun) a large- scale departure or flight

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facilitatefacilitate• (verb) to make easier; to assist

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incorrigibleincorrigible• (adjective) not able to be corrected; beyond control

latentlatent• (adjective) hidden, present but not realized

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militantmilitant• (adjective) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause

morosemorose• (adjective) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

opaqueopaque • (adjective) not letting light through; not clear or lucid;

paramountparamount • (adjective) chief in importance, above all others

prattleprattle • (verb) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble

rebutrebut• (verb) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute

reprimandreprimand• (verb) to scold; find fault with

servitudeservitude• (noun) slavery, forced labor

slapdashslapdash• (adjective) careless and hasty

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stagnantstagnant• (adjective) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull

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Stagnant water turns green with algae.

succumbsuccumb• (verb) to give way to superior force, yield