Accomplice NOUN n someone who takes part in a crime Syn partner in crime Annihilate VERB v to destroy completely Syn obliterate decimate Ant foster promote encourage nurture ID: 651289
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Vocabulary Level D
Unit 5Slide2
Accomplice
NOUN
(n.) someone who takes part in a crimeSyn: partner in crimeSlide3
Annihilate VERB
(v.) to destroy completely
Syn: obliterate, decimateAnt: foster, promote, encourage, nurtureSlide4
Arbitrary ADJECTIVE
(adj.) based on whim rather than reason or fairness
Syn: capricious, high-handed, autocraticAnt: reasoned, rational, objective, equitableSlide5
Brazen ADJECTIVE
(adj.) made of brass; harsh and loud; bold
Syn: saucy, boldAnt: deferential, respectful, self-effacingSlide6
Catalyst NOUN
(n.) a substance or agent that causes change
Syn: Stimulus, spur, instigatorSlide7
Exodus NOUN
(n.) a large scale departure or flight
Syn: escape, hegiraAnt: immigration, influx, arrival, entranceSlide8
Facilitate VERB
(v.) to make easier or assist
Syn: ease, smooth the way, simplifyAnt: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impedeSlide9
Incorrigible ADJECTIVE
(adj.) not able to be corrected or controlled
Syn: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterateAnt: tractable, docile, curable, reparableSlide10
Latent ADJECTIVE
(adj.) hidden or present but not realized
Syn: dormant, inactive, undevelopedAnt: exposed, manifest, evidentSlide11
Militant NOUN
& ADJECTIVE
(adj.) given to fighting or active in a cause
(n.) an activist
Syn
: truculent
Ant: unassertive, peaceable, passiveSlide12
Morose ADJECTIVE
(adj.) gloomy or unfriendly
Syn: morbidAnt: blithe, jaunty, buoyantSlide13
Opaque ADJECTIVE
(adj.) not admitting light; not clear; dense in thinking
Syn: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuseAnt: transparent, clear, bright, perceptiveSlide14
Paramount ADJECTIVE
(adj.) superior to all others
Syn: supreme, primary, dominantAnt: secondary, subordinate, ancillarySlide15
Prattle NOUN
& VERB
(v.) to talk in a foolish way, babble(n.) baby talk or babbling
Syn
: twaddle, gibberish, piffleSlide16
Rebut VERB
(v.) to contradict or refute
Syn: disprove, confute, shoot holes inAnt: confirm, corroborate, substantiateSlide17
Reprimand NOUN
& VERB
(v.) to scold or find fault with
(n.) a rebuke or scolding
Syn
: reproach, reproof
Ant: pat on the backSlide18
Servitude NOUN
(n.) slavery or forced labor
Syn: bondage, thralldomAnt: libertySlide19
Slapdash ADJECTIVE
(adj.) careless and hasty
Syn: cursory, perfunctory, slipshodAnt: painstaking, thorough, in-depthSlide20
Stagnant ADJECTIVE
(adj.) not running, inactive; dull
Syn: still, motionless, inert, sluggish, dullAnt: flowing, running, fresh, sweetSlide21
Succumb VERB
(v.) to give way to superior force
Syn: Submit, die, expireAnt: overcome, master, conquerSlide22
5 Suffixes and 1 RootSlide23
-ion act; process
relationSlide24
-ty state of
societySlide25
-
ive adjective form of nouncomparativeSlide26
-less without
hopelessSlide27
-
ly how something isurgentlySlide28
Fac
to do; to makeFactory, manufacture