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Level D
Unit 5
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9th Grade
10/08/2008

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Accomplice
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A person who takes part in a crime
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Annihilate
Definition
To destroy completely
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Arbitrary
Definition
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 hastens 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 fighting, active and aggressive 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
Definition
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
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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, fowl 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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