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Unit 5 Vocabulary: GOULD
Sadlier-Oxford Level D
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English
9th Grade
10/29/2006

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accomplice
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a person who takes part in a crime
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annhilate
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to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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unreasonable; based on one's wishes without regard for reason or fairness
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brazen
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shameless; impudent; made of brass

saucy; bold
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catalyst
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a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

stimulus; spur; instigator
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exodus
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a large-scale departure or flight

emigration; escape
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facilitate
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to make easier; to assist

to ease; to smooth the way; to simplify
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected; beyond control

unruly
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latent
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hidden; present but not realized

inactive; undeveloped; dormant
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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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unclear; not letting light through

dense; stupid

hazy; cloudy; foggy; murky
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paramount
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chief in importance; above all others

supreme; foremost; primary; dominant
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prattle
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to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way

to babble

to chatter
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rebut
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to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts a statement

to disprove; to shoot holes in an argument
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reprimand
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to scold; to find fault with

to reprove; to reproach
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servitude
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slavery; forced labor

captivity; bondage
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slapdash
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careless and hasty

sloppy or slipshod
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stagnant
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not running or flowing; foul from standing still;

inactive; sluggish; motionless
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succumb
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to give way to superior force; to yield

to submit; to die; to expire

to give in
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