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Unit 5
Unit 5 Vocab Words
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English
9th Grade
12/12/2011

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Accomplice
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(n.) a person who takes part in a crime
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Annihilate
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(v.) to destroy completely
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Arbitrary
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(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
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Brazen
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(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass
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Catalyst
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(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
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Exodus
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(n.) a large-scale departure or flight
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Facilitate
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(v.) to make easier; to assist
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Incorrigible
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(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control
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Latent
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(adj.) hidden, present but not realized
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Militant
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(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist
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Morose
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(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
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Opaque
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(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
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Paramount
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(adj.) chief in importance, above all others
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Prattle
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(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble
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Rebut
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(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute
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Reprimand
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(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke
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Servitude
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(n.) slavery, forced labor
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Slapdash
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(adj.) careless and hasty
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Stagnant
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(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
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Succumb
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(v.) to give way to superior force, yield
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