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Vacobulary workshop ch.5
Words, definitions, syn, ant, POS of words from ch. 5
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8th Grade
12/12/2012

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Term
Accomplice
Definition

Noun

A person who takes pt. In a crime

Syn: partner in crime, confederate

 

Term
Annihilate
Definition

Verb

To destroy completely

Syn: obliteratedice climate, demolish

Ant: foster, promote, encourage, nurture

Term

Arbitrary

 

Definition

Adj.

Unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Syn: capricious, high-handed, autocratic

Ant: reasoned, rational, objective,equitable

Term
Brazen
Definition

adj

shameless, impudent, made of brass

Syn: saucy, bold

Ant: deferential, respectful, self-effacing

 

Term
Catalyst
Definition

noun

a sybstance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes a change

Syn: stimulus, spur, instigator

Term
Exodus
Definition

noun

a large-scale departure or flight

Syn: emigration, escape, hegira

Ant: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

 

Term
Facilitate
Definition

Verb

to make easier; to assist

Syn: ease, smooth the way, simplify

Ant: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

Term
Incorrigible
Definition

adj.

not able to be corrected; beyond control

Syn: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate

Ant: tractable, docile, curable, reaparable

Term
Latent
Definition

adj.

hidden, present but not realized

Syn: dormant, inactive, undeveloped

Ant: exposed, manifest, evident

Term
Militant
Definition

adj./noun

adj) given to fighting, active and aggressive in support of a cause

n) an activist

Syn: adj) truculent

Ant: adj) unassertive, peaceable, passive

Term
Morose
Definition

adj.

having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Syn: morbid, doleful

Ant: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant

Term
Opaque
Definition

adj.

not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid

Syn: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obstuse

Ant: transparent, clear, bright, preceptive

Term
Paramount
Definition

adj.

chief in importance, above all others

Syn: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant

Ant: secondary, subordinate, ancillary

Term
Prattle
Definition

verb/noun

v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble

n) baby talk; babble

Syn: v) chatter n) twaddle, gibberish, piffle

Term
Rebut
Definition

verb

to offer arguments or evidence tah contradicts an assertion; to refute

Syn: disprove, confute, shoot holes in

Ant: confirm, corroborate, substantiate

Term
Reprimand
Definition

verb/noun

v) to scold; find fault w/

n) a rebuke

Syn: v) reprove, reproach n) reproof

Ant: v) praise, pat on the back

Term
Servitude
Definition

noun

slavery, forced labor

Syn: captivity, bondagem thralldom

Ant: freedom, liberty

Term

Slapdash

 

Definition

adj.

careless and hasty

Syn: cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod

Ant: painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth

Term
Stagnant
Definition

adj.

not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull

Syn: still, motionless, inert, fetid

Ant: flowing, running, fresh, sweet 

Term

Succumb

 

Definition

verb

to give way to superior force, yield

Syn: submit, die, expire

Ant: overcome, master, conquer

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