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Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 5
Unit 5 Definitions, synonyms, antonyms
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9th Grade
10/31/2010

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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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annihilate (ant)
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(v) foster, promote, encourage, nurture
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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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arbitrary (ant)
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(adj)reasoned, rational, objective, equitable
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brazen
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(adj)shameless, impudent, made of brass
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brazen (ant)
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(adj) deferential, unrespectful, self-effacing
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catalyst
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(n)a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction
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exodus
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(n)a large-scale departure or flight
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exodus (ant)
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(n) immigration, influx, arrival, entrance
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facilitate
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(v) to make easier, to assist
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facilitate (ant)
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(v) hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede
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incorrigible
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(adj) not able to be corrected, beyond control
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incorrigible (ant)
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(adj) tractable, docile, curable, reparable
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latent
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(adj) hidden, present but not realized
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latent (ant)
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(adj) exposed, manifest, evident
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militant
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(adj)given to fighting, active and aggessive in support of a cause
(n) an activist
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militant (ant)
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(adj) unassertive, peaceable, passive
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morose
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(adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable
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morose (ant)
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(adj) cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant
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opaque
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(adj)not letting light through, not clear or lucid, dense, stupid
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opaque (ant)
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(adj) transparent, clear, bright, perceptive
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paramount
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(adj) chief in importance, above all others
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paramount (ant)
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(adj)secondary, subordinate, ancillary
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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 assumption, to refute
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rebut (ant)
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(v) onfirm, corroborate, substantiate
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reprimand
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(v)to scold, find fault with
(n)a rebuke
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reprimand (ant)
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(v) praise, pat on the back
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servitude
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(n) slavery, forced labor
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servitude (ant)
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(n) freedom, liberty
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slapdash
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(adj) careless and hasty
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slapdash (ant)
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(adj) painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth
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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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stagnant (ant)
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(adj) flowing, running, fresh, sweet
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succomb
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(v) to give way to superior force, yield
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succomb (ant)
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(v) overcome, master, conquer
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accomplice (syn)
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(n) partner in crime; confederate
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annihilate (syn)
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(v) obliterate, decimate, demolish
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arbitrary (syn)
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(adj) capricious, high-handed, autocratic
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brazen (syn)
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(adj) saucy, bold
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catalyst (syn)
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(n) stimulus, spur, instigator
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exodus (syn)
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(n)emigration, escape, hegira
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facilitate (syn)
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(v) ease, smooth the way, simplify
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incorrigible (syn)
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(adj) unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate
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latent (syn)
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(adj) dormant, inactive, undeveloped
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militant (syn)
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(adj) truculent
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morose (syn)
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(adj) morbid, doleful
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opague (syn)
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(adj) hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse
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paramount (syn)
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(adj) supreme, formost, primary, dominent
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prattle (syn)
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(v) chatter; (n) twaddle, gibberish, piffle
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rebut (syn)
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(v)disprove, confute, shoot holes in
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reprimand (syn)
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(v)reprove, reproach; (n)reproof
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servitude (syn)
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(n) captivity, bondage, thralldom
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slapdash (syn)
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(adj)cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod
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stagnant (syn)
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(adj) still, motionless, inert, fetid
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succomb (syn)
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(v) submit, die, expire
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