Unit 5 Vocab - Honors English l

Accomplice

(N.) a person who takes part in a crime

Annihlate

(V.) to destroy completely

Abitrary

(Adj.) unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Brazen

(Adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass

Catalyst

(N.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes chaos

Exodus

(N.) a large-scale departure or flight

Facilitate

(V.) to make easier; to assist

Incorrigible

(Adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control

Latent

(Adj.) hidden, present but not realized

Millitant

(Adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist

morose

(Adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Opaque

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense

Paramount

(Adj.)chief in importance, above all others

Prattle

(V.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble

Rebut

(V.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute

Reprimand

(V.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke

Servitude

(N.) slavery, forced labor

Slapdash

(Adj.) careless and hasty

Stagnant

(Adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive

Succumb

(V.) to give way to superior force, yield