Sadlier - Level D | Vocabulary Workshop: Unit 5

accomplice

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

Synonyms: partner in crime

annihilate

(v.) to destroy completely

Synonyms: obliterate

Antonyms: nurture

arbitrary

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

Synonyms: capricious

Antonyms: rational, objective

brazen

(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass; openly disrespectful

Synonyms: bold

Antonyms: respectful

catalyst

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change; an instigator

Synonyms: stimulus, spur

exodus

(n.) a large-scale departure or flight

Synonyms: emigration

Antonyms: immigration, arrival

facilitate

(v.) to make easier: to assist

Synonyms: help

Antonyms: impede

incorrigible

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

Synonyms: unruly

Antonyms: teachable

latent

(adj.) hidden, present but not realized

Synonyms: dormant

Antonyms: exposed

militant

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

Synonyms: (adj.) combative

Antonyms: (adj.) passive

morose

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

Synonyms: morbid

Antonyms: cheerful

opaque

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

Synonyms: obtuse

Antonyms: transparent

paramount

(adj.) chief in importance, above all others

Synonyms: foremost, supreme

Antonyms: subordinate

prattle

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

Synonyms: (v) ramble

rebut

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

Synonyms: disprove

Antonyms: confirm

reprimand

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

Synonyms: (v.) reproach; (n.) reproof

Antonyms: (v.) pat on the back

servitude

(n.) slavery, forced labor

Synonyms: bondage

Antonyms: liberty

slapdash

(adj.) careless and hasty; slipshod

Synonyms: sloppy

Antonyms: careful

stagnant

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

Synonyms: sluggish, dull

Antonyms: flowing, fresh

succumb

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

Synonyms: submit

Antonyms: conquer