Thursday, September 5, 2013

Vocabulary List #3

accomplice-a person who knowingly helps another in a crime
ex: The criminal and his accomplice were arrested.

 annihilate-to reduce to utter non-existence
ex: The city was annihilated from the bombings.

 arbitrary-subject to individual judgement without restriction
ex: He made an arbitrary decision that proved pointless.

 brazen-shameless or impudent
ex: The brazen man wasn't embarrassed as he should have been.

 catalyst-something that causes activity between two or more persons without itself being affected
ex: He was the catalyst in the conflict between the two men.

 exodus-a going out or departure
ex: The summer exodus is marked by falling leaves.

 facilitate-to make easier or less difficult
ex: Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.

 incorrigible-bad beyond correction
ex: The naughty child has incorrigible behavior.

 latent-present but not visible
ex: He has a latent ability that is rarely seen.

 militant-vigorously active and aggressive
ex: The militant rebels wouldn't ease their attacks.

 morose-gloomily or sullenly ill-humored as a person or mood
ex: His depression makes him feel morose.

 opaque-not transparent or translucent
ex: Glass is not opaque.

 paramount-chief in importance or impact
ex: Eating healthy is paramount to a healthy lifestyle.

 prattle-to talk in a foolish or simple minded way
ex: Uneducated tend to prattle when they talk.

 rebut-to refute by evidence or argument
ex: He rebutted the man's argument with facts.

 reprimand-a severe reproof or rebuke, especially in a formal way by a person of authority
ex: The officer reprimanded the criminal.

 servitude-slavery or bondage of any kind
ex: Prisoners have a near servitude working in prison.

 slapdash-in a hasty, haphazard manner
ex: He hurriedly slap dashed together his project last minute.

stagnant-not flowing or running as water
ex: Rivers often grow stagnant as they dry up.

 succumb-to give way to superior force
ex: Teenagers often succumb to peer pressure.

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