UNIT 5 VOCABULARY

A person who takes part in a crime

Syn. – partner in crime

ACCOMPLICE (N.)

Shameless, impudent

Syn. – bold, saucy

BRAZEN (ADJ.)

To make easier; assist

Syn. – ease, simplify

Ant. – obstruct, impede

FACILITATE (V.)

Active and aggressive in support of a cause

Syn. – truculent

Ant. – peaceable, unassertive

MILITANT (ADJ.)

An activist

MILITANT (N.)

Above all others; chief in importance

Syn. – primary, supreme

Ant. -- secondary

PARAMOUNT (ADJ.)

To scold; to find fault with

Syn. – reproach

Ant. – pat on the back

REPRIMAND (V.)

Foul from standing still; not running or flowing

Syn. – still, motionless, sluggish

Ant. – flowing, fresh

STAGNANT (ADJ.)

To destroy completely

Syn. – obliterate, decimate

Ant. – foster, nurture

ANNIHILATE (V.)

A substance that causes a change; any agent that causes a change

Syn. – stimulus, spur

CATALYST (N.)

Beyond control; not able to be corrected

Syn. – unruly, intractable

Ant. – curable, reparable

INCORRIGIBLE (ADJ.)

Having a gloomy or sullen manner

Syn. – morbid

Ant. – buoyant, lively

MOROSE (ADJ.)

To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way

PRATTLE (V.)

Baby talk; babble

Syn. -- gibberish

PRATTLE (N.)

Forced labor; slavery

Syn. – bondage

Ant. -- liberty

SERVITUDE (N.)

To give way to superior force; yield

Syn. – submit

Ant. – overcome, master

SUCCUMB (V.)

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

Syn. – autocratic

Ant. – rational, objective

ARBITRARY (N.)

A large scale departure or flight

Syn. – escape

Ant. – arrival, immigration

EXODUS (N.)

Hidden, present but not realized

Syn. – dormant, inactive

Ant. – exposed, evident

LATENT (ADJ.)

Not letting light through; dense, stupid

Syn. – hazy, murky, obtuse

Ant. – transparent, clear, bright

OPAQUE (ADJ.)

To offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion

Syn. – refute, shoot holes in

Ant. – confirm, corroborate

REBUT (V.)

Careless and hasty

Syn. – slipshod

Ant. – thorough, in-depth

SLAPDASH (ADJ.)