Monday, September 9, 2013

Vocabulary: Fall List #3

accomplicea person who helps another commit a crime.

annihilatedestroy utterly; obliterate.  

arbitrarybased on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

brazenbold and without shame.

catalysta substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.

exodusa mass departure of people, esp. emigrants. 

facilitatemake (an action or process) easy or easier.

incorrigiblenot able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

latentexisting but not yet developed or manifest.

militantcombative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods. 

morosesullen and ill-tempered.

opaquenot able to be seen through; not transparent.

paramountmore important than anything else; supreme.

prattletalk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

rebutclaim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.

reprimanda rebuke, esp. an official one.

servitudethe state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful.

slapdashdone too hurriedly and carelessly.

stagnanthaving no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.

succumbfail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force).

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