Vocabulary 5 word list

1. accomplice: (n) a person who takes part in a crime.

2. annihilate: (v) to destroy completely

3. arbitrary: (adj) unreasonable; without regard to reason or fairness

4. brazen: (adj) shameless; impudent; made of brass

5. catalyst: (n) substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change.

6. exodus: (n) a large-scale departure or flight.

7. facilitate: (v) to make easier; to assist.

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

9. latent: (adj) hidden, present but not realized.

10. militant: (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause.

11. morose: (adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable.

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

13. paramount: (adj) chief in importance, above all others.

14. prattle: (v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way.

15. rebut: (v) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute.

16. reprimand: (v) to scold; find fault with.

17. servitude: (n) slavery, forced labor.

18. slapdash: (adj) careless and hasty.

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

20. succumb: (v) to give way to superior force, yield.