Chapter 5 Flashcards

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accomplice

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a person who takes part in a crime

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annihilate

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to destroy completely

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arbitrary

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unreasonable

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brazen

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shameless, bold; made of brass

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catalyst

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any agent that causes change

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exodus

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large-scale departure or flight

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facilitate

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to assist

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incorrigible

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not able to be corrected; beyond control

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latent

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hidden

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militant

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given to fighting; an activist

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morose

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gloomy, not friendly

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opaque

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not letting light through, cloudy

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paramount

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most important

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prattle

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to babble; baby talk

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rebut

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to argue against an assertation; to refute

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reprimand

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to scold; find falt with

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servitude

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forced labor

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slapdash

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careless and hasty

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stagnant

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not flowing

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succumb

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to give away to a superior force