Chapter 5 Flashcards

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(V) to destroy completely

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Annilate

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(N) a person who takes part in a crime

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Accomplice

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(Adj) unreasonable, based ones wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

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Arbitrary

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(Adj) shameless, impudent, made of brass

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Brazen

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(N) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction , any agent that causes change

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Catalyst

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(N) a large scale departure or flight

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Exodus

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(V) to make easier, to assist

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Facilitate

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(Adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control

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Incorrigible

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(Adj) hidden, present but not realized

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Latent

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(Adj) given to fighting, active & aggressive in support of a cause, (n) an activist

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Militant

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(Adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable

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Morose

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(Adj) not letting light through, not clear or lucid, dense , stupid

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Opaque

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(Adj) chief in importance, above all others

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Paramount

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(V) to talk in aimless, foolish or simple way, to babble

(N) baby talk, babble

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Prattle

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(V) to other arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion, to refute

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Rebut

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(V) to scold, to find fault with

(N) to rebuke

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Reprimand

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(N) slavery, force labor

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Servitude

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(Adj) careless & hasty

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Slapdash

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(Adj) not running or flowing, foul,from standisg still, inactive sluggish, dull

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Stagnant

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(V) to give way to superior force, yield

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Succumb

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Synonyms partner in crime, confederate

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Accomplice

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Synonyms obliterate, decimate, demolish

Antonyms foster, promote, encourage, pester

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Annihilate

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Synonyms capricious, high handed, autocratic

Antonyms reasoned,,rational, objective, equitable

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Arbitrary

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Synonyms saucy, bold

Antonym deferential, respectful, self-effacing

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Brazen

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Synonyms stimulus, spur, instigator

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Catalyst

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Synonyms emigration, escape, hegira

Antonyms immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

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Exodus

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Synonyms ease, smooth the way, simplify

Antonyms hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

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Facilitate

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Synonyms unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate

Antonyms tractable, docile, curable, reparable

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Incorrigible

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Synonyms dormant, inactive,undeveloped

Antonyms exposed, manifest, evident

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Latent

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Synonyms truculent

Antonyms unassertive, peaceable, passive

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Militant

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Synonyms morbid, doleful

Antonyms cheerful, blithe, jaunty, Bouyant

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Morose

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Synonyms hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull,obtuse

Antonyms transparent, clear, bright, perceptive

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Opaque

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Synonyms supreme, foremost, primary, dominant

Antonyms secondary, subordinate, ancillary

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Paramount

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Synonyms chatter, twaddle, gibberish, piffle

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Prattle

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Synonyms disprove, confute, shoot holes in

Antonyms confirm, corroborate, substantiate

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Rebut

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Synonyms reprove, reproach, rep roof

Antonyms praise, pat on the back

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Reprimand

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Synonyms captivity, bondage, thralldom

Antonyms freedom, liberty

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Servitude

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Synonyms cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod

Antonyms painstaking, meticulous, through, in-depth

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Slapdash

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Synonyms still, motionless, inert, fetid

Antonyms flowing, running, fresh, sweet

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Stagnant

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Synonyms submit, die, expire

Antonyms overcome, master, conquer

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Succumb