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accomplice
(n.) a person who takes part in a crime
annihilate
(v.) to destroy completely
arbitrary
(adj.) unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for
reason or fairness
brazen
(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass
catalyst
(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction any agent that causes change
exodus
(n.) a large-scale departure or flight
facilitate
(v.) to make easier; to assist
incorrigible
(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control
latent
(adj.) hidden, present but not realized
militant
(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an
activist
morose
(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
opaque
adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
paramount
(adj.) chief in importance, above all others
prattle
(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble (n.) baby talk;
babble
rebut
(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion to refute