Unit 5 Flashcards

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1
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Person who takes part in a crime

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Accomplice

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2
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To destroy completely

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Annihilate

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Unreasonable; based on one’s own wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

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Arbitrary

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Make of brass; shameless, impudent

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Brazen

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5
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A substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

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Catalyst

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6
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A large-scale departure or flight

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Exodus

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7
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To make easier, assist

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Facilitate

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8
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Not able to be corrected, beyond control

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Incorrigible

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Hidden, present but not realized

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Latent

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Given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause

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Militant

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Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

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Morose

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Not letting light through; not clear or lucid, dense, stupid

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Opaque

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13
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Chief in importance, above all others

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Paramount

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To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way;

Baby talk

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Prattle

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To offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute

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Rebut

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To scold, find fault with;

A rebuke

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Reprimand

17
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Slavery, forced labor

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Servitude

18
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Careless and hasty

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Slapdash

19
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Not running of flowing; foul from standing still, inactive, sluggish, dull

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Stagnant

20
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To give way to superior force, yield

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Succumb