Unit 5 SAT Vocabulary Flashcards
Opaque
Adj
- not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass
- stupid
Morose
Adj
-having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
Paramount
Adj
-chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent
Prattle
V
-to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble
Rebut
V
-to refute by evidence or argument
Reprimand
V
- to reprove or rebuke severely, esp. In a formal way
- to scold; find fault with
Servitude
N
-slavery or bondage of any kind
Slapdash
Adj
-hasty and careless; offhand
Stagnant
Adj
- not flowing or running, as water air, etc
- state of foul from standing, as a pool of water
- inactive, sluggish, or dull
Succumb
V
-to give way to superior force; yield
Accomplice
N
-a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate
Annihilate
V
-to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly
Arbitrary
Adj
- subject to individual will or judgement without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion with regard for reason or fairness (usually a quick decision)
- unreasonable;
Brazen
Adj
-shameless or impudent
Catalyst
N
- something that provoked or triggers change
- substance that accelerated the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed
Exodus
N
-a going out; departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people
Facilitate
V
-to make easier or less difficult; help forward can (action, a process, etc.)
Incorrigible
Adj
- not corrigible; bad beyond correction/reform
- firmly fixed; not easily changed
Latent
Adj
-present but not visible; apparent or actualized; existing as potential; dormant; hidden
Militant
Adj
-vigorously active and aggressive, esp. In support of a cause
