Vocab Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Annihilate

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To destroy completely

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Accomplice

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A partner in crime

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Arbitrary

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Unreasonable, without reason or fairness

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Brazen

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Shameless, made of brass

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Catalyst

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A substance that boosts or begins a chemical reaction

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Exodus

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A large scale departure or flight

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Facilitate

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To make easier or 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 but not noticed

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Militant

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Given to fighting, a military soldier

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Morose

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Sad

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Opaque

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Not letting light through

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Paramount

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Chief in importance above all others

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Prattle

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To talk aimlessly, baby talk, babble

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Rebut

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To offer a contradicting argument

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Reprimand

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To scold

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Serivitude

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Slavery, forced labor

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Slapdash

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Carelessly, lazy

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Stagnant

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Not running or flowing, inactive

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Succumb

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To give in to a greater force