Vocabulary Lesson 5 Flashcards
Annihilate
To destroy completely
Accomplice
A person who takes part in a crime
Arbitrary
Unreasonable, based on ones wishes or whims without regard to reason or fairness
Brazen
Shameless, impudent, made of brass
Catalyst
A substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction, any agent that causes change
Exodus
A large scale departure or flight
Facilitate
To make easier, to assist
Incorrigible
Not able to be corrected
Latent
Hidden, present but not realized
Militant
Given to fighting, active and aggressive in support of a cause, an activist
Morose
Having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable
Opaque
Not letting light through, not clear or lucid, dense, stupid
Paramount
Chief in importance, above all others
Prattle
To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way, to babble. Baby talk, babble
Rebut
To offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute