Unit 5 Vocab

Front 1

S: partner in crime

Back 1

Accomplice

(e kam' plis)

(n.)

a person who takes part in a crime

Front 2

S: obliterate, decimate

A: foster, promote, encourage, nurture

Back 2

Annihilate

(e ni' e lat)

(v.)

to destroy completely

Front 3

S: capricious, high-handed, autocatic
A: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable

Back 3

Arbitrary

(ar' be trer e)

(adj.)

unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Front 4

S: saucy, bold

A: deferential, respectful, self-effacing

Back 4

Brazen

(bra' zen)

(adj.)

shameless, impudent; made of brass

Front 5

S: stimulus, spur, instigator

Back 5

Catalyst

(kat' el ist)

(n.)

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

Front 6

S: Escape, hegira

A: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

Back 6

Exodus

(ek' se des)

(n.)

a large-scale departure or flight

Front 7

S: ease, smooth the way, simplify

A: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

Back 7

Facilitate

(fe sil' e tat)

(v.)

to make easier; to assist

Front 8

S: unruly, intractable, incurable

A: tractable, docile, curable, reparable

Back 8

Incorrigible

(in ka' re je bel)

(adj.)

not able to be connected; beyond control

Front 9

S: dormant, inactive, undeveloped

A: exposed, manifest, evident

Back 9

Latent

(lat' ent)

(adj.)

hidden, present but not realized

Front 10

S: truculent

A: unassertive, peaceable, passive

Back 10

Militant

(mil' e tent)

(adj.)

given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist

Front 11

S: morbid

A: blithe, jaunty, bouyant

Back 11

Morose

(me ros')

(adj.)

having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Front 12

S: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse

A: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive

Back 12

Opaque

(o pak')

(adj.)

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

Front 13

S: supreme, primary, dominant

A: secondary, subordinate, ancillary

Back 13

Paramount

(par' e maunt)

(adj.)

chief in importance, above all others.

Front 14

S: twaddle, gibberish, piffle

Back 14

Prattle

(prat' el)

(v.)

to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble

Front 15

S: disprove, confute, shoot holes in

A: confirm, corroborate, sunstantiate

Back 15

Rebut

(ri bet')

(v.)

to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute

Front 16

S: reproach. reproof

A: pat on the back

Back 16

Reprimand

(rep' re mand)

(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke

Front 17

S: bondage, thralldom

A: liberty

Back 17

Servitude

(ser' ve tud)

(n.)

slavery, forced labor

Front 18

S: cursory, perfunctory, slipshod

A: painstaking, thorough, in-depth

Back 18

Slapdash

(slap' dash)

(adj.)

careless and hasty

Front 19

S: still, motionless, inert, sluggish, dull

A: flowing, running, fresh, sweet

Back 19

Stagnant

(stag' nent)

(adj.)

not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive

Front 20

S: submit, die, expire

A: overcome, master, conquer

Back 20

Succumb

(se kem')

(v.)

to give way to superior force, yield