1. Unit 5 Vocabulary

2. Accomplice (N.) A person who takes part in a crime
Syn. – partner in crime

3. Brazen (adj.)
Shameless, impudent
Syn. – bold, saucy

4. Facilitate (v.) To make easier; assist Syn. – ease, simplify
Ant. – obstruct, impede

5. Militant (adj.) Active and aggressive in support of a cause
Syn. – truculent
Ant. – peaceable, unassertive

6. Militant (n.)
An activist

7. Paramount (adj.) Above all others; chief in importance
Syn. – primary, supreme
Ant. -- secondary

8. Reprimand (v.) To scold; to find fault with Syn. – reproach
Ant. – pat on the back

9. Stagnant (adj.) Foul from standing still; not running or flowing
Syn. – still, motionless, sluggish
Ant. – flowing, fresh

10. Annihilate (v.) To destroy completely Syn. – obliterate, decimate
Ant. – foster, nurture

11. Catalyst (n.)
A substance that causes a change; any agent that causes a change
Syn. – stimulus, spur

12. Incorrigible (adj.) Beyond control; not able to be corrected
Syn. – unruly, intractable
Ant. – curable, reparable

13. Morose (adj.) Having a gloomy or sullen manner Syn. – morbid
Ant. – buoyant, lively

14. Prattle (v.)
To talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way

15. Prattle (n.)
Baby talk; babble
Syn. -- gibberish

16. Servitude (n.)
Forced labor; slavery
Syn. – bondage
Ant. -- liberty

17. Succumb (v.) To give way to superior force; yield Syn. – submit
Ant. – overcome, master

18. Arbitrary (n.)
Unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason
Syn. – autocratic
Ant. – rational, objective

19. Exodus (n.) A large scale departure or flight Syn. – escape
Ant. – arrival, immigration

20. Latent (adj.) Hidden, present but not realized
Syn. – dormant, inactive
Ant. – exposed, evident

21. Opaque (adj.) Not letting light through; dense, stupid
Syn. – hazy, murky, obtuse
Ant. – transparent, clear, bright

22. Rebut (v.) To offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion
Syn. – refute, shoot holes in
Ant. – confirm, corroborate

23. Slapdash (adj.) Careless and hasty Syn. – slipshod
Ant. – thorough, in-depth