Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Vocabulary Fall #3

Definitions:
Accomplice- A person who helps another commit a crime.
Annihilate- Destroy utterly; obliterate.
Arbitrary- Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
Brazen- Bold and without shame.
Catalyst- A person or thing that precipitates an event.
Exodus- A mass departure of people.
Facilitate- The process to make easy or easier.
Incorrigible- Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
Latent- Existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed.
Militant- Combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods.
Morose- Sullen and ill-tempered.
Opaque- Not able to be seen through; not transparent.
Paramount- More important than anything else; supreme.
Prattle- Talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.
Rebut- Claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.
Reprimand- Rebuke (someone) officially.
Servitude- The state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful.
Slapdash- Done too hurriedly and carelessly.
Stagnant-Having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant small as a consequence.
Succumb- Fail to resist (pressure, temper, or some negative force).

Sentences:
Accomplice- The accomplice handed the bag to the thief.
Annihilate- A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.
Arbitrary- His mealtimes were entirely arbitrary.
Brazen- He went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance.
Catalyst- The governor's speech acted as a catalyst for debate.
Exodus- Every time after a president gives a speech there's an exodus moment.
Facilitate- Schools were located on the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources.
Incorrigible- She's an incorrigible flirt.
Latent- Discovering her latent for diplomacy.
Militant- Jonathan is a militant nationalist.
Morose- My father get morose whenever my sister doesn't clean her room when he has asked her to.
Opaque- The windows were opaque with steam.
Paramount- The interests of the child are of paramount importance.
Prattle- She began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist.
Rebut- He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends.
Reprimand- Officials were dismissed or reprimanded for poor work.
Servitude- Americans fought for freedom and to annihilate servitude.
Slapdash- He gave a slapdash performance.
Stagnant- There is a stagnant ditch down the road only at night.
Succumb- He has become the latest to succumb to the strain.

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