Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Fall Vocab #3

1) Accomplice (n) -a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing

I split half of my stolen money with my accomplice at the time in the year of '57.

2) Annihilate (v) -to destroy the collective existence or main body of; destroy utterly 

Six million Jews were annihilated during World War II.

3) Arbitrary (adj) -subject to individual will or judgement without restriction

The jury's arbitrary statements led to the confirmation of being guilty. 

4) Brazen (adj) -shameless or impiadent 

I live a quite brazen life that many elders do not approve of.

5) Catalyst (n) -a person or thing that precipitates  an event or change

Meeting him was the catalyst in my life that in turn, alieviated my situation.

6) Exodus (n) -a going out a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people

The exodus of the Mexicans in California left the fields unattended.

7) Facilitate (v) -to make easier or less difficult; help forward, to assist the progress

The Jenson's were asked to help facilitate the meeting.

8) Incorrigible (adj) -bad beyond correction or reform

By now I had realized the damage was done, and many if my errors were incorrigible.

9) Latent (adj) -present but not visible, apparent, existing as potential

It was clear that I was not bringing forward my latent real self during my time of grieve.

10) Militant (adj) -vigorously active and aggresive, especially in support of a cause

The mob had a very serious militant look as they marched down the street chanting the mayor's name.

11) Morose (adj) -gloomily or sullenly ill, humored as a person or mood

She created a morose aura in the classroom the minute she began reading her essay in class. 

12) Opaque (adj) -not transparent or translucent; imprnetrable to light

Many of the children's stories were opaque and definitely needed some clarification.

13) Paramount (adj) -chief in importance or impact; supreme above others in rank or authority

Her performance always paramounted the rest in skill, timing and effort.

14) Prattle (v) -to talk in a foulish or simple-minded way

She was known to prattle over the tiniest incidents and everyone knew she noticed absolutely every detail.

15) Rebut (v) -to refute by evidence or argument to oppose by contrary proof

No matter what he stated, we processed to rebut his claims to prove him guilty.

16) Reprimand (n) -a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority

Although having received countless reprimands I still knew that in the end I was correct and no matter what the authorities tried to tell me, I'd fight until I possibly could.

17) Servitude (n) -slavery or bondage of any kind

In a way, a maid's servitude is very similar to living the lifestyle of a slave with very little pay and no physical threats but worse ones- emotional ones.

18) Slapdash (adv) -in a hasty manner, careless

The form in which Mr. Ilac presented his speech had slapdashingly effects on the crowd.

19) Stagnant (adj) -not flowing or running as water, air stale or foul from standing

As we reached the funeral stepping outside our cars we immediately felt the stagnant air crush our bodies and steal our voices.

20) Succumb (v) - to give way to superior force; to yield to disease, wounds, old age

With very little fight back, the peasants succumbingly gave in to their king and returned to a hard's day at work.

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