Vocabulary Workshop-Level D Unit 5

annihilate

(v.) to destroy completely SYNONYMS: obliterate, decimate ANTONYMS: foster, promote, encourage, nurture

succumb

(v.) to give way to superior force, yield SYNONYMS: submit, die, expire ANTONYMS: overcome, master, conquer

facilitate

(v.) to make easier; to assist SYNONYMS: ease, smooth the way, simplify ANTONYMS: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

rebut

(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute SYNONYMS: disprove, confute, shoot holes in ANTONYMS: confirm, corroborate, substantiate

reprimand

(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke SYNONYMS: (v.) reproach; (n.) reproof ANTONYMS: (v.) praise, pat on the back

prattle

(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble SYNONYMS: (n.) twaddle, gibberish, piffle

slapdash

(adj.) careless and hasty SYNONYMS: cursory, perfunctory, slipshod ANTONYMS: painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth

paramount

(adj.) chief in importance, above all others SYNONYMS: supreme, primary, dominant ANTONYMS: secondary, subordinate, ancillary

militant

(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist SYNONYM: (adj.) truculent ANTONYMS: (adj.) unassertive, peaceable, passive

morose

(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable SYNONYMS: morbid ANTONYMS: blithe, jaunty, buoyant

latent

(adj.) hidden, present but not realized SYNONYMS: dormant, inactive, undeveloped ANTONYMS: exposed, manifest, evident

incorrigible

(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control SYNONYMS: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate ANTONYMS: tractable, docile, curable, reparable

opaque

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid SYNONYMS: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse ANTONYMS: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive

stagnant

(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive SYNONYMS: still, motionless, inert, sluggish, dull ANTONYMS: flowing, running, fresh, sweet

brazen

(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass SYNONYMS: saucy, bold ANTONYMS: deferential, respectful, self-effacing

arbitrary

(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness SYNONYMS: capricious, high-handed, autocratic ANTONYMS: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable

exodus

(n.) a large-scale departure or flight SYNONYMS: emigration, escape, hegira ANTONYMS: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

accomplice

(n.) a person who takes part in a crime SYNONYM: partner in crime

catalyst

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change SYNONYMS: stimulus, spur, instigator

servitude

(n.) slavery, forced labor SYNONYMS: bondage, thralldom ANTONYM: freedom, liberty