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