Vocabulary #3

Accomplice-a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrong doing, often as a subordinate .

The lady on the news was an accomplice to a murder so she had been arrested.

Annihilate- to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence.

King Kong was going to annihilate the whole city.

Arbitrary- subject to individual will or judgement without restriction;contingent solely upon ones discretion .

The graph we had made was so arbitrary.

Brazen-shameless

My sister is extremely brazen around people.

Catalyst-a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction with out itself being affected .

The catalyst in the experiment caused the reaction to bubble.

Exodus- a going out; a departure or emigration usually of a large number of people.

The exodus in the summer to Mexico was abundant.

Facilitate- to make easier/to assist progress of a (person)

We had to facilitate about the price of the house due to financial problems.

Incorrigible- bad beyond correction or reform. 

After my dog had gotten a hold of the basketball it was incorrigible.

Latent- present but not visible.

My Invisalign is latent.

Militant- vigorously active and aggressive especially in support of a cause.

The group outside of the clinic was very militant because they were protesting against abortion.

Morose- gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

After her dog died she was very morose.

Opaque- not transparent or translucent; not allowing light to pass through.

Her tint in her car is translucent.

Paramount- supreme;above others in rank.

She is paramount because of her hard work, wins, and awards.

Prattle- to talk to in a foolish way; chatter; babble.

He was acting foolish and was prattling on and on.

Rebut- to refute by evidence or argument.  

I had to rebut my opinion to show them I was right.

Reprimand- a severe reproof or rebuke; especially a formal one by a person in authority.

She was reprimanded by her boss because she had stolen money from the register.

Servitude- slavery or bondage of any kind.

I felt like the work I had done for my job was servitude.

Slapdash- in a hasty haphazard manner.

Her answer to the question was very slapdash and careless.

Stagnant- not flowing or running as water, air, etc.

I think medical careers are always going to be stagnant.

Succumb- to give way to a superior force; yield.

I succumbed to the oncoming traffic.