Sadlier - Level D | Vocabulary Workshop: Unit 5

accomplice

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

annihilate

(v.) to destroy completely
Synonyms
: obliterate
Antonyms
: nurture

arbitrary

(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
Synonyms
: capricious
Antonyms
: rational, objective

brazen

(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass; openly disrespectful
Synonyms
: bold
Antonyms
: respectful

catalyst

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

exodus

(n.) a large-scale departure or flight
Synonyms
: emigration
Antonyms
: immigration, arrival

facilitate

(v.) to make easier: to assist
Synonyms
: help
Antonyms
: impede

incorrigible

(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control
Synonyms
: unruly
Antonyms
: teachable

latent

(adj.) hidden, present but not realized
Synonyms
: dormant
Antonyms
: exposed

militant

(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist
Synonyms
: (adj.) combative
Antonyms
: (adj.) passive

morose

(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable; depressed
Synonyms
: morbid
Antonyms
: cheerful

opaque

(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
Synonyms
: obtuse
Antonyms
: transparent

paramount

(adj.) chief in importance, above all others
Synonyms
: foremost, supreme
Antonyms
: subordinate

prattle

(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble
Synonyms
: (v) ramble

rebut

(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute
Synonyms
: disprove
Antonyms
: confirm

reprimand

(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke
Synonyms
: (v.) reproach; (n.) reproof
Antonyms
: (v.) pat on the back

servitude

(n.) slavery, forced labor
Synonyms
: bondage
Antonyms
: liberty

slapdash

(adj.) careless and hasty; slipshod
Synonyms
: sloppy
Antonyms
: careful

stagnant

(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive
Synonyms
: sluggish, dull
Antonyms
: flowing, fresh

succumb

(v.) to give way to superior force, yield
Synonyms
: submit
Antonyms
: conquer