A to I Vocabulary Challenge

accomplice = a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan annihilate = kill in large numbers arbitrary = based on or subject to individual discretion or preference brazen = unrestrained by convention or propriety

catalyst = substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction exodus = a journey by a group to escape from a hostile environment facilitate = make easier incorrigible = impervious to correction by punishment

latent = potentially existing but not presently evident or realized militant = engaged in war morose = showing a brooding ill humor opaque = not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy

<p>paramount = more important than anything else; supreme prattle = speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly rebut = overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof reprimand = an act or expression of criticism and censure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>servitude = the state of being required to labor for someone else slapdash = marked by great carelessness stagnant = not growing or changing; without force or vitality succumb = give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>abscond = run away, often taking something or somebody along access = the right to enter anarchy = a state of lawlessness and disorder arduous = characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>auspicious = indicating favorable circumstances and good luck daunt = cause to lose courage disentangle = separate a twisted mass fate = the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>hoodwink = conceal one's true motives from inanimate = not endowed with life incinerate = become reduced to ashes intrepid = invulnerable to fear or intimidation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>larceny = the act of taking something from someone unlawfully pliant = capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out pompous = puffed up with vanity precipice = a very steep cliff</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>prototype = a standard or typical example rectify = make right or correct reprieve = postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal revile = spread negative information about</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>abridge = lessen, diminish, or curtail adherent = someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine altercation = a noisy quarrel cherubic = having a sweet nature befitting an angel</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>condone = excuse, overlook, or make allowances for dissent = a difference of opinion eminent = standing above others in quality or position exorcise = expel through adjuration or prayers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To join with another in carrying out some plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Impervious to correction by punishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More important than anything else; supreme</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Not growing or changing; without force or vitality</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state of lawlessness and disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Indicating favorable circumstances and good luck</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Habitual eating to excess</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Make off with belongings of others</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Seize and take control without authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plausible but false</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To scold or reprimand; take to task</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To become reduced to ashes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To close at the end of a session</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To attack in search of loot</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To harass with persistent teasing or baiting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To make strong or stronger</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lasting an indefinitely long time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To force out someone or something</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To spread out; not concentrated in one place</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To rescue from a shipwreck or a fire</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To show courage and determination in the face of danger</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To seize and take control without authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Make easier</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Scold</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Producing a sizeable profit</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Give up</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Seize and take control without authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>State of lawlessness and disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Impervious to correction by punishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Attacker in search of loot</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forcing out someone or something</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lasting an indefinitely long time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To make stronger or strengthen physically or mentally</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To spread out; not concentrated in one place</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lasting an indefinitely long time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To rescue or save from wreckage or ruin</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Showing courage and determination in the face of danger</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To give up or let go of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To seize and take control without authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plausible but false</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Impervious to correction by punishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Someone who attacks in search of loot</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An act or expression of criticism and censure</p> Signup and view all the answers