Vocab 1-5.docx

 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...

 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  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  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  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  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  hoodwink conceal one's true motives from  inanimate not endowed with life  incinerate become reduced to ashes  intrepid invulnerable to fear or intimidation  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  prototype a standard or typical example  rectify make right or correct  reprieve postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal  revile spread negative information about  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  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  fabricate put together out of artificial or natural components  gluttony habitual eating to excess  irate feeling or showing extreme anger  marauder someone who attacks in search of loot  pauper a person who is very poor  pilfer make off with belongings of others  rift a narrow fissure in rock  semblance the outward or apparent appearance or form of something  surmount get on top of; deal with successfully  terminate bring to an end or halt  trite repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse  usurp seize and take control without authority  adjourn close at the end of a session  alien from another place or part of the world  comely according with custom or propriety  compensate make amends for  dissolute unrestrained by convention or morality  erratic liable to sudden unpredictable change  expulsion the act of forcing out someone or something  feint any distracting or deceptive maneuver  fodder coarse food composed of plants or leaves and stalks  fortify make strong or stronger  illegible unable to be read  jeer laugh at with contempt and derision  lucrative producing a sizeable profit  mediocre moderate to inferior in quality  proliferate grow rapidly  subjugate make subservient; force to submit or subdue  sully make dirty or spotty  tantalize harass with persistent teasing or baiting  terse brief and to the point  unflinching showing courage and determination in the face of danger  admonish scold or reprimand; take to task  breach an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification  brigand an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band  circumspect careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk  commandeer take arbitrarily or by force  cumbersome difficult to handle or use because of size or weight  deadlock a situation in which no progress can be made  debris the remains of something that has been destroyed  diffuse spread out; not concentrated in one place  dilemma state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options  efface remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing  muddle make clouded as with sediment  opinionated obstinate in your opinions  perennial lasting an indefinitely long time  predispose make susceptible  relinquish turn away from; give up  salvage rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire  spasmodic occurring in spells and often abruptly  spurious plausible but false  unbridled not restrained or controlled