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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Vocabulary: Fall #3

Accomplice-Person who helps another commit a crime
(My accomplice and I are on an undercover mission for a latent CIA case)
Annihilate- Destroy utterly; wipe out
(The tornado coming is warned to annihilate everything in it's path)
Arbitrary- Based on random choice; unpredictable
(To choose a blue ball out of 6 different colors in a bag, is arbitrary)
Brazen- Bold with out shame
(Shelly has a brazen demand for special treatment because she is rich)
Catalyst- An agent that provokes
(the bombing attack was the catalyst for war)
Exodus- A mass departure; outflow
(The mass exodus of floodwater from the beach continue to flow through the cities)
Foliate- Leaf like motifs; decorated with leaves
(Foliate decorations at certain angels for the fall party)
Incorrigible- not being able to be corrected, improved, or reformed
(John has an incorrigible habit for not taking one for the team)
Latent- Existing but not yet developed; hidden
('Genie's' case study had to be latent at times due to the code of ethics)
Militant- Combative and aggressive support of political or social issue
(Marines are the most militant to social issue)
Morose- Ill tempered
(When people talk about Maywhether being the best boxer, I have a morose look on my face)
Opaque- Not being able to see through
(When going through the car wash, window's are opaque with soap)
Paramount- Important than anything else
(Obesity should open people's eyes and have a paramount of concern to society)
Prattle- Foolish talk
(After playing tongue twister, I prattle to even speak in a regular manner)
Rebut- Claim or prove that accusation/evidence is false
(Tyler, as a lawyer has the power to rebut every case that lies in his hands)
Reprimand- A rebuke; scolding
(Bullies face reprimand form society and court punishment)
Servitude- Lack of personal freedom
(Court orders servitude for serious offence)
Slapdash- Done too carelessly
(When movie director's make series, they become slapdash in sequence)
Stagnant- No sign of activity
(Stan's international sales remain stagnant compared to last year's 10% decrease)
Succumb- Fail to resist
(Succumb to peer pressure to drink stupidly)

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