vocabulary: fall #3

accomplice: a person who helps another in committing a crime       I can't believe that my accomplice ratted me out to the police. annihilate: destroy utterly       In spite, my brother annihilated my project that i worked on all night. arbitrary: subject to individual will or judgement without restriction       The decision of making school an open campus is bound to be an arbitrary subject. brazen: Shameless       The boy was completely brazen after pushing his friend.

catalyst: a person or thing that quickly causes change 

•       As soon as my cousin moved into town, she proved to be quite the catalyst when everything started to go bad.

exodus: a going out or departure 

•       My mom always makes sure that her exodus is very dramatic.

facilitate: to make easier or less difficult

•       Teachers make sure to facilitate lessons during class.

incorrigible: bad beyond correction or reform

•       Her grade was incorrigible by the end of the semester, meaning that she was not able to graduate on stage.

latent: present but not visible; hidden or concealed

•       The tension between my dad and my brother was latent but definitely there.

militant: vigourously active and aggressive

•       The spirit commanders on campus are militant when it comes to dressing up for spirit days.

morose: gloomily or sullenly ill-humored

• The morose joke the man made at the funeral was highly innapropriate. 

opaque: not transparent or translucent

• The window was so dirty, it became opaque.

paramount: above others in rank or authority, very important

• Because my coworker received employee of the month, she seeme
• d to think that she was paramount in the business now.

prattle: talk in a foolish or simple-minded way

• All of the prattle I've been hearing has gotten me confused.

rebut: claim or prove that evidence or an accusation is false

• I made sure to rebut the claims that I received when my teacher thought I had cheated.

reprimand: severe reproof or rebuke

• When my sister ate all of the chocolate cake that my mom had made, she was reprimanded for not saving any for others.

servitude: slavery or bondage of any kind

• Opinions on servitude vary but are constantly voiced through all different races. 

slapdash: hurriedly and carelessly 

• This morning was pure slapdash when i woke up ten minutes before school was to start.

stagnant: not flowing or running

• The stagnant water outside brought many mosquitos. 

succumb: to give way to superior force

• She would always succumb immediately when her and her parents would argue.