Unit 5 SAT Vocabulary Flashcards
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Opaque
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Adj
- not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass
- stupid
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Morose
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Adj
-having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
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Paramount
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Adj
-chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent
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Prattle
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V
-to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble
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Rebut
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V
-to refute by evidence or argument
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Reprimand
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V
- to reprove or rebuke severely, esp. In a formal way
- to scold; find fault with
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Servitude
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N
-slavery or bondage of any kind
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Slapdash
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Adj
-hasty and careless; offhand
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Stagnant
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Adj
- not flowing or running, as water air, etc
- state of foul from standing, as a pool of water
- inactive, sluggish, or dull
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Succumb
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V
-to give way to superior force; yield
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Accomplice
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N
-a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate
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Annihilate
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V
-to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly
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Arbitrary
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Adj
- subject to individual will or judgement without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion with regard for reason or fairness (usually a quick decision)
- unreasonable;
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Brazen
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Adj
-shameless or impudent
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Catalyst
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N
- something that provoked or triggers change
- substance that accelerated the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed
