Vocabulary: Fall #3

Accomplice -  person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
The robber had an accomplice, he drove what would've been the getaway vehicle.

Annihilate - kill in large numbers
Some people would like to annihilate all the creepy crawlies of the night.

Arbitrary - based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
The argument was arbitrary as they both worked for the companies they were arguing for.

Brazen - face with defiance or impudence
His brazen daylight robbery ended with his capture only 3 hours later.

Catalyst - something that causes an important event to happen
The main catalyst for the American Revolution could be a number of different things.

Exodus - a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
A mass exodus occurred in Ireland in the eighteen hundreds due to a potato famine.

Facilitate - make easier; increase the likelihood of (a response); be of use
To facilitate a faster checkout time, more clerks headed to closed registers.

Incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment
The incorrigible man wasn't swayed by the solitary confinement he received.

Latent - not presently active; potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
The latent ideas sat around in his head like cats on sofas.

Militant - disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; showing a fighting disposition
The militant forces mobilized to attack the soldiers.

Morose - showing a brooding ill humor
He became morose and withdrawn and would not talk to his friends.

Opaque - not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
The almost opaque glass shielded the people watching from being noticed.

Paramount - having superior power and influence
The paramount moment occurred as everyone looked away.

Prattle - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Instead of discussing the topic, the girls decided to prattle amongst their little group.

Rebut - prove to be false or incorrect; overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
The defense attorney was able to rebut almost every claim by the prosecution.

Reprimand - an act or expression of criticism and censure
"If you do something wrong, they'll reprimand you", he whispered.

Servitude - state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
Indentured servitude is another form of slavery.

Slapdash - marked by great carelessness
A slapdash job is nothing to be proud of.

Stagnant - not growing or changing
The stagnant market proved difficult to invest in.

Succumb - be fatally overwhelmed; consent reluctantly
He would later succumb to his better judgment, selling stock in MSFT to buy stock in GOOG