Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5 Level D Accomplice n

Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5 Level D

Accomplice �n. a person who takes part in a crime �Synonym: partner in crime, confederate

Annihilate �v. to destroy completely �Synonym: obliterate, decimate, demolish �Antonym: foster, promote, encourage, nurture

Catalyst �n. a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction �Synonyms: stimulus, spur, instigator

Exodus �n. a large-scale departure or flight �Synonyms: emigration, escape �Antonyms: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance

Facilitate �v. to make easier; to assist �Synonyms: ease, smooth the way, simplify �Antonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

Opaque �Adj. not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid �Synonyms: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse �Antonyms: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive opaque translucent transparent

Paramount �adj. chief in importance, above all others �Synonyms: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant �Antonyms: secondary, subordinate, ancillary

Rebut �v. to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute �Synonyms: disprove, shoot holes in �Antonyms: confirm, substantiate, corroborate

Reprimand �v. to scold; find fault with; a rebuke �Synonyms: reproach, admonish �Antonyms praise, pat on the back

Stagnant �adj. not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull �Synonyms: still, motionless, inert, inanimate �Antonyms: flowing, running, fresh, lively