ACCOMPLICE Definition: (n) a person who takes part in a crime Synonyms: partner in crime, confederate

ANNIHILATE Definition: (v) to destroy completely Synonyms: obliterate, decimate, demolish Antonyms: foster, promote, encourage, nurture

ARBITRARY Definition: (adj) unreasonable; based on one's

own wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

Synonyms: capricious, high-handed, autocratic Antonyms: reasoned, rational, objective,

equitable

BRAZEN Definition: (adj) made of brass; shameless,

impudent Synonyms: saucy, bold Antonyms: deferential, respectful, self-effacing

CATALYST Definition: (n) a substance that causes or hastens

a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

Synonyms: stimulus, spur, instigator

EXODUS Definition: (n) a large-scale departure or flight Synonyms: emigration, escape, hegira Antonyms: imagration, influx, arrival, entrance

FACILITATE Definition: (v) to make easier, assist Synonyms: ease, smooth the way, simplify Antonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede

INCORRIGIBLE Definition: (adj) not able to be corrected, beyond

control Synonyms: unruly, intractable, incurable,

inveterate Antonyms: tractable, docile, curable, reparable

LATENT Definition: (adj) hidden, present but not realized Synonyms: dormant, inactive, undeveloped Antonyms: exposed, manifest, evident

MILITANT Definition: (adj) given to fighting; active and

aggressive in support of a cause; (n) activist Synonyms: truculent Antonyms: unassertive, peaceable, passive

MOROSE (MORTE=DEATH)

Definition: (adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

Synonyms: morbid, doleful Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant

OPAQUE Definition: (adj) not letting light through; not clear

or lucid; dense, stupid Synonyms: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull,

obtuse Antonyms: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive

PARAMOUNT Definition: (adj) chief in importance, above all

others Synonyms: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant Antonyms: secondary, subordinate, ancillary

PRATTLE Definition: (v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or

simple way; (adj) baby talk, babble Synonyms: chatter, gibberish, piffle

REBUT Definition: (v) to offer arguments or evidence

that contradict an assertion, to refute Synonyms: disprove, confute, shoot holes in Antonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate

REPRIMAND Definition: (v) to scold, find fault with; (n) a

rebuke Synonyms: reprove, reproach, reproof Antonyms: praise, pat on the back

SERVITUDE Definition: (n) slavery, forced labor Synonyms: captivity, bondage, thralldom Antonyms: freedom, liberty

SLAPDASH Definition: (adj) careless and hasty Synonyms: cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod Antonyms: painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-

depth

STAGNANT Definition: (adj) not running or flowing; foul from

standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull Synonyms: still, motionless, inert, fetid Antonyms: flowing, running, fresh, sweet

SUCCUMB Definition: (v) to give way to superior force, yield

Synonyms: submit, die, expire Antonyms: overcome, master, conquer