Mnemonics Unit 5

accomplice accomplish A person who takes part in a crime— One who helps to accomplish a crime is called an accomplice.

annihilate inhale to completely destroy Smoking (inhale the smoke) annihilates one’s lungs.

arbitrary ME orbit=everything revolves around unreasonable; based on one’s own wishes without regard for reason or fairness orbit=everything revolves around Based on one’s own wishes ME

Made of brass; shameless brass A brazen liar lies without shame.

Any agent that causes change catalyst Any agent that causes change

large-scale departure Exodus – Jews out of Egypt exit

facilitate to make easier or to assist facil (Spanish) = easy Faculty facilitate student learning.

not able to be corrected in-correct-ible incorrigible not able to be corrected in-correct-ible

latent hidden; present but not realized tent In a tent you’re present, but hidden. A latent talent- one that no one realizes is there.

given to fighting for a cause military militant given to fighting for a cause military

morose Having a gloomy or sullen manner--mood Give a rose to someone feeling morose and cheer them up.

opaque opal (like a pearl) --not clear; not letting light through An opal is opaque, but a diamond is not.

paramount para=above mountain—above the valley chief in importance, above all others

to talk in an aimless, foolish way rattle=baby talk OR to rattle on prattle to talk in an aimless, foolish way rattle=baby talk OR to rattle on

to offer arguments against rebuttal OR rebut - refute

reprimand to scold; find fault with punish with physical force with one’s hand reprihand – to scold = verbal

slavery, forced labor serve servant servitude slavery, forced labor serve servant

careless and hasty “slap it together and dash out the door” slapdash careless and hasty “slap it together and dash out the door”

not running or flowing— standing still stagnant not running or flowing— standing still

succumb give way to a (superior) force— yield to it—give in peer pressure— “sucks you in”