Level D, Unit 5

 (adj.) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed  Criminals deemed incorrigible can expect to receive maximum sentences for their offenses.  S: unruly, incurable  A: docile, curable

 (n.) a mass departure of people, especially emigrants  The exodus of African Americans to the industrialized northern states is known as the Great Migration.  S: emigration, escape  A: immigration, arrival  Exodus- departure of Israelites from slavery in Egypt

 (v.) to offer arguments / evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute  It is a defense lawyer’s job to rebut the charges made by the prosecution.  S: disprove  A: confirm

 (v.) to completely destroy / defeat  Some members of my family really know how to annihilate pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving.  S: obliterate  A: nurture

 (v.) to make easier; to assist  The Federal Reserve Board may lower interest rates in order to facilitate economic growth.  S: ease  A: hinder

 (adj.) unreasonable; based on wishes or whims without regard for reason/fairness  A judge may be criticized for rulings that appear to be arbitrary and without legal precedent.  Synonyms?  Antonyms?

 (adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass  Brazen behavior in one era maybe deemed perfectly acceptable in another.  Synonyms?  Antonyms?

 (adj.) hidden, present but not realized  Isn’t it unfortunate that many people only use a small fraction of their latent abilities?  Synonyms?  Antonyms?

 (adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid  I have read that book twice, but I still find the author’s meaning completely opaque.  Synonyms?  Antonyms?

 (adj.) chief in importance, above all others  Voters should insist that candidates for high office address the paramount issues facing our society.  Synonyms?  Antonyms?

 (v.) to give way to superior force, yield  Most dieters occasionally succumb to the lure of dessert.  S: submit  A: overcome

 (adj.) not running / flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull  It is dangerous for hikers to drink water from any source that appears stagnant.  S: still  A: flowing, fresh This is a stagnant canal in the Netherlands.

 (adj.) careless & hasty  Landlords who routinely make slapdash repairs should be considered negligent.  S: sloppy, slipshod  A: meticulous, thorough

 (n.) slavery, forced labor  In Les Miserables, Jean is sentenced to many years of servitude for stealing a loaf of bread.  S: captivity, enslavement  A: freedom, liberty

“Regardless of their country of origin, many early immigrants were indentured servants, people who sold their labor in exchange for passage to the New World and housing on their arrival. Initially, most laws passed concerned indentured servants, but around the middle of the seventeenth century, colonial laws began to reflect differences between indentured servants and slaves. More important, the laws began to differentiate between races: the association of ‘servitude for natural life’ with people of African descent became common.” Credible source: Law Library of Congress, from:

 (v.) to scold; find fault with  A judge may need to reprimand a lawyer for repeatedly harassing a witness.  (n.) a scolding; a rebuke  An employee who frequently violates a company policy may receive a written reprimand.  S: admonish  A: praise

 (v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way  Some people can prattle away on the phone for hours.  S: chatter  (n.) baby talk; babble  Over time, recognizable words become part of a toddler’s cheerful prattle.  S: gibberish The Talking Twins prattle to each other.

 (adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable  Heathcliff is the morose and vengeful protagonist in Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights.  S: morbid  A: cheerful Wednesday Addams

 (adj.) given to fighting; active & aggressive in support of a cause  In the struggle for civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., advocated peaceful rather than militant protest.  A: peaceable, passive, unassertive  (n.) an activist  Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a militant in the fight for woman suffrage.

 (n.) a substance that causes a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change  Enzymes are catalysts that aid in the digestion of food.  S: stimulus

 (n.) a person who takes part in a crime  The driver of the getaway car was arrested and tried as an accomplice in the daring bank robbery.  S: partner in crime