1. Mnemonics
Unit 5

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

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

4. 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

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

6. Any agent that causes change
catalyst
Any agent that causes change

7. large-scale departure Exodus – Jews out of Egypt exit

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

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

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

15. 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

16. to offer arguments against rebuttal OR rebut - refute

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

18. slavery, forced labor serve servant
servitude
slavery, forced labor serve servant

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

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

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