"Inherit the Wind" Vocab1 Flashcards by Alex LaRosa | Brainscape

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Bailiff

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Officer of the court

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Distraught

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Agitated with doubt

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Extradite

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To hand over a criminal to another location

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Patriarch

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Father or a founder

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Paraphernalia

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Articles of equipment

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Benign

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Gentle or kind

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Superfluous

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More than is needed

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Levity

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Excessive humor; not serious

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Hypothetical

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A situation involving an assumption

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Animosity

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Ill will or resentment

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Commendable

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Deserving of praise

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Writhe

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To squirm or twist in discomfort

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Irrelevant

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Without consequence

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Verdict

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The finding of a jury

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Converging

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Coming together; intersecting

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Obscure

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Vague; not clearly expressed

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Assail

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To attack

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Subside

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To diminish or lesson

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Agnostic

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One who is unsure of gods existence

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Atheist

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Does not believe in god