Midterm Materials: Vocabulary & Terms

Question 1

Abhorrence

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N. disgust, hatred

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Fanatical

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Adj. obsessed with a single idea

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Trepidation

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N. nervousness or anxiousness

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Traipse

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V. To walk without plans, to wander

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Audacious

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Adj. outgoing and fearless

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Flanked

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Having people or things positioned on the left and right side

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Culminate

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V. To conclude or reach the highest point

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Luminary

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N. an important person who inspires others

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Lacerated

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Adj. ripped or torn apart

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Misogynistic

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Adj. tending to hate and be disrespectful towards women

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Relinquish

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V. To give up a hold or claim to something

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Strewn

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Adj. thrown about randomly

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Viligant

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Adj. watchful and alert

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Nefarious

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Adj. wicked or evil

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Seethe

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V. To become overwhelmed with anger.

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Barren

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Adj. bleak and lifeless

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Bellow

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V. Emit a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger

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Commence

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V. To begin, start

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Debilitate

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V. To weaken

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Decimate

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To kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of

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Deplete

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V. Use up supply or resources

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Dour

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Adj. gloomy and depressing

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Envisage

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V. Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event

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Methodical

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Adj. done according to a systematic or established form of procedure

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Neutralize

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V. Render ineffective or harmless

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Periphery

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N. the outer limits or edge of an area or object

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Plethora

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N. on over abundance or excessive amount of something

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Proximity

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N. nearness in space, time, or relationship

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Unnerving

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V. Causing on to lose confidence

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Vociferous

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Adj. expressing feelings or opinions in a very loud or forceful way, vehement

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The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to something nonhuman

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Personification

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

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Metaphor

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A phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar.

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Simile

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A warning or indication of a future event.

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Foreshadowing

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The occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Alliteration

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

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Symbolism

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an excuse that an accused person uses to show that he/she was somewhere else than at the scene of the crime

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Alibi

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An advantage or discovery that helps solve a crime

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Breakthrough

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A fact or object that helps solve mysteries

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Clue

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To infer by logical reasoning

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Deduce

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something, such as a witness statement or object, that is used as proof in a crime

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Evidence

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essen;al details that are offered in such a way that they seem unimportant

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Hidden evidence

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mysteries, by their very nature, do not tell the whole story. It is up to readers to no;ce the gaps in the story and try to fill these gaps by using and connec;ng the informa;on that is presented

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Inference gaps

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A guess or feeling not based on known facts

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Hunch

Question 45

An inner drive that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way

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Motive

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Something or someone that is used to divert attention from the realities of the crime

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Red herring

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Another name for a detective

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Sleuth

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A person who is suspected of a crime

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Suspect

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Someone who is harmed or suffers some loss

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Victims

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Someone who saw or can give a firsthand account of something

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Witness