Monster Flashcards

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Acquit

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free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty

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Adjourn

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break off (a meeting, legal case) with the intention of resuming it later

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Affidavit

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a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.

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Grotesque

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comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.

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5
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Lethal

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Definition: sufficient to cause death

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Perpetrator

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Definition: a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

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Proposition

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Definition: a suggested program or plan of action

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Montage

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Definition: the process or technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole

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Perimeter

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Definition: the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed figure

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Traverse

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Definition: travel across or cut through

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Mosaic

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Definition: a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass

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Diminutive

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Definition: extremely or unusually small

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Cacophony

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Definition: a harsh discordant mixture of sounds

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Reformatory

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Definition: an institution to which youthful offenders are sent as an alternative to prison; a reform school.

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