week 15 Flashcards
(21 cards)
1
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complicity
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partnership in wrong doing
2
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liquidation
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disposal of, killing
3
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accomplice
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an associate in crime
4
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recant
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withdraw previous statements
5
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culpable
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deserving blame
6
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abrogate
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abolish
7
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alleged
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reported, supposed
8
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access
A
admittance
9
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invalidate
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to deprive of legal force, to nullify
10
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preclude
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prevent
11
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persevere
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persist
12
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landmark (adj.)
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historic, turning point of a period
13
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extrinsic
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coming from outside
14
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intrinsic
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coming from inside
15
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declaim
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speak loudly
16
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fetter (v.)
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to hamper, get in the way
17
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paragon
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model of excellence
18
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nomadic
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wandering
19
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asperity
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harshness of temper
20
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epithet
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descriptive name/nickname
21
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controversial
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descriptive