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unit 6 vocab
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English
12th Grade
12/27/2007

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abject
Definition

degraded; base

 

in the american dream, those who work hard can escape lives of ____ poverty

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agnostic
Definition

one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic

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complicity
Definition

involvement in wrongdoing;

 

If you know a crime is going to be committed but do nothing to prevent it, you may be accused of _____

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derelict
Definition

someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

 

The family complained about the unsightly collection of ______ cars in their neighbor's driveway

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diatribe
Definition
a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
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effigy
Definition
a crude image of despised person
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equity
Definition
the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial
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inane
Definition
silly, empty of meaning or value
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indictment
Definition

a formal accusation

 

The Grand Jury delivered the _____ for murder after deliberating in secret for two weeks

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indubitable
Definition
certain; not to be doubted
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intermittent
Definition
sporadic; stopping and beginning again
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moot
Definition
open to discussion and debate, unresolved
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motif
Definition
a principal theme
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neophyte

Definition
beginner, novice
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perspicacity
Definition
keenness in observing and understanding
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plenary
Definition
attended by all qualified members
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surveillance
Definition
a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
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sylvan
Definition
pertaining to or characteristics of forests; woody
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testy
Definition
easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
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travesty
Definition

a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation

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