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vocb 1
unit 6
22
English
12th Grade
11/15/2007

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Complicity
Definition
involvement in wrong doing
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inane
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silly empty if meaning or value
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agnostic
Definition
one who believes that nothing is known about god a skeptic
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indictment
Definition
the act of accusing
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equity
Definition
the state or quality of being just fair or impartial
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abject
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degraded, wretched base comtemptible

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diatribe
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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
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intermittent
Definition
stopping and beginning again
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derelict
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someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

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effigy
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a crude image of a despised person
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indubitable
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certain, not to be doubted or denied

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travesty
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a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation
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surveillance
Definition
a watch kept over a person
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meretricious
Definition
spuriously attractive in a showy, cheap or vulgar in way
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neophyte
Definition
a new convert, beginner, novice
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sylvan
Definition
pertaining to the characteristics of forests
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moot
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open to discussion and debate unresolved
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perspicacity
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keenness in observing and understanding
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testy
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easily irritated
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plenary

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complete in all aspects or essentials
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motif
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a principal idea or feature
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prestigious
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havign a highly favorable reputation, of high standing, commanging respect
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