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Word Wealth II, v
Word Wealth part 2 unit 5
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English
11th Grade
01/10/2011

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allege
Definition
to declare or assert
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arraign
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to call before a court, summon to trial
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felony
Definition
major crime
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bail
Definition
bond guaranteeing he will return for trial
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docket
Definition
calendar of cases to be tried
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bequeath
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to give or bestow in one's will
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intestate
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without a will
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probate
Definition
testing by the court
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disburse
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to pay out, expend (money)
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encroach
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to intrude, trespass
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invade
Definition
move like a hostile enemy, disregarding rights and wishes of victim
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infringe
Definition
violate someone's rights or privileges, esp. in patent
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presume
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take it upon oneself to say or do something not ordinarily permissible
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arrogate
Definition
seize boldly a privilege or right
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exonerate
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to clear from blame or guilt
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absolve
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release him from the consequences by requiring penance or granting forgiveness
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acquit
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clear a person after his innocence is proved
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exculpate
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free him from blame either b/c he was not guilty or justified in what he did
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actuary
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an insurance analyst and statistician
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actuate
Definition
put it in operation (pump)
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actualize
Definition
carry it out (plan or dream)
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activate
Definition
begin using it officially (base)
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alibi
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the claim of having been elsewhere when an offense was committed, an excuse
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debenture
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interest-bearing bond, voucher of indebtedness
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debit
Definition
sum that one owes
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deficit
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amount by which a sum of money falls short of what is expected
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increment
Definition
an increase (usu at specific intervals)
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appreciation
Definition
growth in value
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libel
Definition
written or printed defamation
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defamation
Definition
false and malicious attacks on someone's character
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slander
Definition
spoken defamation, false report, or damaging statements
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calumny
Definition
defamation, the making of false or malicious misrepresentations, either written, spoken, or otherwise expressed
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litigation
Definition
a lawsuit, or legal disputation
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litigious
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like to start of prolong a lawsuit
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litigable
Definition
able to be sued over
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option
Definition
a choice or right of choice
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solvency
Definition
ability to meet all financial obligations
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liabilities
Definition
dangers esp, in terms of money
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fiscal year
Definition
financial year
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bereavement
Definition
loss or desolation, esp. by death, comes from old English rob
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condolence
Definition
formal expression of sympathy
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compassion
Definition
pity or sympathy, with an urge to help in some way
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commiseration
Definition
strong sympathy expressed in a more personal way than condolence
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dirge
Definition
a funeral hymn, a song or poem of grief
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requiem
Definition
musical composition or dirge for the repose of the dead
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obituary
Definition
death notice
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necrology
Definition
list of persons who have died
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epitaph
Definition
a tombstone inscription
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mausoleum
Definition
large tomb above ground
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sepulcher
Definition
tomb less imposing than mausoleum
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cenotaph
Definition
monument honoring a person buried elsewhere
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sarcophagus
Definition
stone coffin, esp. one with a carving or inscription on it
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interment
Definition
burial
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cremation
Definition
reducing a body to ashes, takes place of burial
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disinter or exhume
Definition
remove it from the ground after burial
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