15th Week Flashcards

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complicity

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partnership in wrongdoing

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liquidation

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disposal of killing

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3
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accomplice

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An associate in crime

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4
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Recant

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Withdraw previous statements

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5
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culpable

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deserving blame

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6
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abrogate

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reported, supposed/ accused

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7
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Alleged

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abolish

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8
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access

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admittance

I needed to show my ticket to get access into the concert

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9
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Invalidate

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to deprive of legal force, to nullify/ to make no longer valid

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preclude

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prevent/ make impossible

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11
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Persevere

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persist

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12
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landmark

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historic, turning point of a period

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13
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extrinsic

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coming from outside

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14
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declaim

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speak loudly

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15
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fetter

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To hamper

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16
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intrinsic

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coming from the inside

17
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paragon

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model of excellence

the university was a paragon of learning

18
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nomadic

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wandering

me and my friends were nomadic around the town

19
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asperity

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harshness of temper

my mom gave me asperity lecture

20
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epithet

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descriptive name
Riley called Kendall epithets

21
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controversial

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debatable

me and my friend were having a controversial debate